Trump’s Admin – Domestic Policy – Part 2 Date recorded: June 17, 2025
This is the quick-listen or "producers cut" version of today's episode - perfect if you're short on time and just want the bottom line!
Description:
In this episode, Peter and Terra focus on exploring who the men are behind the departments of Interior, Energy, Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency. They’re all intertwined. How, you ask? Lots of government deregulation, promotion of carbon capture pipelines and thrusting AI into every nook and cranny of their departments. This is all being done in the name of the ‘Golden Era of American Energy’ – the complete surveillance and control grid. Conflicts of interest abound, which seems to be the status quo for the Trump administration. Listen in to learn some surprising twists!
Show notes:
Doug Burgum
Billionaires and the Trump Admin: Doug Burgum:
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/billionaires-and-the-trump-admin-doug-burgum/
Trump’s interior nominee has an oil billionaire benefactor
https://westernpriorities.org/2025/01/trumps-interior-nominee-has-an-oil-billionaire-benefactor/
American wildcatters pivot to nuclear:
https://newsletter.doomberg.com/p/test-case
Secretary Doug Burgum Signs First Round of Secretary's Orders to Unleash American Energy:
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-doug-burgum-signs-first-round-secretarys-orders-unleash-american-energy
Burgum leans away from ‘all-of-the-above’ energy
https://www.eenews.net/articles/burgum-leans-away-from-all-of-the-above-energy/
Interior Secretary Warns U.S. At Risk Of Spain-Style Blackouts:
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/interior-secretary-warns-us-risk-spain-style-blackouts
Trump calls for ‘rapid approvals’ and coal for electricity generation next to data centers:
https://www.fierceelectronics.com/power-management/trump-calls-rapid-approvals-and-coal-dc-electricity-generation-next-data-centers
The Audacious Reboot of America’s Nuclear Energy Program:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-audacious-reboot-of-america-s-nuclear-energy-program/ar-AA1GuSbK
Here’s What’s in ‘Stargate,’ the $500-Billion Trump-Endorsed Plan to Power U.S. AI:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-whats-in-stargate-the-usd500-billion-trump-endorsed-plan-to-power-u-s/
Lee Zeldin
One Fight, One Future: The Kennedy Effect Aligns Agencies to Eradicate PFAS:
https://popularrationalism.substack.com/p/one-fight-one-future-the-kennedy
Is Trump's EPA Planning to Continue the Appeal of the Historic Fluoride Ruling?
https://tlavagabond.substack.com/p/is-trumps-epa-planning-to-continue
Kevin Killough: Zeldin demands answers from company putting sulfur dioxide into the air to address global warming:
https://blackmon.substack.com/p/kevin-killough-zeldin-demands-answers
The Sky Cracks Open: EPA Director Zeldin’s Inquiry into Geoengineering Marks a Turning Point:
https://sayerji.substack.com/p/the-sky-cracks-open-epa-director
Understanding EPA’s “Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History”:
https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/understanding-epas-biggest-deregulatory
EPA gives West Virginia authority to approve carbon underground storage:
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5151782-epa-west-virginia-carbon-underground-storage/
Carbon Capture Progress Is Low Hanging Fruit For Lee Zeldin:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2024/11/15/carbon-capture-progress-is-low-hanging-fruit-for-lee-zeldin/
President Trump's EPA Administrator Unveils Agency's New Priorities:
https://www.foxrothschild.com/publications/president-trumps-epa-administrator-unveils-agencys-new-priorities
Trump picks former Rep. Lee Zeldin to be his EPA administrator:
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5187039/trump-lee-zeldin-epa-environment
Lee Zeldin and a New Dawn for American Energy, Manufacturing, and AI Leadership:
https://nathanhammer.substack.com/p/lee-zeldin-and-a-new-dawn-for-american
Scott Wright
US Energy Secretary unleashes 'Golden Era':
https://www.sott.net/article/497729-US-Energy-Secretary-unleashes-Golden-Era
Trump Selects Fracking Executive to Lead Energy Department:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250214185107/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-energy-pick-a-fracking-executive-could-stymie-renewable-development/
Secretary Wright Announces Termination of 24 Projects, Generating Over $3 Billion in Taxpayer Savings:
https://www.energy.gov/articles/secretary-wright-announces-termination-24-projects-generating-over-3-billion-taxpayer
Trump Admin, States Want to Unleash Carbon Capture:
https://www.energyindepth.org/trump-admin-states-want-to-unleash-carbon-capture/
Why Today’s AI Stocks Could Outperform Space Stocks of the 1960s:
https://investorplace.com/smartmoney/2025/03/todays-ai-stocks-could-outperform-space-stocks/
DOE Secretary Chris Wright Describes AI As ‘The Next Manhattan Project’ During Visit To Los Alamos:
https://ladailypost.com/doe-secretary-chris-wright-describes-ai-as-the-next-manhattan-project-during-visit-to-los-alamos/
5 takeaways from U.S. energy secretary's visit to Oak Ridge: AI, federal cuts, new nuclear:
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2025/03/04/5-takeaways-from-u-s-energy-secretary-chris-wrights-oak-ridge-visit/80866819007/
‘We’re at the start of Manhattan Project 2:’ U.S. energy secretary visits Oak Ridge:
https://www.wuot.org/news/2025-02-28/were-at-the-start-of-manhattan-project-2-u-s-energy-secretary-visits-oak-ridge
Project Stargate: 10 Things to Know About AI Infrastructure Company Funded By SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle and MGX
https://sustainabletechpartner.com/news/project-stargate-10-things-to-know-about-ai-infrastructure-company-funded-by-softbank-openai-oracle-and-mgx/
Sean Duffy
Senate Confirms Climate Denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary:
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/29/headlines/senate_confirms_climate_denier_sean_duffy_as_transportation_secretary
Transpo Sec. Sean Duffy, AG Pam Bondi Among Trump Insiders Who Profited from Tariffs Roller Coaster:
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/20/headlines/transpo_sec_sean_duffy_ag_pam_bondi_among_trump_insiders_who_profited_from_tariffs_roller_coaster
AZFEC: Sean Duffy Slams Brakes On Woke Transportation Policy At USDOT:
https://azfreenews.com/2025/05/azfec-sean-duffy-slams-brakes-on-woke-transportation-policy-at-usdot/
The push toward AI-powered self-driving cars gets major boost from Trump administration:
https://leohohmann.substack.com/p/the-push-toward-ai-powered-self-driving
Rules on self-driving cars loosened in bid to challenge China:
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5267689-autonomous-vehicles-tech-rules/
Revamping Air Traffic Control: Sean Duffy’s Vision for a Safer Sky:
https://integritypress.org/revamping-air-traffic-control-sean-duffys-vision-for-a-safer-sky/
Sean Duffy Unveils Bold Plans for AI-Enhanced Air Traffic Control:
https://ainewsera.com/sean-duffy-unveils-bold-plans/artificial-intelligence-news/ai-transportation/
