Is Artificial Intelligence dangerous?

Former Anthropic and OpenAI safety researcher quits

Warns AI companies are "gambling with our lives"

A former safety researcher who worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic resigned and went public with a blunt warning that neither company "is acting responsibly," days before Anthropic's own CEO called for the industry to slow down.

Jacob Coxon walked away from Anthropic and took his concerns to national television, telling ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" that he welcomed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's newly published letter urging a pause in the breakneck pace of AI development.

Coxon had already posted his own critique on X the week before, accusing both Anthropic and OpenAI of recklessness that could carry existential consequences.

The sequence matters. Coxon quit first. Then he posted. Then Amodei, his former boss, published a letter that echoed, at least in broad strokes, the very concern Coxon had raised. Whether the CEO's letter was a response to internal pressure, a coincidence, or a calculated public-relations move remains an open question neither party has answered.

He went further:

"The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade."

That line deserves a second read. Coxon is not claiming outsiders or critics believe the technology is dangerous. He is saying the engineers and researchers inside these companies, the people with the closest view of what the systems can do, share that fear. And yet, by his account, the work continues at full speed.

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North and South Korea

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan

according to South Korea’s defense ministry.

The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch toward the body of water that Koreans call the East Sea but it gave no details.

The report came a day after South Korea concluded five days of joint maritime drills with the United States and Japan that were focused on North Korea.

The US president also said it was important to “get along” with Kim, adding that Pyongyang now had 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons. It was unusual for a US official to state a specific number on a classified issue. Seoul says the North has around 80-120 nuclear weapons.

Hours after Trump’s remarks, North Korea fired more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military said.

Hours after the launches, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, said Trump’s decision to scale back the drills with South Korea was Seoul’s punishment.

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Dolly being honored with Nashville Airport name change

Nashville to rename its Airport

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted 6-0 to begin renaming Nashville International Airport after the late Dolly Parton, a rare bipartisan move that drew no opposition from a single commissioner.

The board's unanimous decision on September 11 set in motion what could make Parton the first woman whose name graces one of the fifty busiest airports in the United States.

The final name has not been determined, but the vote clears the way for the airport authority to work with Parton's family and other parties to settle on the official designation in the coming months.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, proposed the renaming weeks before the vote, calling Parton "our state's favorite daughter" in a press release from his office. Lee said he wanted to "greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly's music, generosity, faith, and kindness." His office had already spoken with Parton's team, which ABC News reported was "touched by the idea and open to continuing the conversation."

The proposal also drew backing from Nashville's Democratic mayor, Freddie O'Connell, a detail worth noting in a political era when bipartisan agreement on anything, even honoring a beloved country legend, can feel like an accomplishment.

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JD Vance in Dallas and his one-liner

Republican delegates chant '48' at JD Vance during closed-door convention breakfast in Dallas

Vice President JD Vance drew spontaneous chants of "48" from Republican delegates at a closed-door breakfast in Dallas, a pointed signal of grassroots enthusiasm for a 2028 presidential bid he never once mentioned from the podium.

Delegates from four battleground states, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, broke into the chant as Vance took the stage Thursday morning at the GOP midterm convention, four people in the room confirmed. The number refers to Vance potentially becoming the 48th president of the United States. Vance, for his part, kept his remarks tightly focused on the 2026 midterms and never acknowledged the chant or his own political future.

The moment underscored a gap between the vice president's disciplined message, win the midterms, protect the Republican majority, and a party base that is already looking past November to 2028. House GOP Whip Tom Emmer, who spoke earlier in the same breakfast, did nothing to tamp down the speculation. "The stars are the limit for the vice president," Emmer told the room.

If the morning chant was the private signal, Vance's primetime convention address at American Airlines Center in Dallas that evening was the public exclamation point. During his speech, a protester waving Mexican and Palestinian Authority flags interrupted the proceedings. Vance's response was immediate and unscripted.

"If you love Mexico so much, get your a** over there. I'll buy you the plane ticket," Vance told the protester, drawing a roaring "USA!" chant from the convention floor, Fox News reported.

Conservative commentators seized on the exchange as proof that Vance can handle the unscripted moments a presidential candidate faces. "This was masterful. A Trump-level move from JD Vance," wrote conservative commentary account Overton. Andrew Kolvet, a Turning Point USA spokesman, said Vance "told a protester waving a Mexican flag exactly what all red blooded Americans were thinking."

The one-liner did what a thousand donor calls and policy papers cannot: it gave the base a moment they could replay, share, and remember. Combined with the morning's "48" chant from battleground-state delegates, it made the 2028 conversation impossible for the political press to ignore, even as Vance himself refused to engage with it.

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Mamdani and AOC at 9/11 Memorial

 

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Sunset 9-13-26

Terry Strada brought an overdue demand for accountability to Ground Zero. After remembering her husband, Tom, she accused successive administrations of protecting Saudi Arabia while families fought for answers about its suspected role in September 11.

RAIR’s account captures her direct appeal to Vice President JD Vance: carry that demand to President Trump. Her challenge deserves an answer backed by action.

Memorial ceremonies cannot discharge Washington’s responsibility to help uncover who supported the hijackers. Any partnership with Riyadh should withstand scrutiny of that evidence.

The families deserve a government willing to pursue the truth wherever diplomatic discomfort or financial interests lead. [RAIR Foundation USA]

Good Night, Patriots!

Palestinian flag waving idiot

Self-described 'revisionist-Marxist' identified after storming field at Yankee Stadium on 9/11 anniversary

A 38-year-old Long Island man who charged onto the field at Yankee Stadium waving a Palestinian flag during the 9/11 25th Anniversary Subway Series game has been identified as a self-described "revisionist-Marxist", and now faces misdemeanor charges.

Kelly Marcucci jumped from the stands during the seventh inning of the Yankees-Mets game on Friday night, sprinted into centerfield with the flag, and was tackled by stadium security, the New York Post reported. The field charge happened at exactly 9:11 p.m., a detail that, given the occasion, drew immediate attention. Fans in the stands responded with chants of "USA!"

The NYPD charged Marcucci with two misdemeanors: interference with a professional sporting event and trespassing. Neither Marcucci, the Yankees, nor the Mets immediately returned requests for comment.

Hours before the stunt, Marcucci broadcast his intentions online--

Around 4:30 p.m. that same Friday, hours before he allegedly vaulted onto the diamond, Marcucci posted a rambling Facebook screed touching on capitalism, Zionism, Saudi Arabia, and 9/11. The post named President Trump and Joe Rogan. No verbatim text from the rant has been published.

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Trump optimistic about Trade deal with Canada

Trump Says US-Canada Trade Deal Likely 'Fairly Soon'

President ‌Donald Trump said on Saturday that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal ‌with the United ​States and that an agreement could ⁠come "fairly soon," while repeating ​complaints that Canada had treated ⁠U.S. farmers unfairly and should remove tariffs.

"Canada wants to ‌make a ​deal very badly," ‌Trump said while answering questions ‌from media after a meeting with Irish Prime Minister ⁠Micheal Martin ‌in ⁠Dublin.

"Canada has to treat ⁠our ⁠farmers better. They can't charge our ‌farmers tariffs," Trump said, adding, "You'll probably see a deal ‌with ​Canada ‌fairly soon."

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Ken Paxton Attacks Talarico at Mid-Term Convention

Saudi Oil Pipeline attacked

Trump says Iran likely responsible for attack that shut vital Saudi oil pipeline

US President Donald Trump said Iran was “probably” behind the attack launched from Iraq that shut a vital oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia.

The East-West Pipeline was attacked by several drones coming from Iraq on Thursday, the Saudi foreign ministry said Friday, resulting in injuries and some damage. The energy ministry added that the pipeline had been shut down as a precautionary measure.

