Author: Thomas L. Knapp

OpenAI ‘reviewing’ report of failed hacking attempt against Canadian regime

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“OpenAI has confirmed that it is reviewing a report of a failed hacking attempt against a Canadian government body in the latest incident to highlight cybersecurity concerns about artificial intelligence. The AI giant said on Wednesday that it was reviewing the alleged cyberattack against Canada’s national archives agency and had provided an initial briefing to Canadian officials. … The attempted hacking, if confirmed, would be the first publicly known case of an AI-led cyberattack against Canada’s government, following a series of incidents of rogue agents targeting agencies in the United States and Australia.” (10/01/26)

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/1/openai-reviewing-report-of-failed-hacking-attempt-against-canadas-govt

Thomas L. Knapp

What happened? Or rather, what did NOT happen?

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“On 31 January 2025, just a few days after The Donald took office for his second term and nominated his various cabinet officers, this graphic was published by some MAGA/MAHA types. People worried about the overall state of ‘health care’ (read, the Medical Industrial Complex) in the States, and hoping, praying, even expecting some things to start to improve. Looking back nearly two years, how many of these threats to human health and life have really, REALLY been addressed?” (09/30/26)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/09/30/what-happened-or-rather-what-did-not-happen/

Thomas L. Knapp

Judge approves Paramount Skydance settlement

Source: United Press International

“A federal judge approved a Paramount Skydance antitrust settlement with California and other states Wednesday, allowing the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to move forward. The settlement, reached last week, resolves a lawsuit that 12 states’ attorneys general brought against the company. The lawsuit argued that the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would give the company too much control of the market.” (09/30/26)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/30/paramount-settlement-approved/4311790809689/

Thomas L. Knapp

The Ark and the Deluge: The Unfurling of Equality in World History

Source: Liberal Currents
by Guillaume AW Attia

“Democracy for Tocqueville meant many things, but first and foremost it meant the equalization of social conditions. To say that the world was undergoing a ‘democratic revolution’ was to say that the old hierarchies of power based on birth and ancestral status were dissolving and more undutiful relations were taking their place. He described this visible process of change as the ‘gradual unfurling of equality,’ a slow unraveling of the layers of dogmatic control in human societies, that had progressed over many centuries, ‘surmounting all obstacles, and which is still advancing today amid the ruins it has caused’ in Europe.” (09/30/26)

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-ark-and-the-deluge-the-unfurling-of-equality-in-world-history/

Thomas L. Knapp

Maintaining Journalistic Integrity Through Mutualization

Source: Independent Institute
by Robert E Wright

“For 30 years, the internet has stripped middlemen out of the news business. Classified ads fled to Craigslist, readers fled to search engines and social media, and writers fled to Substack and like platforms. The history of journalism reveals the next step and how to avoid potential pitfalls. As in finance, the disintermediation of journalism has mostly been good for customers, journalists, and the pursuit of Truth. Readers get more solid news, and writers do not have to submit to corporate pressures to say X (yay for vaccines!), or not say Y (yay for Ivermectin!). Disintermediation has a cost, though, and the one- and two-person nano-journalism shops pay it every month.” (09/30/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/09/30/journalistic-integrity-mutualization/

Thomas L. Knapp