It seems almost too comical to be true, but this is the world we live in. One year after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon that ignited a national frenzy, the military has spotted another balloon in American skies.Read more... | Continue reading
Donald Trump delivered a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters convention Thursday night in Nashville that touched on all his greatest hits. The Democrats are “evil,” the U.S. is now a “Communist state,” and Hungary’s authoritarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, is a “stro … | Continue reading
1/ A third Alabama fertility clinic stopped its vitro fertilization program following the state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children. By classifying “cryopreserved embryos” as children, the ruling opens families, clinics, and doct... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
Yesterday, we voted in the North Carolina primary. I have fond memories of voting in South Carolina primaries in the late 80's and early 90's. The state was just as Republican then as it is now, so we knew that almost any vote for a Democrat wouldn't matter in presidential contes … | Continue reading
Will Stancil, a man who’s made a name for himself online as a feisty defender of Joe Biden and Democratic policies, announced Wednesday that he’s running for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives. But Stancil says social media platforms like X aren’t going to be a very … | Continue reading
1/ The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization are “children” under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The Alabama ruling permits three couples to sue for wrongful death after their frozen emb... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
This banner year for elections worldwide may witness the arrival of advertising tailored to your personality | Continue reading
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have donated $4.9 million to the political action committee Fairshake, according to new filings with the U.S. Federal Election Committee. It’s just the latest windfall for Fairshake, which is spending millions to run attack ads against Katie Porter, a … | Continue reading
Utilities have come under fire for lobbying to stall climate policies and keep fossil fuel plants running. | Continue reading
1/ For the third time, the U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor with the U.S. against. The U.K. abstained from voting. The ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Updat … | Continue reading
We’ve already gotten one scary look at Civil War, and the new trailer for Alex Garland’s near-future action thriller is just as chilling—it’s light on fresh plot details, but heavy on disturbing atmosphere. America has splintered into factions at war with each other, with civilia … | Continue reading
The UK is almost certain to have a General Election this year1. The Boundary Commission for England2 has reworked the existing Parliamentary constituencies to make them more fair3. As such, constituencies are generally more equal in terms of electorate. But, of course, geography … | Continue reading
E.U. officials had ambitions to curb greenhouse gas emissions from farming. But after protests broke out from Berlin to Brussels, they changed their minds. | Continue reading
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and resources to secure federal grant funds threaten its success. | Continue reading
On April 4, 1968, when I learned with the rest of the world that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, I immediately thought that the civil rights movement, which King had led, had just been set back by fifty years. I was wrong about that. It ended right then (check that … | Continue reading
These days, we hear a lot about all the safeguards Gemini and ChatGPT have in place. But all you need to do is gaslight them and they’ll spit out anything you need for your political campaign. Read more... | Continue reading
Amazon has broken federal labor laws repeatedly and has been accused countless times of being a terrible employer. As such, it should surprise literally no one that the e-commerce giant has joined a chorus of other craven corporations to claim that the National Labor Relations Bo … | Continue reading
Major tech companies announced a new pact at the Munich Security Conference on Friday pledging to fight AI-generated fakes that are intended to deceive the public and influence elections. The press conference, which was livestreamed online, featured leaders from Big Tech firms wh … | Continue reading
Oliver Darcy, in CNN’s Reliable Sources newsletter, asked Meta what it meant by “political” posts: The Meta spokesperson, instead, offered this vague statement: “Informed by research, our definition of political content is content likely to be about topics related to government o … | Continue reading
1/ The first of Trump’s four criminal trials will start March 25. Justice Juan Merchan set the trial date after denying Trump’s attempt to dismiss the 34 felony charges, which center on allegations that Trump falsified business records to cover up... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
Landry has surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives — and he has targeted the state’s climate change task force. | Continue reading
1/ Democrats won a special election and flipped George Santos’ seat in the House. Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to take the seat vacated by Santos, who was indicted on a charge of fraud and then expelled from Congress. When Suozzi is s... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee released a mysterious statement Wednesday morning that warned of a “national security threat” facing the United States. And while we’re still not sure of the details, a new report from ABC News includes more information about … | Continue reading
