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Google’s generative AI chatbot Gemini has been producing troubling, self-loathing statements, prompting user concern and a response from the company. Google says it’s a bug, but the strange outputs have left many uneasy about AI behavior. Key Facts: Users have reported Gemini making self-deprecating comments like “I am a failure” and “I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes.” Reports and screenshots have circulated on X and Reddit over the past month showing repeated negative self-talk. One user interaction showed Gemini “quitting” on a coding task and calling the code “cursed.” Google DeepMind’s Logan Kilpatrick confirmed it’s an...

Immigrant aid organizations in Central Texas worry that, amid an immigration crackdown, undocumented victims of the deadly floods are not receiving assistance.Leo, a 14-year-old undocumented immigrant, had joined volunteers searching the banks of the Guadalupe River four days after the deadly Central Texas floods of July 4 when he slipped and fell into treacherous waters contaminated with corpses and debris. He emerged with flesh and finger bones exposed on a left hand that had been nearly severed.For an excruciating hour, his parents were gripped by fear. What if the hospital staff asked for immigration documents? Finally, they broke down and...

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(DCNF)—Immediately after President Donald Trump announced his administration’s plans to combat violent crime in Washington, D.C. on Monday, MSNBC contributor Eddie Glaude said he was refraining from losing his “temper.” Trump announced that he was taking measures — including declaring a “public safety emergency” and deploying the National Guard — to counter violent crime in the city. Glaude, on “Chris Jansing Reports,” hurled various accusations at Trump, claiming the president was not genuinely concerned with stopping crime. WATCH: VIDEO AT LINK.................... “Chris, to be honest with you, I’m trying to hold my temper. I think there’s an ongoing argument that...

Former Bravo star Jennifer Welch wildly called for President Trump supporters to be banned from all Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants in the US — saying they should get their “fat asses over to Cracker Barrel” instead. In a profanity-laden meltdown on her “I’ve Had It” podcast, the mom-of-two unleashed on white voters who agree with Trump’s border policies but still want to frequent restaurants run by immigrants. “I’ve had it with white people that triple Trumped that have the nerve and the audacity to walk into a Mexican restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, go to a gay...

It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to a reusable menstrual disc.“I had already been wary of tampons from an environmental perspective and also from a biological perspective. I felt that they were very wasteful and expensive to consistently keep buying,” she said.The flexible discs and other reusable menstrual products are gaining traction as alternatives to the billions of single-use pads and tampons that get tossed into landfills every year. Products such as the discs, silicone cups and period underwear can be reused for years, so they’re cost-effective and long-lasting in addition to...

Key Points President Donald Trump placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control. Trump also deployed 800 National Guard troops to the capital city. The president cited what he claims is an out-of-control crime problem in the District of Columbia. =============================================================== President Donald Trump on Monday placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deployed 800 National Guard troops in the capital city to address what he claimed was out-of-control crime there. It is the first time that a president has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. Trump’s move drew fierce condemnation from local officials, who noted that...

AOL, once a dominant force in the early days of the Internet, has announced the end of its dial-up Internet service, marking the closure of a significant chapter in the history of online connectivity. Apple Inside reports that after more than four decades of providing dial-up Internet access to millions of users worldwide, American Online has decided to discontinue its iconic service. The company, which started as a very early Apple service in the 1980s, played a crucial role in ushering in the Internet age for countless individuals. Although many readers will be surprised to learn that dial-up internet was...

Every once in a while, you run into a new piece of information that really opens your eyes to a whole new world. Today, I am taking a break from the regular news cycle to bring you something that really rocked my world: this Epoch Times article on classical music. also, 4 hours 50 Most Beautiful Classical Music Pieces https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/the-300-year-old-secret-to-a-better ...more

Industrial feminism has been a disaster for the human race, and I’ll show you why: Now, not that I’d do any better myself (as a woman), but I’m also not pretending that my sports aptitude is on the same playing field as male professionals. The important thing though is that this umpire has broken the glass ceiling, or whatever—the game of baseball be damned—and she can go down in history…that no one will ever care about. With this ump’s debut, the mainstream media have been running pieces about how great she did, citing her scorecard, claiming her strike accuracy rate...

The FDA has lifted a pause on the administration of a vaccine for the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness currently spreading from China. The Ixchiq single-dose vaccine was approved for adults 18 and up at risk of exposure to the virus in 2023 But administrations of the shot to adults aged 60 and older were paused in May of this year, triggered by reports of 17 serious side effects following vaccination, including two deaths. Most of the reported issues were neurological or cardiac, and all involved people over 60. An FDA spokesperson told DailyMail.com: ‘FDA has completed an updated benefit-risk...

Jimmy Kimmel is a desperate man looking for a way out, he revealed in a recent interview. The late-night host sees the writing on the wall, including the likely evisceration of his own ABC show. Rather than bear it, Kimmel said he’s giving serious thought to fleeing the U.S. Such a move would be driven by Kimmel’s desire to “escape Trump,” he said on the Sarah Silverman Podcast last week. “I did get Italian citizenship, I do have that. What’s going on is as bad as you thought it was gonna be,” the 57-year-old comedian said about his own career...

All of it is Queer"We are so back" is a current meme indicating how some part of "woke" culture has been pushed back, but even the most anti-woke conservatives stand defenseless against gay culture.One of my favorite homosexuals of all time was Justin Raimondo, founder of Antiwar.com and author of the 2008 book Reclaiming the American Right, who once said that the best thing about being homosexual was all the sneaking around. That was when there was a closet; ahh, the closet. Most people in those days knew who was “that way,” who was “light in the loafers.” But they...

JK Rowling, creator and author of the "Harry Potter" book series, lit up liberals for sacrificing the principle of free speech, stating that the reason they did so was that they were terrified they wouldn't be accepted by "their tribe." This is a very astute observation from Rowling. Fear was, is, and always will be the engine that drives the liberal/progressive movement. This is why they shame those among their group who step out of line with the accepted doctrine of the hivemind. Cancel culture was born from this line of thinking. Cut people off from their tribe, where they...

Unless you are in denial, you probably understand that ice cream isn’t a diet food. Although it is delicious and nothing beats a cool, sweet cone of the frozen dessert on a hot summer day, it isn’t going to help you shave inches off your waistline. However, that doesn’t mean all brands are equal regarding health. Some popular brands found at your local grocery store contain artificial ingredients, flavors, and preservatives. Here are 6 ice cream brands that are mostly air and additives. 1. Edy’s Edy’s ice cream is delicious, but many artificial colors and additives are on the ingredient...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in a Monday letter is urging President Trump to call off the map-drawing arms race, saying he should end a redistricting war that is sparking battles across the country. Newsom warned that GOP pushes to draw more favorable maps ahead of the midterms were “playing with fire” and pledged that California would stand down if red states did the same. “This attempt to rig congressional maps to hold onto power before a single vote is cast in the 2026 election is an affront to American democracy,” wrote Newsom, who has launched a redistricting effort in...

Ravan Jaafar al-Taie is a finalist to be elected to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The Jerusalem Post did a deep dive into her controversial social media history. By Mathilda Heller. August 10, 2025. One of six finalists up for election for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has on several occasions posted the inverted red triangle associated with Hamas and has accused Israel of falsifying claims of rape by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

President Trump on Monday criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the leader’s resistance to cede territory to Russia, saying he disagrees “very, very severely” with Zelensky. “I get along with Zelensky, but, you know, I disagree with what he’s done, very, very severely disagree. This is a war that should have never happened,” Trump told reporters at the White House, referring to Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine. In an attempt to broker an end to the conflict, Trump announced Friday he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15. Trump has said the meeting...

@Qanon76 Israel's "Dancing with the Stars" featured one of the pairs dressed as President Trump and Melania Trump, dancing to YMCA!🕺💃🏼 https://truthsocial.com/@Qanon76/115011320948710362

The litmus test that a city is preparing for an inevitable siege isn’t just the columns of smoke rising on the immediate horizon, the artillery blasts, or the enemy surveillance drones hovering overhead: it is above all the fact that it’s rapidly emptying out its residents. The NGO Proliska evacuates 200 people from the area every day. Vans, cars, and families loading their belongings onto carts leave for Dnipropetrovsk province. The number of refugees fleeing Dobropillya has multiplied fivefold in two weeks, according to Proliska.