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The scorecard ended up Humans 1, and Artificial Intelligence 0 in one fight that was started by robots.
Not the Bee is reporting that Taco Bell is running away from its announced plans for AI order takers.
"Last year, Taco Bell made a simple bet that Alexa-like voice assistants could handle the drive-thru window. It didn't consider whether people could handle dealing with AI. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company embedded AI in the drive-thru boxes at more than 500 locations across the country and quickly found that it made mistakes, creeped people out, and got very easily manipulated," the report explained.
Dane Mathews, chief of digital systems for the company, said, "We're learning a lot, I'm going to be honest with you."
One of the complications that arose was someone who ordered "18,000 cuts of water, please." And AI's response.
The company ultimately decided too many mistakes were being made and customers really didn't like the "voice bots."
The goal of replacing teen drive-thru attendants, however, isn't going away, yet.
The chain's parent company, Yum Brands, recently confirmed a partnership with Nvidia with the goal of improving the tech that powers AI operations handling orders.
John Bolton could be headed to prison for endangering national security after the FBI uncovered a trove of evidence at his home.
Bolton has not been indicted, but top FBI officials say he should face charges for stealing classified information during his brief, tumultuous tenure as national security adviser during Trump's first term, the New York Post reported.
According to sources who spoke with the Post, the FBI raid of Bolton's home and office uncovered "a lot" of evidence that prosecutors could use in a case against him.
Members of Trump's Justice Department believe the investigation had gone quiet during the Biden administration, possibly as a favor to Bolton, a vocal critic of Trump.
“The [Biden administration] had probable cause to know that he had taken material that was detrimental to the national security of the United States, and they made no effort to retrieve it,” a senior FBI official told The Post.
Bolton's preferential treatment would have come even as the Biden Justice Department tried to prosecute Trump for his handling of classified information - with the Biden FBI even raiding Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate.
The current investigation into Bolton is separate - and, insiders say, wider and more serious - than a previous criminal probe into Bolton's tell-all book, which contained classified information gathered from his time in the Trump White House.
Bolton, who was fired by Trump in 2019, published the anti-Trump tome despite a judge finding it likely "jeopardized national security."
Trump's critics have accused him of targeting Bolton for revenge, something Trump and his team have denied.
The New York Times, hardly a Trump-friendly newspaper, conceded in a new article that the FBI investigation appears to have a credible basis.
The probe centers on e-mails, intercepted by U.S. intelligence, which had been obtained by a foreign spy service, the newspaper noted. The e-mails were apparently sent by Bolton to people close to him using an unclassified server.
Two different judges signed off on search warrants targeting Bolton, which would have required probable cause of a crime.
"One major reason for conducting the searches was to see if Mr. Bolton possessed material that matched or corroborated the intelligence agency material, which, if found, would indicate that the emails found in the possession of the foreign spy service were genuine," the Times wrote.
After the raid last Friday morning, Trump questioned Bolton's loyalty to the country.
“He’s not a smart guy, but he could be a very unpatriotic guy,” Trump said. “We’re going to find out.”
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that there will be launched new studies into the effects of some anti-depressant drugs, and their use by those who turn out to be killers.
The announcement comes in the aftermath of this week's mass shooting at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis that left two dead and more than a dozen more injured.
According to a report at RedState, the investigations will look at the potential link between SSRI drugs and violent behavior.
"SSRIs, or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, are a class of antidepressant medications that are used to treat depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders," the report said. "They are frequently used to treat common mental health challenges, especially in younger adults seeking to transition from their God-given gender who already suffer a higher rate of depression-related issues."
The shooting attack this week, by a transgender individual, a man who claimed to identify as a woman, came "two years after another trans-involved shooting spree in Nashville," the report said. There was no immediate confirmation on any medications taken by the Minneapolis shooter.
"We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence," Kennedy said. "You know, many of them on there have black box warnings that warn of suicidal ideation and homicidal ideation."
The report noted, "There are … studies that suggest a possible association between SSRI use and increased risks of violent behavior or convictions, particularly in adolescents and young adults. A large Swedish cohort study of over 850,000 individuals prescribed SSRIs between 2006 and 2009 reported a modest increase in violent crime convictions among those aged 15-24 during treatment periods. At the same time, a 2020 study in the Netherlands and the U.S. linked SSRI use to higher reports of violent crimes, with one review noting a doubling of aggression and suicidality in healthy volunteers."
It was in a column posted on WND that commentator Barbara Simpson, several years ago, commented on the shooting by Nikolas Cruz at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 were killed.
She wrote, "We were told Nikolas was on medication. What medication? Who prescribed it? Was he being supervised? Was he under the influence at the time of the crimes? Is this important? Consider that almost all mass murders over the last years have involved the killers being on prescribed SSRI antidepressants – drugs we know can cause murderous violence in the patient. Drug companies pay out millions in lawsuits from such instances."
And she cited the research by David Kupelian of WND who found connections between drugs and killers:
Simpson wrote, "These are just a few of the horrors caused by 'medicine' that kills and destroys lives, yet we allow and encourage it."
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A quick-thinking man in Cape Coral, Florida, dressed in his favorite Batman pajamas, sprung into action early Wednesday morning to detain a neighborhood burglary suspect.
As the Gateway Pundit reports, Kyle Myvett was alerted to the burglar by his home security cameras before confronting and detaining the intruder. He credited his pajamas for giving him the confidence boost he needed to grab the suspect.
The incident began when Myvett noticed his cameras showing someone breaking into his truck. Still wearing his Batman pajamas, he rushed outside and confronted the suspect, identified as Justin Schimpl, who was rummaging through the vehicle.
Myvett then tracked Schimpl to a neighbor's garage, where he grabbed hold of the burglar's shirt and wrist, warning him not to resist.
The Cape Coral Police Department wrote on Facebook:
On August 27, 2025, at 2:03 AM, Cape Coral Police officers responded to a burglary in progress at a home in Southeast Cape Coral.
When officers arrived, they found the suspect already detained – by a neighbor wearing Batman pajamas.
The neighbor, Kyle Myvett, told detectives he had gone to bed when his home security cameras alerted him to someone breaking into his vehicle. Still dressed in his Batman pajamas, Kyle went outside to investigate and saw the suspect rummaging through his truck. Moments later, he found the same suspect in his neighbor's garage and detained him until officers arrived.
Thanks to a quick-thinking neighbor in his Batman pajamas, another burglary suspect was put behind bars
"Without the person seeing me, I grabbed a hold of their shirt and right wrist and told him, listen, don't try to get away, I have plenty of experience with this," Myvett told local station Fox 4.
Myvett previously worked in corrections.
"I'm really glad I had my Batman pajamas on because that gave me the extra confidence I needed," Myvett added.
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There is abundant documentation that George Soros, through his Open Society Foundations and other leftist channels, has donated dollars galore to left-wing ideologies.
And there is equal evidence that many left-wing groups have done much damage to America.
Consider the "Black Lives Matter" movement and agenda, which inflicted hundreds of millions of dollars in race riot destruction on American cities after the death of George Floyd.
Now whether the Soros money went directly into pushing that violence, or not, may be subject to investigation, after President Donald Trump called for RICO charges against not just George Soros, but his son Alex, who has taken over control of his father's multi-billion dollar empire that is dedicated to leftist goals.
"George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests and much more, all throughout the United States of America. We're not going to allow these lunatics to rip apart American any more, never giving it so much as a chance to "BREATHE," and be FREE. Soros, and his group of psychopaths, have caused great damage to our Country! That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends. Be careful, we're watching you! Thank you for your attention to this matter!" the president wrote.
RICO charges often involve racketeering, or organized crime ventures.
The Washington Examiner explained the comment was part of Trump's "feud with the Democratic megadonors."
"Trump has long joined Republicans in painting the Soros family as Democratic bogeymen due to the millions they have funneled into left-wing campaigns, causes, and protests over the past three decades," the report said. "Reports indicate that the Open Society Foundations, which Alex now chairs, has helped fund activists protesting the president's takeover of the police in Washington, D.C., and though Trump did not mention Washington by name, he claimed their history of donations and grants meets the standard for charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act."
The report noted the White House and Justice Department officials declined to answer questions about Trump's comment, specifically whether the administration has already opened a RICO investigation into George Soros and Open Society.
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Democrat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Tuesday on MSNBC's "All In With Chris Hayes" that she would have preferred to not have "cuts" to "grants for violence prevention" during the city's anti-ICE riots and protests over the National Guard troops deployed by President Donald Trump.
In June, Trump sent the National Guard into Los Angeles after a weekend of riots and protests sparked by an uptick in U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) raids. While discussing Trump's crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., by federalizing the nation's capital, MSNBC's Chris Hayes asked Bass for her take on the president's decision to call in the National Guard.
"Well, basically, I feel like both of our cities [Los Angeles and Chicago], and we can add in Washington, D.C. right now, are all being test grounds," Bass said. "We're being test grounds for what happens when the military is deployed in American cities. I feel like the ultimate goal here is to normalize this overreach, where the National Guard was never needed here in Los Angeles. There were thousands of troops, and the only thing they did was stood outside a building."
Despite Bass and Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushing back on Trump's decision to bring in the National Guard, the city had already seen widespread looting, cars being burned, and vandalism throughout downtown. Following the deployment of troops and Marines to the federal building, protesters and rioters continued to flood the downtown area, with the Daily Caller News Foundation witnessing some of the vandalism firsthand.
With protests and riots continuing by mid-June, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) declared an unlawful assembly in the downtown Civic Center area, as Bass eventually set a curfew for the zone. The DCNF additionally witnessed protesters taunting National Guard members and Marines during the incidents, with some yelling for them to get "ICE out of LA."
"The majority of the troops were on a base nearby playing video games and resenting the fact that they were used in that way. But, you know, I so appreciate you putting in the context of what happened in the 80s and 90s when there was the mass arrests of young people," Bass added. "I worry that that might be what has taken place in Washington, D.C. If you want to help us deal with crime, which both of us are very committed to, then don't cut the grants for violence prevention so that we can help reduce crime in our cities."
Trump announced the deployment of National Guard troops and the invocation of Section 40 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act on Aug. 11 for the nation's capital, following a slew of crimes in Washington, D.C., that had drawn national attention. While Democrats and legacy media pundits have said Washington, D.C.'s crime dropped 35% in 2024, citing local police data, the statistics left out crimes such as felony and aggravated assault.
By Friday, Trump told reporters he is considering deploying the National Guard to Chicago, calling the city a "mess" and adding that the people of Chicago are "screaming for us to come." Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have since told the president not to deploy troops to the city. Johnson said that the crime rates for Chicago have decreased.
Chicago Police Department data through Aug. 16 reportedly shows homicides in the city trending down 25% over the last 12 months compared to 2023. The frequency of killings remains higher than it was before the pandemic, according to ABC7 Chicago. Data from the outlet shows that in the last 12 months through Aug. 16, there have been 474 homicides, with an average yearly homicide rate of 722 between 2021 and 2023.
While reports have indicated that overall crime in Los Angeles has decreased, shootings involving officers have notably increased in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to NBC4 Los Angeles. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell told the outlet that officers are now facing "a greater number of officer-involved shootings," with 25 incidents between Jan. 1 and July 15, compared to 18 during the same period in 2024.
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One by one, the cases where the Joe Biden administration actively injured people, people like whistleblowers trying to protect their country, are being reversed.
The American Center for Law and Justice now has released some details about the resolution of the case involving FBI whistleblower Garret O'Boyle, who was blindsided with a grilling when he arrived at a new post assignment and immediately suspended without pay.
On unproven claims that he leaked information to the media, a charge that he denied.
O'Boyle has been, in a "comprehensive settlement agreement with the DOJ," awarded a return to his position, full back pay, benefits, damages and his security clearance.
"Today marks a watershed moment in the fight for constitutional rights and the protection of government whistleblowers. The ACLJ is proud to announce a complete and total victory for our client, FBI Special Agent Garret O'Boyle, who has been fully vindicated through a comprehensive settlement agreement with the DOJ made possible by President Trump's Administration and his new leadership at the DOJ and FBI," the legal organization explained.
It was O'Boyle, who utilized approved protocols in a legal fashion to expose corruption in Washington, who made headlines with his ominous warning to Americans: "The FBI will crush you. This government will crush you and your family if you try to expose the truth about things that they are doing that are wrong. And we are all examples of that."
The ACLJ credited O'Boyle's whistleblower activities with revealing how the FBI "was weaponizing the threat tags to target pro-fliers in the wake of the Dobbs decision…"
"In the face of increasing violence against pro-life Americans and pro-life Pregnancy Resource Centers, Biden's FBI decided to target peaceful pro-lifers, and it was Special Agent O'Boyle who brought this travesty to light before Congress," the report said.
The ACLJ said, "The despicable actions of the Biden Administration's DOJ and FBI – unconstitutionally targeting whistleblowers – have been reversed. This unprecedented victory was achieved through a powerful legal partnership between the ACLJ, Empower Oversight, and the Binnall Law Group. Together, our coalition of constitutional lawyers and government accountability experts assembled a formidable legal team in defense of a government whistleblower. The combined expertise, resources, and unwavering commitment of our efforts ultimately delivered complete vindication for Agent O'Boyle."
The legal team said because the settlement, including financial details not made public, has been finalized, a pending appeal on behalf of O'Boyle in federal court will be dismissed.
The ACLJ recounted the attack: "On September 26, 2022, the Biden Administration's FBI indefinitely suspended Agent O'Boyle without pay and revoked his security clearance – effectively ending his career and leaving his family without income. This wasn't just an employment action; it was part of President Biden's systematic campaign to silence truth-tellers and weaponize federal agencies against those who dared expose the Administration's overreach."
The Democrats in the Biden regime surprised O'Boyle when he reported to a new station in Virginia, putting him under an interrogation "where he was falsely accused of leaking FBI information to the media."
The facts are that he made disclosures, all of which were legally allowed and even protected, to Congress.
"The dramatic change in Agent O'Boyle's journey to justice was only possible thanks to President Trump's return to office and his commitment to restoring constitutional governance to federal agencies – and appointing leaders who share his commitment to undoing past harms as much as possible," the ACLJ said.
His reinstatement will be effective September 26, 2022, the date of his original suspension.
Further, the resolution "establishes a crucial precedent and sends a clear message that the days of Biden-style weaponization and retaliation are over."
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Fox News' Jesse Watters halted former Vice President Kamala Harris' Senior Adviser Mike Nellis on Tuesday after he claimed that the National Guard would not be needed in Chicago to halt crime.
While speaking with the press on Friday, President Donald Trump said he was considering sending National Guard troops to Chicago after deploying them in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11. With Democrats increasingly pushing back on the National Guard being sent to address crime, Watters asked Nellis on "Jesse Watters Primetime" if he believes Chicago should be open to help from the White House.
"No, look, I think Chicago needs to do a better job of dealing with crime. Our local leaders need to do a better job of dealing with crime, but the city of Chicago has had a chance to vote for Donald Trump three times, and he lost by 80% each of the three times that he was on the ballot. I think if Donald Trump wants to get involved heavily in issues somewhere else, he should go look at red states, because Donald Trump doesn't have any urgency to deal with Louisiana, which is the murder capital of the United States. He doesn't have anything to say about Oklahoma, which has the worst schools in the nation. Doesn't have anything to say about Arkansas, which has the highest teen pregnancy rate — " Nellis said before Watters jumped in.
"Those are crime ridden too! And if the mayor wants to invite Donald Trump to go in there and do it," Watters said. "Chicago's a little bigger than Baton Rouge, Mike, OK? You live in Chicago, and you should care. Did you hear my friend out there in the monologue talking about her cousin, her uncle, her niece. They're all dead, Mike! Do you care about that at all? Your mayor doesn't care. Your mayor doesn't want any backup. They're offering them more cops, more guards. And he says, 'No, more housing.' What the hell's wrong with him?"
Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a press conference Monday telling the president to not come, with Johnson touting what he said were lowered crime statistics.
Chicago Police Department data through Aug. 16 reportedly shows homicides in the city trending down 25% over the last 12 months compared to 2023. The frequency of killings remains higher than it was before the pandemic, accordingto ABC7 Chicago. Data from the outlet reports that in the last 12 months through Aug. 16, there have been 474 homicides, with an average yearly homicide rate of 722 between 2021 and 2023.
According to a White House press release, the city has had the highest "murder rate among U.S. cities with more than one million people" for seven consecutive years, with Chicago also labeled as having the "most murders of any U.S. city" for 13 consecutive years.
Nellis pushed back against Watters.
"I know I'm not going to feel safe when I take him to a ball game. I'm going to see armed military members. There's a way to do this," Nellis said. "I'm happy to support having more police on the streets of Chicago to help keep us safe. The problem is in Donald Trump's budget that he signed by the Republicans, he cut community police funding by $2 billion, which means there'll be fewer police on the streets."
Watters hit back.
"All right, Mike, you guys defunded the police. So don't talk about cutting funding, OK? Everybody knows the Democrats defunded. They defunded all over the country, Mike,' Watters said. "I don't have time to debate that. But I respect that you are from Chicago, and you want to be safe. But we are all in agreement that Chicago needs to do a lot better. You and I will agree on that."
Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard and invoke Section 40 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act followed after a slew of crimes in Washington, D.C. drew national attention. Among some were the brutal attack against a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer and the fatal June 30 shooting of Republican intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym.
Democrats and legacy media pundits have said Washington, D.C.'s crime dropped 35% in 2024, citing local police data. The statistics left out crimes such as felony and aggravated assault. In July, the Metropolitan Police Department said an investigation was opened against D.C. police Commander Michael Pulliam for allegedly altering crime statistics in his district, according to NBC Washington.
Despite the pushback from Democrats, a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday reported that 54% of registered voters said Trump's crime-fighting efforts in the nation's capital are "justified and necessary." According to U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro on Monday, the federal takeover in the nation's capital has led to 1,007 arrests and 111 illegal firearm confiscations.
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Officials responded to a mass-casualty shooting Wednesday morning at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where at least two children were killed and 17 others injured.
The shooting took place about 8:30 a.m. at the Annunciation Church, which has a kindergarten-through-8th-grade school on the property. The shooter fired from outside the building through a window and shot children and staff members who were attending morning mass.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the shooter who was in his early twenties was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol. He ultimately killed himself.
"This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshiping," O'Hara said at a midday news conference. "The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible."
"Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed where they sat."
Seventeen other individuals, 14 of whom are children, were also injured, with two listed in critical condition.
"The coward that fired these shots ultimately took his own life in the rear of the church," O'Hara said. "This deliberate act of violence is just a sign of cruelty that is beyond comprehension."
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: "An Annunciation parent who was sitting in the back pew at the 8:15 a.m. Mass said students were packed into the pews when a shooter opened fire outside the building with some kind of semiautomatic weapon."
"He just pepper-sprayed through the stained-glass windows into the building, 50 to 100 shots," said the parent, who did not want his name used. "He killed two kids."
"There are no words that can capture the horror and evil of this act," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. "Do not think of these as just somebody else's kids … Think of this as if it were your own."
"Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now! These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church. These are kids who should be learning with their friends."
"I'm so deeply saddened and so sorry to the families that are suffering right now."
"FBI is aware of the reports coming out of @FBIMinneapolis and our agents are en route to the scene. We will provide more updates as able," said FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social: "I have been fully briefed on the tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene. The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!"
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said: "DHS is monitoring the horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
"We are in communication with our interagency partners, and will share more information as soon as it becomes available.
"I am praying for the victims of this heinous attack and their families."
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated: "The shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis is horrifying. Praying for the children, families and first responders during this moment of terror and unimaginable grief. Weapons of war have no place in our neighborhoods, streets or schools."
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., indicated: "I am beyond heartbroken over the tragic news of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. I am praying for all the families impacted by this horrific tragedy. I will continue to closely monitor the situation and provide updates."
Washington D.C. went 12 days without any murders following President Trump's takeover of the capital city.
The streak was broken early Tuesday when a man was shot dead after midnight in southeast Washington. The last murder before that was on August 13, shortly after Trump's crackdown on crime began.
12 days with no murders is a significant accomplishment in Washington D.C., which ranks as one of the most dangerous cities in America.
D.C.'s murder rate was 26 per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to an analysis from the Council on Criminal Justice. And that was a 30% drop from the year prior, when murders hit a 20-year high.
So far in 2025, there have already been over 100 homicides, but Trump's critics insist he is somehow exaggerating the problem.
The Justice Department and Congress are both investigating the city's police department for allegedly falsifying data to make crime appear less severe than it really is.
According to the city's police union - which has accused the police department of data manipulation - crime is down citywide 11% since Trump's crackdown started.
Carjackings - which have often been perpetrated by teenaged thugs, leaving residents living in terror - are down 85%.
The authorities have arrested over 1,000 people and taken 100 illegal guns of the street. How many lives were saved just from that alone?
The thugs in D.C. seem to be realizing there is a new sheriff in town, and Trump is not done - issuing a call Tuesday for killers to receive the death penalty.
"Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. "Capital, capital punishment. If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we're going to be seeking the death penalty. And that's a very strong preventative."
Criminals need to learn to fear the law again. It's really that simple, and with Trump taking charge, things have improved.
Trump accomplished something similar on the border - sending illegal crossings to record lows after they hit record highs under his predecessor, who had insisted he was powerless to solve the problem that he caused with his radical policies.
Once again, Trump is proving that failure is an option and not a destiny. The chaos that has plagued D.C. for so long is a direct consequence of liberal policies - and when the policies change, so do the results.
Democrats can keep insisting that crime in D.C. is not an issue, but the country disagrees. We know that things can get better - and Trump just showed how to get it done.