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The Monkees, Grok, and the Myth of Machine Wisdom

August 8, 2025 9:48 amAugust 8, 2025 9:48 am

Recently, Grok – Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X (formerly Twitter) – was widely mocked for responses deemed controversial or offensive. But the fiasco wasn’t surprising. Grok runs on a large language model, and language models don’t create facts or...

Union Turns Education Into Big Political Business

August 7, 2025 12:00 pmAugust 7, 2025 11:59 am

The National Education Association’s annual convention fascinates on several levels, as the concourse displays a championing of whatever’s the newest thing in woke-ism. But Old Reliable is the group’s New Business Initiatives (NBIs), which tell you what the NEA power...

Bill to Require Law Enforcement Disclosure if AI Was Used To Help Write Reports

August 7, 2025 2:45 amAugust 7, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to require law enforcement agency disclosure if artificial intelligence was used to help write reports grew in momentum this month along with other public safety bills, hinting at passage in both houses in the coming weeks. Senate Bill...

SF Chronicle Annoyingly Warns ‘COVID Cases in California are Climbing Again’

August 6, 2025 5:00 pmAugust 6, 2025 7:08 pm

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water again, the San Francisco Chronicle warns “COVID Cases in California are Climbing Again. “California is experiencing a renewed uptick in COVID-19 infections.” Oh no! Quarantine yourself. Shelter-in-place....

Gov. Newsom Files FOIA Request To ‘Expose True Cost’ Of L.A. Federal Troop Deployment for Anti-ICE Riots

August 6, 2025 4:35 pmAugust 6, 2025 4:43 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed on Wednesday to “expose” what it cost the Department of Defense to deploy around 5,000 National Guard Troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles for several weeks to help combat and protect federal property against...

California Redistricting: How Newsom’s Plan Will Demolish Hard Fought GOP Gains

August 6, 2025 12:34 pmAugust 6, 2025 12:34 pm

For the last few weeks, threats from Governor Gavin Newsom to redistrict California mid-decade via a special election have grown from pretty empty words to counteract a similar Texas proposal, to a full on serious push. As political commentator and...

Trump’s Asian Trade Deals Put Americans First

August 6, 2025 11:09 amAugust 6, 2025 11:09 am

President Donald J. Trump’s historic trade deals with Japan and Indonesia are big wins for American businesses, workers, consumers, and the overall U.S. economy. The new agreements with our critical Asian trading partners build on the successful deals already...