Month: August 2026

Schools, AI & the fight for our children’s minds

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Some schools are trying to take the teacher out of the classroom, replacing them with Artificial (Imitation) Intelligence. If we take the humanity out of teaching, who will check what our children are being taught? How often do we have to see reports of AIs like ChatGPT, Grok, or Claude simply making up lies before we decide not to trust them to…

Tennessee Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Develop New Safeguards for License Plate Readers amid Flock Camera Concerns

The Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association (TSA) and Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) announced on Thursday that they are working on a framework for "responsible use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR/LPR) technology" amid opposition to the ALPR cameras sold by Flock Safety.
According to a press release from TSA and TACP, the associations are considering model safeguards that would require law enforcement to have a legitimate, documented need to access ALPR cameras, and to treat the images retrieved as "an investigative lead, not evidence of guilt, with human verification required before enforcement action."

900 Visas Revoked in Birth Tourism Crackdown: State Department

A State Department official said that US officials have observed a ‘global phenomenon’ where networks try to effectively sell U.S. citizenship.

Water Systems in Seven States Hacked

In multiple states, malicious cyber actors have targeted water and wastewater utilities connected to the internet. …

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Was “Woke 1” crazy, or is the whole idea just nuts?

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Was it that Woke 1.0 that was crazy, or anything woke? Like the idea of open borders, now that people have been charged with selling fake marriages so their customers could get green cards? What about all the things we were told were “fake news” that have turned out to be true?

Mamdani Hires City Workers To Babysit People’s Children For Free While Parents Go Out

‘Free and accessible child care’

FBI Raids Democrat Swalwell’s Home in Sexual Misconduct Investigation, Source Says

REUTERS—The FBI has raided a home belonging to former Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, a prominent antagonist of President Donald Trump before he resigned from Congress, as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct claims against him, according to a source familiar with the investigation.  FBI agents seized electronic devices from Swalwell at the San Francisco International Airport and searched his…

Trump Says He Is ‘Okay’ with Term Limits for Congress: ‘Very Popular with the Public’

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would support term limits for members of Congress, noting its popularity, but stated that elections themselves serve as term limits.
The discussion surrounding term limits has reignited recently following the ailments and deaths of a U.S. senator and House members, several of whom have been accused of concealing their true health status from constituents.