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March 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media
TECH

WaPo: Use AI To ‘Warp Speed’ Entire Govt.

The Washington Post wants the government to start “Warp Speeding entire agencies and functions” of government using Artificial Intelligence (AI), arguing it could “transform almost everything about our society.”

Josh Tyrangiel, The Post’s specialist AI columnist, claims Joe Biden is “good on AI,” praising him for “delegating to smart people” — Barack Obama has run AI policy in secret — and “banging the drum about generative AI’s ability to create misinformation and harm national security.”

“But the vision remains so small compared with the possibilities,” Tyrangiel complains, arguing an AI rollout in the style of the Operation Warp Speed vaccines program could “revolutionize” the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), public health surveillance, and traffic management, disaster preparedness, among other things.

The WaPo columnist hinted at more sinister work for a government supercharged by AI, however, positively referencing the way the Palantir system “merges real-time views from hundreds of commercial satellites with communications technology and weapons data” to kill people more efficiently in Ukraine.

However, such uses of AI are not without risk, with AI-powered drones in US military simulations being known to turn against their human operators.

“Is there risk? There is,” Tyrangiel admitted, but invoked veterans and the benefits they might gain from AI having a “God view” of their healthcare to justify it.

“Is the risk worse than an average of 18 veterans killing themselves each day? I don’t think so,” he insisted.

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The Washington Post wants the government to start “Warp Speeding entire agencies and functions” of government using Artificial Intelligence (AI), arguing it could “transform almost everything about our society.” show more
March 14, 2024
Ed Kozak
News

Dem Strategist: ‘Elites Out Are Out Touch’ On Immigration.

Former chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee Democrats, Julian Epstein, criticized Biden’s handling of the border and his stance on illegal immigration. “Democratic elites are out of touch” when it comes to the issue, Epstein said.

“I think that Democratic elites are out of touch with the public on the question of immigration,” Epstein told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo. “Americans are very much against illegal immigration. If you look at the polling on this, New York Times and Pew and you’re just going down the line with multiple polls, 70 to 80% of the American public disapprove of Biden’s immigration policies, what has effectively been open borders,” he said.

Epstein’s criticism comes amid Republican calls for enhanced border security and disagreements within the Democratic camp, some of whom have demanded President Biden take action against Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s endeavors to curb illegal border crossings.

Epstein further indicated President Biden’s attempted strategy of blaming Republicans and Trump for the ongoing issue is becoming futile, and stressed that Biden does not need congressional action to address the border crisis.

“President Biden has the authority today to close the borders,” Epstein said. “It’s what the very strong majorities of the American people want and he can do it with a stroke of a pen. He should do it.”

Biden’s mishandling of the border crisis has come into sharp focus in the wake of the brutal murder of Georgia college student Laken Riley. The shocking crime has cast a spotlight on the increasing levels of migrant crime that come hand in hand with open borders.

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Former chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee Democrats, Julian Epstein, criticized Biden's handling of the border and his stance on illegal immigration. "Democratic elites are out of touch" when it comes to the issue, Epstein said. show more
March 14, 2024
Immigration
Politics

Biden’s DOJ Silences Immigration Judges Amid Criticism Over Meddling In 3 Million-Case Backlog.

The Department of Justice has imposed a policy requiring immigration judges to seek department approval before speaking with the media or the general public. An organization representing the interests of immigration judges says the move effectively prevents them from voicing their opinions publicly amidst a surge of 3 million unresolved cases.

According to the orders given by Chief Immigration Judge Sheila McNulty, the judges, who are part of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ), must first receive authorization from the DOJ before expressing their views. The gag-order-like policy for immigration judges does not appear to have any precedent under prior presidential administrations.

The instruction comes at a point when immigration services are being inundated by an invasion of illegal immigrants at the US southern border. Before the new policy, the NAIJ — represented under the umbrella of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers union — had been publicly raising the alarm regarding the overwhelmed immigration system. Federation president Matt Biggs criticized the DOJ order for curtailing the free speech of his union membership.

