NYTIMES (Leonard A. Schuette and John Guida) - This Is the Thinking Behind Trump’s Puzzling Foreign Policy
What is “civilizationism”?
YOUTUBE (CNN) - El Niño fuels bloom in world’s driest desert
El Niño helped set the stage for rare precipitation in Chile’s Atacama Desert, awakening dormant seeds for a fleeting display of wildflowers.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Trump calls AI fears 'hoax' but says he'll form 'AI force' & name 'AI czar'
President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to create an “AI Force” and name an AI czar as the government faces growing calls to impose guardrails on the rapid development of artificial intelligence. The president, writing on Truth Social, repeated his assessment that fears over AI amount to a hoax and also seemed to acknowledge some of the risks the technology presents, saying, “we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that, very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System.” The Trump administration will convene a high-level event on AI on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter previously told CNN. A day later, several technology executives…
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Fishermen find a US military drone off Florida coast
A Florida fishing charter found what appeared to be a US military drone floating offshore reportedly near Eglin Air Force Base. The Air Force has acknowledged a drone went down during a test but has not confirmed the type.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Beshear tells 'The View' he still has concerns about McConnell’s ability to serve
Gov. Andy Beshear told ABC’s “The View” on Monday that he still has concerns about Sen. Mitch McConnell's to serve after returning from a June hospitalization.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Trump Revokes Grima Wormtongue’s Press Credentials
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the latest escalation of his administration's ongoing feud with the mainstream media, President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the White House had revoked the press credentials of longtime CNN correspondent Gríma Wormtongue.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Noah's Wife Again Catches Him Trying To Huck The Cats Overboard
EARTH — Noah's wife came up topside on the ark this morning to dry out laundry, only to catch Noah once again trying to huck the cats overboard.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Data Center Disguises Itself As Abortion Clinic To Win Support From Liberals
ASHBURN, VA — A local data center situated just outside of town, in what is commonly called "Data Center Alley," reportedly disguised itself as an abortion clinic as part of a shrewd plan to win support from liberals.
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump inaudible during White House TV pool blackout
President Trump was inaudible during a press conference Monday after the TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video without usable audio of his remarks. Why it matters: It's a remarkable and immediate ramification of Trump's attempt to limit pool access. - The pool serves hundreds of journalists, so losing independent TV coverage can limit what the media — and the public — can see and hear. Driving the news: President Trump announced a ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico on Friday, confiscating their credentials on Saturday over what he termed "FAKE NEWS". - CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to restore their access, arguing the ban violates the First Amendment. - The decision to pull pooled…
President Trump was inaudible during a press conference Monday after the TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video without usable audio of his remarks. Why it matters: It's a remarkable and immediate ramification of Trump's attempt to limit pool access. - The pool serves hundreds of journalists, so losing independent TV coverage can limit what the media — and the public — can see and hear. Driving the news: President Trump announced a ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico on Friday, confiscating their credentials on Saturday over what he termed "FAKE NEWS". - CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to restore their access, arguing the ban violates the First Amendment. - The decision to pull pooled…Open
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - "National security" becomes Trump's executive sledgehammer
What do a White House ban on journalists, a 250-foot arch near the nation's capital and Greenland have in common? - President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued. Why it matters: As he's unilaterally shattered presidential norms, Trump has justified his sweeping policy priorities with a familiar two-word rationale: national security. Driving the news: On the morning that the three banned outlets (CNN, MS NOW and Politico) sued the administration , Trump claimed that "FAKE NEWS" is "a threat to our National Security." - It's not the first time the administration has said its press restrictions were a national security must: That was also part of the reasoning for new rules for…
What do a White House ban on journalists, a 250-foot arch near the nation's capital and Greenland have in common? - President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued. Why it matters: As he's unilaterally shattered presidential norms, Trump has justified his sweeping policy priorities with a familiar two-word rationale: national security. Driving the news: On the morning that the three banned outlets (CNN, MS NOW and Politico) sued the administration , Trump claimed that "FAKE NEWS" is "a threat to our National Security." - It's not the first time the administration has said its press restrictions were a national security must: That was also part of the reasoning for new rules for…Open