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Defending AI-Assisted Writing: A Modern Tool for Creativity and ResearchIn today’s fast-paced world, the process of writing for publication—whether essays, articles, or books—has evolved. One of the most common questions I receive is whether I “used AI” to write a particular piece. The simple answer is yes, but that requires context. AI is not a replacement for human thought or creativity; it is a tool, much like a research library or an editorial team.When I write, the ideas and structure are mine. I may compose a first draft, then use AI to edit, clean up language, and refine flow. I...

It seems to really bother Julia Reinstein of New York magazine's The Cut section that there could be even the slightest hint of thought diversity among the late night talk show hosts on television. Her ire on this matter was directed towards Jimmy Fallon, not so much because he demonstrated any sympathy for the Trump administration but because he seemed to exhibit insufficient hostility towards the President.You can see Reinstein's irked attitude over Fallon's lack of perceived antipathy towards Trump right in the first paragraph of her story on Monday, "Jimmy Fallon Doesn’t Want to Be ‘That Political’."

The Hidden Costs Behind Franchise Dining and the Shifting Landscape of American MealsFor decades, mid-tier casual dining chains have occupied a comfortable place in American life: a step above fast food, offering consistent menus, a sit-down experience, and a sense of convenience. Yet a closer look at the economics of these franchises reveals a system that inflates prices for consumers while funneling the bulk of profits to the parent corporation. Combined with changing consumer habits, mounting economic pressures, and reliance on consumer credit, this model may be approaching a breaking point.At first glance, the price of a breakfast plate—eggs, bacon,...

Chicago news outlets have published and aired seemingly endless images and videos from inside the South Shore apartment building raided by federal immigration agents this week. You’ve undoubtedly seen them: doors hanging open, apartments torn apart, and hallways left in disarray after the feds left. What the outlets haven’t shared is what the building looked like before the raid. The pre-raid videos, posted by Wayne Head, who identifies himself as a former maintenance person at the building, reveal apartment doors splintered and hanging open, deadbolts ripped out. Security camera lenses were covered with thick coats of spray paint to keep...

Mark W Smith with the Defender of Gun Rights of the Year for 2025 award, presented to him at GRPC 2025 in Salt Lake City. The 40th Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC), was held at the Salt Lake City Marriott on September 26-28, 2025. Registration on site started on Friday, with a reception Friday night starting at 7 p.m. These receptions are always interesting. Attendees are able to hobnob with movers and shakers among Second Amendment supporters.On Friday, before the GRPC registration, media was invited to attend a separate but related event, the AMM*Con, a Second Amendment Media Workshop. The...

Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews BREAKING - CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, is demanding that charges be dropped against three Muslims who vandalized a church in Texas, claiming that “graffiti is the language of the unheard” and that vandalizing the church was their First Amendment right.

Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 @Bubblebathgirl Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) says he’s “baffled” by the hilarious memes President Trump has been putting out making fun of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer. The fact Walz is talking about the memes means they’re working. His brain clearly isn’t.

A three-part documentary titled “Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?” is set to premiere on Hulu on September 29, detailing the controversial case of Ellen Greenberg who died in 2011. Despite her body being riddled with 20 stab wounds, her death was ruled a suicide and Josh Shapiro, who was attorney general at the time, upheld that ruling.

This week, the Democrat minority in the US Senate refused to vote for the continuing resolution that was needed to keep the federal government funded while the negotiations for the next budget are underway. The resolution was passed by the House, but couldn't make it past the Senate's filibuster rules. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) explained "Republicans want to discontinue the special pandemic increase in the spending for medicaid that has been part of the budget since 2021. Democrats want to continue this level of spending. Until Republicans do what we demand we will oppose the funding required to keep the...

President Donald Trump has unleashed a warning to Democrats who opposed a resolution in the U.S. Senate that would have kept the government funded for another few weeks.The video is about the "Reaper" who is coming, presumably for Democrat spending and funding programs.Already, the White House has cut various green ideology funding programs, and blocked other grants to leftist cities and states.It's happening because government funding from Congress expired earlier this week.

..a death sentence in Tunisia...Facebook posts critical of Tunisia's... US intelligence officials told...September 8th Israeli attack on the Gaza Aid Flotilla... Court of Appeals ruling against President Trump's executive order to end birthright... The US Supreme Court reaffirming the right of the Trump... Another night of drone sightings and disruption at the Munich... Russian air defenses shooting down a drone...fire ignited... Explosions in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions... Music mogul-icon Sean "Diddy" Combs sentenced to 50 months... US House Speaker Mike Johnson deciding to keep the House out... Trump Speaks Of Hamas Readiness For "Peace" Calls On Israel To End...

Conversation Viral News NYC @ViralNewsNYC 🚨New Protest Rules Go Live Today — Anarchists Poised to Take Advantage, Police Say Today, the NYPD was officially shackled by a court settlement that critics say will leave the city more vulnerable the next time protests erupt. Phase II of the Payne settlement has gone into effect, and police warn it’s a recipe for disaster. The deal forces cops into a rigid “tiered” protest response system, bans effective crowd-control tactics like kettling, and puts new oversight units over every move the department makes. Instead of trusting trained officers to make split-second decisions in the...

Greg Price @greg_price11 🚨 National Review just revealed disturbing texts from Virginia Democrat Attorney General candidate Jay Jones wishing death on former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert. “Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.” “If those guys die before me, I will go to their funerals to piss other graves”

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Russian President Vladimir Putin – […] They’ve made a lot of noise many times, threatening us with a complete blockade. They’ve even said openly, without hesitation, that they want to make the Russian people suffer. That’s the word they chose. They’ve drawn up plans, each more fantastical than the last one. I think the time has come to calm down, to take a look around, to get their bearings, and to start building relations in a completely different way.We also understand that the polycentric world is highly dynamic. It appears fragile and unstable because it is impossible to permanently fix...

Hamas Crumbles Under Trump's Pro-Israel Ultimatum, Exposes Qatar's Puppet Strings In a bold and unyielding stand for Israel's security, President Trump's decisive ultimatum to the terrorist Hamas regime has exposed the group's true colors once again. While feigning a token concession by agreeing to release the innocent hostages they've barbarically held captive—brave souls kidnapped in their vicious October 7 massacre—Hamas shamelessly spurns the core pillars of Trump's ironclad peace blueprint: total disarmament to neuter their arsenal of death, and the deployment of a robust international force (clearly excluding Palestinian interlopers who might sympathize with jihadists) to safeguard Israel's sovereignty and...

A National Guard Captain told troops to “Defy Orders” — reckless advice that could destroy a career and even land soldiers in jail. Pete Hegseth fires back, warning that this kind of guidance ignores the Insurrection Act and the harsh reality of the UCMJ.

Katie Pavlich @KatiePavlich 🚨Holy crap. DHS just released more info on the Iowa school superintendent and illegal alien Ian Andre Roberts. He has a very long, violent criminal record, combined with immigration fraud. He also voted in elections

After the most recent outbreak of campus antisemitism in America, the Israel Association of University Heads issued a statement denouncing the mistreatment in question and voicing their support for Jewish and Israeli members of the offending institutions. “We will do our best to assist those of them who wish to join Israeli universities and find a welcoming academic and personal home,” they concluded. The heads of all nine public universities in Israel signed the joint statement. Other initiatives followed encouraging students to leave American higher education for Israel. Such a move would, according to the Kohelet Policy Forum, allow students...

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach @TreasurerBeach No fake news here. These first drafts honoring America’s 250th Birthday and @POTUS are real. Looking forward to sharing more soon, once the obstructionist shutdown of the United States government is over