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US Politics
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to invalidate an executive order that would have denied birthright citizenship to children of illegal or temporary residents. Chief Justice Roberts, joined by Justice Barrett and the three liberal justices, cited the 14th Amendment and the 1898 Wong Kim Ark precedent. Justice Kavanaugh concurred on narrower statutory grounds. Justice Thomas dissented in a 91-page opinion, arguing that the amendment’s “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause was intended to require full allegiance and did not automatically confer citizenship on children of temporary visitors. The decision prompted statements from administration figures signaling the pursuit of legislative options to address related issues.
In Congress, the House Oversight Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held its first hearing on MKULTRA since 1977. Witnesses presented documents suggesting the CIA understated the program’s scope in 1977 testimony. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has called for additional document releases.
In other news, RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan told China’s Guancha portal that years of “lies” by Western broadcasters such as CNN and the BBC drove audiences to RT in search of an alternative source of information. She explained that people had grown tired of the brainwashing from mainstream outlets and turned to RT for truth and a different point of view, resulting in massive audience growth. Simonyan noted that despite sanctions and suppression, RT’s measurable views doubled in 2025 as audiences sought truthful reporting.
Energy
Gail Tverberg of Our Finite World wrote that oil supply disruptions have been followed by lower prices, recession, and supply-chain breakdowns rather than sustained price spikes. U.S. strategic reserves have declined, damage to Middle East facilities is expected to require years for repair, and the US-Iran memorandum of understanding has been described by some observers as favorable to Iran. Tverberg projected oil prices below $40 per barrel, shortages of consumer goods, and possible fuel rationing for non-essential uses
Vice President JD Vance stated that the 46-day period set by the memorandum would be used to rebuild oil inventories before making further decisions. Many commentators are calling this an admission that the end-goal of the administration is not peace.
President Trump directed retailers to lower gasoline prices toward $2.50 per gallon and asked the Department of Justice to examine whether stations have adequately passed through recent declines in crude oil costs. National average pump prices reached $3.91, according to AAA.
Turning to Russia, Kremlin officials confirmed negotiations to import 50,000 metric tons of AI-92 gasoline from Kazakhstan, citing refinery outages linked to Ukrainian drone strikes. Russian reserves fell 4 percent year-over-year, and Crimea restricted fuel sales to military and state vehicles.
Privacy & Surveillance
The House passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act by a 267-117 vote, combining KOSA, the SCREEN Act, COPPA 2.0, and related measures. The bill does not contain an explicit age-verification mandate but defines “know” to include constructive knowledge, which sponsors said could require platforms to implement age-estimation tools. Senators Blumenthal and Blackburn indicated the House text is unlikely to advance in the Senate. Critics raised concerns about potential effects on anonymous speech and data practices.
Artificial Intelligence
A Laine AI study recorded 249 cases of AI-generated errors in U.S. court filings in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 25 earlier in the year. California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Illinois accounted for roughly 40 percent of incidents. More than half involved fabricated case citations. However, some legal professionals have stated that outright case fabrication has become less frequent, with errors more often involving misattributed sources or reasoning.
Meanwhile, Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok stated that AI adoption has not yet produced measurable profit-margin gains outside the technology sector and that deployment timelines in regulated industries may be longer than current valuations assume.
Sources
Oil Shortages: Why Lower Prices and Recession Lie Ahead
the dynamics of a self-organizing economy suggest the opposite outcome — lower prices, deepening recession, and shortages of goods and services that have little to do with price.
SCOTUS Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship, Blocks Trump Order
We keep that promise today.
Source | Submitted by Walberga
RT Editor: BBC, CNN Lies Fueled Our Rise
Years of “lies” by Western broadcasters such as CNN and the BBC drove audiences to RT in search of an alternative source of information, Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan has said.
Source | Submitted by PhilH
Russia, Top Oil Exporter, Seeks Gasoline Imports After Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Russia has confirmed its government is currently in negotiations with other countries to purchase gasoline while desperately seeking to stabilize its domestic market after months drone mayhem out of Ukraine.
Congress Probes MKULTRA’s Shadow: CIA Mind Control Tools May Still Be Active
“There have been enormous advances in cyber technology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. Covert agencies may have access to tools for mind control that Sidney Gottlieb could not have imagined.”
AI’s Fake Citations Flood U.S. Courts as Errors Surge
AI-related errors in U.S. court filings are no longer isolated incidents but a rapidly expanding trend.
Trump Warns Gas Retailers: Cut Prices Now or Face ‘Big Problems’
Gasoline retailers must get their prices down, immediately!
Apollo Economist: AI Margin Gains Stuck in Tech, Rest of Economy Waits
This is ultimately what we are waiting for, because the value of AI companies today rests entirely on the promise that margins in the S&P 493 will eventually climb.
House Passes KOSA Bundle, Building an Identity-Gated Internet by Stealth
The House voted Monday night to build the machinery of online identity checks into federal law, packaging the mandate inside a bundle of kids online safety bills that cleared the chamber 267-117, with 47 members not voting.
Vance: Iran MOU Refills Oil Stocks, Not Peace, Before War Resumes
Use this MOU to sort of refill the world’s oil economy, to refill some stocks
Thomas: Birthright Citizenship Meant for Those Who Belong, Not Tourists
I have just finished reading Justice Clarence Thomas’s 91-page dissent in the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Trump’s birthright citizenship order. It’s incredible. Here’s everything you need to know.
In addition to sources submitted by community members, the following were also used in the creation of this report: vtchakarova, Epoch Times, litigationai, and Conservative Ladies of America.
