Joe Rogan Met Up With Trump Days Before Trashing His ICE Raids
Joe Rogan, podcaster and prominent supporter of Donald Trump’s presidential bid, is souring on the administration’s immigration agenda. The Washington Postreported Wednesday that Rogan,…
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Governance in the age of AI
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is advancing at breakneck speed. New models, applications and business use cases are emerging almost weekly. With billions being poured into AI development…
Why did 9,000 of Philadelphia’s municipal workers go on strike?
On July 1, more than 9,000 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)’s District Council 33 in Philadelphia went on strike. The work stoppage…
Trump bullish on tariffs as billions in revenue pour in and inflation remains in check
President Trump has escalated his global trade offensive this week, armed with confidence that the import levies will deliver manufacturing jobs and stronger growth in the U.S., along with…
Zohran Mamdani's improbable journey from Uganda to 'privileged bubble' to NYC's socialist wunderkind
Less than a decade ago, Zohran Mamdani was a "C-list rapper" joking about living rent-free in his Manhattan apartment near Columbia University, where his father teaches political science…
John Fetterman Throws His Family Under the Bus to Suck Up to Trump
Senator John Fetterman has once again turned his back on undocumented immigrants with the rubber stamp from Donald Trump. “ICE performs an important job for our country,” Fetterman wrote…
Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship blocked by federal judge
A federal judge blocked Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order ending birthright citizenship Thursday. By allowing the case to proceed as a class action lawsuit, the block gets around a 6-3…
Sen. Bernie Moreno calls for Fed chair Powell to resign
Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio has called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign, saying his "personal feelings" are keeping the interest rates up. Source link
EU probes TikTok again over data transfers to China
TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday. The Data Protection Commission opened the inquiry as a follow-up to a…
White House budget director accuses Fed chair of violating building rules in renovation
White House budget director Russell Vought suggested in a Thursday letter that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is in violation of government building rules in the renovation of the…
Tesla sets annual meeting for November amid shareholder pressure
Tesla has scheduled an annual shareholders meeting for November, one day after the electric vehicle company came under pressure from major shareholders to do so. Billionaire Elon Musk‘s…
Ken Paxton’s Wife Files for Divorce “in Light of Recent Discoveries”
Texas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has long faced accusations of infidelity and corruption. Senator…
Harvard Abruptly Caves to Trump After Months of Fighting
U.S. permanent resident and reggaeton artist Leamsy Izquierdo has revealed that conditions in “Alligator Alcartraz,” where he is detained, are as inhumane as advertised. “There’s no water…
Mahmoud Khalil Hits Trump With Blockbuster Lawsuit After Kidnapping
U.S. permanent resident and reggaeton artist Leamsy Izquierdo has revealed that conditions in “Alligator Alcartraz,” where he is detained, are as inhumane as advertised. “There’s no water…
Elon Musk Accidentally Unleashes MechaHitler
Grok garbage in, Grok garbage out. Source link
This measles outbreak tracker and map show how rapidly cases are spreading across America
The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in three decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 1,288 confirmed measles…
The Eternally Unrealized MAGA Crack-Up
The bitterness of the very online right is unlikely to register with the vast majority of GOP voters. Source link
DEI Isn’t Dead Yet at the University of Wisconsin
Until UW–Madison fully dissolves its DEI apparatus, divisive ideologies and petty bureaucrats will continue to have too much influence on campus. Source link
Washington Post Columnist Quits—and Rips Jeff Bezos on His Way Out
Former Washington Postwriter Joe Davidson made sure to make his disdain for Postowner Jeff Bezos known in a scathing resignation letter. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Davidson stated that…
Driver blind spots are getting bigger. Blame new car design
The view from the driver’s seat is changing—and becoming more dangerous. According to a new study from researchers at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center in Massachusetts,…
ICE Agents Are Miserable Under Stephen Miller’s Marching Orders
A new report from The Atlantic’s Nick Miroff finds morale at Immigration and Customs Enforcement is suffering as the agency, under the direction of President Trump and Homeland Security…
Guess What Elon Musk’s Nazi AI Bot Did Right Before the X CEO Quit?
Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino suffered gross sexual harassment from none other than Grok, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence bot, shortly before she abruptly left her position. Grok went…
MP Materials’ stock surged more than 50% Thursday—here’s why
On Thursday, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) entered a major deal with MP Materials. The DOD agreed to buy $400 million of MP Materials newly created preferred shares stock.…
You Asked, We Answered: All of Your AI Angst
Welcome to Uncanny Valley's very first Q&A, where our host addresses your burning AI-related questions. Source link