Headlines -- July 1, 2024

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Decision on immunity: a win for Trump.

• 6 -3 decision
• pundits will get a lot of mileage out of that 6 -3 vote
• but, a lot of SCOTUS decisions are split decisions, and many of them are even "worse," coming in at 5-4
• will inflame a lot of passion: possibly a fund-raising bonanza for Trump
• "possibly for Biden"-- a fund-raising bonanza -- CNBC reporter on DC politics
  
• long decision -- 119 pages
• pages 16 - 32: narrative on "official" vs "unofficial"
• as CNBC  continues to read through the decision, Trump wins in a big way
  
• comes at a time when Biden is stumbling
• none of current "cases" will reach the courts before the election
• if Trump wins election, would choose AG who has authority to shut down federal cases against Trump
  
• most fun: interesting to listen how CNBC tries to spin this story 
• bottom line: 
• "headline" -- 30-second soundbite -- absolute immunity with regard to "official" acts
• how can anyone with any common sense disagree with this?
• did SCOTUS really change anything? Nope.
  

Can't live on EVs and renewable energy alone -- OPEC: link here.

Under Biden, link here.

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