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The Olympic DNA Check: The High Cost of Being a “Woman” in Sports

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has just updated its “Policy on the Protection of the Female Category” for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The headline sounds like a scientific breakthrough, but for many women, it feels like a step back … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Story | Tagged 2028 Los Angeles Games, advocate, athlete rights, Caster Semenya, collective resistance, Commonwealth Games, control, dignity, discrimination, dna, dna check, DNA screening athletes, double standard, Dr. Madeleine Pape, empowerment, European Athletics Championships, Francine Niyonsaba, gender parity in sports, genetic surveillance, human rights, imposters, institutionalized discrimination, International Olympic Committee, intersex athletes, IOC, IOC gender policy, LA28 Olympics, nude parade, olympian, olympics, Olympics 2028, Payoshni Mitra, Policy on the Protection of the Female Category, SRY gene testing, surveillance, unfair advantage, women's sports ethics | Leave a comment

From “No Lies” to “No Bluffs”

There is a specific kind of silence that follows a statement so disconnected from reality that the only rational response is to wonder if the speaker has ever actually met the person they are describing. Today, that silence belongs to … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged bluff, Donald Trump, international law, iran, Iran Ultimatum, Karoline Leavitt, lie, Market Volatility, No Bluff, Oil Prices, power grid, Power Grid Strike, press secretary, Strait of Hormuz, taco, TACO Trade, The Art of the Deal, truth social, Unleash Hell, Wall Street, War Crimes, White House Press Briefing | Leave a comment

Shrink-Gate: The Day MLB’s Robot Umpires Called Everyone’s Bluff

For a hundred years, the back of a baseball card was a sacred place for “optimistic truths.” It was part of the folklore of the game. We loved the idea of our heroes being these towering, powerhouse physical specimens – … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Sports | Tagged abs, AI, Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, Barefoot Standardized Measurements, baseball, bo naylor, bryce harper, connor wong, felix bautista, Gavin Lux, julio rodriguez, laser, meta, mlb, Most Effective Tactics Available, optimistic truths, robot umpires, robots, roster, shohei ohtani, shrink-gate, strike zone, umps | Leave a comment

The $200 Million “Sloppy” Deal: A Line in the Sand for AI

Imagine you’re a high school student choosing between two summer jobs. One job pays well but asks you to sign a contract saying, “I’ll do anything as long as it’s legal.” The other job pays the same but lets you … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged AI, amazon, anthropic, app store, artificial intelligencemopenai, autonomy, banned, chatgpt, claude, department of defense, department of war, Donald Trump, dow, lawful purposes, legal, mass surveillance, military contract, money, openai, pete hegseth, safety guardrails, safety theater, sam altman, team usa, warrant, woke | Leave a comment

The Branding of the Ballots: The “SAVE America” Act and the Boogeyman of 1924

TL;DR: The “SAVE America” Act is a masterclass in political branding – reviving the 1924 boogeyman of “non-citizen” voters to justify a deliberate bottleneck at the ballot box and secure a permanent grip on power. There is a specific kind … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged 1924 Immigration Act, 2026 Election, Demagoguery, Donald Trump, Election Integrity, Espionage Act, Executive Overreach, Federal Election Law, Fulton County, Johnson-Reed Act, Lyndon Johnson, Mail-in Voting, Mar-a-Lago, names, Political Branding, Political Marketing, Retention of Power, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, SAVE Act, SAVE America Act, SAVE Trump Act, US Politics, Voter Eligibility, Voter Suppression, Woodrow Wilson | Leave a comment

Trump Doesn’t Lie. He Just Believes in Manifestation.

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of the 47th President’s relationship with the truth. To the cynical observer, today’s impromptu presser on the Florida tarmac was a flurry of “alternative facts.” But for the enlightened, it was something far more mystical. … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged acting as if, Air Force One, alternative facts, de-escalation, diplomacy, fake news, iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry, law of attraction, lies, manifestation, manifesting, masterclass, no nukes, nuclear deal, nuclear dust, nuclear weapon, oil market, pre-news, presidential press pool, psychological warfare, reality, rhetoric, Strait of Hormuz, uranium, Vibrational Future, vision board, vision board diplomacy | Leave a comment

The 48-Hour Ultimatum Wasn’t “Tough Talk.” It Was a Legal Line Being Crossed.

On Saturday, the world got a countdown: Open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours – or face the “obliteration” of Iran’s power grid. “Starting with the biggest one first.” By Monday, March 23, 2026, that deadline shifted. A new … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged civilian infrastructure, Donald Trump, Geneva Conventions, ICC, immunity, International Criminal Court, international law, iran, iran war, leverage, negotiating tactic, normalization, official acts, pete hegseth, power grid, presidential immunity, richard nixon, secretary of defense, secretary of war, Strait of Hormuz, supreme court, ultimatum, war crime | Leave a comment

Punch, the IKEA Monkey, and the Real Connection: A March 2026 Update

If you’ve been online at all over the past year, you’ve seen him: Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, clinging to a stuffed IKEA orangutan like it was his only lifeline. He wasn’t playing. He was coping. After being rejected by … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanity, In the News, Story | Tagged autonomy, bullying, captivity, connection, forming bonds, humanity, Ichikawa City Zoo, IKEA, IKEA orangutan, inhumane, Japan, love, macaque, PETA, punch, real connection, resilience, sanctuary, zoo | Leave a comment

To the High School Senior Who Got a “No”

The proof is in the history books: Steven Spielberg was rejected from film school three times. Warren Buffett was rejected from Harvard. Rejection isn’t the end of the story – it’s the beginning of the pivot. And if you’ve watched … Continue reading →

Posted in Story | Tagged college, college admissions, college rejection, film school, friends, harvard, pivot, ross, steven spielberg, university | Leave a comment

“Bobby Three-Sticks”: Robert Mueller’s Quiet Legacy of Service

Robert Mueller’s passing at 81 closes the book on a certain kind of American life – one built on discipline, restraint, and an almost stubborn belief in doing things the right way, even when no one is watching. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Story | Tagged 9/11 History, American Leadership, Bronze Star recipient, counterterrorism, David Hackett, Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Donald Trump, FBI director, integrity, Legal Ethics, Marine Corps, Marines, Mustang Officer, national security, Not Professionally Qualified, NPQ, organized crime, Parkinson’s disease, Princeton University, Public Service, purple heart, Robert Mueller, rules, Russia Investigation, Russian interference, Special Counsel, The Mueller Report, Vietnam, Vietnam War | Leave a comment