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Another Musk conflict of interest from today's Federal Register: a proposed "safety zone" issued by the Coast Guard for SpaceX launches in Texas www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Last time I checked, Article I makes oversight of the executive branch your fucking lane. Funny how you had no problem dry-humping constitutional checks and balances when Biden was president...
Mike Johnson: "Look, I've been a little busy on reconciliation, so I'm not following all the twists and turns of the Qatar jet. My understanding is it's not a personal gift to the president ... other nations give us gifts all the time ... it's not my lane."
I had completely missed this last month. Department of Transportation repealed a Biden era rule requiring federal highway planners to consider greenhouse gas emissions. And it did so without going through notice and comment. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
