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David Whitehouse, Ph.D
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Ph.D physicist retired from the tech industry where I worked on the early internet, cloud adoption and most recently data and AI. Now focused on the energy transition and trying to save democracy in the US.
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Why did you think your readers needed to see Laura Loomers speculation? Is that news?
Screenshot from the Washington Post titled "Laura Loomer speculates about shooter's identity" By Beth Reinhard. Laura Loomer, the far-right political activist known for her virulently anti-Muslim views, was quick to speculate about the shooter's background on X, where she has 1.8 million followers. "Communist, Muslim, Trans terrorist, Furry, or ANTIFA?" she asked. Loomer also posted a photo of a bearded man being carried into an ambulance, though The Washington Post could not immediately verify that the image came from Wednesday's crime scene. "I'm just going to say. That's a very Mohammedan looking beard," she wrote. "T'll wait for more details. But the beard with no mustache the night before a Western holiday is not lost on me."
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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McClain isn't known for her truthfulness.
From Google Search: Does Lisa McClain support Trump? 2020 presidential election and support for President Trump On January 6, 2021, McClain voted against accepting Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. At a 2022 Trump rally, McClain falsely claimed that Trump had "caught Osama bin Laden".
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Jesse Wells
Domestic Error live at Farm Aid

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMrI...
I didn't know the world was ending I didn't know God's wrath was next I never seen that many trolls down the rabbit hole Until I went and logged into X I asked the man what to do with my fingers And the man didn't disappoint He said "I'll tell you a story Look at that minority and point, point, point" If peace ain't turning a profit And love ain't making a buck It takes two to tango If they need a bad guy the man's gonna make one up
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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I asked Grok

"Does JD Vance knowlingly lie?"

The short answer: Yes
The long answer: A list of examples on topics ranging from immigration to healthcare.
Does JD Vance Knowingly Lie? The short answer: Yes, based on multiple documented instances where Vance has made demonstrably false statements despite access to accurate information, and in some cases, explicitly admitted to fabricating narratives for political gain. As Vice President since January 2025, his role amplifies the stakes—misinformation from the White House can erode trust in institutions, incite threats, and shape policy debates. While all politicians stretch truths, Vance's pattern suggests deliberate deception over mere error, often tied to anti-immigrant rhetoric or defending allies like Donald Trump. Below, I'll outline key examples from fact-checks, his own words, and public reactions, drawing from reliable sources up to November 2025. Category,Example,Fact-Check Rating,Evidence of Intent Immigration,Haitians eating pets in Springfield,"False (PolitiFact, CNN)","Admitted ""creating stories""; continued post-debunking, causing threats" January 6/Trump,"Trump called for ""peaceful"" rally",Misleading (FactCheck.org),Ignores video/transcripts; contradicts his pre-2021 criticisms Abortion/Healthcare,"MN law lets doctors ""kill"" born babies; Trump ""saved"" Obamacare","False (BBC, CBS)",Direct contradiction of laws/speeches; evaded when pressed Economy/Environment,"US ""cleanest economy""; reservoirs dry 15-20 yrs","False (BBC, PolitiFact)",Global rankings/data available; no correction issued Foreign Policy,"Scotland bans home prayer as ""thought crime""",Misleading (DW),Scottish Parliament directly refuted; Vance cited selectively
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I asked Grok

"Is JD Vance a poser"
Answer The Verdict: Mostly Yes, But It's Complicated Based on the overwhelming pattern— from deleted tweets to Thiel funding to cringey soundbites—Vance does come across as a poser to many. His "moral collapse" into a "contemptible clown" (per The Atlantic) feels less like growth and more like a calculated rebrand. That said, in politics, authenticity is rare; everyone's performing to some degree. Vance's schtick works for his base, but it alienates broadly (e.g., low favorability in 2024 polls). If "poser" means insincere opportunist, the evidence leans yes. But if it means total fabrication, no—he's just very good at the game. In a post-2024 world, his VP role tests whether the mask holds.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Facebook decided to put a power tool post immediately following @sanders.senate.gov's post mentioning MBS's use of a bone saw to murder Kashoggi.

Facebook really sucks!
Screenshot from facebook with Bernie's post about the oligarchs at the dinner with MBS followed by a Dewalt Power tool ad from Home Depot.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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The @washingtonpost.com chose to run this piece look at corruption in the mid-1800s to excuse corruption today.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
In short, we need to get a grip. Let’s recognize the sordid parts of our history as a guide to dealing with a sordid present. Let’s tone down the talk of Armageddon and wrestle with the problems at hand as what they are — part of our messy democracy, and not some fatal aberration from an idealized, mythical past.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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A quote from Robert Trivers, Professor of Anthropology and Evolutionary Biology at Rutgers.
“Did he get an easy deal? Did he buy himself a light sentence? Well, yes, probably, compared to what you or I would get, but he did get locked up,” Trivers said, adding that girls matured earlier today than they once did. “By the time they’re 14 or 15, they’re like grown women were 60 years ago, so I don’t see these acts as so heinous.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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So, you're telling me this time will be different?

OK! Let's do it!
Picture of Lucy holding the football and Charlie Brown thinking about kicking it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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How hard would it be for the press to call out these obvious lies.

