In 2018, the U.S. Congress established the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, made up of 15 professionals in technology, security, public policy, and education. The commission has just delivered its final report to Congress and the president. Its finding: “America is not prepared to defend or compete in the AI era,” it said. The...
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YOUTH REVOLUTION
As we pointed out in our 23 February article, “YOUTH REVOLUTION 2021: MYANMAR MILITARY VS. THE PEOPLE,” the youth in the country have been a force to be reckoned with after the military coup. Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal ran the headline: Youths Take the Lean in Myanmar Protests In the article, the WSJ...
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NEWS MEDIA: POST-TRUMP SLUMP
News websites are trying to figure out how to attract viewers who seem to be less interested in President Biden than former President Trump. SimilarWeb reported that web traffic at news websites has seen a drop in traffic by 20 percent since Trump left office. Axios reported there were about three times as many news...
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U.S. BORDER PATROL: CHILD BORDER CROSSINGS SPIKING
The Biden administration is facing a crisis at the border with a surge of migrants – unaccompanied minors, in particular, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that in February alone, 9,297 of these children were recorded at the border, which represents a 63-percent increase. The report said there have been 97,000 arrests in...
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NYC $TUPIDITY: $447,337 FOR A YEAR IN JAIL
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report last week that revealed the city spent a staggering $447,337 per year housing each inmate – or about $1,226 per day – a 146-percent jump from 2014. The Wall Street Journal reported Stringer blamed the increase due to staffing remaining relatively unchanged at these city jails...
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BRITS CALL AMERICAN DRUG ADS “POST-APOCALYPTIC”
On 17 November 2015, the American Medical Association (AMA) called for an end to commercial ads touting prescription drugs. At the time, the AMA posted on its website: “Physicians cited concerns that a growing proliferation of ads is driving demand for expensive treatments despite the clinical effectiveness of less costly alternatives.” AMA Board Chair Patrice...
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EX-INTERIM PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA GOES TO JAIL
Jeanine Áñez, the former interim president of Bolivia, was arrested Saturday on charges of terrorism, sedition, and conspiracy over an alleged coup in 2019 that deposed the country’s socialist President Evo Morales, according to reports. Al Jazeera reported that Áñez was arrested in Trinidad and moved to the Bolivian city of La Paz where she...
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MADRID: CALL FOR EARLY ELECTION
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who rose in popularity due to her reticence to impose strict coronavirus restrictions last year, announced last week that she would dissolve her regional assembly and called for new elections on 4 May. Díaz Ayuso’s decision came shortly after a no-confidence motion was filed by the Socialist Party against her conservative Popular...
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ISRAEL TARGETS IRANIAN OIL SHIPMENTS TO SYRIA
Israel has employed various forms of weaponry – including mines – to impede the shipment of Iranian oil to Syria and has targeted at least a dozen ships, the Wall Street Journal reported. The report stated these attacks in the Red Sea have been occurring since 2019 and have not been previously disclosed. The paper...
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U.N.: YEMEN HELL
David Beasley, the head of the U.N.’s World Food Program, told reporters last week after a visit to Yemen that the conditions on the ground in the country are “hell.” Beasley underscored his point by describing a children’s wing of a hospital: “In a children’s wing or ward of the hospital, you know, you normally...