Article on this from Reason Magazine, the only major-ish outlet that’s reported on this so far. In fact, it looks like they originated this story: https://reason.com/2026/08/05/trumps-newest-tariffs-could-protect-america-from-the-national-security-risk-of-brass-instruments/

It’s not every day that ClassicFM gets to report on issues of national security.

This was an appeals court, and could be overturned by a higher court

The only higher court than a US circuit court is the Supreme Court of the United States.

this ruling only says that the companies still have to go to court

I mean, that is the headline … “must face thousands of lawsuits” doesn’t mean they’re guilty.

wtf is that t-mobile

Speaking to Barron’s magazine, Oborski said King had observed the effectiveness of the technology during the war in Ukraine.

The executive order is separate from New York’s Responsible Data Center Development Act recently passed by the state legislature. That bill would have also banned data center permits for a year, but required energy efficiency goals for data centers and specific benefits for host communities. Governor Hochul has yet to sign that bill but is considering it.

what loopholes? this seems pretty clear:

hold in abeyance all applications for any discretionary permit, approval, license, or similar form of permission for the construction or expansion of a data center that (1) are or may hereafter be pending before DEC and (2) have not been determined to be complete by DEC before the date of this Executive Order

(until the state assesses the general impact of the rate of data center construction we’ve seen, that is)

it’s the first statewide ban

the article mentions this y’all

A national click-to-cancel rule introduced by the Biden administration was struck down by a federal judge in 2025, days before it was set to go into effect, over a procedural rule. Donald Trump’s FTC plans to pass a similar rule in coming months.

https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2025/07/23/eighth-circuit-voids-ftc-click-to-cancel-rule/ :

Under federal law, the FTC must issue a preliminary regulatory analysis when a proposed rule would have an annual effect on the national economy surpassing $100 million. The FTC said that the rule would not have an annual $100 million impact on the economy. However, an Administrative Law Judge found that the proposed rule would have an annual effect surpassing the $100 million threshold. The FTC was not excused from having to prepare the analysis if its initial economic analysis was deemed inaccurate, the judges wrote. They said that after the Administrative Law Judge’s decision, the FTC could have reissued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the required preliminary analysis.

it is surprisingly hard to find federated men bodies

Local TV stations branded under Fox are all editorially independent from Fox News (in some cases they’re even owned by Sinclair). There’s pretty much no such thing as a nominally independent TV station these days. You should be able to trust their coverage as much as, say, CBS 6.

what is this godforsaken screenshot formatting

The FCC does not have jurisdiction over streaming. Good luck should be wished for the legislature.

“it always starts as ‘it’s just a joke guys’”

As the audience gasped, he quickly pivoted to suggesting giving just one of his two sons

A 197–5 vote doesn’t happen in a state legislature — not on tax policy, not on anything.

<citation needed>

just to clarify that this only works for TV and not streaming, because the article is about streaming

for TV, yes, not for streaming.

FCC does not have jurisdiction over streaming.

vile missed rhyming opportunity