U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC, CPSC, or commission)is a historically-independent agency of the United States government. The CPSC seeks to promote the safety of consumer products by addressing "unreasonable risks" of injury (through coordinating recalls, evaluating products that are the subject of consumer complaints or industry reports, etc.); developing uniform safety standards (some mandatory, some through a voluntary standards process); and conducting research into product-related illness and injury.[2]

The agency was created by section 4 of the Consumer Product Safety Act in 1972.[3]The agency reports to Congress and the President; it is not part of any other department or agency in the federal government.[3] The CPSC has five commissioners, who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate for staggered seven-year terms.[3] The commissioners set policy for the CPSC. The CPSC is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.[1]

Activities

The CPSC regulates the manufacture and sale of more than 15,000 different consumer products, from cribs to all-terrain vehicles. Products excluded from the CPSC’s jurisdiction include those specifically named by law as under the jurisdiction of other federal agencies. The CPSC fulfills its mission by banning dangerous consumer products, establishing safety requirements for other consumer products, issuing recalls of products already on the market, and researching potential hazards associated with consumer products.[5]

Recalls

The aspect of CPSC’s work that most U.S. citizens might recognize is the “recall,” formally a “corrective action” in which a company develops a “a comprehensive plan that reaches throughout the entire distribution chain to consumers who have the product” and addresses a potential or alleged failure of a product.[7] Recalls are nearly always voluntary.[8]

Rulemaking and enforcement

The CPSC makes rules about consumer productswhen it identifies a consumer product hazard that is not already addressed by an industry voluntary consensus standard, or when Congress directs it to do so. Its rules can specify basic design requirements, or they can amount to product bans. small high-powered magnets, which the CPSC attempted to ban.The CPSC is required to follow a rigorous, scientific process to develop mandatory rules.

Failing to do so can justify the revocation of a rule, as was the case in a Tenth Circuit decision vacating the CPSC’s ban on small high-powered magnets.[14]

Information gathering and sharing

The CPSC learns about unsafe products in several ways. The agency maintains a consumer hotline through which consumers may report concerns about unsafe products or injuries associated with products. Product safety concerns may also be submitted through SaferProducts.gov. The agency also operates the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). NEISS collects data on consumer product related injuries. The agency also works with and shares information with other governments, both in the U.S. (with states and public health agencies) andwith international counterparts.[17]

Budget and staff

In 1972 when the agency was created, it had abudget of $34.7 million and 786 staff members. By 2008 it had 401 employees on a budget of $43 million. After the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was passed in the same year that increased significantly, withat least 500 full-time employees with a budget of $136.4 million in ~2014.[26] Funding dropped to $127 million as of the commission’s fiscal year 2019 appropriation,[27] and it continues to have slightly more than 500 employees.[28]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Consumer_Product_Safety_Commission

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History

The agency was created by section 4 of the Consumer Product Safety Act in 1972.[3]The CPSC’s creation was not without controversy, and the agency survived attempts to close it in its first decades. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan’s head of the Office of Management & Budget, David Stockman,sought to end the authorization for the agency to move it inside the Department of Commerce.[29] The agency was given a new lease on life following agreement among U.S. senators.[30]

On November 2, 2007, The Washington Post reported that between 2002 and the date of their report,former chairman Hal Stratton and current commissioner and former acting chairman Nancy Nord had taken more than 30 trips paid for by manufacturing groups or lobbyists representing industries that are under the supervision of the agency. According to the Post, the groups paid for over $60,000 travel and related expenses during this time.[31]

Second Trump administration

On May 9, 2025, President Donald Trump dismissed three Democratic CPSC commissioners—Richard Trumka Jr., Mary T. Boyle, and Alexander Hoehn-Saric—via email. The dismissals left only two commissioners, both Republicans.The Consumer Product Safety Act stipulates that CPSC commissioners can only be removed for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, raising legal concerns about the legitimacy of the firings.[47] Trumka Jr. responded to the dismissal with the statement, "I’ll see him in court," signaling a legal challenge to the move.[48]

