Newly disclosed court documents reveal that Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney and fixer, admitted to unintentionally providing his attorney with fabricated legal citations that were generated by Google Bard, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to mimic human conversation. In a recent hearing, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman raised doubts […]
There are some people who make much fanfare about how proud they are to pay their taxes to the point we truly wonder what they’re really doing. After all, any normal person sees the absolute waste like how much government agencies supposedly pay for toilet seats and in turn loathe how much of their money goes to support that nonsense. […]
ANALYSIS – High-impact, unexpected, rare events are known as “black swans.” And we may be heading for something huge like that in 2024. It could be related to the U.S. election or a major foreign policy crisis (or several) and more likely a combination of the two. Or worse. The term was popularized in Nassim […]
Via Bearing Arms By Tom Knighton Red flag laws are touted as the answer to mass shootings. There’s no evidence that they’re any such thing, of course, but that has never stopped anti-gun voices from trying to push that tired line. The Lewiston shooting is just one example of how laws we’re told will mitigate the […]
At least one prominent Maine Republican agrees with Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot. Former Maine state Sen. Tom Saviello thanked Bellows for what he called a thoughtful decision, in accordance with Section 3 of the 14th Amendment because “[Trump] was involved in inciting an insurrection […]
Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking a judge to prohibit former President Donald Trump from making “political attacks” about his federal 2020 election interference case set to go to trial in early spring. “Through public statements, filings, and argument in hearings before the Court, the defense has attempted to inject into this case partisan political […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has thrown a wrench in his party’s plans to regulate transgender participation in sports and gender-affirming care. DeWine, a Republican, announced on Friday that he could not sign the bill that passed the GOP-dominated general assembly “as it is currently written.” In vetoing the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act (HB 68), […]
A little over a week ago, California’s lieutenant governor revealed her plans to capitalize on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot. Writing to the California secretary of state, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D) urged the exploration of all legal options to purge Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot. “The constitution […]
ANALYSIS – Few of us think much about dirty bombs, or nuclear terrorism – well I do – but most don’t. Still, thankfully, a dedicated special unit of the Department of Energy (DOE) is on the lookout for all these and other potential nuke threats to America. Most of this monitoring is done by uniquely […]
FRIDAY PDB – The Marines transformed to take on China. Will they be ready for everything else? A plan to redesign the Corps stirred warnings that it might have gone too far. THAT’S THE BIG QUESTION. WHICH I’VE ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE. MEANWHILE – Marine Corps asks for public feedback on 8-year upgrade plan in Hawaii. The Marine […]
On Thursday, a California judge ruled that state Rep. Vince Fong (R), a former staffer and mentee of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), may run for Congress after he was initially deemed ineligible. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) first determined Fong could not be placed on the congressional ballot because he had already declared reelection for the […]
Chinese Nationals With Military Ties Invading US At Alarming Rate
ANALYSIS – The Joe Biden immigration disaster just keeps getting worse and worse. The latest reports from the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) show that Chinese nationals are illegally entering the United States at an alarming rate. And these are not just any Chinese. Many are single males of military age. Some of the Chinese nationals […]