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An AI 'Mind-Reading' Tool

Corky — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:33:44 -0400

An AI "mind-reading" tool can reconstruct what you're looking at from a brain scan Scientists hope it could be used to reconstruct a person's inner thoughts, mental images, or even dreams.

DJT Again Promises $5,000 Checks If Republicans Win Midterms

Corky — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:32:28 -0400

With Election Day less than a month away, President Donald Trump is touting two federal cash-payment programs already underway while renewing a much larger $5,000 check promise contingent on Republicans retaining Congress.

Whistleblower who Exposed Ties to Epstein Found Dead

Corky — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:33:40 -0400

The man who alerted Congress to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's ties to child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein has died.

Campaign All Coming from DC,' Paxton Says

Corky — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:34:25 -0400

"I don't control message or what we're doing," Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September.

Ken Paxton is less than a month out from the conclusion of a D.C.-outsider campaign for a Texas U.S. Senate seat that he privately admitted is being run by Washington.

"I've never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and, like, what issues are going to matter because it's all coming " you know " from D.C.," Paxton said during a small fundraising event last month, according to an audio recording obtained by POLITICO from a person in the room who does not support Paxton, and verified by another attendee.

"I don't control message or what we're doing."

Baltic States Ramp Up for War with Russia

Corky — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:32:02 -0400

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are intensifying military and civilian preparations for a possible Russian attack as uncertainty grows over future U.S. support for NATO, according to an exclusive report by The Atlantic.

Bernie's 'Radical' Agenda

Corky — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:32:50 -0400

We're told progressive ideas are "fringe." Really? 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 63% want to pause AI development 66% want the wealthy to pay more into Social Security Maybe it's the establishment that's out of touch.

Trump Promises $100 Checks for 20 Million Seniors for Medicare

Corky — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:33:19 -0400

A month before the midterm, the president is adding another roughly $2 billion to a recent spate of promised refunds, rebates and dividends for various Americans.

Forget TDS: Trump Fatigue Is Real, I've Got It

Corky — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:33:07 -0400

Bernard Goldberg: Not that it matters to President Trump, but a lot of Americans are not fans.

Trump Is Turning Florida Blue

Corky — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:32:11 -0400

I'm going to show clips of reporters talking to MAGA voters in Florida and you are going to see that the end is near for Donald Trump. His drag on Republican candidates is the best thing to happen to the Florida Democratic Party since the invention of air conditioning, and sends a clear signal that his time is up.

Trump Won't Rule Out the Insurrection Act for Midterms

Corky — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:30:47 -0400

President Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act or declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections in November.

Pink Floyd Released Their First #1 Album 56 Years Ago

Corky — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:56:32 -0400

56 Years Ago Today: The No. 4 Greatest Rock Band of All Time' Released Their First No. 1 Album

Bonhoeffer and Stupidity: Why Evil Looks Normal Today

Corky — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:45:08 -0400

(Theory of Stupidity)

Why do smart, educated people often give up their own judgment? Three weeks before his execution in 1943, pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a chilling breakdown of human psychology from a Nazi prison cell:

"Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice."

In this video, we unpack Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity"explaining why evil has limits, why facts cannot cure a closed mind, and how group identity forces good people to stop thinking for themselves.

(less than 5 mins, animated/with Transcript)

Someone In the Administration Is Finally Willing to Tell Trump the Truth

Corky — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:31:23 -0400

The Trump administration has launched an A.I.-powered chatbot called America.gov to provide official government information in response to user queries.

Jack Smith Doubles Down on Trump Criminal Investigation

Corky — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:17:14 -0400

In his opening statement, [Former special counsel Jack] Smith told senators that he has "no partisan loyalties." He said he and his investigators "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation."

Why has abortion faded from America's national conversation?

Corky — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:30:19 -0400

The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories