Pope Leo on Monday set out a sweeping A.I. vision, warning leaders to safeguard humanity from the technology's most disruptive effects.

For those who don’t keep up with Texas politics, take a gander at the person endorsed by Trump and supported by Christian nationalists. thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/k...

The president has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the race.

A US-born woman born was confronted by sheriff deputies in Louisiana who were convinced her ID and social security card were fakes. They turned her over to ICE, who shackled her & took her an hour away. Even after a lawyer convinced ICE of the woman's citizenship the sheriff says they did no wrong

Quotes from Pope Leo's document warning world of AI risks reut.rs/4wP0LQ8

Why so little information about the bystander? Makes it seem as though he was inconsequential. apnews.com/article/whit...

Camden County Georgia, "June mobile home tax sale" One of these folks owes only $399, but their home is in the tax sale www.co.camden.ga.us/calendar.asp...

The USDA’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center has been the go-to resource for American beekeepers for over a century. When 1.6 million bee colonies collapsed between June 2024 and March 2025,

He…doesn’t know who was president on January 6th. I feel like this is an issue!

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Judges fired for rulings the Trump administration doesn’t like. apnews.com/article/san-...

Jason Leopold asking the right question: Two million additional pages of the Epstein files reviewed by DOJ attorneys remain unreleased. Blanche said they had nothing to do with Epstein. So how did they end up in the Epstein file? www.bloomberg.com/account/news...

⚡️Update: Ukraine hits major chemical plant in Perm Krai, fuel terminal in Novorossiysk, authorities say. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) had struck the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai, located around 1,700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

Once President Trump’s Georgia state director, he has faced repeated allegations of violent or threatening behavior, public controversies and, more recently, an ethics inquiry centered on allegations he misused taxpayer funds while serving as Collins’ chief of staff. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

The military academy’s previous commencement speakers were announced more than a month in advance.

⚡️Ukraine liberated 590 square kilometers of territory this year, 'forcing Russia toward diplomacy,' Zelensky says. Ukraine has liberated 590 square kilometers of territory from Russian occupation since the beginning of the year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said May 22.

NEW: Colorado’s League of Women Voters has withdrawn a planned “Leader of Democracy” Award for Gov Jared Polis after he gave clemency to Tina Peters.

The lawsuit says the church allowed him to groom, molest and secretly film girls for 15 years. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Landry was heckled on the streets as he goes to Greenland “with what is basically an ultimatum.” www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market apnews.com/article/fda-...

The dudes who are in their feels about women voting.

Senators from both parties push Hegseth for action on Ukraine aid apnews.com/article/cong...

Well, yeah… apnews.com/article/trum...

Pope Leo XIV previews his encyclical by attacking Silicon Valley’s “unbridled promotion and implementation of technology at the expense of human dignity.”

Nothing to see here, move along.

Trump Deportation Crackdown May Have Separated 145,000 U.S.-Citizen Children From Parents, Report Finds

Georgia-based Bitcoin Depot files for bankruptcy as it faced scrutiny that its crypto kiosks facilitated scams. Multiple states have sued the company. www.ajc.com/business/202...

The grants include a massive $1 billion grant for IBM.

Hundreds of thousands of workplaces use software to monitor employees. Now, a new study has found that many of these tools share data not just with employers, but with digital advertising platforms and data brokers as well. Read more from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social:

The citizens of Festus, Missouri, population approximately 14,000, just voted out every single city council member who secretly approved a gigantic data center. A recall petition is also being circulated to remove the mayor and council members who were not on the ballot.

Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing apnews.com/article/iran...

View from the top as workers replaced with AI: www.marketwatch.com/story/ai-in-...

70% of the money was misattributed or misappropriated.

A new way to revive the mass deportation campaign: Take away Customs screeners from airports in ‘sanctuary’ cities, to force re-routing of international flights.

SCOOP: Markwayne Mullin met with airline and travel executives at DHS last week and told them he's serious about plan to pressure sanctuary cities by cutting CBP screening at intl airports after World Cup. Execs have warned economic impact would be "devastating" www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

At issue: Did a massive data center in Morgan County, Georgia, contaminate the drinking water? news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...

7 weeks into the Iran war, and we've burned through nearly half our most critical missiles. Although you wouldn’t know that because Donald Trump keeps touting that our stockpile is "Virtually unlimited.” Check out my latest YouTube video that breaks down this and more at the link in my reply.

More on Broadview 6 ruling

Talk about weaponization…will there now be a hearing on DIJ’s vindictive prosecution of the protesters? capitolnewsillinois.com/news/broadvi...

Go figure: 96% of Democrats and 79% of Republican voters want the polluters to be held accountable for damages and cleanup. Yet Georgia GOP candidates who sponsored bills to shield carpet companies from legal liability won their primary races.

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Workers in this immigrant-dominant industry now hesitant to report safety violations amid ICE crackdown. Now, a proposal could put workers more at work, according to an advocacy group. www.ajc.com/news/2026/05...

The indictment of Castro came down a month ago. Why wait to announce? Changed media focus from Trump “settlement,” Iran war and China trip. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The New York Times editorial board: “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”