The firings prompted lawsuits alleging unlawful political interference, with plaintiffs seeking reinstatement under statutory protections for independent regulatory bodies.[49] Without the dismissed commissioners, Feldman and Douglas Dziak operated the agency under a two-member quorum, which federal law allows for six months before requiring additional appointments.[47]

On July 23, 2025, the Supreme Court granted an emergency order to the Trump Adminstration in a 6-3 decision and struck down the ruling set in June 2025 by Matthew Maddox, the judge for the US District Court of the District of Maryland which ordered the restatement of Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Richard Trumka Jr. to their positions on the Commission, in which Maddox cited Humphrey’s Executor v. United States (1935) behind the reasoning for the ruling.[50][51][52]

Leadership

The commissioners of the CPSC are appointed by the U.S. president and with the consent of the U.S. Senate. As with some other U.S. federal independent agencies, commissioners are selected as members of political parties. Although the president is entitled by statute to select the chairman (with the consent of the Senate),[53] no more than three commissioners may belong to the same party.[54] Thus, the president is generally expected to consult with members of the opposite party in the Senate to select members of the commission from the opposite party. The commissioners (including the chairman) vote on selecting the vice chairman, who becomes acting chairman if the chairman’s term ends upon resignation or expiration.[55]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Consumer_Product_Safety_Commission

(there seems to be apparently there is a lot of graft and corruption in the agency, favoring the manufacturers, etc. conflict of interest policies.)

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How the CPSC is compromised:They are weekly, monthly and annually having meetings, dinners, events, trips, etc. with lobbyists for industries, is my guess. No not the companies that CSPC has gone after, but the 1,000s of companies that don't want to be targeted.

Why would it be CPSC's job, to work with lobbyist's? Sounds pretty ass-backwards.

This is only one year, check out all the other years, there's even more than 129.

Interesting Amazon lobbies them more than any other companyout there, I wonder why? (with bribes, trips, bonus's etc, who knows)

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/agencies/lobbyists?cycle=2024&id=046

Exclusive: Democrats Plan to Spend Tens of Millions of Dollars to Fund Hundreds of Content Creatorss

NICK GILBERTSON 4 Aug 2025

Democrats are planning to spend tens of millions of dollars to spin narratives on social media as part of a $110.5 million fundraising effort, according to images of slides from a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) donor event obtained by Breitbart News.

Under a heading “Urgent Off-Year Funding Needs” on one slide, it states the DCCC looks to raise $10 million for social media and content creation, $20 million for “Accountability work,” $15 million for “Voter Registration,” $5 million for “Recruitment” and “Primary Engagement,” and $2 million for “Research” and a “Rapid Response Infrastructure.”

One goal is to enlist at least 667 content creators, with the aim of reaching 83 million Americans and drawing 6.6 million engagements, per another slide that focuses on content creation. The program aims to engage at least 167 “Non-Political Creators” and 8 “Vetted Creators for ads in every target state.”

There will be what the DCCC calls a “Social Media Bootcamp” that runs for four weeks. The boot camp, which seems to be for content creators, will focus on “Customized social media evaluation,” “Platform-specific optimization strategies,” “Realtime insights on trending content and engagement Strategies,” and “Daily + rapid response content.”

The pro-Democrat ZINC Collective Super PAC is listed on the slide, implying its involvement with the boot camp.ZINC Collective lists Robby Mook, the campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 Democrat presidential campaign, as one of four key advisers, along with former senior adviser to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Mike Smith.

The effort comes as Republicans have dominated the social media sphere over Democrats. For example,in June alone, the @TeamTrump, led by Alex Bruesewitz and his firm X Strategies, amassed 200 million more views on Instagram and TikTok than the official Democratic Party accountson both platforms, according to data reviewed by Breitbart News at the time.

