Why Colorado’s Counseling Censorship Should Lose at the Supreme Court
At least three aspects of the case should lead to free speech prevailing. Source link
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Sanders: AI may take 100 million jobs in the next 10 years
Bernie Sanders says in a new ChatGPT-assisted report released Monday that AI and automation could eliminate nearly 100 million jobs over the next decade. Titled “Big Tech Oligarchs’ War…
Cognitive Decline? Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant About “Water Drugs”
“I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said at the time, referring to a phone call he had with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching…
“Do Something B*tch”: Damning Video Shows CBP Agent Shooting Protester
Is the Department of Homeland Security lying about the victim of yet another shooting by an immigration enforcement officer? Marimar Martinez, 30, was shot five times by a Border Patrol…
Did a Reddit moderator pirate Nintendo games? A $4.5 million lawsuit says he did
Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against an individual it says is a moderator on Reddit, accusing him of piracy and facilitating a network of websites that offered pirated Nintendo Switch…
Pam Bondi Refuses Simple Yes-or-No Question on Damning Tom Homan Tape
Attorney General Pam Bondi sidestepped a series of simple yes-or-no questions at a Senate judiciary hearing on Tuesday about border czar Tom Homan and the $50,000 in cash he allegedly…
Schiff Lists Every Question Pam Bondi Ignored as She Melts Down
Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California took Attorney General Pam Bondi to task Tuesday for her incessant deflections and evasions throughout a Senate judiciary hearing. Bondi had…
National Guard Standoff Is a Recipe for More Political Conflict
The incentive structure here is all wrong. Source link
Snapchat users are going to have to pay to keep their memories
First came the burning of the Library of Alexandria. Then came the news that Snapchat is constructing a paywall around Memories. The company announced last week that it is capping users’…
Portland prosecutors drop charges against conservative journalist arrested during anti-ICE protests
Prosecutors in Portland, Oregon, have declined to charge a conservative journalist whose arrest while documenting protests outside of the city's immigration detention center had angered…
The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air-capture plants
The list features a "latest status" column, which includes the word "terminate" next to the roughly $50 million award amounts for each project. Those line up with the initial tranche of…
Trump Ignores Crucial Question on Insurrection Act in Chicago
Invoking the Insurrection Act is still very much on the table, according to the president. Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to enforce a nineteenth-century law that would let him utilize…
Toyota recalls nearly 400,000 Tundra and Sequoia hybrids over rearview camera issue
Toyota is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles because the rearview camera may not display when backing up, increasing the risk of a crash, federal traffic safety regulators said. Included in…
Trump threatens 'substantial' firings if shutdown continues: 'Jobs will never come back'
President Trump on Tuesday vowed to cut billions in federal programs and fire a 'substantial' number of workers if the government shutdown continues. Source link
Trump Insults Democrats by Comparing Them to an African Country
President Donald Trump came off unintelligibly Tuesday while comparing the Democratic Party to Somalia. Speaking at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump…
AI toys are all the rage in China—and now they’re appearing on shelves in the US too
But Chinese AI toy companies have their sights set beyond the nation’s borders. BubblePal was launched in the US in December 2024 and is now also available in Canada and the UK. And…
No one wants to drink U.S. spirits anymore—including Americans
There’s a double whammy hitting the U.S. alcohol industry lately: Americans are drinking less, while foreigners have soured on our exported spirits amid higher tariffs. Those dynamics have…
Trump Says “It Depends” Which Furloughed Workers Will Get Backpay
President Donald Trump gave the least reassuring answer Tuesday about ensuring federal workers receive backpay after the government shutdown. During a joint press conference with Canadian…
OpenAI Sneezes, and Software Firms Catch a Cold
Allan Thygesen, the CEO of Docusign, was not particularly concerned when he saw the news last week that OpenAI had created an internal tool called DocuGPT. He might have preferred that…
How unthinkable ideas can reshape our cities for the better
Normalizing good urbanism requires culture change, and culture change requires an advocacy long game that makes space for ideas that seem impossible today. Political scientist Joseph…
Mike Johnson Seems Uncomfy With Trump’s New Shutdown Plan for Backpay
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he hopes federal workers receive their back pay, making it seem possible that they won’t—even though he knows federal law requires that they be…
Bondi Loses It After Being Asked About Epstein Files With Trump’s Name
“The government is shutdown, but the House refuses to go back in session. Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to…
Pam Bondi Flails as Democrat Grills Her on Tom Homan’s $50K Cash Bribe
At least eight times during a Tuesday hearing, Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asked Attorney General Pam Bondi about what border czar Tom Homan did with the $50,000…
You Won’t Believe What Trump Switched to After Bad Bunny Complaint
“The government is shutdown, but the House refuses to go back in session. Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to…