Topic: california
Tesla’s lawyer did not claim a right to call Black workers the N-word
Tesla is on trial over racism at Fremont. Its lawyer argued that some uses of the N-word among Black workers are not slurs, not that the company may call workers it. No source counts his uses.
The White House cut 284 clean-energy grants using an electoral-vote filter
A DOE lawyer admitted that 284 clean energy grants ($7.5B) were canceled by electoral-vote filter. A judge ruled it illegal. Full verdict: unlawful under three frameworks, without historical…
Trump’s “Levels Never Seen Before” Blue-State Exodus Claim
Two Trump Truth Social posts claim rich people and companies are fleeing blue states at record rates. IRS data shows migration peaked during COVID and has since eased by roughly a third;…
Trump’s Gas Price Post: Six of Seven Claims Fail the Numbers
WTI crude settled at $70.56 on June 29, not $68; gas prices had already fallen 53 cents/gallon in one month; $2.50/gallon is mathematically impossible at current crude costs; no federal price…
The Redistricting Wars: A Fact-Based Guide to Who Drew What, Why, and What Courts Said
At least 11 states have redrawn or are redrawing congressional maps mid-decade — the most since the 1800s — reshaping the 2026 House battlefield before a single vote is cast.