Bruesewitz tells Breitbart News it is comical that Democrats are now spending big to try to compete with him and the GOP’s powerhouse social media presence.“It’s hilarious and pathetic that Democrats are begging their donors for tens of millions of dollars to try to compete with our online presence, which we maintain on a shoestring budget,” he said in a statement. “We don’t pay creators to back President Trump—his leadership naturally inspires widespread, authentic support.”

A slide titled “5 Reasons to be Optimistic” could offer a glimpse into some of the narratives and branding content creators could spin on social media sites like TikTok and others. The first reason listed is “The Big Ugly Bill,” a way of attacking Trump’s legacy legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which fulfills campaign promises Americans voted for in his mandate election victory last November.

Another reason listed, without any evidence on the slide at least, claims that “Democrats have an enthusiasmadvantage and a generic ballot advantage,”though polling begs to differ on the enthusiasm front. The

Democrat Partyhas a low 33.9 percent favorability rating, according to YouGov’s figures from July 27. On the other hand, nearly 62 percent find them unfavorable.

Meanwhile, the GOP drew a 40.1 percent favorability rating in the most recent running YouGov poll. But

Democrats do have a slight 2.9 percent advantage over Republicans in the generic Congressional ballot for 2026 in the RealClearPolling Average.

Two more reasons “to be optimistic” claim the “DCCC is recruiting the right candidates to win swing districts,” and “Democratic leaders we have invested in since 2018 are well positioned to win.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/04/exclusive-democrats-plan-to-spend-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-to-fund-hundreds-of-content-creators/

It really seems they didn't do an analysis on why they lost before, it's because of their negativity, arrogance and always choosing the wrong people. But they can certainly buy their way out of that.

Democrat Darling Jasmine Crockett: ‘Donald Trump Is a Piece of Sh*t’

HANNAH KNUDSEN 4 Aug 2025

Democrat darling Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) went off on another rant and declared that President Trump is a “piece of shit” before proceeding to blame Republicans in Congress as well as the Supreme Court of the United States for being “complicit.”

“Donald Trump is a piece of shit, ok? We know that. Yes — yes, he is. He is,” Crockett said to cheers during a rant at a MoveOn event in Phoenix, Arizona.

However, Crockett said if this were a “functioning” democracy, Trump would not be able to get away with “this,” although it remains unclear what “this” is referring to.

“But he’s been able to get away with this because the House Republicans are complicit. He’s been able to get away with this because Senate Republicans are complicit, but most importantly, the courts, especially the Supreme Court, is complicit,” Crockett said before declaring that they must put guardrails on the Supreme Court due to this alleged complicity.

“And so I think one of the places that we have to start is we are absolutely — they are the, they are the highest court in the land, and they have no ethics guardrails,”she said.

“Now you go down to the lower courts and they do, how much sense does that make when we know that they’re taking money? We have the paper trail, and they refuse to put guardrails on themselves. So it’s time for us to do it for them,” she added.

This is far from the first time Crockett has made headlines for her tirades against Trump and Republicans. The Texas Democrat — who has referred to Trump as a “wannabe Hitler” and has asserted that violence is coming from MAGA — started shortly into Trump’s second term, kicking off with a cringeworthy video urging Americans to ignore Trump’s address to the nation back in early March.

Other controversies involving Crockett include her mocking Christian lawmakers who want to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by asserting they are “set on taking food from the hungry,” accusing the GOP of pursuing a “demonic” agenda, informing the American public that she is unsure if there will be elections in four years, referring to paralyzed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) as “Governor Hot Wheels,” and much more.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/04/democrat-darling-jasmine-crockett-donald-trump-is-piece-sh-t/

(who thinks that Crocket is being investigated for corruption and threats?)

Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump from Quickly Deporting Biden’s Parole Migrants

John Binder 4 Aug 2025

A federal judge, appointed by former President Joe Biden, is blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from quickly deporting migrants imported by Biden through a highly publicized parole pipeline.

Judge Jia Cobb, appointed by Biden to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled that Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cannot quickly begin deporting hundreds of thousands of migrants brought to the U.S. by the Biden administration through its parole pipeline.

