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After Supreme Court Ruling, School Board Ordered to Pay $1.5M to Parents Over LGBT Storytime

In another win for parental rights, a school district over in Maryland was ordered to pay $1.5 million dollars to parents who weren’t allowed to pull their kids out of LGBT story time. Let’s go through the details of the case together.

. 8min 39sec

AI Models Deployed Nuclear Weapons 95 Percent of Time in Simulated War Games: Study

AI Chatbots appear to really be keen on using nuclear weapons in war game simulations—something like 95 percent of the time, according to a report published in late February.Over at King’s College London, researchers had ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini form teams and play simulated w ... Show more

. 7min 38sec

Community in Shock After Serial Child Rapist Given Early Release by California Parole Board

In the 90s, in California, David Allen Funston would drive around suburban neighborhoods looking for children. He would then use candy, toys, and little gifts to lure kids into his car. Once inside, he would kidnap them, beat them, and sexually assault them before dumping them on ... Show more

. 7min 19sec

COVID-Style Lockdowns Making a Comeback Amid Energy Shortages From Iran War

COVID-style lockdowns are slowly making a comeback. This time, though, it’s not because of some virus—but rather, it’s due to the Iran War. Or more specifically, it’s because of the situation currently unfolding with the Strait of Hormuz: Tankers carrying oil and gas are being bl ... Show more

. 7min 20sec

Geoengineering Experiment Pours 65,000 Liters of Red Chemicals Into Ocean

Researchers in the Northeast have poured 65,000 liters of red-dyed sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine in order to conduct a geoengineering project which, they claim, might combat climate change.This trial—officially called the LOC-NESS project—took place last August 50 miles ... Show more

. 7min 28sec