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The New Jersey AFL-CIO will not take sides in the hotly contested race for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district between Republican incumbent Tom Kean, Jr. and Democrat Sue Altman. That means national Democrats head into one of the races that could determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives without the backing of the state’s largest labor union. Altman was likely a casualty of her past disputes with the South Jersey Democratic machine and with the New Jersey AFL-CIO president, Charles Wowkanech. The New Jersey Globe has learned that leaders of the building trades unions had pushed for no...

From Caritas in Veritate Video lasts about 30 minutes https://youtu.be/Sn5gHD-4WwM?si=j5khKjHQFp-FxclM

Open AI CEO Sam Altman will attend the secretive Bilderberg Meeting, an annual gathering of over 100 political and corporate leaders from Europe and North America, which has announced AI as a key item on its agenda this year. Altman isn’t the only Big Tech figure in attendance. Other participants include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and Google DeepMind head Demis Hassabis. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), will also attend. As noted in a congressional hearing last week, CISA played a key role as a source of government pressure in...

Sam Altman’s Greatest FearThe Alignment Problem and the Future of HumanityYesterday Sam Altman testified before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the first of a series of hearings on AI safety.Altman, CEO of the company that created ChatGPT, agreed with senators about the potential dangers of AI. He spoke of the need for regulation, the importance of privacy, and he even advocated creating a government agency to license AI companies.The academic, Gary Marcus, called Altman out and declared that “he never told us what his worst fear is, and I think it’s germain to find out.”Altman did answer...

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, recently spoke to Forbes in an interview about the future of AI and the development of ChatGPT which Altman hopes could one day “break capitalism.” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was recently interviewed by Forbes magazine about the company’s progress and future plans. OpenAI is considered to be the hottest and most scrutinized startup in the rapidly growing generative AI category. In the interview, Altman talked about the company’s journey and its meteoric rise of its first product, ChatGPT. The AI chatbot has proven controversial due to its absurdly woke politicized responses, such...

Fr. Altman on Pope’s motu proprio restricting the Old Rite Mass: ‘He has no right to do that’(LifeSiteNews) – In a new interview with Dr. Taylor Marshall, Father James Altman joins the many voices criticizing Pope Francis’s motu proprio Traditionis Custodes which aims at essentially abrogating the Traditional Latin Mass as it had been approved by the Council of Trent in the 16th century. According to Father Altman, this ancient rite of the Holy Mass cannot be abrogated at all because “since [the Council of] Trent and before we have known: that is the sacred worship commanded by almighty God.”In...

Fr. James Altman: "You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat. Period." -- Endorsed by the Bishop of Tyler, Texas Fr. James Altman: "You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat. Period." -- Endorsed by the Bishop of Tyler, Texas This afternoon, Bishop Joseph Strickland, of the Diocese of Tyler (Texas), endorsed this important video by Fr. James Altman, of La Crosse (Wisconsin). Please, share the video and the message below: Link to Fr. Alman's video

Father James Altman calls out the hypocrisies of Church hierarchy and their destructive leftist politicization of the Catholic Church that has slapped faithful Catholics in the face and led many others astray. Altman also explains the basis of human nature and our purpose in life. Video produced by filmmaker Rebecca Brannon.

A senior Treasury official whose diary casts a bad light on the Administration's handling of the Whitewater affair will testify in Congress that his writings do not accurately reflect what occurred, Administration officials and Congressional investigators said today. ...Joshua L. Steiner, the Treasury Secretary's chief of staff, wrote that White House officials had put "intense pressure" on Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger C. Altman to remain involved in overseeing the Federal handling of Whitewater. Then, when Mr. Altman told senior Clinton advisers in February of his decision to remove himself from the matter, they "told RA that it was unacceptable," the...

City of Residence: Viera Occupation: Contractor/Consultant

opening scene from The Player an homage to Touch of Evil.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Altman’s production company said the director died at a Los Angeles hospital.

If John Kerry becomes President he will find himself on the horns of a dilemma - which close friend to ditch when he chooses a new Secretary of State. According to today's Washington Post, Kerry would pick his national security team within a few weeks after winning the White House and two of his closest friends, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) or Richard Holbrooke reportedly want the job of running the State Department.

It's no surprise that John Kerry's plan to punish ``Benedict Arnold'' companies and create 10 million U.S. jobs in the process is reminiscent of former President Bill Clinton - a pair of his top economic aides helped come up with it. Among advisers who reportedly helped craft the Kerry plan are ex-Clinton aides Roger Altman and Gene Sperling. Altman, chairman of New York investment firm Evercore Partners, served as Deputy Treasury Secretary and Resolution Trust Corp. under Clinton. He also was president of First American Bankshares when it was sold to the notorious Bank of Commerce and Credit International, or...

CHICAGO (CP) -- Add veteran director Robert Altman to the list of American filmmakers who say they won't shoot a "runaway production" in Canada. In an interview with film critic Roger Ebert in Friday's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times, Altman, 78, said it's obscene to move a film production to Canada, just to save money on tax breaks offered by the government. "There's no reason to let a political decision decide where a picture is shot," Altman is quoted as saying. "Why was (the musical) Chicago made in Toronto? To save a couple of million dollars -- which, of course,...

       I WAS WRONG              Paul Wolfowitz thought U.S. forces would be greeted as liberators in Iraq. I did not. His prediction in this case, was correct. I was wrong. (And not for the last time, I’m guessing.)               I hope Mr. Wolfowitz has equally good luck in the rest of his predictions since they seem to be driving U.S. foreign policy right now. I’d be amazed, and the consequences of his being wrong will likely be catastrophic for this country, but as I said, I’ve been wrong before. And as far...

In Hollywood, apparently, celebrity equals expertise. Edward Norton: "Almost everyone in Germany and France is in sync with the governments. I almost forgot what it's like to be proud of my government. . . . It's dismaying to see the unilateralism the government is doing. There aren't enough rational steps." Robert Altman: "The present government in America I just find disgusting, the idea that George Bush could run a baseball team successfully -- he can't even speak! I just find him an embarrassment. I was over here when the election was on and I couldn't believe it -- and I'm...

MIDI - HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD They suck in Hollywood…the leftist pinko scum in Hollywood They’re really proud that they destroyed our culture…each money vulture Laughs as he goes to the bank They give opinions to all their minions Who believe them when it’s the fans they thank They suck in Hollywood…they’re so political in Hollywood They claim compassion that is very phony…it’s all baloney They covet each other’s wives It’s T & A they’re grabbing…into backs they’re stabbing They lead such scandalous lives They suck in Hollywood…we’ve really heard enough from Hollywood They play a role and then they’re...