The case centered around the Trump administration’s shutting down of Biden’s parole pipeline, dismissing parole migrants’ cases, and then placing them into expedited removal.

“They arrived for inspection at the United States border pursuant to procedures created and advocated by the U.S. Government. They were paroled into this country under those procedures and given the chance to prove their claims for asylum or other relief authorized by our laws. In a world of bad options, they played by the rules,” Cobb wrote in her ruling:

Now, the Government has not only closed off those pathways for new arrivals but changed the game for parolees already here, restricting their ability to seek immigration relief and subjecting them to summary removal despite statutory law prohibiting the Executive Branch from doing so. [Emphasis added]

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This Court will GRANT the requested stay. The challenged agency actions exceed DHS’s statutory authority and are arbitrary and capricious. And Plaintiffs’ members and others in their position face imminent, irreparable injury from those actions that outweighs any harm to the Government or the public from pressing pause. Accordingly, the challenged agency actions will be stayed, until the conclusion of this litigation, as to all noncitizens who have been, at any point in time, paroled into the United States at a port of entry. [Emphasis added]

In response, DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Cobb “is flagrantly ignoring the United States Supreme Court, which upheld expedited removals of illegal aliens by a 7-2 majority.”(The problem is Chief Justice Robert’s didn’t cut it off on day one, he deserves the blame for all of this.)

“This ruling is lawless and won’t stand,”McLaughlin said.

Indeed, in 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that federal judges cannot interfere with the Trump administration’s deportations of migrants.

The Biden administration imported more than 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to the U.S. through its CHNV program, also known as the administration’s parole pipeline.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/04/biden-appointed-judge-blocks-trump-from-quickly-deporting-bidens-parole-migrants/

Call to dig:Judge Jia Cobb, appointed by Biden to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Is she linked to NGO’s, what else has she done?

Trump envoy Witkoff to head to Russia for 'last chance' Ukraine ceasefire talks

The ceasefire deadline Trump set for Russia is set to expire on Friday.

ByDavid Brennan August 4, 20251/2

LONDON – President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia later this week, the president told reporters on Sunday, in a bid to secure an elusive ceasefire deal "where people stop getting killed." Witkoff will travel to Moscow on either Wednesday or Thursday, Trump told reporters.

Witkoff heads to Russia amid building frustration in the White House, with six months of diplomacy under Trump having failedto achieve a peace deal or even a ceasefire to end Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor, which began in February 2022. Last month, Trump issued a 50-day ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin, threatening sanctions and tariffs including secondary sanctions on top customers for Russian energy exports like China and India if the Kremlin failed to agree to a ceasefire.

Last week, the president cut the window to 10 days, citing continued Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine. That 10-day deadline is set to expire on Friday.Kremlin spokespersonDmitry Peskov told reporters on Mondaythat Russia will "not rule out the possibility" of Witkoff visiting Moscow later this week.

"We are always happy to see Mr. Witkoff in Moscow and are always happy to have contact," Peskov said."We consider these contacts important, meaningful and very useful."(KEK Kiev and others think Russia is afraid)

"The dialogue continues and the United States continues its efforts to mediate in the search for a Ukrainian settlement," he added. "These efforts are very important, including in the context of the ongoing process of direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations.Work is continuing, and we remain committed to the idea that a political and diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian problem is, of course, our preferred option."

Russia's state-affiliated Tass news agency reported that Peskov said Putin would meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a meeting Kyiv has repeatedly proposed but been rebuffed by Moscow once "preparatory work" at the "expert level" was completed.Ukraine is backing the U.S. demand for an immediate ceasefire, after which negotiations as to a full peace deal can take place.(two other times Russia did a cease fire with promises and Kiev rearmed and attacked Russia, a cease fire is a trap)

Zelenskyy postedto Telegram on Monday urging stronger action against Moscow by Kyiv's Western partners."

