FERC Will Impose Reforms If PJM Fails To Adopt Changes By September, Chairman Warns

Hawaii's 'Blood Quantum' Rule Deepens The State's Housing Crisis Authored by Rachel Chiu via the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Hawaiian residents are challenging ancestry-based housing restrictions in federal court. A pair of lawsuits filed in June and July takes aim at the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, a state agency that reserves long-term homestead leases to individuals who meet the state’s “blood quantum” requirement. To be eligible for a homestead lease—long-term, affordable leases for residential, agricultural, and pastoral purposes—an applicant must prove that he or she has 50 percent Native Hawaiian ancestry....

US Navy Jet Fires On Iran-Flagged Tanker Trying To Reach Iranian Port Summary US Navy jet fires on Iran-flagged tanker trying to reach Iranian waters & port. Axios reports that the White House is nearing a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war, as Trump post appears to offer olive branch. Other reports say just hammering out at 'framework' for 'monthlong' talks. White House says it expects a response to the latest offer within 48 hours. Iran's initial response via media & national security spox: US demands are unrealistic & do not reflect...

5 Warning Signs That America's Systems Are Under Strain Authored by Madge Waggy via 'A lot will happen in 2026!', Most people carry a mental image of collapse that looks like a movie scene. Tanks rolling through streets. Banks locking their doors overnight. Crowds panicking in front of empty stores. These dramatic moments do happen, but they're usually the endpoint of a much longer process, not the beginning. By the time things get visibly chaotic, the foundations have already shifted in ways that are harder to see but easier to prepare...