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[ad_1] A post jocularly characterizing AIs as our children reminded me of this stanza from Philip Larkin: They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. The post A Prescient Poem About AI appeared first on Reason.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] One of the areas where Sharia law appears to be making inroads into American society is through the U.S. financial system. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] President Donald Trump said that the current offer for ending the war against Iran is insufficient. He threatened to resume strikes on Iran if Tehran did not propose a satisfactory offer.  “Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal,” Trump said at the White House on Wednesday. “So far, they haven’t gotten there. We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be. We will be, either that or we’ll have to just finish the job.” Trump’s remarks followed a report by Iranian state media that Tehran offered a memorandum of understanding to Washington that…

[ad_1] After clinching the Republican Senate nomination on May 26, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targeted his Democratic opponent, saying James Talarico is too extreme for Texas.  Paxton said Talarico is a vegan and a threat to the state famous for cattle, Tex-Mex and barbecue. Paxton called his opponent “the most extreme radical the Democrats have ever nominated.”  “He’s a vegan who thinks God is nonbinary and that there’s actually six biological sexes,” Paxton said, also calling him “Tofu Talarico.”  President Donald Trump made a similar statement May 20, saying, “He’s a vegan. He’s a vegan in Texas, and you…

[ad_1] The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to censor bad news about the Iran war. President Donald Trump even accused journalists of treason during the war. Now the administration has found a specific (if extremely tenuous) legal justification for his claims: the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). After The Bulwark journalist Tim Miller shared someone else’s paraphrase of an Iranian TV news report about the ceasefire negotiations, the official White House Rapid Response account on X commented that Miller is “starting to take Iranian state media as fact and peddle disinformation on their behalf. Maybe Tim…

[ad_1] Located in the heart of the country’s capital, El Salvador’s BINAES library stands tall as a monument to the love of knowledge, literature, and technology—accessible to the public 24 hours a day, for free. Positioned directly in front of and carefully aligned with the Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador, BINAES is also surrounded by the Palacio Nacional de El Salvador (to its left/side) and the Jardín Centroamérica, all symbols and reminders of a dream. The dream of a society that elevates beauty, the love of knowledge and faith, and shares them with the world. Having traveled to many countries…

[ad_1] Read the Complaint for more on the factual allegations and on the remedy the DoJ seeks. The Introduction: On April 25, 2024, following months of antisemitic and anti-Israeli demonstrations, masked and armed agitators, many of whom were openly hostile to Jews and Israelis, occupied the heart of the University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”) campus. They built an illegal encampment, surrounded it with barriers, and formed “human phalanxes” to block Jews and Israelis from entering academic buildings. They kicked and slapped Jews, beat Jews with sticks, and assaulted Jews with pepper spray. One Jewish student was knocked unconscious and…

[ad_1] Maryland election officials are mailing replacement ballots to voters after a vendor error led to some voters receiving a mail-in ballot for the wrong political party’s primary in June. However, in criticizing the mix-up, President Donald Trump distorted the facts to claim that 500,000 “fake,” “corrupt” and “illegal” ballots had been mailed to ensure “Democrats win.” The original ballots have been “voided” and can’t be cast, state election officials said. Maryland also has a closed primary, which means Democratic and Republican voters may vote only in the party primary for which they are registered. In response to Trump, Maryland’s…

[ad_1] The criminal prosecution against Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the Salvadoran national whose story became a flashpoint last year in the immigration debate—must be dismissed, a federal judge ruled last week, finding it had been tainted unconstitutionally by vindictiveness. The Justice Department, vowing to appeal, said in a statement that “another activist judge has placed politics above public safety.” It is an ironic accusation. Abrego Garcia may be guilty of smuggling people across the border. But the indictment against him, in connection with a 2022 traffic stop and ensuing investigation that had been closed without charges, was always about politics above public…

[ad_1] Texas AG Ken Paxton’s victory over Sen. John Cornyn shows how much Republican voters distrust the political establishment – and are raring for a fight [ad_2] Source link