Here's the chart from AAA shoing that the prices are the same as they were a year ago.

gasprices.aaa.com
Gas price chart from AAA shoing the average prices today, yesterday, a week ago and a year ago. The prices are unchanges over the past year.
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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On the same page is Bret Stephens, showing zero self-awareness.
Screenshot of an opinion piece by Bret Stephens titled "Do Dumb Ideas Ever Die?
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Family members got no answers from DHS and searched for 2 weeks before finding him. DHS dropped him off at a random spot because it was 'too far to bring him home'

This is cruel and inhumane!
Family members searched for Huerta Cisneros for two weeks before Favela received tips about someone matching his description near a Walgreens in Franklin Park. She rushed to the area and found him Tuesday morning. Family members believe immigration agents dropped him off there — possibly a day after detaining him. But federals officials never contacted the family with details, and they don’t know where he slept during his time away from home.
November 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Barf....
Screenshot of Jake Tapper and John Fetterman talking about the shutdown.
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Fox finally admitted the the videos were AI generated and hid the correction at the end of the article.
A small editors note at the end of the article stating: This article previously reported on some videos that appear to have been generated by AI without noting that. This has been corrected.
November 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A reader would need to scroll way down on your web page to find coverage of the nationwide protests.

For some reason, you decided that we needed three articles on George Santos as the top stories.
Screenshot of the NY Times home page showing the top 9 stories with no coverage of the protests. They are further down on the page.
October 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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In Seattle. #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Let's all try to get our less engaged friends and family to join a No Kings Day rally and push back hard on the GOP's attempt to brand us as terrorists, communists and American haters.

I've been talking to people directly and reaching out on facebook.

www.facebook.com/share/p/1QTk...
Screenshot of my Facebook post. rump and the GOP are saying we're terrorists for disagreeing with them. -That we're paid by George Soros. -That we hate America. -We just normal Americans who love our country. If you disagree what Trump and the GOP are doing to America, please find a local rally and attend. If you agree with Trump, you can do that without falling for the Fox news propaganda calling us terrorists, communists, paid agitators, etc. Yes, Trump won a very close election, but that doesn't make it right for him to declare war on 50% of America.
October 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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There was a good article in Bloomberg about the "Circular AI Deals"

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Figure showing the flow of money between Nvidia, OpenAI, Orcale, AMD, Intel, Microsoft and other AI companies.
October 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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The author rehashes tired old talking points and and fails to address the massive concentration of wealth & power and the way this has distorted our economy and society. This isn't about working people striving to get 'rich'.

And, would you take advice on reaching the working class from this guy?
Photo of the Author looking serious with a silk hadkerchief in his pocket
September 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Here's the one supporter they quote.

Larry Goone hosts porn sites, and runs Chicago Sexcon

www.linkedin.com/in/larrygoone/
But Larry Goone, 59, saw the immigration officers and protesters differently. He was riding an electric fat-tire bike to the lakeshore when he came across them. “I saw these [officers] being completely heckled on the river and I just yelled out to them, ‘Hey, I appreciate what you’re doing,’ because most of Chicago does want this,” said Goone, a suburbanite who works in casino marketing. “These people just are doing their jobs.” Goone praised the officers for going after “illegals for coming here illegally.”
September 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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And

*Miller has declared this to be terrorist sedition
*Hegseth has said troops massacring civilians deserve medals
*Hegseth is bringing all top military leaders together on Tuesday

We know where this is going.
September 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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It's on reddit and instagram as well
Reddit post with the exact same text as the X posts. "As a lifelong Democrat, I didn’t know what to make of Charlie Kirk. I’ve since spent several lunch breaks watching his debates (FULL videos) and have come away with the impression that we got him all wrong. The reaction from those on my side of the aisle have really made me rethink whether we’re on the right side of history. Well, I’m crossing the aisle—I just registered as a Republican. Anyone else?"
September 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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So, I'm sure her background in residental and commercial insurance claims is great preparation for running a large team of prosecutors.
Lindsey Halligan's legal background from here wikipedia page Insurance law Halligan was a partner at Cole, Scott and Kissane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and handled residential and commercial insurance claims.[3][1][4][5][6][2] Halligan was second chair to another lawyer defending an insurance company at a two-day trial against three Miami homeowners who had suffered damaged roofs. A judge would not award her attorneys fees because he ruled that her team did not act "in good faith."[7]
September 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Compare this to the pathetic headline in the @nytimes.com.
Screenshot from the New York Times with the following headline and lede. Trump Demands a Fed Governor Resign, Escalating Campaign to Remake Central Bank The administration accused the official, Lisa Cook, of mortgage fraud and said it would refer the matter for criminal investigation. Aug. 20, 2025
August 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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I wonder how many millions Capital One Spent on their AI assistant?

I called support twice to verify charges, and personal info and they said the card was ready to use.

It wasn't!

I'm trying to suck it up and call for a 3rd time.
Screenshot from the Capital One AI assistant, Eno. The chatbot gives a list of predefined questions includeing "Why was my card declined?" I selected that one and the answer was "Unfortunately, I can't help you with that account yet. Try asking another question" My next question is in the 2nd screenshot My followup question was "What's the phone number for support?" and the answer was "Unfortunately, I can't help you with that account yet. Try asking another question"
August 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM