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Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, called for a global slowdown of artificial intelligence development in a 3,800-word essay on Saturday, just days after one of the company’s employees quit over concerns about the safety of the technology. Top executives of other major A.I. companies quickly signed on to the effort. Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI; Elon Musk, whose SpaceX rocket company has been ramping up spending on A.I.; and Demis Hassabis, the chair of Google DeepMind, wrote in social media posts that they agreed on the need for a slower pace. Mr. Amodei, who co-founded Anthropic...

SUMMARY OF NICK SHIRLEY'S HARVARD SPEECHOverview Nick Shirley, an independent investigative journalist and digital content creator, delivered a speech at Harvard detailing his rise to national prominence through on-the-ground reporting of systemic fraud and government corruption. Drawing from personal anecdotes and recent high-profile exposés, Shirley outlined how grassroots journalism has triggered legislative action, faced intense political backlash, and sparked crucial conversations about press freedom, transparency, and the misuse of taxpayer funds. His narrative bridges his early internet career with his current role as a watchdog challenging entrenched political narratives. Early Career & The Shift to Investigative Journalism Shirley began creating...

Police were called to Kamala Harris’ $8 million Malibu mansion after a mystery woman showed up at the property twice and “illegally entered,” according to authorities and the former vice president’s team. Officers from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene after receiving a call about the unidentified woman outside home of Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff around 10:30 p.m. Friday, the sheriff’s department said. The woman had gotten dropped off by an Uber and contacted security at the pricey pad, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department said. After being told she couldn’t stay, the woman left...

CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS "Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success." -Oscar Wilde It is natural and understandable to feel pangs of envy when we see someone else get promoted while we may have not been; or to see someone else get a NAM and we were not recognized for our hard work. It is human. Life is full of many disappointments large and small, and it is tough to accept that others may enjoy greater fortune when we are equally deserving. How...

We Came, We Saw, God Conquered! Photo of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna.The year is 1683. The Muhammadan empire have slowly rebuilt its forces since its defeat in 1571 at Lepanto. The news was spreading in Europe that the Turks had assembled a massive army to strike at the heart of Europe. In anticipation of an Ottoman invasion, Emperor Leopold I of Vienna in the Holy Roman Empire made a bilateral defense treaty with King Jan Sobieski III of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on March 31 1683, backed and guaranteed by Pope Innocent XI. The unfolding of subsequent events is remembered...

343 years ago today the Winged Hussars ArrivedThe Battle of Vienna. To save Christendom from the Ottoman horde, led by the King of PolandThe largest cavalry charge in human history pic.twitter.com/kmi8vv77lM— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) September 12, 2026

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority: in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. <And this is the confidence we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His Will, He hears us. We know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him - I John 5: 14-15 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. - Ephesians 5:11Woe to those who call evil good and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for...

In this video, Ed Barnhart explores the rise of Etowah, its six earthen pyramids, large plaza, homes, palisade walls, and the natural resources that helped support a thriving ancient city. He also looks at the remarkable artwork and trade networks found atEtowah, including copper and ceremonial objects connected to the wider Mississippian world. From its origins and periods of growth to its decline, conflicts, and eventual encounters with Spanish explorers, Ed examines the story of one of the most fascinating ancient cities of North America. Pyramids of Georgia | 15:48 Archaeologist Ed Barnhart | 41.7K subscribers 25,598 views | September...

With just over a month until early in-person voting begins on Oct. 15, North Carolinians are squarely focused on pocketbook issues. According to a new Elon University poll released Thursday, 86% of registered voters surveyed said inflation and the cost of living are “very important” issues, with 73% describing the general economy and healthcare as most important issues this fall. Husser said that probably won’t help Republicans in competitive races in November. “President Trump largely was re-elected because people thought he was going to handle the economy better than [Kamala] Harris,” said Jason Husser, director of the Elon University Poll....

Image for article: Thousands of Michigan residents receive licenses with random dude's photo Imagine if there was a random guy in the corner of your new driver's license and you had zero explanation for it. Well, that happened to 8,000 Michiganders! A whole batch of IDs was printed with the face, along with the birthdate Jan. 12, 1967, and the actual words "last name," "first name," and "middle" printed on the back of the card. Michigan resident Lenita Nelson was one of the people who received a driver's license containing the error, but she didn't notice it at first, telling...

