They admitted it again: Trump is holding housing hostage to make it harder to vote
He canceled the biggest housing bill in 30 years to force through a law that thins out the voter rolls. I wrote a while back about the Republican Party admitting something they usually keep quiet about. It’s worth bringing up again, because of what just happened. Today, Trump canceled the signing of the biggest housing…
xAI’s turbines are poisoning Boxtown’s air - and the Trump DOJ just moved to kill the lawsuit
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 19 June 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. Imagine being a slave - and not being told you were free until two…
Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire. You helped pay for it.
I thought everyone knew this - but I guess it bears repeating since I’ve seen so many posts defending Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. CNN looked at how Musk got there, and the truth is Tesla and SpaceX don’t exist in the form they do today without government help. Our tax dollars ended up saving…
Forcing data centers to come clean before they break ground
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 13 June 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. There’s a bill in Congress that would make it harder to pull off what…
Congress Is Writing a Law That Makes It Harder for Any President to Stop Sharing Spy Secrets With Israel
Two must-pass bills quietly pull your vote and your view out of how entangled America gets. A lot of people are worried about these bills - so I dug in. Congress is writing a law that says a future president has to file paperwork before he’s allowed to stop sharing American spy secrets with Israel.…
Regulating Data Centers is Important - But So Is This
Okay - let’s talk about AI. I have a 10 part series that breaks down how I see the xAI issue - and my take on data centers and AI use. But this is not that - it’s coming - but this issue - the one I’m about to explain - in my opinion -…
A Court Just Called Pete Hegseth’s Trans Troop Ban a Cover Story
A federal court ruled Pete Hegseth's transgender military ban is likely unconstitutional and built on animus. The judge quoted Groucho Marx. Hegseth answered with four words.
Eric Trump and Don Jr. Learned the Phone Grift From Their Dad’s Licensing Deals
A Florida shell company took the $100 deposits. The Trumps got an undisclosed licensing fee. Same play as Trump Toronto, Trump Panama, Trump SoHo. Ready for some more receipts? Eric Trump and Don Jr. didn’t invent the gold phone grift, they learned it watching their dad license the Trump name onto buildings he didn’t finance,…
Trump Made AI Data Centers a National Security Issue So Locals Can’t Stop Them
The executive order, the military authority, and the ratepayer scam behind the AI infrastructure boom AI data centers are being treated like military projects when it comes to permits, environmental review, and federal land - and like private businesses when it comes to who collects the profits. So I guess we get the worst of…
Trump Promised a Free Ballroom. Now Republican Bills Would Charge Taxpayers $1.4 Billion
Trump said the ballroom would cost $200M and zero taxpayer dollars. It's now $400M from donors with regulatory asks, $400M more in a new GOP bill, and a proposed $1B for Secret Service security at the site, above ground and below. The math got worse every time he opened his mouth.
Eric Swalwell’s Accusers Brought Receipts - His Lawyer Brought Cease-and-Desist Letters
He admitted “mistakes in judgment.” He just thinks you shouldn’t care. Here’s the thing about the Eric Swalwell allegations - he denies sleeping with his staffers. He just had his lawyer send at least two of the women accusing him letters demanding they stop talking about it. If you’re new here - let’s catch you…
The Man Who Might Be Satoshi Is Going Public Through the Commerce Secretary’s Son’s Firm
Adam Back, Howard Lutnick, and a $79 billion disclosure problem The guy the New York Times just identified as the secret creator of Bitcoin is in the process of going public through a company chaired by Howard Lutnick’s son. Take a second with that. Adam Back is a British cryptographer who invented Hashcash, the proof-of-work…