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| | | The problem with (most) AI | We all know AI is useful. And everyone is using it. But here's the problem: every time you use those AI apps, you're feeding your data to Big Tech companies like Microsoft and Google. These apps also censor what you're allowed to create and they decide what's "acceptable." | That's why I'm excited we're partnering with Venice.ai. Venice is different because it's private, unbiased, and totally uncensored. | With Venice, you get everything you'd expect from an AI—text generation, unrestricted images, interactive characters, even code support—without Big Tech's control. It's your data, your creativity, your rules. | Try it yourself at venice.ai/upward with promo code UPWARD. | See what true freedom in AI looks like→ | — Ari |
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| | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🪖 Trump weighs replacing Hegseth with Ron DeSantis. President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to replace Pete Hegseth as his defense secretary nominee as Hegseth's personal scandals mount. DeSantis, a Navy veteran and popular figure among DC Republicans, would likely face little pushback by the Senate. | 🔫 An illegal migrant was accused of smuggling weapons to North Korea. A Chinese national illegally residing in California was arrested for allegedly shipping firearms, ammunition, and military technology to North Korea, violating US sanctions. Shenghua Wen, 41, reportedly hid the weapons in containers shipped from Long Beach through Hong Kong to North Korea. | 🛠 Trump vowed to block a foreign takeover of US Steel. Donald Trump pledged to prevent Japan's Nippon Steel from acquiring US Steel, citing national security concerns and the need to preserve domestic steel production. The $14.9 billion deal would make US Steel a subsidiary of Nippon, but Trump insists that applying tariffs and tax incentives will strengthen US Steel "FAST." | ⚖️ Fani Willis was ordered to release records in the Trump case. A state judge ruled that Fulton County DA Fani Willis must turn over all her communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the Jan. 6 Committee due to her failing to respond to a lawsuit from Judicial Watch. The watchdog group's president stated the documents could reveal potential collusion with the Biden administration and the Democratic Congress in their "'get-Trump' prosecution." |
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| | | WHAT WE'RE HEARING | Jon Stewart excoriated Democrats for defending President Biden pardoning his son Hunter. Megyn Kelly slammed the transgender-identifying lawyer set to argue before the Supreme Court in support of sex-change surgeries for minors: "She poses as a man (unconvincingly) & clearly wants to feel validated by your child doing it too." New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he "would love" to meet with Trump's deportations chief, Tom Homan, and defended DOGE for saving taxpayers money. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is the first Democrat to join the DOGE Caucus and said its agenda "should not be a partisan issue." Mark Zuckerberg wants to play an "active role" in shaping tech policy under Trump.
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| | | IN THE LOOP | Donald Trump is planning to attend the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this Saturday. DOGE claimed that the US government spent over $150 billion on illegal immigration just in 2023. Parent with confidence. Struggling to break down tough topics for your kids? The Tuttle Twins make it easy to share your values in today's woke world. Take advantage of their Black Friday sale.* FEMA workers were allegedly instructed not only to skip houses with Trump signs, but to skip entire neighborhoods with even a few Trump signs. Southwest Airlines will abandon all of its DEI practices following a lawsuit.
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| *Indicates content from our sponsors | | | GEOPOLITICS | US fails to prevent chaos in South Korea | | South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law yesterday, citing alleged "threats posed by North Korea's communist forces" within Parliament, and legislative gridlock blocking his agenda. | In a speech, Yoon claimed his political opposition had crippled the government by filing 22 impeachment motions against officials in the past six months, with nearly a dozen more planned. According to Yoon, his only option was to take unilateral control over the government. | Protests erupted in Seoul as hundreds of military troops stormed the Capitol building. The military was seen breaking the windows of the National Assembly building to enter as parliamentary aides used fire extinguishers to push them back. | The order seemingly came out of nowhere, shocking even members of the president's own right-wing party. The former South Korean Foreign Minister Kyung-wha Kang claimed that the martial law declaration was not carried out constitutionally because "it was done out of the blue without going through the necessary requirement of going through a cabinet decision." | Although the South Korean Parliament is divided, they voted unanimously, 190-0 to end the martial law just under three hours after it was declared. And after six chaotic hours, President Yoon lifted his order. | The US has nearly 30,000 troops stationed in South Korea, as the nation remains a vital ally in East Asia, right on the doorstep of America's adversaries North Korea and China. Yesterday's turmoil in Seoul exposed a democracy more fragile than many Americans might have anticipated. | Hudson Institute Fellow Ezra Cohen observed that this event exemplifies the Biden-Harris administration's intelligence failures if they were not aware this move was coming. Cohen called for Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, along with CIA Director Bill Burns, "to testify as to why the [intelligence community] failed to warn President Biden of this crisis." | Over the weekend, the United States was also caught off guard by a group of Islamic terrorists in Syria blitzing their way into the key city of Aleppo and seizing it. Though perhaps a setback for Russia and Iran, as they are allies with the sitting Syrian government, a terrorist takeover looming on the horizon could destabilize the country and the region — something American intelligence likely should have caught. | |
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| | | OUR QUESTION TO YOU | 📊 Who do you prefer for secretary of defense?Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter | | | POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | What do you think the biggest FBI overhaul should be? | ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🏛 Stopping Trump Lawfare (60) | 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🔎 Spying on Americans (188) | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👈 Ousting Career Bureaucrats (609) | 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🔴 Targeting Right-Wingers (174) | 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Other (Comment) (150) | 🔎 Spying on Americans: "It's a non-partisan goal." — K.S. 👈 Ousting Career Bureaucrats: "Can't clean up the agency and leave dirt in the corners. Sweep it clean." — Tori 🔴 Targeting Right-Wingers: "The FBI has been used for political purposes and has lost all credibility with the public." — J.B. 🤔 Other: "All of the above and more! Patel will make it happen and they're shaking in their shoes." — A.N. | | | | 1,181 votes |
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