The world has enough power to stop this and protect people," the president wrote. "We rely on strong decisions from the U.S., Europe and the world regarding secondary sanctions on trade in Russian energy resources, on Moscow's banking sector." (Zelensky has just admitted they failed to stop Russia, now the whole world has to do it,Fuck NO)

https://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-envoy-witkoff-head-russia-chance-ukraine-talks/story?id=124336363

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Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Centeroperating as part of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, suggested in a post to Telegramthat Witkoff's expected visit later this week represents Russia's "last chance to stop the war.""If the visit is not successful, there will be sanctions," Kovalenko wrote.

But Oleksandr Merezhko, a member of Zelenskyy's party and the chair of the parliament's foreign affairs committee, told ABC News he does not expect Trump to impose sanctions on Russia's biggest fossil fuel customers China and India even if Putin again refuses a ceasefire.

My guess is that Trump might impose some kind of tariffs, which won't stop China and India from buying Russian oil and gas," Merezhko said.

"The key problem is how to deny Russia revenues for selling its oil and gas to China and India, who are the biggest buyers," he added. "On the one hand, Trump doesn't want to look weak, yet on the other hand, he doesn't want to spoil relations with China and India by imposing serious sanctions."

U.S.-Russian relations dipped last week ahead of the looming ceasefire deadline, with Trump engaging in a public spat with Dmitry Medvedev – the former Russian president and prime minister now serving as the deputy chairman of the country's Security Council.

Medvedev framed Trump's ultimatum as "a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country."

Medvedev's comments prompted Trump to then order two nuclear submarines to move to "appropriate regions," citing "highly provocative statements" from Medvedev, who has become known as a particularly hawkish voice within Putin's security establishment.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-envoy-witkoff-head-russia-chance-ukraine-talks/story?id=124336363

Stock anons can you weigh in on this technology and stock?current price $1.09. A lot of tech investors are saying the market is not understanding what a great asset this is.

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MicroVision Stock Slides Despite Positive News On MOVIA Sensor Suite: Retail Goes Contrarian

Car makers can now utilize data that has already been processed by MicroVision’s lidar sensors, making it easier and faster to integrate advanced safety and driving features into their vehicles.

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Published Jul 28, 2025 | 12:40 PM GMT-04

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MicroVision Inc. (MVIS), a lidar and perception technology company, announced on Monday that its MOVIA sensor suite is now compatible with the Nvidia DRIVE AGX platform.

Following the news, retail sentiment toward the stock remained in ‘extremely bullish’ (76/100) territory, amid ‘high’ (70/100) message volume levels, despite the stock trading over 3% lower on Monday afternoon.

A Stocktwits user said Microvision’s product line offers more flexibility to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

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Jul 28, 2025 10:39 AM

$MVIS . movia product line gives oems more flexibility - compared to the fixed fully integrated embedded Aeye product . Decision is totally dependent on how complex the solution (if 100% embedded makes sense or they need flexibility. )

The stock experienced a 32% increase in user message count in the last 24 hours.

Glen DeVos, Chief Technology Officer at MicroVision, said the integration enables OEMs in the automotive sector to utilize pre-processed point cloud data directly from MicroVision’s lidar hardware for autonomous and advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) applications.

This minimizes integration friction for customers while enhancing safety-critical functions.

"Our fully industrialized, solid state MOVIA L sensor is specifically designed for commercial trucking, and our MOVIA S sensor is expected to deliver high performance at a very competitive price, particularly for the high volumes of the automotive industry,” said Glen DeVos.

MicroVision aims to simplify sensor integration in vehicles by linking its technology with Nvidia's AI platform, helping automakers improve perception systems more efficiently.

DeVos noted this could unlock new growth opportunities for MicroVision across both existing and emerging automotive programs.

The company develops integrated lidar and perception software to enhance safety and automation in industries like automotive, robotics, and agriculture.

MicroVision stock has declined by over 4% in 2025 and has gained more than 18% in the past 12 months.

Also See: LIDR Stock Sees Explosive Retail Chatter After Shares Surge Over 5%: Here Are The Updates

https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/microvision-stock-slides-despite-positive-news-on-movia-sensor-suite/choeu5ER5xJ