Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Paige Collings & Matthew Guariglia

“For many years, data brokers have existed in the shadows, exploiting gaps in privacy laws to harvest our information — all for their own profit. They sell our precise movements without our knowledge or meaningful consent to a variety of private and state actors, including law enforcement agencies. And they show no sign of stopping. This incentivizes other bad actors. If companies collect any kind of personal data and want to make a quick buck, there’s a data broker willing to buy it and sell it to the highest bidder — often law enforcement and intelligence agencies.” (07/09/25)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/data-brokers-are-selling-your-flight-information-cbp-and-ice

Source: TomDispatch
by Nader Terani

“We bombed Iran and, despite a temporary cessation of hostilities, it’s likely that President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, intend to drag the United States into yet another destabilizing effort in the Middle East, perhaps the most dangerous one yet. As an Iranian American, I feel as if my greatest fears are now being realized. Like many Iranian Americans, I love this country and the many blessings that it’s provided my family — so much so that I proudly chose to wear the uniform of its Navy.” (07/10/25)

https://tomdispatch.com/i-love-america/

Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter

“Was he the world’s greatest pervert? Was he a spy or an asset for some clandestine organization somewhere? The simple answer is usually the right one, but there is nothing simple about the Jeffrey Epstein case. This week, the FBI and the Department of Justice let it leak that there is ‘no client list’ and pretty much no one else is going to be charged with anything. As you might imagine, this set off a whole new round of conspiracy theories about who had gotten to whom and what they might have on them. There is no shortage of ideas about ‘what really happened’ floating around the Internet. What is the truth? I have no idea. But neither does anyone else insisting they are the gatekeeper of truth or the only person who knows it.” (07/10/25)

https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/07/10/you-didnt-really-think-youd-learn-the-truth-about-jeffrey-epstein-did-you-n2660139

Source: The Volokh Conspiracy
by Katherine Yon Ebright & Leah Tulin

“Common sense, of course, tells us that the nation is not being invaded by Venezuela and that gang violence, while a serious issue, is not war. Moreover, top administration officials, ranging from the CIA Director to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, have repeatedly told Congress the same thing. No matter. In the Fifth Circuit, the government is arguing that the courts ‘must defer’ to the president’s proclamation, even if they disagree that an invasion or predatory incursion is underway. These matters, the government contends, are so heavily infused with political judgment that the courts are powerless to intervene. … Petitioners’ counsel, Lee Gelernt of the ACLU, rightly responded that the Supreme Court has repeatedly and specifically said that the judiciary may evaluate whether the Alien Enemies Act is properly invoked.” (07/09/25)

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/07/09/courts-can-check-and-have-checked-executives-military-judgment/

Source: Foreign Policy
by Rishi Iyengar

“Third parties have faced an uphill struggle since Lincoln’s win cemented the Republican Party more than 150 years ago, in large part due to the quirks of the U.S. political system. … Despite those challenges, no independent candidate or third party has had the kind of immense resources that Musk has at his disposal, and the world’s richest man has shown he can achieve a lot in politics by simply throwing large amounts of money toward his goals. Musk cannot run for office himself, having been born outside the United States, but he cemented his kingmaker capabilities with Trump’s election and could conceivably now do the same to oppose his agenda and the Republican Party he leads. The billionaire has indicated that he may start with local and down-ballot races, an arena where third parties have traditionally had more success.” (07/09/25)

https://archive.is/guzOl