Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 05/10/26
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump Says Iran’s Response ‘Totally Unacceptable,’ Netanyahu Says Iran War Is ‘Not Over,’ and More.” (05/10/26)
What Makes a Man Shoot Serial Killers: On Refusing to be Shocked by Political Violence
Source: exile in happy valley
by Nicky Reid
“The general consensus among both Dempublicans and Republicrats alike is that everybody needs to tone down the dialogue. That, and ‘such acts of political violence have no place in civil society!’ I might be tempted to agree with them if we lived in something resembling a civil society and I’m not talking about the rhetoric. As bombastic as these gasbags in the political class have become in a desperate attempt to improve ratings on that failed reality show they call a government, young folks aren’t popping off politicos because of what other politicos said. … The reality is that we live in a violent country and we always have. For the political class to expect to be immune from this harsh reality is absurd, especially when you consider how goddamn violent they are.” (05/10/26)
https://exileinhappyvalley.blogspot.com/2026/05/what-makes-man-shoot-serial-killers-on.html
Left weaponizing women’s misplaced empathy, and it threatens all of us
Source: New York Post
by Miranda Devine
“A young liberal woman refused to cooperate with prosecutors after violent recidivist Rhamell Burke attacked her on the subway five weeks before he allegedly pushed a retired NYC teacher to his death on Thursday. Now the 23-year-old woman has regrets. ‘Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail,’ she told The Post. Maybe if she had indulged in less self-congratulatory empathy for the maniac who allegedly tried to kill her and felt more compassion for her fellow New Yorkers left to the mercy of an out-of-control predator roaming the streets, Ross Falzone would still be alive. But Falzone, 76, was unlucky enough to be entering the Chelsea subway station Thursday afternoon when Burke allegedly randomly shoved him down a flight of stairs, leaving the beloved ex-teacher to die hours later at Bellevue Hospital from a catastrophic brain injury.” (05/10/26)
Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15 million over use of her image on TV boxes
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“Pop star Dua Lipa has filed a $15m (£11m) lawsuit against Samsung, alleging it used her image on packaging for its televisions without permission. Lipa alleges that Samsung prominently used a photograph of her face without consent on various television models sold across the US, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday in the US District Court for the Central District of California. Samsung’s packaging was ‘designed to improperly capitalize on Ms. Lipa’s hard-earned success to promote and sell Samsung’s products,’ the filing said. The BBC has contacted Samsung for comment. The lawsuit includes allegations of copyright infringement, trademark infringement and misappropriation of Lipa’s likeness and image. According to the lawsuit, the image was taken during the singer’s 2024 Austin City Limits Festival performance and Lipa owns the copyright to the photograph.” (05/11/26)
Proportional Representation Would Fix That
Source: Liberal Currents
by Dennis Lytton
“We can change the structure of elections in America to make them more free, more democratic, and more fair to every voter. Here’s how.” (05/11/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/proportional-representation-would-fix-that/
Comparative AI: Exploring the Nuanced Differences Between the Major AIs
Source: The Jolly Libertarian
by Marco den Ouden
“In Walter Donway’s new book, A Serious Chat With Artificial Intelligence, the AI in question was Open AI’s ChatGPT. In one of his blog posts, Curtis Yarvin bragged about how he changed the mind of Anthropic’s AI Claude on his techno-authoritarian philosophy, turning it (Claude) into a believer. In my own dealings with AI I have been using Microsoft’s CoPilot. And another major player in the market is Google’s Gemini. What do all of these powerful artificial intelligences have in common and how do they differ?” (05/10/26)
https://jollylibertarian.blogspot.com/2026/05/comparative-ai-exploring-nuanced.html
Claims of Housing “Oversupply” Are Misleading
Source: The Daily Economy
by Jason Sorens
“A few cooling markets have sparked claims that housing reform is no longer necessary. Post-COVID adjustments shouldn’t distract us from the long-term problem.” (05/11/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/claims-of-housing-oversupply-are-misleading/
Philippines: Presidential hopeful Sara Duterte impeached, awaits Senate trial
Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“Philippine lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly backed the impeachment of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, setting the stage for a trial in the Senate that could end her hopes for a presidential run in 2028. The petition was backed by 255 of 318 lawmakers on Monday, surpassing the one-third threshold required. A House justice committee had last month found probable cause for her impeachment in a petition from activists accusing her of misusing public funds, accumulating unexplained wealth and threatening the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, his wife and the former House speaker.
With her ally-turned-enemy Marcos limited by the constitution to a single term in office, Duterte-Carpio is the clear favourite to succeed him in 2028, but the impeachment could derail her bid.” (05/11/26)
Pink Flame of Liberty, 05/10/26
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“Deprioritizing Business at 2026 Libertarian Party Convention PART TWO.” (05/10/26)
Trump rejects traditional conservatism, embraces a Republican version of socialism
Source: The Hill
by A Scott Bolden
“Republicans have denounced Democrats as socialists and communists since the 1930s. President Trump has frequently joined the chorus, such as when he said in 2019: ‘A vote for any Democrat in 2020 is a vote for the rise of radical socialism and the destruction of the American Dream.’ Yet despite his hyperbolic rhetoric, Trump has abandoned key conservative principles that Republicans have long espoused and instead adopted some socialist positions.” (05/10/26)
https://thehill.com/opinion/5870607-trump-republican-socialism-democrats/