Alex Bores, a New York State Assembly member and former Palantir tech engineer, who worked to pass AI safety legislation and lost his Democratic primary bid for Congress in a race with millions spent by AI backed PACs, is launching a political advocacy group called Who Decides. The effort by Bores and his former chief of staff Anna Myers – which hopes to raise $30 million – will focus on Democrats running in 2028 and their messaging surrounding AI safety.
Author and podcaster Bill O’Reilly joins “On Balance” to discuss how the Republican Party is struggling to get its messaging across with the midterms looming. O’Reilly pointed specifically to President Donald Trump’s trip to Ireland, where he again remarked on his $5,000 proposed dividend. “You don’t hear the numbers from the Republican Party or the White House,” he said. O’Reilly added that if Republicans lose Texas and Michigan, there could be a dramatic shift throughout the country. #republicans #midterms #messaging "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) is facing swift and intense anger from his Democratic colleagues after announcing plans to force a vote to impeach President Trump this week. Why it matters: This is a messaging headache the party did not need going into the House's last week in session before midterm Election Day, frustrated House Democrats told Axios. - "It's fucked up," said a senior House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to offer candid criticism of a fellow Democrat. - Fumed a second lawmaker: "There's a reason why Al Green isn't coming back. This is exactly what people don't want. People want us focusing on affordability and AI, not on starting this futile impeachment game." - Green said in an interview: "People are dying,…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office turned a campaign creator list into a City Hall influencer distribution list. A Columbia Journalism Review investigation with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism found that the campaign’s Creators4Zohran network was rebuilt as “NYC Creators Announcements,” a Signal group of about 200 creators run by Emilia Rowland, director […] The post Mamdani’s 200 Paid Voices, Selling Socialism appeared first on StoneZone .
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office turned a campaign creator list into a City Hall influencer distribution list. A Columbia Journalism Review investigation with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism found that the campaign’s Creators4Zohran network was rebuilt as “NYC Creators Announcements,” a Signal group of about 200 creators run by Emilia Rowland, director of new media and cultural communications. This is a real ethics problem. Government speech legally belongs on the record. A campaign list exists to get a candidate elected. A city list exists to inform the public. Turning one into the other blurs political loyalty with official speech. Creators who boosted Mamdani on the trail now receive daily talking points,…Open
President Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting U.S. strikes on Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil refinery, despite no such attack actually taking place amid the countries' exchange of airstrikes over the weekend. MS NOW's David Rohde has the latest on this most recent escalation, and why the president's post is another example of Trump's problematic messaging around the war.
By Jack Hellner Those not caught in the media’s web of deceit understand that the real “affordability crisis” happened on Biden’s watch, and Trump is fixing it.
MS NOW congressional reporter Mychael Schnell reports Republicans are forgoing traditional in-person town halls for virtual forums. Lawmakers tell Schnell the political ramifications of an angry crowd and security concerns play a part in their decision to skip the in person gatherings. But Joe slams GOP lawmakers over the pattern, saying: “When things are bad, you need to go out there more.”
