This Week in Inconvenient Truths: Rants from the Front Lines

This Week in Inconvenient Truths: Rants from the Front Lines

Welcome to the weekly dispatch of facts the powerful don't want you to hear. Here's a look at the hypocrisy, self-sabotage, and corruption that went down this week.

Administration Blocks Green Energy as Your Bills Skyrocket 💸

The administration just declared war on renewable energy, claiming on social media that wind and solar are “THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY!” and blaming them for skyrocketing energy bills.

This would almost be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. Here's the truth they're trying to hide: the actual reasons your bills are soaring are a surge in demand from AI and data centers, an aging grid, and rising natural gas prices—things they have zero answers for.

Instead of fixing the real problems, the administration is now blocking new wind and solar projects and just signed a bill that kills the popular federal solar tax credit for homeowners.

They’re actively making energy more expensive for you while demonizing the only alternatives that could actually lower your costs in the long run. They're not fighting a "scam"; they're pulling off one, and you're the one paying for it.

Trucking Industry Cheers on a Crackdown That Makes Everything Worse 🚚

You can't make this up. The trucking industry, the backbone of our entire supply chain, is in shambles, facing a projected shortfall of 160,000 drivers.

Instead of addressing the real problems—like a high-turnover, low-pay workforce—the administration’s so-called "crackdown" is making it all so much worse. The president signed an executive order to tighten English proficiency for commercial drivers, and some genius trade group representing the industry is actually cheering on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's pause on work visas for immigrant truckers.

They’re literally cutting off a vital supply of labor, all while pretending it's for security. This isn't about protecting American jobs; it's about a dogmatic political agenda that is willing to destroy an entire industry just to prove a point. In the end, we'll all pay for it with higher prices and empty shelves.

Defense Secretary's Ex-Pastor Has Some... Biblical Ideas on Immigration 😳

The administration’s chosen defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in hot water for his ties to a former pastor, Joshua Haymes. And let me tell you, this guy's got some real winners of ideas.

On his podcast, this so-called religious leader is arguing for public executions for offenses like abortion and adultery because they're "Biblical." The Bible also apparently backs ICE raids, according to him, because we shouldn't "self-immolate" for our economic prosperity.

But the real kicker? He’s openly embracing the white supremacist "great replacement" conspiracy theory, claiming “liberal globalists” are trying to replace the white voting population.

This isn't just an extreme position; it's a terrifying glimpse into what is being normalized. We're not just dealing with bad policy; we're dealing with a worldview so broken it advocates for public executions, all while being tied to the highest levels of our government.

Alina Habba's DOJ Appointment Gets Humiliated by a Federal Judge ⚖️

The president's pick for U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba—the same lawyer who E. Jean Carroll said "didn't know the first thing about law"—just got a taste of real-world legal consequences.

After federal judges in New Jersey refused to extend her appointment, the administration, in a classic legal Hail Mary, had Pam Bondi fire the first assistant so Habba could be reappointed to that position.

But here’s the kicker: another federal judge just ruled that Habba had been serving illegally since the beginning of July, and he immediately blocked her from prosecuting two criminal cases.

This isn't just a political blunder; it’s a stunning, public admission that the administration is so desperate to put a loyalist in place that they will literally break the law to do it. The legal system isn't just pushing back; it's actively humiliating them.

The Party of "Free Markets" Just Held an Entire Industry Hostage 🤨

The party of "laissez-faire" and "no government overreach" just performed a hostile takeover. The Trump administration is holding back congressionally-appropriated funds from the CHIPS Act, effectively using taxpayer money as leverage to get its way with a private company.

They're strong-arming a semiconductor company—let's be very clear about that—to get an equity stake, which is everything Republicans swore they were against.

This is the same bunch that has long argued against subsidies to green energy companies, screaming about how the government shouldn't be "picking winners and losers." Now, the so-called party of the free market is okay with the government owning the means of production, just as long as they get to play favorites.

This is an incredible display of a principle being thrown out the window the second it becomes politically convenient.