With the border crisis unabetted by the Biden government, the immigration case backlog continues to worsen. Each of the 682 immigration judges in December had a caseload of around 4,500. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University stated that judges can conclude approximately 750 cases annually.

In a public statement, Judge Mimi Tsankov, who presides over the NAIJ, attributed a share of the blame for the increasing backlog to the Department of Justice’s ineffective leadership and intrusive intervention in the immigration court system. The case backlog has soared from just over half a million in September 2016 to 3 million in November 2023 — with the number of cases continuing to grow.

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The Department of Justice has imposed a policy requiring immigration judges to seek department approval before speaking with the media or the general public. An organization representing the interests of immigration judges says the move effectively prevents them from voicing their opinions publicly amidst a surge of 3 million unresolved cases. show more
March 14, 2024
Ed Kozak
Health
Immigration
News

Chicago Measles Outbreak Intensifies, Additional Cases Reported in Migrant Shelter.

The Chicago Department of Public Health has reported three more measles cases at a migrant shelter, raising the city’s total to five this year. All three patients reside at the shelter, including two adults in stable condition and a younger child now in good condition. In response to the outbreak, local authorities advised school-age residents at the shelter to stay home while their vaccination status is confirmed.

Vaccination teams were placed at the migrant shelter, and over 900 residents were vaccinated over the weekend. Those with potential exposure to the virus who have only recently been vaccinated or haven’t been vaccinated have been instructed to quarantine. Despite these measures, some residents left the shelter.

Chicago’s first measles diagnosis of the year, announced last Thursday, doesn’t appear to be connected to the other cases. Responding to the rising measles incidents, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending an expert team to support disease control efforts in Chicago.

The US has recorded 45 cases so far this year, and US cases are projected to surpass 2023’s total. The recent uptick in global measles cases has been partially attributed to lower vaccine coverage. However, measles outbreaks in the US may be connected directly to the ongoing border crisis.

In August 2023, doctors warned that migrants crossing the US-Mexico border illegally were bringing with them measles, among other diseases. In January, authorities warned of potential measles exposure at Dulles and Reagan airports, and in February, Ohio health officials warned of possible measles exposure at Cincinnati airport.

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The Chicago Department of Public Health has reported three more measles cases at a migrant shelter, raising the city’s total to five this year. All three patients reside at the shelter, including two adults in stable condition and a younger child now in good condition. In response to the outbreak, local authorities advised school-age residents at the shelter to stay home while their vaccination status is confirmed. show more
March 14, 2024
Crime
Immigration
News

ICE Captures Multiple Violent Illegal Alien Criminals Including One Arrested 12 Times in 8 Years.

ICE apprehended several illegal migrants with violent criminal backgrounds on Monday. Among them was Syed Mohamed Tousif Mohiuddin, an Indian national who overstayed his US visa after entering the country in 2010 and was arrested 12 times in California between 2013 and 2021. Mohiuddin’s charges include assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious bodily injury, stalking, robbery, and intent to terrorize.

“This arrest demonstrates how seriously we take our commitment to safeguarding our communities from individuals like Mohiuddin,” said Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Francisco Field Office Director Moises Becerra. “Our officers will continue to work night and day to ensure protection and safety from those who intend to do harm.”

ERO Boston reported additional migrant apprehensions. These included a Honduran suspect wanted for murder in his home country and a Colombian national guilty of sex offenses. Both captured suspects had managed to evade detection and illegally enter the US.

A court previously released the Honduran despite an active immigration detainer. “This case only highlights the importance of why ERO Boston seeks to cooperate with local communities to protect public safety in our region,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons.

Border Patrol had previously arrested the Colombian offender in Arizona before Massachusetts police detained him two months later for indecent assault. The court sentenced him to a year of probation after his guilty plea in December 2022. “This Colombian sex offender not only broke our immigration laws; he victimized a Massachusetts resident,” said Lyons. “We cannot allow such threats to roam the streets of our New England communities. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing such threats from our neighborhoods.”

