ABCNEWS - Russia strikes an apartment block in Ukraine's Kharkiv city, killing 1
Russian guided bombs struck an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least one person and injuring nine, including a child
HUFFPOST - Historians Warn U.S. Democracy’s Survival Depends On This Key Civic Skill. And It’s Disappearing.
Here’s how “the whole collective self-government thing goes down the tube,” according to two historians who have studied the fall of other democracies.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Trump doubles down in feud with Italian prime minister, says she is 'doing poorly'
After President Trump said earlier this week that Meloni had “begged” for a photo, the Italian Prime Minister accused the American of treating his allies worse than mutual enemies.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK Approves Trans Puberty Blocker Experiments on Children as Young as 11.
Britain's Labour Party government has allowed a contentious trial administering puberty blockers to children to restart, despite previous safety concerns and legal challenges.
Britain’s Labour Party government has allowed a contentious trial administering puberty blockers to children to restart, despite previous safety concerns and legal challenges. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved new protocols for the so-called Pathways trial, allowing children as young as 11 to receive puberty blockers. This decision comes after the trial was previously halted due to safety concerns. IMPACT: The trial’s resumption has sparked significant controversy, with critics arguing that it poses unacceptable risks to children and lacks a strong evidence base. Legal actions are ongoing, and public figures have voiced strong opposition, highlighting the…Open
BITCHUTE - Gad Saad: How “Suicidal Empathy” Is Destroying the West | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum
What is “suicidal empathy” and can good intentions actually destroy a civilization? In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Professor Gad Saad, evolutionary psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind, to unpack how victimhood culture, open borders, soft-on-crime policies, censorship, and misplaced compassion can produce devastating real-world consequences. Saad explains why empathy is not inherently bad — but becomes dangerous when it “hyper fires” toward the wrong targets and overrides reason, judgment, and self-preservation. The conversation covers open borders, free speech, Canada’s MAID laws, anti-Semitism, civilizational…
AMERICANTHINKER - Watches make the man--except when they don't
I’m a happy guy who has lived a productive, adventurous life without pricey wrist jewelry.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Establishment Dems face blowback for trying to play kingmaker
Some Democratic candidates are learning the hard way that there's a cost to being party leadership's favorite in a hotly contested primary. Why it matters: This echoes the Tea Party wave that hit Republicans in the 2010s, with party outsiders harnessing primary voters' anger to win upset victories over establishment candidates. - The first blow for Democrats came earlier this month in California's 22nd district: Moderate Assembly Member Jasmeet Bains lost to progressive Randy Villegas despite being backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). - On Thursday another DCCC endorsee, Sen. Joe Baldacci, lost the Democratic primary in Maine's 2nd district to progressive rival and state auditor Matt Dunlap. Catch up quick:…
AXIOS (Mike Allen) - New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states
It was a historic, even jarring, scene that captures a once-unimaginable geopolitical ordering . The world's most powerful heads of state gathered in the French Alps this week for the annual G7 summit, with the CEOs of America's dominant AI companies seated and treated like heads of nation-states themselves. Why it matters: This is the future many leaders and AI CEOs envision — heads of state and the masters of tech in constant discussion, and sometimes conflict, over who controls AI, its rules, and its application to governing and world security. Think of Anthropic vs. Trump as merely a small test run of this dynamic, with governments battling private companies over their products' threat to U.S. or global security. - AI CEOs sat…
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations, attacks in Lebanon
The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel has already interrupted one round of planned negotiations in Switzerland between the U.S. and Iran.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Hillary Clinton Throws Joe Biden Under the Bus | On Balance Full Show
On this episode of "On Balance," Leland Vittert discusses how the Iran deal is turning into a disaster. Steve Cortes and Brig. Gen. John Teichert assess the situation. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is throwing Joe Biden under the bus for his decision to run in 2024. Donte Mills and Lauren Wright weigh in. Later, there's trouble in the Senate. President Trump is canceling the confirmation hearing for the director of National Intelligence. Chris Cillizza and Caroline Sunshine break it down. Also, the rise of AI is also causing the rise of data centers, something nobody wants in their backyard. Plus, Luigi Mangione is officially using a psychiatric defense in his murder trial. Berit Berger and Dr. Chloe Carmichael examine the strategy. "On…