NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters
Tech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence.
NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - Report: ICE wasted millions, endangered detainees in largest immigration facility
Since the opening of Camp East Montana in Texas last year, immigration lawyers and rights advocates have expressed concerns about conditions inside the facility.
THENATIONALPULSE (The National Pulse) - They’re Running the 2024 Anti-Trump Playbook on Nigel Farage. It’s Failing.
Nigel Farage is living through an experience that will feel remarkably familiar to American conservatives—especially President Donald Trump.Britain’s political establishment long comforted itself with the belief that Farage could be contained, marginalized, or simply waited out. Instead, he has become the dominant force in British politics. As Reform UK continues to lead national polling, the […]
Nigel Farage is living through an experience that will feel remarkably familiar to American conservatives—especially President Donald Trump. Britain’s political establishment long comforted itself with the belief that Farage could be contained, marginalized, or simply waited out. Instead, he has become the dominant force in British politics. As Reform UK continues to lead national polling , the tactics deployed against him have begun to resemble those used against Trump during the run-up to the 2024 election . The first parallel is media hostility. Much like Trump, Farage faces a press corps that often appears less interested in covering his rise than explaining why it should not be happening. Britain’s state broadcaster, the BBC,…Open
YOUTUBE (Owen Report) - Trump Tells Press He Likes High Inflation And Wants Peace As He Gets Ready To Bomb Again
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - China-based operatives used ChatGPT to shape AI data centers and tariff debates
OpenAI has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting U.S. debates over tariffs and AI data centers, the company said Wednesday. Why it matters: The campaigns don't appear to have been effective, but they show how pro-China actors are testing AI tools to amplify existing political and economic divisions in the U.S. Driving the news: OpenAI said it uncovered two operations that used ChatGPT to generate posts, comments and political cartoons about U.S. tech policy. - One campaign, dubbed "Data Center Bandwagon," generated comments and comics claiming AI data centers were driving up electricity prices for American families. - A second operation, "Tech and Tariffs," used ChatGPT to…
AXIOS (Mike Allen) - "Regime Change": New book reveals Trump team's Epstein leak fears
President Trump's top aides so feared leaks about their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files that they held multiple damage-control meetings in the classified confines of the Situation Room, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan write in "Regime Change ," their hotly awaited book about Trump's second term. - In a New York Times Magazine excerpt , posted today ahead of the book's publication on June 23, the two Times reporters describe in cinematic detail how top Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, gathered in the Situation Room last summer to debate how to manage the growing scandal. - The White House is now abuzz over the leak about leak control. Behind the scenes: Vance had "floated to…
NYTIMES (Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes) - Mamdani’s Nosebleed Knicks Ticket and the Benefits of Being Mayor
Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans.
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DAILYCALLER (Lucy Spence) - Dem ActBlue CEO Refuses To Answer Congress’ Easiest Questions
Invoking the Fifth Amendment
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Rigged election accusations against CA Dems aren't adding up: Here's why
The Hill's Drew Petrimoulx discusses the latest controversy amid California's LA mayoral race. Republicans expressed suspicions of foul play in last week’s California primary following mail-in votes counted over the weekend knocking Los Angeles Republican mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt into third place. #spencerpratt #losangeles #nithyaraman
YOUTUBE (Agenda-Free TV) - New U.S. Strikes on Iran Expected Today & Belfast Protests - LIVE Breaking News Coverage
The U.S. will be launching new strikes on Iran today, according to President Trump. And protests in Belfast, Northern Ireland continue today after a stabbing attack on Monday. Get the latest updates on the Iran war including the new expected U.S attacks on Iran, as well as the Belfast protests, in our live breaking news coverage. President Trump said this morning that the U.S. would be striking Iran today after launching strikes on Iran yesterday., “We’re going to hit ‘em again hard today,” Trump said. Yesterday’s attacks by the U.S. were in response to Iran shooting down an U.S. helicopter two days ago. The war in Iran is currently in its 15th week. Meanwhile in Belfast, protests continue for a second day after a Sudanese man…