Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.




Nonprofit Sues Trump Over White House Ballroom Plans, East Wing Demolition

“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever—not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the lawsuit alleges. “And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.”




Environmental Activists File Lawsuit Demanding Data on Power Use for Meta’s WI Data Centers

The lawsuit recalls how, on November 17, Midwest Environmental Advocates received an unredacted copy of a power demand document for the Port Washington facility, showing that We Energies requested a transmission interconnection for a 1,300-megawatt facility. However, the Public Service Commission allegedly denied a request for documents on the Beaver Dam Project, saying that the redacted information had been “identified as a trade secret.”





Massachusetts Court Hears Oral Arguments in Meta Lawsuit

“It’s not how to publish but how to attract you to the information,” one of the judges noted. “It’s about how to attract the eyeballs. It’s indifferent to the content, right. It doesn’t care if it’s Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ or nonsense. It’s totally focused on getting you to look at it.”