20 posts from Tuesday, May 19, 2026

A political campaign graphic announcing a Republican primary win, with a blue-to-red gradient background. On the left is a headshot of a man with light blond/gray hair, a stern, frowning expression, orange-toned skin, wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and blue tie — resembling Donald Trump. On the right is a headshot of an older man with gray hair, smiling, wearing a plaid button-up shirt under a dark blazer with a small pin on the lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo framed by stars.

Text in image: REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR KY-04 ED GALLREIN WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background bordered by a thin white outline. Bold white headline text announces a Republican Senate primary win. Below the text are two head-and-shoulders photos side by side: on the left, a scowling, close-cropped image of Donald Trump with an orange-toned face and swept blond hair, wearing a dark suit and blue tie; on the right, a smiling man with light brown hair, wearing a gray suit, white shirt, and a red patterned tie with a small round pin on his lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE" campaign logo framed by stars, with the tagline "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" beneath it.

Text in image: REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY ANDY BARR WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-dark-red gradient background. At top in white bold text it announces a Congressional election win, with "WINS!" in large white text outlined in red, and a red banner beneath stating the win is endorsed by President Trump. Below the text are two head-and-shoulders photos: on the left, a composite/edited image of Donald Trump with an orange-toned face, blond hair, and a stern/frowning expression, wearing a dark suit with white shirt and blue tie; on the right, a smiling gray-haired man in a dark suit, white shirt, and red patterned tie (identified in the image's own text as Congressman James Comer). At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars, inside a white-bordered box.

Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (KY-01) JAMES COMER WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★

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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background, framed by a thin white border. It shows a composite image of two men from the chest up: on the left, a man with blond/orange hair and a stern, unsmiling expression wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark blue tie; on the right, a balding man with gray hair wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and light blue tie, smiling. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars.

Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (KY-02) BRETT GUTHRIE WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-dark-red gradient background, framed by a white border. Large bold text at top announces a congressional election win. Below the headline is a red banner noting the candidate was endorsed by President Trump. Two head-and-shoulders photos appear side by side: on the left, Donald Trump, looking down with a stern/serious expression, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie; on the right, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, white shirt, and a blue patterned tie. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE" campaign logo with stars and the tagline "Make America Great Again!"

Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (KY-05) HAL ROGERS WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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Book cover for "The American War on Election Corruption: The Crusade to Restore Trust in Voting" by Seth Keshel, with a foreword by Newt Gingrich. The cover features a classic 19th-century-style pen-and-ink engraving (in the style of Thomas Nast's political cartoons) of a large, portly man in a suit, vest, and bowler hat, smoking, leaning with one arm on a ballot box labeled "THE BALLOT." Below the ballot box is text reading "IN COUNTING THERE IS STRENGTH," a parody of the Tammany Hall slogan "In counting there is strength," referencing historical election-fraud imagery. The title is rendered in large red and navy blue bold letters against a tan/cream background, with a red-and-blue ribbon graphic flowing from the smoke of the man's pipe/cigar into the lettering.

Text in image: THE AMERICAN WAR ON ELECTION CORRUPTION THE CRUSADE TO RESTORE TRUST IN VOTING SETH KESHEL THE BALLOT IN COUNTING THERE IS STRENGTH FOREWORD BY NEWT GINGRICH

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A screenshot of a White House-branded document (bearing The White House seal/logo at the top) listing a bulleted summary of Trump administration deregulatory actions by federal agencies (EPA, DOE, DOT, DOI, USDA, USACE) rolling back environmental and climate-related rules — including ending the "Good Neighbor Plan," terminating EPA's environmental justice department, DOE cutting 47 regulations, rescinding memoranda requiring environmental review of infrastructure projects, proposing to narrow Endangered Species Act permitting burdens, a presidential proclamation delaying compliance for coal-fired power plants, rescinding the Public Lands Rule, reforming permitting to favor natural gas/nuclear/coal over wind/solar, and rescinding a "Zero Emissions Building" definition. The page is one part of a longer list (items appear mid-list, cut off at top and bottom).

