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AI Models Deployed Nuclear Weapons 95 Percent of Time in Simulated War Games: Study Mar 26, 2026

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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 war games against each other. Altogether, they played 21 games, and in 20 of the games, the systems reached for the button. During the experiment, none of the models ever chose to surrender—and instead, 95 percent of the time, the AI models chose to use nuclear weapons during the war.

Let’s go through the details of this study together.

Community in Shock After Serial Child Rapist Given Early Release by California Parole Board Mar 24, 2026

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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 the roadside.

Funston was convicted in 1999 of sexual abuse of children, including kidnapping and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor.

He was sentenced to prison to serve out three life sentences. So far, Funston, now 64, has been sitting in prison for 27 years.

The California Parole Board granted him early release under California’s Elderly Parole Program, which allows inmates who are over the age of 50 and have served at least 20 years or more to be released early.

The thinking is that he is no longer a danger to society.

Let’s go through the details together.

COVID-Style Lockdowns Making a Comeback Amid Energy Shortages From Iran War Mar 19, 2026

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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 blocked by the IRGC.

Let’s go through which countries are asking (and which countries are mandating) people to work from home.

Geoengineering Experiment Pours 65,000 Liters of Red Chemicals Into Ocean Mar 17, 2026

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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 off the coast of Massachusetts. Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution poured several tons of the bright red chemical into the water over the course of four days. The thinking is that by making the ocean more alkaline, it will suck in more CO2 from the atmosphere, and turn it into baking soda.

Let’s go through the details together.

Man Accidentally Hacks an Army of 7,000 Robot Vacuums, Able to Access Video Feeds Within People’s Homes Mar 12, 2026

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A man over in Spain tried to hack into his own vacuum cleaner robot, but instead, he accidentally hacked into 7,000 different vacuum robots—giving him direct access to live video feeds within people’s homes. Basically, he discovered a backdoor within these Chinese-made robots that made them extremely insecure.

This meant that if you had one of these vacuums in your home, he (and anyone else who knew about this feature) could literally see inside your home through the camera lens at the top of the unit.

Let’s go through the details of this case together.

Elite Former US Air Force Pilot Arrested for Training Chinese Military Pilots Mar 10, 2026

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An elite U.S. Air Force pilot was just arrested because he allegedly did the one thing that you shouldn’t do after leaving service ... train your Chinese military counterparts.

Let’s go through the details of his case together.

Footage Appears to Show ‘Iron Beam’ Laser System Use 100 kW Beams to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles Mar 05, 2026

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Amidst the Iran-Israel-U.S. war in the Middle East, footage has emerged allegedly showing a new type of weapon being used in battle for the first time. Called the "Iron Beam" laser defense system, it uses electric powered lasers to shoot projectiles and drones out of the sky for a fraction of the price of a traditional Patriot battery.

US Imports From Taiwan Top Those From China for First Time in Decades Mar 03, 2026

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Taiwanese exports to the United States surpassed those from China in December, according to the Commerce Department. It's the first time in decades that this has happened. Let’s discuss the reasons, as well as the implications for the future of trade in the region.

Trump’s Hidden Plan Behind Tariffs and Why He Can’t Let SCOTUS Stop It Feb 26, 2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court just threw a wrench into the broader, global economic plan that President Donald Trump was working to realize. In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump did not have the legal authority to implement his tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

However, if different countries and foreign businesses were breathing a sigh of relief, it was very short-lived. That’s because within about an hour, Trump announced that he’s using a different law to implement a new set of tariffs, which, for some countries, are actually higher than the previous tariffs.

Let me break down the details of the case, as well as the grand, master plan behind the tariffs, which most other media missed in their reporting.

250 Million Gallons of Sewage Spills Into Washington DC River Feb 24, 2026

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In what is likely to be the largest sewage spill in American history, roughly 300 million gallons of raw, untreated sewage were dumped into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Let’s go through the details of what happened, what the safety implications are, as well as the political finger-pointing that ensued.

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