Author: Elaine Mallon

In California, there are 47 gigawatts of solar power installed atop rooftops, equaling out to over a quarter of the state’s energy. However, during the middle of sunny spring days, the energy produced exceeds demand, meaning prices for electricity will go negative, and solar power is thrown away.  Solar energy waste is most prevalent in…

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) took to X to show their solidarity with Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) daughter, Isra Hirsi, following her participation in a pro-Palestinian protest at Barnard College.  Hirsi announced on X that she was one of three students suspended “for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.”  “From…

Trump Media & Technology Group has raised concerns that its stock, trading under the ticker DJT, may be a target of “potential market manipulation” due to naked short-selling activity.  “Reports indicate that, as of April 3, 2024, DJT was ‘by far’ ‘the most expensive U.S. stock to short,’ meaning that brokers have a significant financial…

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee announced plans to launch an “election integrity” program, intending to recruit 100,000 volunteers and attorneys who will work to preserve “the sanctity” of November’s election in a press release on Friday. In addition to recruiting poll watchers and lawyers, the press release even mentions hiring poll workers.  “Having…

A Polish citizen was arrested on charges of spying for the Russian government for a possible assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Identified as Pawel K., the Polish citizen was charged with readiness to act for foreign intelligence against Poland, according to the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office. Pawel K. was accused of collecting and…

Mayor Brandon Johnson was met with strong opposition from Chicago residents during a Wednesday City Council meeting over his $70 million budget request to support the city’s immigrants and asylum-seekers. One resident has even launched a recall effort. As a strong supporter of Chicago’s sanctuary city status, Johnson petitioned the city’s aldermen to allocate more…

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas took to social media on Tuesday to share that he is more than willing to take in asylum-seekers and refugees from overcrowded cities such as New York City and Denver and let them work in his city.  “All are welcome in Kansas City,” Lucas wrote on X, formerly known as…

The opening of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, the first religious charter school in Oklahoma and in the country, has garnered backlash from the existing charter school movement, prompting the state’s supreme court to hear arguments on the legality and legitimacy of the school’s existence. Under Oklahoma law, charter schools are considered to…

The House’s $95 billion relief package to Ukraine and Israel includes a measure that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not divest — an unusual move orchestrated by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House leadership. The popular app has garnered scrutiny from lawmakers over fears the company is sharing user data…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to and attended the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, “as part of a sports and economic development visit” on official mayoral matters. The airline flights to and from the tournament were paid with city funds, a spokesperson told DC News Now. The cost of the fights was not…