The cases highlight the dangers of ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, which actively ignore immigration detainers and routinely release dangerous criminals.

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ICE apprehended several illegal migrants with violent criminal backgrounds on Monday. Among them was Syed Mohamed Tousif Mohiuddin, an Indian national who overstayed his US visa after entering the country in 2010 and was arrested 12 times in California between 2013 and 2021. Mohiuddin’s charges include assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious bodily injury, stalking, robbery, and intent to terrorize. show more
March 14, 2024
Immigration
NatSec

FBI Director Wray Tells Senators Of Increasing Threats At Southern Border, Including Criminals With Ties To ISIS.

On Monday, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to a Senate Intelligence Committee about the multitude of threats coming from the US Border. Wray told the Senate committee that the border crisis opened the US not only to criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and violent offenders — but also to terrorist threats from groups like ISIS as well.

“So, I want to be a little bit careful how far I can go in open session, but there is a particular network that, where some of the overseas facilitators of the smuggling network have ISIS ties that we’re very concerned about and that we’ve been spending enormous amount of effort with our partners investigating [sic]. Exactly what that network is up to is something that’s, again, the subject of our current investigation,” Wray said.

In addition to the ISIS threat, Wray also highlighted the scourge of drug trafficking at the border.

“From an FBI perspective, we are seeing a wide array of very dangerous threats that emanate from the border. And that includes everything from drug trafficking — the FBI alone seized enough fentanyl in the last two years to kill 270 million people — that’s just on the fentanyl side,” Wray told the committee members.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spent part of the hearing pressing for more details about the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The Florida Republican emphasized concerning reports indicating signs of the gang’s expansion into the U.S. Rubio also noted that the brother of the illegal Venezuelan immigrant charged with the murder of Laken Riley is suspected of being a member of the violent gang. Wray responded, saying he could not speak to specific gangs or their numbers, but acknowledged that violent and dangerous criminals were entering the US through the southern border.

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On Monday, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to a Senate Intelligence Committee about the multitude of threats coming from the US Border. Wray told the Senate committee that the border crisis opened the US not only to criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and violent offenders — but also to terrorist threats from groups like ISIS as well. show more
March 14, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Immigration

Biden Backs Down From Taking Executive Action To Secure US Southern Border.

President Joe Biden backed down on Monday from comments he made earlier this year suggesting he would take executive action to secure the US southern border. The Democrat President said he was looking to Congress for a legislative fix for the border crisis, telling the press aboard Air Force One that he would not take actions similar to those enacted by former President Donald Trump.

“I’m counting on the border action happening by itself, them passing it,” the President said. When confronted about the Senate’s inability to reach a bipartisan agreement on the border, Biden replied, “Well, they haven’t yet, they haven’t yet. I’m helping them.”

In response to plummeting approval polls, sources inside the Biden government suggested in late February that the President was considering the use of presidential 212f authority to limit the number of asylum seekers who could be released into the US. Biden, however, faced almost immediate pushback from progressives and open border advocates within the Democrat Party.

A coalition of over 150 progressive political groups sent a scathing letter to the Biden White House, opposing executive action to restrict the flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border. The coalition accused Biden of emulating former President Trump, adding that any action by the Democrat President would “tarnish [his] administration irreparably.”

Almost immediately after his inauguration as President, Biden swiftly moved to reverse many of former President Trump’s executive orders relating to immigration policy and border security. The move by Biden sparked a rush of illegal immigrants towards the US southern border — in large part fueling a crisis that has arguably become the central issue in the 2024 presidential election.

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President Joe Biden backed down on Monday from comments he made earlier this year suggesting he would take executive action to secure the US southern border. The Democrat President said he was looking to Congress for a legislative fix for the border crisis, telling the press aboard Air Force One that he would not take actions similar to those enacted by former President Donald Trump. show more
March 14, 2024
NatSec
News
War
World

Russia Outpacing US & Europe in Artillery Shell Production by 3 to 1.

Russian artillery shell production is outpacing US and European capabilities by a rate of three to one.

