DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump…
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The Kratom Civil War Is Heating Up, and MAHA Has Picked a Side
Both kratom and one of its active components, 7-OH, have opioid-like effects and are widely available across the US. As health secretary RFK Jr.…
A Swimmer Broke a World Record at the Enhanced Games
Dozens of juiced athletes competed at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Most won’t admit what drugs they used.
There’s an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War
The game, developed by the group of anonymous artists known as Secret Handshake, is available online and in person in Washington, DC.
Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking if He’s the Antichrist
The Iran war and a series of social media posts, including one depicting Trump as Jesus Christ, have some conservative commentators and fans suspecting…
Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Characters in Riot Gear
Nonprofits run out of US Border Patrol stations are also selling other “operation”-themed coins that include a phrase popularized by the Proud Boys, potentially…
ICE Invades Airports Across the US
Agents from ICE are being deployed to over a dozen airports around the country, including New York, Atlanta, and Chicago.
Polymarket’s Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster
At the Polymarket pop-up in DC, attendees were supposed to be able to bet on geopolitical crises in real time with their friends. That…
OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government
Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic's defense.
Uncanny Valley: AI Researchers’ Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, Evie Magazine’s Party
This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a…