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AMERICANTHINKER - The Sentencing Illusion

pixabay By Jim Cardoza A free society depends upon the informed consent of the governed. That consent becomes impossible when the public is deceived into believing that a twenty-year sentence means twenty years of societal protection.

AMERICANTHINKER - Election Integrity Is Not Voter Suppression

ChatGPT By Dave Ball The political left has developed a remarkably simple response to almost every proposed election safeguard: Call it voter suppression.

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could happen soon - The Hill | NEWSNATION

Host Blake Burman discusses new comments from President Trump on Thursday, saying that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could happen soon. The president also said the war can't go much longer, and that the U.S. has "massive amounts" of ammunition, despite reports of the contrary. 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - Trump: Deal could come soon 13:04 - ATC equipment outage prompts ground stop 19:51 - Trump to host Team USA at White House 29:27 - Newspaper plant could become a data center 36:35 - GOP divided over federal hemp ban delay

AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - "No escape:" Inside Rubio's Cuba pressure campaign

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is waging an unprecedented economic war on Cuba — and wants to make sure the island's communist leaders know it's going to get worse. - "What we're trying to teach them is, there are no escape valves," Rubio told Axios. Why it matters: Cuba's economy is in a state of slow-motion collapse because of crushing U.S. sanctions and communist mismanagement of the island, which prides itself as the hemisphere's chief foe of the superpower 90 miles to its north. - President Trump hasn't ruled out military action. Zoom in: Since last year, the Trump administration has taken two dozen separate actions to pressure Cuba. The quantity and extent of the penalties are unique: - Sanctioning 40 entities, from foreign…

AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Voters face uneven AI deepfake protections

Data: NCSL ; Map: Sara Wise/Axios Americans across the country could have very different experiences with AI deepfakes leading up to Election Day , thanks to a patchwork of state rules. Why it matters: AI-generated attack ads and campaign content are rampant leading up to the midterms as candidates across the political spectrum use the technology. State of play: Twenty-nine states have AI election deepfake laws in effect, while two others — California and Hawaii — have had their laws permanently enjoined, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures . - Minnesota and Texas prohibit political deepfakes for a certain number of days before an election. Maryland's ban is year-round. - The other states require disclosures…

STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - New commander of Army’s 25th Infantry Division returns to where it all began | Stars and Stripes

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey VanAntwerp returns to 25th Infantry Division, where he first took command of a platoon. Now, he returns to take command of the entire division.

NPR (Jennifer Ludden) - Amid cost of living stress, many parents are supporting children well into adulthood

Polls show most Americans think young adults today have it harder financially than past generations. A majority of parents help their grown children with expenses, even if it hurts their own finances.

NPR (Murphy Woodhouse) - When tragedy strikes, America's wildland firefighters ask, was it 'somebody that we loved?'

Deaths and close calls while fighting wildfires have strained an already on-edge workforce. They've also raised questions about policies and priorities amid an intense wildfire season.