What if Iran Says No?

Spencer Pratt Within Single-Digit Territory Of Far-Left L.A. Mayor Karen Bass A new public opinion survey from Emerson College Polling, a nonpartisan polling center based at Emerson College, shows that far-left incumbent Mayor Karen Bass remains the frontrunner in the Los Angeles mayoral race, though challenger Spencer Pratt appears to be gaining popularity and traction, which has clearly alarmed the Democratic Party. Local outlet Spectrum News 1 SoCal cited Emerson College's new poll of the L.A. mayoral race, which shows Bass at 30%, Pratt at 22% (gaining ground), and Socialist Councilmember Nithya...

The Prince Of Darkness's Shadow Phone: Mandelson's Refusal Exposes Starmer's Transparency Farce Peter Mandelson spent much of the past four decades at the center of British power: New Labour architect, Blair-era fixer, former cabinet minister, lobbyist, peer, and one of Westminster's most notorious survivors. Oh, and he was sliding Jeffrey Epstein actionable inside info.  His old nickname, the "Prince of Darkness," was never subtle. It captured both his political skill and the suspicion that Mandelson was most comfortable operating where influence, money, and private access overlap. Today, Ministers released more than 1,500 pages...

When The Cost of Truth Is High, We (And AI) Lie... Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, When we can no longer tell the truth because the cost is so high that it threatens our reward for compliance, we're unimaginably impoverished. Truth has an intrinsic, irreplaceable value.  There's the truth, and then there's everything else. Truth has value, and so it has a cost.  Whatever has the highest value has the highest cost, and high cost commands sacrifices. When the cost of truth is high, we lie.  And since AI is a distorted reflection of...