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Waste Of The Day: Seattle's Homelessness Fiasco
Waste Of The Day: Seattle's Homelessness Fiasco
Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClear Politics,
Topline: The homelessness agency in King County, Wash., has a $45 million deficit, but auditors can’t fully figure out why, according to a state audit publicly released this April. Its accounting records are so poor that it’s impossible to track where portions of its money are being spent.
Key facts: The King County Regional Homelessness Authority helps run shelters and outreach to the homeless population in 39 cities. It’s funded jointly by the county and the City of Seattle.
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Vice President JD Vance on Thursday attempted to justify the continued US-Israeli war against Iran by implying that Iran could potentially turn a nuclear bomb into a suicide vest, a claim not grounded in reality. Vance made the claim during a cabinet meeting while discussing military and diplomatic “options” that the US has regarding the […]
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Aug 29, 2026 / Tyler Durden
AI Skepticism Outweighs Excitement In The US
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Despite the tech industry’s conviction that the rise of AI is an inflection point that will change the course of humanity, many humans remain skeptical whether the new direction we’re headed in is the right one.
As Statista's Felix Richter reports below, the pace at which AI seems to be taking over parts of our lives, whether we like it or not, is especially worrisome to many.
In a recent Statista Consumer Insights survey, 31 percent of U.S. respondents said that they were worried about the...
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May 18, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Lines We Thought Machines Wouldn't Cross
The Lines We Thought Machines Wouldn't Cross
Authored by George Ford Smith via The Mises Institute,
In 2000, the world braced for Y2K. It came with a date and a remedy. There was panic about doomsday but as I and other programmers stretched the year field from two to four characters, apart from scattered hiccups, the lights stayed on. Everything about Y2K was known - the problem, the solution, and the deadline.
Q-Day is something else entirely.
Q-Day is shorthand for the moment when quantum computing crosses a line we assumed would hold—when...
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