We’re swimming in AI slop. Here’s how to tell the difference.
If your feed isn’t already filled with AI-generated video slop, it’s only a matter of time.Meta and OpenAI will make ...
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So the Labubu and Dubai chocolate fads — what was that all about?
If you’re not quite sure why everything is suddenly Dubai chocolate or what exactly a Labubu is, you’re not alone. ...
The chaos at the Pentagon, explained
When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth summoned around 800 top military officers to Quantico, Virginia, this week, there was widespread ...
Elizabeth Warren on why Democrats had to shut down the government
At midnight on Wednesday, the federal government shut down. Democrats made good on their promise to vote against a continuing ...
The real cost of Trump’s $100,000 visas
With one declaration, President Donald Trump upended an aspect of our immigration system.Last week, Trump announced that the US would ...
Trump wants to give TikTok to his friends
Years of uncertainty around a possible TikTok ban in the United States may finally be coming to an end.The Trump ...
Kash Patel’s weird week
Kash Patel has had a long week.The FBI director and frequent social media poster faced scrutiny for how he handled ...
What Charlie Kirk meant to young conservatives
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist and firebrand, developed an enormous following, particularly among young people, for his brash, unapologetic ...
What RFK Jr. gets wrong — and right — according to a public health expert
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at war with the nation’s public health establishment. He’s overseen mass layoffs ...
The paradox of Trump’s deportation push
President Donald Trump has vowed to deport 1 million undocumented immigrants out of the United States every year. So far, ...
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