“What does a typical day look like? An air raid alert goes off while we’re at work. Just like in any office, we have one designated ‘alarmist’ who monitors all the Telegram channels to figure out exactly which direction the attack is coming from and when it’s expected to reach us. The moment we know a Shahed drone is approaching our office, everyone scrambles toward the exit. We head down to the shelter, wait for the drones to pass, and then we go right back to our workstations. In other words, we’ve adapted to living in absolute chaos. When a specific situation arises — say a café gets bombed or something similar — people help out.” (06/10/26)
“United States President Donald Trump has directed Bill Pulte to cut staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as soon as he takes up his role as acting intelligence chief. The order came in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, in which Trump doubled down on his choice of Pulte, a controversial pick. … A businessman with ties to construction and private equity, Pulte has no intelligence or military background, and critics see him as a Trump loyalist who has attacked the president’s critics. In Wednesday’s post, Trump did emphasise he was already searching for Pulte’s successor.” (06/10/26)
“The U.S. is not defending itself or its forces when it launches more attacks on Iran. It is continuing the war of aggression that it began alongside Israel over three months ago.” (06/10/26)
“How can we safeguard the human person in the time of artificial intelligence? Pope Leo XIV offers two broad pathways in his new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Its most persistent warning is that AI is putting too much power into the hands of too few people, especially those who design AI programs and run the AI giants. … the encyclical suggests that ‘one viable path is … to establish social criteria for innovation. Here, every introduction of automation and AI should be accompanied by verifiable measures to protect the employment, retraining and participation of workers.’ … Would the State, which already has immense powers, use these additional powers wisely? Could it?” (06/10/26)
“While I’ve done many debates on immigration, this is the first time that you can figure out the correct side without knowing anything about immigration. The resolution states: ‘Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should complete its mandate to deport all illegal aliens currently residing in the United States’ — and all means all. Which is a crazy view about the enforcement of even the best law imaginable. If we were debating ‘The NYPD should complete its mandate to imprison all murderers currently residing in New York City,’ every person here should still vote nay. How can I say such a thing? This is the basic economics of crime.” (06/10/26)
“A Miami Gardens resident opened fire after his next-door neighbor alerted him about an armed attempted robbery overnight, killing the subject, police said. Miami Gardens Police units responded to reports of a shooting …. ‘Upon arrival, we found the subject of an armed robbery on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head,’ said Miami Gardens Police spokesperson Diana Delgado. The subject was transported to [HCA Florida Aventura Hospital] where he was later pronounced deceased, according to Delgado. According to investigators, an intruder who was attempting to rob a home awakened a couple residing there at around 1:30 a.m. Investigators said the female victim, the homeowner’s girlfriend, ran to her next-door neighbor’s home for help. Shortly after, the neighbor retrieved a firearm and came to the couple’s home. ‘That neighbor fired his weapon, striking the subject in the head,’ said Delgado.” (06/09/26)
