Raskin Proposes New Health Commission for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment
The bill would make it easier to remove US presidents from office for reasons related to physical or mental health.
“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access
The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail.
Snapchat Blames AI As It Cuts 1,000 Jobs
Snap is laying off about 1,000 employees, or 16% of its workforce, while closing 300 open roles as it tries to cut costs and push toward profitability with more AI-driven…
Measles takes a plane to Idaho, which has worst vaccination rate in US
In the 2024-2025 school year, only 78.5% of kindergartners had measles vaccination.
PA’s Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling is part of a nationwide trend to challenge life without parole sentences.
The dangers of the Trump admin targeting journalists' sources, with Heidi Kitrosser
The Espionage Act, Kitrosser warns, could become "just another tool that gives the president huge discretion to go after people that he just doesn’t like ...."
Rivian's Illinois Factory Will Run On Recycled EV Batteries
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Rivian is joining with Redwood Materials to reuse EV batteries for energy storage -- the largest…
Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees
The Meta chief is personally involved in training and testing his animated AI.
Judge Tosses Trump’s Ridiculous $10 Billion Defamation Suit Against Rupert Murdoch
Back in January of last year, the Wall Street Journal published a story about a leather-bound birthday book that Ghislaine Maxwell had assembled for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th…
Announcement of opinions for Friday, April 17
We will be live blogging as the court potentially releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion […] The post…
Anthropic Asks Christian Leaders for Help Steering Claude's Spiritual Development
Anthropic recently "hosted about 15 Christian leaders from Catholic and Protestant churches, academia, and the business world" for a two-day summit , reports the Washington Post:…
To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.
Just who are “the people”?
The Second Amendment states that “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be […] The…
‘Mentally and Physically Tortured’: Palestinian Former ICE Detainee Speaks Out
Leqaa Kordia details the inhumane treatment she suffered for more than a year in an overcrowded ICE detention center.
1,000+ Hollywood Insiders Write Letter Opposing Paramount/Warner Bros Merger
More than 1,000 top Hollywood professionals ranging from Glenn Close to Denis Villeneuve have signed off on a new letter opposing the merger between Larry Ellison’s Paramount/CBS…