Angie Sullivan

The New York Times is reporting the Justice Department is seeking to throw out a lawsuit against Elon Musk's company, XAI, over the data center's air pollution, saying it has the right

to run polluting gas-burning turbines in Mississippi, despite not having permits for them.

The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk's company had played a crucial role in the Iran war.

It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.

Mississippi's in the Bible Belt state.

Josh, you and I grew up in a Bible Belt state.

What amazes me about the Republican Party is their ability to tell people, on the one hand, we are pro-life.

We value life so incredibly much that we think if you're raped by your uncle, that's God's will and you're going to have to have that baby.

That's how much they value life in a real twisted, sadistic kind of way, right?

But on the other hand, when it comes to corporations completely

plundering the environment, which is gonna cause cancer clusters, generational health issues, warming of the climate, et cetera.

They're absolutely pro-death.

And this, by the DOJ, we pay the government to set up safety net for its citizens.

And the Republican Party has brilliantly said, oh, we think government needs to be run like a business.

What's the point of a business to make a profit?

That is not the point of government.

Government is to protect its citizenry.

From your vantage, from your career, when you see the DOJ siding with these corporations that are plundering the earth, what stage of fascism here do you think we are?

This episode is sponsored by Roe.

You know, a lot of people assume that GLP-1s cost a fortune and that assumption keeps them from even looking into treatment.