H.R. 1: Not Totally Crazy. But Still Pretty Damn Crazy.

July 1, 2025

The Senate passed H.R. 1 today by a single vote. It could’ve been a full-scale power grab. Instead, it’s a quieter kind of consolidation—legal, lopsided, and long-term.

Some of the worst ideas got stripped.

The clause that would’ve let federal agencies ignore court orders? Gone. The provision blocking states from regulating AI for a decade? Killed in a 99–1 vote. That’s not nothing. It means there are still lines Congress won’t cross—not yet.

But what’s left is no small thing.

The bill locks in permanent tax cuts tilted toward the wealthy. It adds nearly $3 trillion in new debt. And it pours billions into digital and energy infrastructure with zero new rules on how AI is used, who controls it, or how it affects the public. No guardrails. No transparency. No accountability.

This bill didn’t hand over power in one dramatic sweep—it just kept shifting it upward.

Toward the people and entities already building the next layer of systems: the ones that will run energy grids, sort job applicants, drive public policy, and shape daily life without asking permission. That shift didn’t start with H.R. 1, and it won’t end here. But this bill gives it more fuel.

We didn’t fall off the cliff.

But we’re still heading toward it, just at a more polite angle. Not totally crazy. But plenty crazy, if you’re paying attention.

-Ray

PS. I’m loving that Musk realizes he’s been conned 😂. Will the rest of Trump’s voters realize it too? Nah.