One might think that multiple versions of Epstein’s client list will likely appear in the news. The first version of Epstein’s client list will probably receive the most coverage. Therefore, it doesn’t really pay to hold onto a list you plan to release or to release it only if someone else does.

House Republicans Block Release of Epstein Files

Right-Wing podcaster Steve Bannon warned at Turning Point USA that failing to resolve this could cost Trump 10% of the MAGA movement, as recent polls show his approval rating falling from 50% to 44%.

Not boding well for jobs or paying bills

US inflation picks up again in June, rising at 2.7% annual rate

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There has been so much Saharan dust in the air that it’s odd for people to be talking about seeding.

Experts Reject Cloud Seeding Link to Central Texas Floods

Chart of particlues in the air.

A clickbait going around: Scientists Find Alarming Link Between AI Use and Psychopathy

Be sure to read the study, which analyzed self-reported data from 504 Chinese university art students using structural equation modeling with the equally click-bait title of Dark personality traits are associated with academic misconduct, frustration, negative thinking, and generative AI use habits: the case of Sichuan art universities. Essentially, they “discovered” that students with “dark traits” are more likely to utilize AI tools to assist with their homework, achieve good results, and continue using them. Sounds like maybe the problem is the ones not using AI tools.

This is a great video to cut through the hype on AI from both sides.

Apple’s ‘AI Can’t Reason’ Claim Seen By 13M+, What You Need to Know

‘I Knew What I Was Signing up for’: ICEBlock App Creator Moves Forward Amid Threats

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional - Wired

20-Year-Old Wess Roley Identified as Suspect in Idaho Firefighter Ambush That Left 2 Dead, 1 Injured

Watching The Atomic Cafe to remind myself of the 1950s we seem to be heading back to. If you are not old enough to remember the 1950s, you might want to watch this collection of shorts from the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War. Includes the classic “Duck and Cover”.

The White House’s new flagpoles replaced the Rose Garden.

Trump Remakes the White House with New Flagpoles

They have finally come to realize that things have changed since the 1800s. Now, if they would stop writing off unknowns as UAPs, not to be reported, and actually confirm what all the “unknowns” flying over the border are.

Texas stops providing new funding for border wall construction

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency are being reinstated.

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines This past Monday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., serving as Health Secretary, dismissed the entire group of 17 individuals who advise the CDC on vaccine policies.