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It didn't take long for California's new laws banning political parody to inspire a parody of Gov. Gavin Newsom in which his voice is imitated saying "on my watch, the cost of living and homelessness have skyrocketed and our schools are failing." "Using AI technology to make it appear that I am admitting fault for the state's problems is a threat to our democracy," Newsom claimed. "It encourages disrespect for those of us tasked with ruling this state and the country. The job is hard enough without the constant drumbeat of criticism and mockery. Now that mockery is so easy...

If it were up to Larry Ellison, the exorbitantly rich cofounder of software outfit Oracle, all of us will soon be smiling for the camera — constantly. Not for a cheery photograph, but to appease our super-invasive, if not totally omnipresent, algorithmic overseers. As Business Insider reports, the tech centibillionaire glibly predicts that the wonders of AI will bring about a new paradigm of supercharged surveillance, guaranteeing that the proles — excuse us, "citizens" — all behave and stay in line. "We're going to have supervision," Ellison said this week at an Oracle financial analysts meeting, per BI. "Every police...

A former executive with Steve Cohen’s Point72 hedge fund is betting big on Ukraine’s brewing private defense sector. Perry Boyle, who was head of equities and capital development for Point72, is nearing a first close on a flagship venture capital vehicle for MITS Capital, Boyle told PitchBook exclusively. MITS will invest primarily in seed and Series A rounds for Ukrainian defense startups. Later this month, the firm plans to hold a first close on its flagship VC vehicle, MITS Lightning Fund, which aims to raise about $50 million. The launch comes as a US presidential election nears and peace prospects...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being investigated for his now-deleted post questioning the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump. Musk’s post caught the attention of the Secret Service after he questioned the lack of attempts on the lives of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” Musk wrote on X. The X owner then followed up with a reply to his own post, writing: “Well, one lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be all...

Alleged FBI agents get humiliated and sent fleeing by a man after showing up to threaten him over a social media post (Credit: Jeremy Kauffman X) There has never been a more critical time in America for citizens to understand and exercise their Constitutional rights. One man in New Hampshire proved this knowledge is invaluable after the Biden-Harris regime apparently attempted to turn him into a criminal. Jeremy Kauffman, an entrepreneur and Libertarian political activist, was visited at his home Monday by two men claiming to be FBI agents regarding an unspecified X post he made. When he asks them...

Has anybody experienced DNS not resolving a business URL correctly? I buy sleep apnea supplies from Verus Healthcare (www.verus.com). When I got to verus.com, DNS is resolving to LinkedIn! It is resolving to a specific person profile on LinkedIn, too, not just the general address for LinkedIn (it resolves to Joshua Schoen on LinkedIn). In fact, it is entering Joshua Schoen's name in the search box in LinkedIn. I tried three different browsers on my Mac (Safari, Firefox, Chrome). Same results. I cleared the cache in the browsers. Same results in all three. I restarted my Mac. Same results. Then...

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the ABC News debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. One question in particular is raising eyebrows: Did Harris’s team receive the debate questions in advance? While Harris appeared shaky at the start, she found her rhythm quickly, especially after Trump took the bait on a dig about rally sizes. That moment allowed Harris to steer the conversation away from more critical topics like inflation and immigration, which could have easily sunk her. Instead of addressing these pressing issues, she spouted her usual word salad and never truly answered the...

Users of Amazon's cloud-based Alexa voice service are receiving distinctly different answers regarding who they should vote for. When users asked Alexa "why should I vote for Kamala Harris," they were told "while there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a woman of color who has overcome numerous obstacles to become a leader in her field. Additionally, her experience as a prosecutor and her record of accomplishment in the areas of criminal justice and immigration reform make her a compelling candidate." When users asked Alexa "why should I vote for...

VIDEOIs the Brazilian Censorship Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who took down X (always to be known as Twitter) in Brazil and who threatened to arrest anyone using that platform, the Spawn of Satan? When you watch him in action he definitely gives off strong Demonic vibes as you can see.

A suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Six dead and 13 wounded... In Izmir, Turkey today two US Marines on shore leave attacked by Turkish nationalists... Clashes in Israel tonight police and protesters battling outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking for forgiveness over the execution-style killings of six hostages... Joe Biden saying that Mr. Netanyahu is failing to do enough to free hostages... French politics President Emmanuel Macron denying the left-wing alliance the post of Prime Minister...trying to find a left of center personality... The full Brazilian Supreme Court upholding the ban on "X"......

Your host with you again on this holiday weekend getting together with some of my friends today in the 12-steps feeling great about being a sober host. But wow I am just overwhelmed El Rushbo used to speak of: "Talent On Loan From God" I am just overwhelmed by God's grace to me before getting the talent... Give Me a F Give Me a B Give Me a I What does that spell?... Why Do You And I Have To Eat Bugs Is It Really About "Carbon Emissions"? Farmers have to cut back on production fewer cows and all that...