Text in image: THE WHITE HOUSE o the 2009 Endangerment Finding and regulations and actions that relied on the Endangerment Finding. o the technology transition rule that forces companies to use certain technologies that increase costs on food at grocery stores and semiconductor manufacturing in the name of environmental safety. o Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards that shut down opportunities for American manufacturing and small businesses due to unattainable clean air standards. o multiple National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for American energy and manufacturing sectors. • EPA is ending the so-called "Good Neighbor Plan," which the Biden-Harris Administration used to expand federal rules to more states and sectors beyond the program's traditional focus and forced states to comply with unrealistic air quality standards. • EPA terminated its environmental justice department. • DOE is slashing 47 burdensome and costly regulations, many driven by environmental and climate concerns, including various permitting requirements, natural gas and pipeline infrastructure approvals, environmental disclosure requirements, greenhouse gas reporting requirements, energy conservation standards for multiple types of appliances, water use standards for household appliances, test procedures and efficiency standards for small electric appliances, gas stove requirements, and more. • DOT rescinded two memoranda issued during the Biden Administration that required environmental considerations for critical infrastructure projects. • The Fish and Wildlife Service within DOI proposed a rule that would significantly alleviate permitting burdens under the Endangered Species Act by re-focusing the act on its original intent of preventing endangered animals from being killed and eliminating the vague and far-reaching regulation that made it a criminal offense to "harm" or "harass" them. • The President signed Proclamation 10914, Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy, which permitted 48 companies operating 68 coal-fired electric generating units to delay compliance with Biden rules that imposed stringent and unrealistic regulatory requirements. • DOI has proposed rescinding the Biden Administration's Public Lands Rule, which had the potential to block access to hundreds of thousands of acres of multiple-use land – preventing energy and mineral production, timber management, grazing and recreation across the West. • DOI, USDA, and USACE reformed permitting to prioritize energy dense power plants like natural gas, nuclear, and coal to ensure power grid reliability while minimizing future damage to the environment from unreliable and environmentally destructive wind and solar projects. • DOE rescinded its National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building. This action lowers costs and promotes freedom of choice in the buildings sector by relieving developers, investors, and

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A screenshot of a White House official document/press release, topped with The White House seal logo and "THE WHITE HOUSE" text. The visible portion is a bulleted list (continuing mid-sentence from a prior page) organized under section headers, listing various federal agency deregulatory actions related to climate and environmental policy, grouped under headings "Finance" and "Electricity" (a third unlabeled section precedes them, covering DOE, USDA, DOT actions).

Text in image: THE WHITE HOUSE building owners of indirect pressure to account for federal guidelines that never had the force or effect of law. • The White House announced the U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations "that no longer serve American interests," including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). • DOE implemented reforms to ease burdensome permitting rules and regulations for construction projects at its 17 National Labs to accelerate critical infrastructure improvement projects while saving hundreds of millions of dollars for the American taxpayer. • USDA is simplifying the administrative process for grazing on federal lands favoring ranchers over environmental concerns, which will promote consistency with federal livestock permitting policies across all agencies. • DOT is in the process of rescinding overburdensome requirements regarding the Forest Highway Program, has rescinded guidance related to addressing resilience to climate change and extreme weather, and has adopted numerous categorical exclusions in order to streamline permitting. • DOT overturned a greenhouse gas emission rule, which would have required state transportation departments to measure and establish declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions on federally supported highways. Finance • The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced they were withdrawing as members of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) noting participation in the network extends well beyond the OCC, FDIC, and FRB statutory responsibilities and does not align with their regulatory mandate. • FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC withdrew interagency Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions. • CFTC dismantled their Climate Risk Unit, disavowed the Market Risk Advisory Committee's (MRAC) 2020 Climate Risk Report and eliminated MRAC's climate-related market risk subcommittee, withdrew a Request for Information on Climate-Related Financial Risk, and withdrew CFTC Guidance regarding listing voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts. Electricity • The Trump Administration withdrew from a memorandum of understanding that provided for breaching of the Snake River dams for environmental reasons. The withdrawal provided over 3,400 MW of affordable, efficient hydroelectric power to millions of Americans. • NEDC saved over 17,000 MW of power generation (enough to power almost all of New England) from being forced offline due to ESG pressure.

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A screenshot of a White House press release/fact-sheet document page, with "THE WHITE HOUSE" logo (an icon of the White House building with a small flag) centered at the top. The body text is a bulleted list detailing energy and land-management policy actions, split into an unlabeled section continuing from a prior page and a section headed "Alaska." It describes DOE halting a Biden-era hydroelectric policy in the Columbia River Basin, and DOI actions in Alaska including reopening ANWR's Coastal Plain, the Ambler Road right-of-way, the King Cove–Cold Bay Road land exchange, an updated Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve, and a new record of decision reopening acreage in the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing with specific acreage figures.

Text in image: THE WHITE HOUSE • DOE halted the Biden Administration's radical anti-hydroelectricity policy in the Columbia River Basin, which could have led to the shutdown of more than 3,000 MW of affordable, reliable and secure hydroelectric power – enough generation to power about 2.5 million homes. Alaska • DOI announced a sweeping package of actions to boost energy development, modernize land and resource management across Alaska, and improve public health and safety for Alaskans. These steps include the following, previously prohibited by environmental activists: o reopening the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leasing; o completing right-of-way permits for the Ambler Road; o and moving forward with the King Cove–Cold Bay Road corridor through a land exchange. • DOI approved an updated Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that reopens nearly 82 percent of the 23-million-acre reserve to oil and gas leasing. The decision aligns management with the 2020 plan and restores the Reserve's core purpose as a strategic domestic energy supply. • DOI issued a new record of decision reopening 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing, where the previous record of decision had closed it for environmental reasons. This action: o Opened 1,163,500 additional acres for oil and gas leasing. o Opened 126,400 additional acres to directional drilling. o Reverted 84,300 acres to leasing without controlled surface use restrictions. o Reduced 23,600 acres identified as riparian areas and wetlands.

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