Source: The Daily Economy
by Walter Donway
“Organizations often mistake measurable activity for meaningful achievement. AI productivity metrics confuse computation costs with added value.” (05/14/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/how-not-to-measure-ai-productivity/
Source: Ottumwa Courier
“Large crowds of ultranationalist Jews gathered Thursday at the foot of Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate, chanting racist slogans like ‘Death to Arabs’ and ‘May your villages burn’ as they began an annual parade through the Palestinian areas of the Old City, a procession often characterized by violence. The young, mostly-male group did their chanting under the eye of Israeli police, who had barred off parts of the plaza for journalists to cover the event. Normally a bustling marketplace for Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem, the plaza was devoid of Palestinians as the march began. The march commemorates what Israel calls Jerusalem Day, which marks Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Mideast war.” (05/14/26)
Source: The Anarchist Experience
“Rich, Lori, and Riley discuss the Jeremy Kauffman arrest, whether or not words are actually hurtful or rise to the level of ‘fighting words,’ and how those relate to this HEADLINE: Man known for racially derogatory livestreams charged with attempted murder after Tennessee shooting.” (05/14/26)
https://theanarchistexperience.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/the-anarchist-experience-580/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Mani Basharzad
“One of the first attempts by the second Trump administration to cut government waste was massive cuts and layoffs at USAID. Now, the same administration is pressuring the United Nations to adopt more trade-focused policies rather than aid-focused ones — the ‘trade not aid’ strategy. While it is not obvious how Trump’s tariffs are helping poor nations through trade, we still need to rethink foreign aid.” (05/14/26)
Source: Live Now Fox
“Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claimed the CIA raided the office of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, seizing various files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Project MKUltra. A spokesperson for the Director of National Intelligence disputed the report that the CIA raided the office of the director of national intelligence. Olivia Coleman, press secretary for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, responded to a now-deleted post, saying, ‘This is false – the CIA did not raid the DNI’s office.'” (05/14/26)
Source: Our Future
by Sulma Arias
“Who of us has the right to live without fear? This is the question human rights lawyer Ruth Lopez has asked fearlessly in El Salvador — the country of my birth — for decades. It’s a question we all need to ask ourselves in the United States as well. For speaking boldly, Ruth is now in prison. She’s been held without trial since May 18, 2025 — now a year ago — when she was torn from her bed by police and arrested without any investigation or judicial warrant. Ruth has since had minimal contact with her family and lawyers. Ruth’s crime? She opposed corruption. When Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele signed a secret agreement with the Trump administration to accept $4.7 million for the illegal transfer of more than 200 U.S. deportees to El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison, Ruth spoke up to defend their basic rights.” (05/14/26)
https://ourfuture.org/20260514/ruth-lopez-spoke-up-for-due-process-now-shes-detained-without-charges
Source: Politics Politics Politics
“Why Vance vs. Rubio 2028 Isn’t Real! How AI Will Impact Midterms and Beyond (with Katie Harbath).” (05/14/26)
https://www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/p/why-vance-vs-rubio-2028-isnt-real
Source: CBS News
“Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer broke out into open rebellion Thursday, with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and another clearing the way for her to enter any future leadership contest. Health Secretary Wes Streeting became the first senior minister to quit Starmer’s Cabinet in what is expected to be a precursor to challenging his leadership. … Streeting, whose political ambitions have long been known, is considered one of a handful of people who could try to unseat Starmer. … Another likely challenger, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, said Thursday that she had reached an agreement with tax authorities to clear up questions about her taxes that forced her to leave the Cabinet last September.” (05/14/26)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uk-health-secretary-resigns-prime-minister-keir-starmer-challenge/
Source: The American Conservative
“Andrew Day and Harrison Berger talk to geopolitical analyst Brandon Weichert about the Iran war, President Trump’s visit to China, and the Russian thinker urging Vladimir Putin to escalate against Europe.” (05/14/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/tac-right-now-will-china-push-trump-to-end-iran-war/
Source: The Contrarian
by Jennifer Rubin
“Democrats’ prospects are actually improving with time.” (05/14/26)
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/republicans-cannot-gerrymander-senate