The consultations on a new government offered up by President Macron continued Monday with Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen of the National Rally... And by Monday night Mr. Macron was able to say that there was no way for a united Left to lead a new government. The media messaging kept hinting at displaying notions of a government without the LFI that would include other parties of the New Popular Front Left... This weekend plotting to break the Socialist Party away from the New Popular Front alliance through making a Socialist personality Prime Minister in the cards... On Thursday...

US Central Command announcing a joint operation against ISIS in Western Iraq said to have killed...unofficial reports 6-7 members of the US military wounded... An explosion at a gas station in Yemen's port city of Aden causing deaths and injuries... The commanding officer of the USS John McCain guided missile destroyer fired... Police in Germany saying the stabbing attack that injured five people on a bus this evening was not a 'terrorist act'... Tensions in the Balkans as Kosovo authorities raided Serbian minority government... Two missiles exploding near a merchant vessel off the south coast of Yemen... In Ireland today...

Jews openly praying on Jerusalem's Temple Mount breaking the rules against Jewish worship on ground considered sacred by Muslims... The controversial Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes freezing bank accounts of Elon Musk's Starlink...expectations that "X" will be shut down in Brazi in the coming hours... The four parties in the Dutch government holding talks late into the night... Serbia announcing a three-billion-dollar deal to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets from France... The United Nations says that Israel has agreed to limited pauses in military operations in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations... Global Positioning System (GPS) interference is reported...

Two Ukrainian drones shot down over the water near the port city of Sevastopol... The Dutch Defense Minister says that a computer failure at the country's Ministry of Defense was not the result... The Biden-Harris Administration request to allow it to ease student debt loans rejected... In Las Vegas former Democrat elected official Robert Telles found guilty of murdering an investigative journalist... The Biden-Harris Administration imposing sanctions on a Jewish settler group and a Jewish settlement security coordinator in Israel... In Yemen heavy rainfall causing at least 33 deaths... Prosecutors in Sweden charging two men with hate crimes for burning...

After four days of long-winded speeches and non-stop Trump-bashing, the Democratic National Convention is finally over. The DNC saw speeches from the Clintons, Obamas, and, of course, Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz. It was the antics away from the main stage, however, which captivated conservatives across social media. While Edwin the Venezuelan alien was kept away from the convention, conservatives who managed to sneak into the DNC caused chaos among the Democratic attendees. One incognito activist was Matt Walsh, the conservative children’s author who’s risen to fame for his efforts against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies across...

Here we have the insanely rare Brittany Mahomes W. Brittany Mahomes is the wife of superstar Kansas City Quarterback Patrick Mahomes. She stays in the headlines pretty regularly. And this lady does not give two poops what other people think. Yeah, Mahomes liked a Trump post on Instagram. And then when people got ticked, she responded thusly: I mean ... I don't exactly get the response. But she's right, lefties do need to grow up. Conservatives see celebrities, athletes, and other stars disagree with them politically every single day and you don't have these sorts of hissy fits usually. But...

Pay Attention. In 2020 President Trump won more votes than any sitting president in US history. Trump increased his vote totals by 12 million votes in 2020 over his first presidential victory in 2016. Trump won 16 of 17 bellwether counties and allegedly lost the election. Something that had never happened in 36 years. Trump won the bellwether states, Ohio, Florida, and Iowa handily, something EVERY winning candidate has accomplished since 1960. Biden won the fewest number of counties in the 2020 election by any alleged “winner” in history – winning only 16% of all US counties. In this same...

VIDEOELECTION INTERFERENCE ALERT!!!This morning I clicked on a Liberal Hivemind video and up came an ad. The problem was that instead of being the typical YouTube ad that you could skip after five or ten seconds, you had to watch the entire 1:19 minute ad. Later, when I clicked to watch a video from the Brian Craig Show the same thing happened. The same 1:19 ad for car insurance came up and I couldn't watch the Brian Craig video until it finished since it was unskippable. In this video I show what happens when you click on videos from both...

In July former president Donald trump was shot in the ear while giving a campaign speech in Pennsylvania. Users attempting to access this event on Google had trouble. The site routed them away from the event and toward the 1950 attempted assassination of President Harry Truman by Puerto Rican gunmen. This week, the Harris/Walz campaign used the Google site to post phony news headlines falsely attributed to Reuters, CBS News, CNN, NPR and AP. The bogus headlines included: "Harris Will Lower Health Costs," "Harris' Vision: Lower Costs And Higher Wages," and "Inflation Is Down." Mark Isakowitz, Google Vice President of...