By Dr. John BergsmaThe Readings for this Lord’s Day are unified around the theme of forgiveness. We begin and end with the words of “Jesus” on this topic: the First Reading records the words of Jesus, son of Sira, and the Gospel records the words of Jesus, Son of God. One of the last books of the Christian Old Testament to be written, Sirach (also known as Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus) often seems to anticipate the teachings of Christ himself: Reading 1: Sirach 27:30-28:7Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer the...

ransomnote: I put still images from the video at the link below. The prior posts in the series are here:John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Introduction and Day 1 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Day 2 and Day 3 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Day 4 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Day 5 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Days 6, 7 and 8 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen...

Mallorca is taking a less-is-more approach to tourism as anger swells among locals MALLORCA, Spain—This Mediterranean island is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations. It is also the epicenter of Europe’s backlash to overtourism. Local residents have taken to the streets and beaches repeatedly this summer to protest the island’s growing flock of visitors, united by one message: “Tourists, go home.” The island—roughly 125 miles east of the Spanish mainland, with a population of about one million—is on track to welcome about 14 million tourists this...

The women's side of the US Open nearly had an all-American final, with the semifinals featuring Aryna Sabalenka vs. American Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina vs. American Coco Gauff. Unfortunately for the Stars and Stripes, when Thursday night ended, neither Pegula nor Gauff had advanced, with Pegula losing in straight sets and Gauff falling in three. One of the attendees in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday night was former First Lady Michelle Obama. As dissapointing as Thursday's results may have been for the former White House resident, Obama still sent a message of support at the conclusion of the matches....

ROME — Emma Bonino, who rose to political prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy against the objections of the Vatican, has died. She was 78. Her party of recent years, +Europa, announced her death. “Her life was a long struggle against everything that denies freedom: against clandestine abortion, world hunger, the stranglehold of party politics, female genital mutilation, punitive justice, genocide, and every form of authoritarianism,” the party said. Italy’s conservative prime minister Giorgia Meloni paid tribute to Bonino, saying their different backgrounds...

Victoria Simone Burks is charged with attempted second-degree murder and simple criminal damage to property, according to an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Deputies were called to an apartment complex in the 8100 block of Bayou Fountain Avenue at around 3:08 p.m. Sept. 11 in reference to a shooting. Investigators said Burks and the victim had been in a relationship for several years. The victim told detectives the two had argued and that he damaged the windshield of Burks’ vehicle before she armed herself with a pistol, according to the arrest report. The victim said he ran...

SAN LUIS, Ariz. - An American woman suspected of acting as a key logistics operator for the Sinaloa Cartel was arrested by Mexican federal forces just across the Arizona border in San Luis Río Colorado after authorities uncovered more than 5,000 rounds of live ammunition hidden in her vehicle. The suspect, identified by Mexican federal officials as Yanet "N," is accused of running weapons and munitions across the border to supply factional elements of the notorious drug syndicate operating along the Southwest border corridor. The high-profile bust occurred during routine crime prevention patrols near the international border bridge connecting...

Bobby Kennedy Jr gave one of the best speeches of the convention.

In the final quarter of the 20th century, the far-right was primarily associated with antisemitism and racism. By the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, however, its exclusionary rhetoric had increasingly shifted toward immigrants, while its traditional antisemitic positions had, in significant parts of the European radical right, been replaced or reframed through Islamophobic discourse. Zionism and pro-Americanism, once regarded as two major ideological enemies, increasingly became part of its own political identity. The U.S.-Israel alignment that accompanied this sharp paradigm shift contributed to the transformation of the far-right from a marginal movement with limited electoral support...

Leo XIV appoints Archbishop: “The Church is called to disappear so that the Kingdom may grow.” Leo XIV appoints Archbishop: “The Church is called to disappear so that the Kingdom may grow.” Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Mario León Dorado, 52 — a T-shirt guy and an adherent of the heretical Abu Dhabi program — as Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco. Born in Madrid, Dorado joined the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1996 and was ordained a priest in 2001.He has served as Apostolic Prefect of Western Sahara since 2013.“The Church is called to disappear”In September 2022, he...