According to NATO estimates, Russia is producing artillery munitions at a rate of roughly 250,000 per month, or 3 million a year. Collectively, the US and its European allies only have the capacity to produce roughly 1.2 million artillery munitions per year.

“What we are in now is a production war,” a senior NATO official told CNN. “The outcome in Ukraine depends on how each side is equipped to conduct this war.”

It is a war the West is losing. Although the US military aims to produce 100,000 rounds of artillery a month by the end of 2025, it would still be less than half of Russia’s current output if achieved. Russia is currently firing roughly 10,000 shells a day, compared to the Ukrainian’s 2,000 a day, according to officials.

The news of Russia’s vastly superior production capabilities comes as its forces continue to capitalize on significant victories on the eastern front and push Ukrainian forces westward. While the Ukraine government and its Western supporters appear to want the war to continue no matter the cost, a vast majority of Europeans do not think Ukraine can win. On Saturday, Pope Francis said Ukraine should have the “courage to raise the white flag.”

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Russian artillery shell production is outpacing US and European capabilities by a rate of three to one. show more
March 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Health
News
Politics
UK

‘Envy of the World’ UK Health Service Irradiating Patients with Outdated Machines.

Britain’s socialized health service is exposing patients to excessive radiation with out-of-date radiology machines. A National Health Service (NHS) trust covering nearly half a million people in Kent, England, has been using machines that expired up to four years ago.

“Until this equipment is replaced we cannot easily reduce the dose to patients,” trust board papers state. Parts failures in the old machines result in lengthy, unreliable scans at “the upper limit of safe” in terms of patient irradiation.

Forty-eight percent of NHS trusts use CT and MRI scanners beyond their recommended ten-year life span. The socialized health service, which politicians have often portrayed as “the envy of the world,” also has the fewest CT and MRI scanners per head of any Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country.

In early March, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the second-most senior politician in the United Kingdom, claimed “[t]he NHS is, rightly, the biggest reason most of us are proud to be British.”

Days later it was reported that just one NHS hospital had amputated the limbs of at least six people in error, with over a hundred similar botch jobs reported across the country over just three years.

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Britain’s socialized health service is exposing patients to excessive radiation with out-of-date radiology machines. A National Health Service (NHS) trust covering nearly half a million people in Kent, England, has been using machines that expired up to four years ago. show more
March 13, 2024
Health
NatSec
News
TECH

Neurosurgeon From TikTok Ad Campaign Subject of Medical Malpractice Suit After Allegedly Killing Patient.

An Ohio neurosurgeon featured in a TikTok ad campaign faces backlash over an undisclosed malpractice lawsuit from 2022. The campaign is part of a broader TikTok effort aimed at generating goodwill for the Chinese-owned company as US lawmakers contemplate legislation that could potentially ban the platform in the US unless corporate owner ByteDance disinvests.

Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, the neurosurgeon in question, presents himself on the app as a humble medical professional using his platform of over half a million followers to inspire through his personal narrative. However, Hoeflinger was the subject of a high-profile legal case he settled earlier this year. The lawsuit, brought about by the widow of a past patient, Janelle DeFelice, accused Dr. Hoeflinger of negligence in post-operative care, resulting in her husband’s death. Although Dr. Hoeflinger denied the allegations, he settled the case in December 2022, according to court records.

This comes at a critical moment for TikTok, as the social media giant grapples with backlash against its public relations strategies and faces increasing scrutiny over national security concerns. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed bipartisan legislation that could force ByteDance to disinvest from TikTok or risk a US ban. The bill now awaits a vote by the full House on Wednesday, and President Joe Biden has expressed willingness to sign the legislation into law if it reaches his desk.

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An Ohio neurosurgeon featured in a TikTok ad campaign faces backlash over an undisclosed malpractice lawsuit from 2022. The campaign is part of a broader TikTok effort aimed at generating goodwill for the Chinese-owned company as US lawmakers contemplate legislation that could potentially ban the platform in the US unless corporate owner ByteDance disinvests. show more