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Why the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plans https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2026/0328/total-energies-trump-wind-farm

Why the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plans

The Trump administration’s deal to pay TotalEnergies to shift from wind farms to U.S. fossil fuel investment appears to be a novel use of taxpayer funds. It also fits within a broader White House effort to restrict the offshore wind industry.

The Christian Science Monitor

Vernon Penix 1d ago

God and bitcoin: Why some Christians are going all in on cryptocurrency https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/god-bitcoin-christians-pitch-crypto-church-rcna264787

God and bitcoin: Why some Christians pitch crypto at church

With the rise of cryptocurrency, a Christian subculture around digital currency has emerged, with some pastors pitching bitcoin as biblically sound.

NBC News

Vernon Penix 3d ago

https://vpm.prod.npr.psdops.com/2026-03-25/spanberger-orders-virginias-return-to-eric-voter-data-partnership

Spanberger orders Virginia’s return to ERIC voter data partnership

The commonwealth was a founding member under GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell.

VPM

Vernon Penix 3d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/pete-hegseth-cuts-black-men-women-military-promotion-list

Hegseth reportedly cuts two Black men and two women from military promotion list

US defense secretary axed the four officers’ names from list to become one-star generals, the New York Times reports

The Guardian

Vernon Penix 5d ago

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/virginia-reentering-eric-election-integrity/

Vernon Penix Mar 23

Vernon Penix Mar 21

I have no words.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-posts-vile-reaction-to-robert-muellers-death-at-81/

Trump Celebrates American Hero’s Death With Jaw-Droppingly Vile Post

This is how Trump celebrated the death of a decorated combat veteran after decades of bipartisan public service.

The Daily Beast

Vernon Penix Mar 21

https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/doge-cancelled-350000-hvac-grant-dei-lawsuit-elon-musk/

DOGE cancelled a $349,000 grant to replace a museum’s HVAC after ChatGPT flagged it as DEI, court documents show

Elon Musk’s cost-saving agency uploaded more than 1,000 grant proposals into the chatbot, which determined whether or not they pertained to DEI.

Fortune