Alfred Ng, Politico: A company allegedly tracked people’s visits to nearly 600 Planned Parenthood locations across 48 states and provided that data for one of the largest anti-abortion ad campaigns in the nation, according to an investigation by Sen. Ron Wyden, a scope that far e … | Continue reading
Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets. | Continue reading
Can’t we all just get along? Not if you’re an employee of the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just filed a lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over a $1.45 billion tax bill stemming from the bailout of Silicon Valley Bank.Read m … | Continue reading
1/ The Senate approved $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by a 70-29 vote. Despite efforts by Trump, hard-right Republicans, and House Speaker Mike Johnson to kill the legislation, Senate Republican support for the deal increased ov... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
Despite some lawmakers’ claims, “cure-based recovery” for gay and transgender people comprises one of psychiatry’s longest and darkest chapters. We shouldn’t inflict it on today’s kids | Continue reading
How did a cap-and-trade program considered the "gold standard" gain the support of oil companies? | Continue reading
A new report highlights solutions that would also address climate change. | Continue reading
1/ Trump said he would “encourage” Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to NATO countries that were “delinquent” in meeting the group’s guidelines for defense spending. Trump, recounting an exchange from his time in office with the leader of... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
There’s still a lot that scientists don’t know about dirt. Advocates say the long-awaited farm bill could help fix that. | Continue reading
“Fascist” has long been a go-to pejorative to describe political enemies, especially for leftists like myself – I recall using … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Since I started blogging, I have seen a lot of opinions on social media about Margaret Thatcher. She is often praised as ‘Strong’, ‘Determined’, and lauded because she was the first female Prime Minister in the UK. However, one man summed her up nicely, and in my opinion, truthfu … | Continue reading
I don't really care about ideology and doctrine any more. I just care about what works. I'm going to take a few (somewhat controversial) subjects and explain what I mean. Fundamentally, I believe that all energy companies should be nationalised and there should be a single energy … | Continue reading
Sara Fischer, Axios: Meta will not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don’t follow” on Threads, the company said in a statement provided to Axios. […] Users who post political content can check their account status to see whether they’ve posted too much of … | Continue reading
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has outlawed robocalls containing voices generated by artificial intelligence. The ruling, which was unanimous, was […] The post Robocalls made with AI-generated voices are now illegal appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
1/ The Senate advanced a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after Republicans rejected a version of the bill that included the border policy changes they had demanded. The vote of 67-32 allows the Senate to begin consideration... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause. | Continue reading
1/ House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after four Republicans joined Democrats in voting against what would have been the second-ever impeachment of a Cabinet official. Although the vote failed 214-21... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A federal appeals court rejected Trump’s claim that he’s immune from federal prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “We cannot accept former President Trump’s claim that a President has unbounded authority to commit crimes t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
TikTok is allegedly being used by Chinese migrants to cross the United States’ southern border, first reported by 60 Minutes on Sunday. In interviews at the border of the U.S. and Mexico, Chinese migrants said they were able to discover weak points in America’s border wall throug … | Continue reading
It’s only natural to put your life, your career, and the well-being of your family first. But do you think your job is done when you get what you want, or do you feel any obligation to others? For example, do you have a responsibility to lift others up, share your good fortune, o … | Continue reading
1/ House Republicans vowed to kill the Senate’s bipartisan $118.3 billion national security bill that pairs strict border enforcement policies with aid for Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. allies. For months, Republicans have demanded concessions f... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford covers a few mostly forgotten foreign policy challenges that Gerald Ford faced. The Fall of Saigon in April 1975 was depressing, but people didn’t blame Ford for it. One that lifted his reputation wa … | Continue reading
Podesta takes over for John Kerry at a critical moment for global climate diplomacy. | Continue reading
Paula Tran, Global News: In a social media post on Wednesday afternoon, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the government will require parental notification and consent if a child 15 years or younger changes their name and pronouns at school. In the video on X, formerly known as … | Continue reading
1/ The House passed a bipartisan tax package that pairs a temporary expansion of the child tax credit with a trio of business tax breaks. The bill includes $33 billion to expand the child tax credit for three years. The bill is estimated to benefi... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading