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On the other hand, what do comedians suffering from complaints do when paradoxes and complaints become the norm? Bill Barr, a poster child of long-awaited white man abuse, kind of poster, may be the last person you would expect to accept empathy according to everything, but that's true.Barr recently told NPR's Terry Gross that “someone really hates the fact that I'm so angry.” His new Hulu comedy special, Bill Barr: I'll drop the year I diedthen relies on regret, and most often joke that support self-reflection and brings to anger and protest. It's a far cry from his old persona.…
A very rare event occurred on Wednesday. The Supreme Court upheld federal gun control, with four court Republicans taking the majority.Neil Golsch's opinion and justice Bondiv. Vanderstok It's narrow, but challenging federal regulations targeting “ghost guns” and disassembled a firearm kit that can be easily assembled into a fully functional gun. Under federal law, guns sold in the United States must have a serial number that law enforcement can use to identify weapons. And those who buy such guns usually need to submit a background check before completing the sale. The plaintiff in this case essentially argued that the ghost…
The Supreme Court spent Wednesday morning looking very seriously into a case where no one could take it seriously. FCC v. Consumer research The judiciary asks to revive long-standing legal doctrine known as “secretism.” This places strict restrictions on Congressional power to delegate power to federal agencies and essentially move that power to justice. The question of this legal doctrine is that, in addition to the difficulties it creates for the institution seeking to implement the mandate, it is impossible to come up with principled rules to guide judges to break the laws that empower the institution, as it is…
The condition of a kitchen pantry, closet or garage tells a lot about people. Some people keep the spices alphabetical, separate the clothes by color and season, and some seem to have a power cord wrapped neatly in one place. Then there are others with more junk drawers than regular drawers, and smaller collections of things that have accumulated over time. If you are a member of the latter group, you may be one of many curious and hearts looking for Google for organising tips – the search term reached a five-year high in 2025 – or you have found…
Can you really be friends with a chatbot? If you notice that you're asking that question, it's probably too late. In a Reddit thread a year ago, one user wrote that an AI friend was “great and quite good than real friends.” […] Your AI friends will never break or betray you. “However, there is another 14-year-old who died of suicide after becoming obsessed with a chatbot.That fact something It's already happening, so what's even more important is what you're thinking more sharply that's right It's progressing when humans are intertwined with these “social AI” or “conversational AI” tools. Are…
This story was originally published HighlightsA magazine for Vox members only. To get early access to our members-only stories each month: Join the VOX Membership Program now.Open the Venmo app on your phone, especially if you want to observe issues in the US. Click “Me” and then click “Forward.” If your account has a balance, you will be given two options. Option 1 offers free money, but for “up to 3 days”. Another option is “instant”, but comes with a price tag of 1.75% for transfers, up to $25 for large transactions. You can access your money by paying either…
This story was originally published HighlightsA magazine for Vox members only. To get early access to our members-only stories each month: Join the VOX Membership Program now.This past fall, I set out to be rejected as often as possible. A healthy fear of rejection lives in most people, and some of us are in chokeholds. Being rejected is, at worst, an embarrassing personal failure, and at best, an obstacle standing in the way of our heart's desires. Your first date with your dream job, a thriving social circle, and a gorgeous future partner. Last year, I remembered to me that…
America's biggest story is that the Trump administration accidentally includes Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg in a signal group's chat about Yemen's airstrike program.This isn't just hugely incompetent, But the first percentage scandal: top officials, including the vice president and secretary of defense, discuss the most sensitive information about commercial apps that appear to be designed to circumvent public records laws that allow foreign enemies to penetrate and allow scrutiny of policy communications.But this is more than just incompetent and scandalous. It's revelation. Chatlogs give us a very unpleasant look, with the worldview of key players, something that historians usually have…
The Social Security Agency, which distributes benefits to tens of millions of retired workers, people with disabilities and their families, is in crisis.Billionaire Elon Musk's Government Efficiency (DOGE) is turning his eyes to find social security fraud, so agents are trying to abandon 12% of the workforce, or 7,000 workers. Leland Dudek, who took over as the Social Security Agency's representative committee in February, ousted officials and urged others to resign in protest of his leader. He canceled a research agreement with a university that has closed six regional offices, a study of demographic trends.Additionally, the agency recently announced that…
“What's worse than being homeless in America is that they're not considered homeless in America,” says journalist and ethnographic artist Brian Goldstone. The homeless crisis in America is far beyond what we see on the streets, and Goldstone wants us to pay attention to those hidden from public places. In his new book, There is no place for us: working in the US and homelessnessGoldstone examines the lives of families caught up in long-term motels, those who sleep in cars, or shuffle between unstable arrangements. His report challenges the longstanding American narrative that connects homelessness with unemployment and unwillingness to…