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Trump’s Intel Chief Arrives to Work Early, Seeks List of Names to Fire

President Trump’s pick to be acting director of national intelligence showed up to work on Thursday, one day earlier than he was expected, and asked for a list of every employee in his office so he could decide who to fire.

His visit to the office caught everyone off guard, CNN reports, including outgoing director Tulsi Gabbard, who only got a brief notice that Pulte was coming. Trump had…

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As Trump Attends Knicks Game, Homan Threatens New York City

President Trump’s immigration czar, Tom Homan, is pledging a rapid surge of immigration agents in New York City.

Homan told Fox News Monday that he is reviewing plans to rapidly increase ICE activity in the city, deploying “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen,” claiming that he promised New York Governor Kathy Hochul to boost ICE’s presence in New York if the state passed any bills preventing…

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Award-Winning “Book of Life” Filmmaker Jorge Gutiérrez Exits Amazon AI Series After Industry Backlash

JoJorge R. Gutiérrez has stepped away from an Amazon MGM Studios animated project developed under a generative AI initiative. His departure followed public criticism and wider industry debate over artificial intelligence in animation. The situation has become part of a broader AI backlash involving Jorge Gutiérrez and Amazon, centered on how studios use generative tools […]

The post…

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Judge Orders Trump to Take His Freaking Name off the Kennedy Center

A federal judge has ordered that President Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts—and that the president reopen the prestigious theater.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled Friday that the name of the performing arts center can’t be changed without an act of Congress, and ordered the Trump administration to take down every sign with Trump’s name and get…

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Um, Did Zendaya Just Die in 'Euphoria' Season 3 Episode 5?

Euphoria season 3 (currently airing on HBO Max) seems to be the center of a new controversy every single week. Fans of the show have talked about everything from the backlash to Cassie's (Sydney Sweeney) OnlyFans plotline to using photographer Petra Collins' aesthetic before she was reportedly asked to direct, then dropped from the show.

But the latest bombshell that came at the end of…

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Meghan Markle distances herself from photograph row as duchess's publicist blames 'AI technology'

Meghan Markle's publicist has distanced the Duchess of Sussex from a photograph row that emerged on the AI-powered fashion website, OneOff.

During their tour of Australia, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Bondi Beach, where 15 people lost their lives in an antisemitic massacre in December 2025.

The outfit that Meghan wore was subsequently uploaded to the affiliate shopping site…

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Republican Rep. Obsessed With Hating Muslims Unveils MAMDANI Act

Republican Representative Chip Roy is taking aim at free speech and freedom of religion, introducing a bill that would target immigrants who support “socialism, communism, Chinese communism, Marxism, or Islamic fundamentalism.”

Roy calls his assault on the First Amendment to the Constitution the “MAMDANI Act,” after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who was elected last year on a platform of…

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The Right Has a Lofty Vision for Schools. Where’s Ours?

The Right is selling a vision of classical education that promises to build character and nurture wonder. Liberals are stuck aiming for higher test scores and employability. Public education defenders need our own inspiring take on the meaning of school.


Conservative classical schools promise wonder, virtue, and the life of the mind. Liberal education pundits want higher test scores.…

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Being right at the wrong time

Prominent cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s calls for negotiation reflect practices already in use, but in Nigeria’s polarized digital space, nuance is punished.


Nigerian soldiers introduce themselves after completing a “Silent Kill” demonstration at the African Land Force Summit, Abuja, April 17, 2018. Photo: Spc. Angelica Gardner / U.S. Africa Command (CC BY 2.0).

For years, a Nigerian…

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The ‘AI slop’ backlash kills Sora

OpenAI just killed Sora.

That’s an amazing development. When the company rolled out the video-creation site, and later the app, reviewers called it a trailblazer because it combined video creations with sound effects, spoken dialog, and the ability for users to generate a specific character using a reference image and reuse them in multiple videos (a Sora 2 feature called “Character”).

Sora was…

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Alex Armstrong wades into BBC The Capture row as he slams 'extremism' portrayal: 'Not even hiding the propaganda!'

Alex Armstrong has joined the growing backlash against BBC drama The Capture, accusing the corporation of pushing “propaganda” in its latest episode.

The row erupted after a scene from the show’s third series went viral online, prompting fierce criticism from viewers and commentators.

The drama, which follows a Metropolitan Police investigation into misinformation and deepfakes,…

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Dead Kennedys Will Play Punk In The Park ’26 Despite Owner’s Trump Support, Jello Biafra Responds

Last summer, the multi-city music festival series Punk In The Park faced backlash when word got out that owner Cameron Collins of Brew Ha Ha Productions donated to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Bands like Destiny Bond dropped off Punk In The Park events, Dropkick Murphys discontinued their relationship with Brew Ha Ha going forward, and a petition protesting Punk In The Park gained…

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Notorious Surveillance Company Amazon Cancels Ring-Flock Partnership

Amazon Ring just announced it’s canceling its new partnership with Flock Safety – adding to the wave of backlash against the Atlanta-based surveillance company known for selling Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to police departments, cities, HOAs, and scores of retail businesses. Amazon’s decision comes on the heals of enormous backlash against Ring’s Super Bowl ad promoting a new feature,…

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