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A TRUMP-LINKED OIL COMPANY LANDED DRILLING EQUIPMENT IN GREENLAND WITHOUT PERMITS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT REVOKED 175,000 VISAS, JULY WAS THE HOTTEST MONTH EVER RECORDED IN THE U.S. — AND A COURT JUST OPENED THE DOOR TO THOUSANDS OF LAWSUITS AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES

A Texas oil company linked to President Trump just landed drilling gear on the eastern coast of Greenland. The company has no permits. Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning.” And a few days later, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself towering over the island with the words: “Hello, Greenland!”

The company is called Greenland Energy. It was created in 2025. Its chairman, Larry Swets, is part of Trump’s inner circle. The firm wants to drill in the Jameson Land region on Greenland’s remote east coast… where its leaders claim up to $1 trillion in crude oil may be buried. Greenland’s Mineral Resources Authority says no permit has been granted for extraction. The project is still in what the government calls “the exploration phase.”

Local residents spotted a barge carrying heavy drilling equipment arriving at the coast. Greenland’s government responded: “All future logistical matters must be advised and approved by the mineral resources authority — before they are carried out.” The company kept going.

Dr. Phil is filming a docuseries about the project. Trump has said “ownership and control” of Greenland is an “absolute necessity.” Denmark found Trump allies running “covert influence” operations on the island last year. And now a company formed one year ago by one of the president’s friends is moving equipment onto the island without asking.

The president wants the island. His friend started a company. The company landed equipment. The government of Greenland said stop. The company kept going. And the president posted a picture of himself standing over the island like he already owns it.

A COMPANY FORMED IN 2025. BY A TRUMP ALLY. DRILLING IN GREENLAND WITHOUT PERMITS. CLAIMING $1 TRILLION IN OIL.

BREAKING

The State Department Has Revoked More Than 175,000 Visas Since Trump Took Office — Using “Continuous Vetting” That Now Screens Five Years of Social Media

The State Department said Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals since Trump returned to office in January 2025. The department said the majority were revoked for “law enforcement encounters” involving assault, DUI, theft, and drug crimes. It also revoked visas for people who “called for violence against U.S. citizens”… including several who “celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk.”

Immigration lawyers told The Hill that the “continuous vetting” system now screens five years of social media history. They warned the government is revoking visas for minor encounters and for charges that never went through the courts. A revoked visa means you lose your right to be in the country… even if you were never convicted of anything.

The announcement came the same week that congressional Democrats opened a probe into ICE deporting military families. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s investigation found that ICE attempted to deport 282 veterans and their immediate family members. The same government revoking 175,000 visas is also deporting the families of the people who serve it.

Secretary Rubio said the department will “continue to identify, investigate, and revoke the visas of foreign nationals who threaten the safety of the American people.” The machine does not define who is a threat. It decides after the fact… using an algorithm that reads your posts from five years ago.

EXPOSED

July Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded in the United States — Breaking a Record Set During the Dust Bowl — While the Government Burned $250 Million a Day on a War for Oil

NOAA confirmed Monday that July 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded in the United States. The average temperature across the Lower 48 hit 76.9 degrees… 3.3 degrees above the 20th-century average. It beat the Dust Bowl record from July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. It beat July 2012 by the same margin. The record goes back 132 years.

Nighttime lows were the most alarming. Overnight temperatures averaged 64.2 degrees… the warmest on record for nighttime lows… beating July 2022 by 0.7 degrees. Scientists say hotter nights are a direct sign of climate change because the planet is no longer cooling down after dark. Hotter nights mean more deaths, more power grid strain, and less recovery for crops.

Wyoming had its hottest month of any month ever recorded. Thirteen states ranked in their top five warmest Julys. Every single state was above average. “It’s not good when you’re breaking records from the Dust Bowl,” said meteorologist Jeff Masters of Yale Climate Connections.

While the country broke a 90-year heat record, the government was spending $250 million a day on a war that made oil companies $54 billion in one quarter. A Trump ally was landing drilling equipment on an Arctic island. And the agency that published the data… NOAA… has had its climate budget cut three times since January.

“It’s not good when you’re breaking records from the Dust Bowl.”

— Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections, on July 2026

DEVELOPING

A Federal Appeals Court Opened the Door to Thousands of Lawsuits Against Social Media Companies — Stripping the Legal Shield That Protected Them for Decades

A federal appeals court ruled that social media companies can be sued for the content their algorithms push to users. The ruling strips away a key part of Section 230… the 1996 law that has shielded tech platforms from liability for what their users post. The court said the shield does not cover the choices the algorithm makes about what to show you.

The decision opens the door to thousands of lawsuits from families who say social media platforms pushed harmful content to their children. Until now, companies like Meta, TikTok, and Snap could point to Section 230 and say: we are not responsible for what people post on our platform.

The court drew a line. Hosting content is one thing. Choosing which content to amplify… targeting it to minors… and designing the feed to keep them scrolling… is another. The algorithm is the product. And the product can now be sued.

The government revokes 175,000 visas using five years of social media posts as evidence. Meanwhile, the companies that built the platforms where those posts were made just lost the legal shield that kept them from being held to account. The machine watches what you write. Now the courts say someone should be watching the machine that showed it to you.

 Connecting the Dots 

▸ The Bigger Picture

Four stories from one week. A company formed last year by a Trump ally landed drilling equipment on an Arctic island without permits… aiming at $1 trillion in oil while the president posted a picture of himself standing over it. The State Department revoked 175,000 visas using an algorithm that screens five years of your social media. NOAA confirmed that July broke a heat record set during the Dust Bowl… while the government spent $250 million a day on a war that made oil companies richer and the planet hotter. And a court stripped the legal shield that let social media companies push content to your children without consequences.

The press covers each on its own page. A “Greenland story.” An “immigration update.” A “climate report.” A “tech ruling.” But the thread is the same in every one.

The machine takes what it wants and watches everyone else. It drills without asking. It revokes your visa based on a post you wrote in 2021. It breaks a 90-year heat record and keeps drilling. And for 30 years, the platforms that fed you the content the government now uses against you were legally untouchable. This week, one court said no to that. One. Out of every branch of the machine running at full speed… one judge drew a line. That is where we are.

When the machine drills without permits, watches without warrants, and breaks heat records without blinking… the only question left is who stops it. That’s the Seventh Floor.

They rely on the shadows.
It’s time to turn on the lights.