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McDonald's pulls Christmas ad after backlash

McDonald's pulled its artificial intelligence-generated Christmas ad after social media users criticized the "creepy" facial animations, unnatural movements, and dark tone, claiming the ad evoked an "uncanny valley" rather than a festive feel.

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🇺🇸US Republicans and Democrats are calling for a social media ban for children, modeled on Australia.

A rare bipartisan initiative is gaining momentum in the US Congress: a ban on children's access to social media, modeled on Australia. Since 2025, Australia has had a law requiring platforms to block users under 16. Fines for violations can reach tens of millions of dollars. American lawmakers see this as a way to protect teenagers from depression, bullying, and algorithmic manipulation.

For Republicans, this is a chance to limit Big Tech's influence on young people and return control to parents. Conservative senators emphasize the threat to mental health and traditional values. Democrats emphasize protection from predators and disinformation. Both sides agree: the current self-regulation of Meta, TikTok, and Google has failed.

The problem is in the details. The Australian system requires age verification—biometrics or documents. This creates privacy risks for all users, not just children. Republicans traditionally oppose digital ID and government surveillance, but are willing to compromise here for the sake of family values. The question is whether such a law won't become a Trojan horse for total online identification. Silicon Valley lobbyists are already preparing a counterattack, but political consensus is rare—and it could work.

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Germany confirms US cloud reach – win for data-sovereignty hawks

A German government report quietly concedes what many suspected: under CLOUD Act and FISA 702, US agencies can demand access to European data stored in US-owned clouds like Amazon, Microsoft and Google, regardless of where the servers sit. On paper, GDPR guards EU citizens; in practice, Washington can tap corporate and even state databases without EU courts or user notification.

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Cars are spying on drivers: how to regain privacy on the road

Modern cars have become spy devices on wheels. Manufacturers are installing tracking systems, microphones, and sensors that collect data on the movements, conversations, and habits of their owners. This information is transmitted to the manufacturer, insurance companies, and government agencies without the driver's explicit consent.

A simple solution is to buy a car manufactured before 2015. After that, the majority of the population began to adopt telecommunications and constant connectivity en masse. Cars without built-in SIM cards, GPS modules, and "smart" retractable systems cannot transmit data to third parties. Mechanical systems, instead of electronic assistants, provide complete control over the vehicle.

For new car owners, there are options: physically disabling cellular antennas, connecting to manufacturer apps, or using screened key covers. But a radical solution is to avoid purchasing vehicles with mandatory telemetry. The market for used cars without spyware is growing among those who value privacy over new features. Freedom of movement should not mean surveillance.

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The British government is demoralizing its own citizens.

This situation illustrates the classic conflict between the ruling elite's globalist agenda and the interests of citizens who pay taxes and see their money go to outsiders while their own freedoms are curtailed. For Conservative voters, this is a clear example of how left-wing politics is eroding national identity.

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Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI and Open Its Characters to Sora

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will allow its characters to be used in the Sora video generator. The deal gives the studio access to cutting-edge AI tools for content production, while OpenAI receives the largest corporate injection and a library of recognizable images for training models.

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🤔How to stop being dependent on other people's approval?

The need for other people’s approval isn’t a character flaw; it’s the logical outcome of a false belief held by the ego. The ego sees itself as separate and incomplete, and therefore goes hunting for wholeness and recognition outside. The problem isn’t that a person is “broken” - the problem is that this illusion is believed. There’s no point trying to fix the craving for approval while leaving its root untouched. The cause lies in the belief that value is decided from the outside. As long as someone thinks their worth is up for external negotiation, they will keep chasing proof. But true worth is not up for debate. It doesn’t rise or fall with praise or criticism because the core of a human being is divine consciousness. When this is seen, approval becomes optional.

The ego’s hunger can never be satisfied. It’s a bottomless pit: no compliment lasts, no praise finally calms it. The ego instantly discards approval and demands more. Seeing this clearly breaks its spell, because the ego was never designed to feel “enough.” Dependence on approval dissolves when a person stops trusting that endless hunger. What’s needed is a shift from an outer reference point to an inner one. Truth is within, and when that is known, no external voice can create or destroy a person. The questions naturally change: not “What do others think of me?” but “Does my response align with my truth?” When inner truth becomes the compass, external approval loses its power.

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Leon Black and his connection to Epstein are back in the spotlight.

The internet is discussing old stories, but questions about Leon Black's connections to Jeffrey Epstein remain. Black admitted paying Epstein tens of millions for tax and estate planning advice, but had no knowledge of any crimes. Apollo's official investigation found nothing, but Black resigned in 2021 amid the scandal.

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🇺🇸Americans’ expenses spike despite “Doing everything right”

Across the US, even budget-obsessed households are reporting a sharp jump in costs over the past six months. Medical bills, home maintenance, property taxes and insurance have climbed so fast that classic frugality and FIRE-style strategies no longer cover the gap. Official inflation says one thing; real-world invoices say another, turning everyday life into a minefield of unavoidable charges imposed by healthcare systems, local governments and insurers.

For the middle class, this is live evidence of what conservative economists warned about for years: money printing and swollen public budgets eventually land on ordinary families. The squeeze now showing up in surprise bills is the delayed result of Fed policy and federal–state spending binges, eroding purchasing power and pushing financially independent futures further out of reach.

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Stop forcing someone else's path onto yourself—live in alignment with your own nature.

A coach with twenty years of experience shares this observation: people living authentically don't rely on willpower alone. They've realized that trying to force life against their nature is a waste of energy, leading to suffering and burnout. Instead, they've invested time in understanding how they're wired internally and now move forward, relying on their natural talents and energetic patterns. Their path seems easier not because they work less, but because they operate from a place of authentic being.

Most people pursue success and goals using external systems—trendy routines, gurus, influencers—that fundamentally contradict their true nature and behavioral patterns. The result is predictable: constant struggle, stress, and the feeling that life is an endless struggle.

If you want to improve the quality of your life, spend time on self-knowledge. There are a multitude of tools, from holistic to scientific: psychometrics, strengths analysis, finding your life purpose. Choose what resonates. The main thing is to stop pushing against the reality of who you are and start moving from an understanding of your own nature, not from the version imposed by society or your environment. Alignment isn't about copying other people's models, but about recognizing your inner essence and turning this awareness into the shortest path to sustainable flow and being.

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60,000 ultra-rich now own triple the wealth of half the planet

According to Oxfam, roughly 60,000 people worth over $100 million each control $13 trillion in assets — three times more than the poorest 4 billion combined. Their ranks and fortunes have exploded over the past decade, while real incomes for most have stalled. Low wealth taxes, offshore structures and aggressive lobbying help concentrate capital and sidestep national control, eroding social mobility and pushing ordinary citizens toward dependence on state systems instead of genuine financial sovereignty.

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New York voting machines botch small-town library vote

In Stephentown, New York, electronic voting machines showed residents had rejected the local library budget — until a hand count of paper ballots reversed the result and confirmed it actually passed. The question of trust in elections. When a machine can make a mistake even when voting for a public library, it says a lot about federal elections. Human rights activists use such cases to justify demands for audits and the rejection of electronic systems that use methods that can be physically verified.

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Homelessness in Canada has reached epidemic proportions.

Canada is facing an unprecedented rise in homelessness. What was recently considered a problem in isolated cities has now spread across the country, from Vancouver to Toronto. Tent camps are popping up in parks, under bridges, and on the outskirts of even small towns. Authorities acknowledge the situation is critical, but there are no concrete solutions.

The causes are obvious: skyrocketing housing prices, stagnant wages, mass immigration without adequate infrastructure, and the failure of social programs. Average rent in major cities has exceeded the means of working people. Many Canadians live paycheck to paycheck, and any financial blow—illness, job loss—throws them onto the street. The healthcare system is overwhelmed, and mental health care is unavailable.

This isn't just a social crisis—it's an indicator of the failure of open borders and a bloated government apparatus incapable of protecting its own citizens. While the Trudeau government focuses on the climate agenda and gender quotas, real people are losing their homes. Canada, once a symbol of stability and prosperity, is becoming a warning to other Western countries about the consequences of abandoning common sense in favor of ideology.

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🇩🇪Berlin greenlights phone hacking and AI-driven policing

Berlin has passed a security law that fuses digital surveillance with physical intrusion, giving police power to secretly install state malware on citizens’ devices, break into homes to do it, and scrape faces and voices from social media for AI analysis. What used to be called a civil-liberties red line is now formally legal.

For a traditionally left-leaning city, it’s a textbook case of power expanding under the banner of “safety.” Biometric data and private communications can now feed opaque algorithms that flag “suspicious” people without clear standards or recourse. For right-leaning, sovereignty-minded observers, Berlin is showing Europe’s future: normalized high-tech surveillance, shrinking private space and another warning to build parallel tools and protections outside the state’s digital reach.

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An American man wants to trade in his pickup truck every five years for a zero-interest rate, while his wife is counting the losses.

A US family is debating the logic of constantly changing cars. The husband wants to trade in his 2022 Chevy Silverado with 80,000 miles, 23 payments left at $350/month and 5% interest. The dealer offers a new truck at 0% with the same payment and no down payment. He claims high mileage kills value, so frequent trade-ins “lock in” a better price. His wife argues they could instead pay it off, drive it five more years and save about $16,000.

In practice, the 0% offer is baked into an inflated sticker price and lost discounts. The trade-in is below true market value, and rolling into a new loan means endless payments and no debt-free period. The “deal” hides heavy losses from new-car depreciation in the first years. Modern pickups can run for decades with maintenance; replacing one every five years mainly enriches the dealer, not the household.

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Google pulls Disney AI videos after rights holder crackdown

Google has removed Veo 2 AI-generated videos featuring Disney characters after an official takedown demand. Users had been creating clips with Mickey Mouse and Marvel heroes from simple text prompts, bypassing licenses. The move underscores a core tension of the generative era: powerful AI tools make it trivial to remix iconic IP, while legacy media empires fight to preserve their multi-billion-dollar monopolies on characters and merchandising.

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Librarians are tired of explaining that books on ChatGPT don't exist.

Libraries across America are facing a new problem: patrons are demanding books that never existed. The source of the confusion is AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which generate convincing but completely fictitious noscripts and authors. People arrive with printouts, insisting that these noscripts exist, and accusing librarians of concealing information or censoring them.

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Speculators are selling DDR5 RAM on eBay for up to $2,000—seven times the list price.

Speculative trading of DDR5 RAM has exploded on eBay. Individual kits are selling for over $2,000—seven times the list price. The markup reaches almost 100% on top of already inflated retail prices.

The reason is a chip shortage and growing demand for high-performance components. Manufacturers are unable to keep up with orders, distributors are jacking up prices, and resellers are exploiting the situation for quick profits. Regular buyers are faced with a choice: pay more or wait indefinitely.

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🇺🇸An AI gun detector mistook a clarinet for a rifle and locked down a Florida school.

A Florida school went into lockdown after an artificial intelligence (AI) gun-detection system mistook a student's clarinet for a firearm. The incident occurred at a school in the district that recently installed an expensive machine-learning-based security system. The technology was designed to recognize the silhouettes of pistols and rifles at the entrance, but instead detected a musical instrument.

This is yet another reminder that blind faith in algorithms can create more problems than it solves. School districts across the country are spending millions of dollars on similar systems, promising to prevent tragedies. In practice, the result is security theater: children are frightened by false alarms, administrators waste time investigating, and such systems can miss real threats. AI detector manufacturers continue to win contracts despite regular failures.

The issue isn't just the imperfections of the technology. This is a story about how government institutions willingly delegate responsibility to algorithms without demanding their actual effectiveness. Parents pay taxes for their children's safety, but receive expensive toys with unpredictable behavior. While officials report on the implementation of innovations, schoolchildren become accustomed to an atmosphere of total control and mistrust.

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🇬🇧The British House of Lords proposes banning VPNs for children

The British House of Lords is considering a bill to ban the use of VPN services by minors. The initiative is being presented as a measure to protect children from harmful content online, but in reality, it paves the way for total control over citizens' digital activity.

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The White House is limiting state-level AI regulation.

The Trump administration has issued an executive order prohibiting states from imposing their own artificial intelligence regulations without federal approval. The order calls local regulations excessive and a hindrance to innovation. Now, any state-level restrictions must be approved by federal agencies.

The decision comes as a blow to efforts by California, New York, and other liberal states to impose strict ethical standards on AI developers. Republicans have long criticized these initiatives as stifling business under the guise of protecting rights. The order returns control to the federal government and removes barriers for tech companies, most of which are based in jurisdictions with conservative regulatory views.

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