The news comes amid turmoil in energy markets and major disruption in shipping with no end in sight to the Iran war and as Tehran’s allies in Yemen, the Houthis, seized a key island and a port in the Red Sea.

Trump pointed the finger at Iran as most likely being behind the attack when asked about the incident by a reporter during a visit to Ireland on Saturday.

A source told CNN that the Saudi Crown Prince had spoken twice with Trump on Thursday and urged him to strike the Houthis as the Iran-backed group advances towards the Red Sea, but Trump declined.

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Kaitlan Collins Gets the Warm-Up; "Maggot" Haberman Gets the Main Event

Donald Trump Destroyed Maggie Haberman and Kaitlan Collins on the Same Day He Proved He Was at Ground Zero

The mainstream media spent years lecturing America about misinformation. Now they got caught spreading it about September 11.

And Donald Trump destroyed Maggie Haberman and Kaitlan Collins on the same day that he proved he was at Ground Zero. Kaitlan Collins led off Tuesday's punishment. Trump went to Truth Social and called her "very dumb and unhappy" – running panels built entirely on "fiction and lies" for a network "suffering terribly in the TV Ratings" that should probably stop employing anchors who make things up.

Collins has made a career out of aggressive confrontations with Trump – and Trump has been handing her losses every time.

Maggie Haberman got it worse. Collins has made a career out of aggressive confrontations with Trump – and Trump has been handing her losses every time.

Maggie Haberman got it worse. Trump called her "unattractive both inside and out" – using his nickname "Maggot Hagerman" – and then methodically destroyed her reporting piece by piece.

Haberman's claim was that Trump skipped the official World Trade Center ceremony in New York because he wanted to speak there and wasn't allowed. Trump called it a lie. A stated policy prohibits politicians from delivering speeches at the Ground Zero anniversary – nobody speaks, not Trump, not anyone.

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Clancy Jurors

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Sunset 9-12-26

Three children are dead, yet the holdout juror is being cast as the villain.

That Black man stood against the majority, saw through the bullshit, and left with his conscience in tact. The femi-Nazi Lindsay Clancy supporters attacking him deserve scrutiny themselves.

The cancel culture mob is always the same: accept our conclusion or face public humiliation. Anyone disputing his judgment should explain the evidence instead of attacking his character.

Compassion for Lindsay Clancy cannot erase concern for her children or justify vilifying a dissenting juror. This backlash raises a disturbing question: how many future jurors will surrender their judgment to avoid becoming targets of the femi-Nazis? [Luthmann]

Good Night, Patriots!

Trump Puts a Big Number on the Midterm Table

Trump Proposes $5,000 Adult Dividend if Republicans Win Control of Congress

President Trump gave the GOP Midterm Convention crowd a promise that is likely to get plenty of attention.

Speaking Wednesday night, he said that if Republicans win both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, he would issue a $5,000 dividend to every adult citizen in the United States.

That is not exactly a small campaign talking point. It is the kind of number that makes consultants spill their coffee and makes working Americans sit up a little straighter. Trump tied the idea directly to what he described as the country’s strong economic performance, saying the nation is making so much money that he could make this promise.

The Promise Was Tied to a GOP Sweep--Trump’s statement came with a clear condition: Republicans would need to win both chambers of Congress in the midterm election.

In his words, “If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them,” he would issue the dividend. He credited “tremendous economic success” and said the country had never seen anything like it.

The message was simple enough for every voter to understand without needing a think tank translator: give Republicans control, and adult citizens would be promised a $5,000 payout. For a political system that usually specializes in complicated fine print, this was about as subtle as a brass band in a library.

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NC Democrat candidate wants Trump supporters in Concentration Camps

North Carolina Democrat candidate posted from concentration camp ovens: 'This is where Trump supporters belong'

A Democratic state legislative candidate in North Carolina posted a photo of herself smiling in front of crematorium ovens at the Dachau concentration camp memorial in Germany, writing that "this is where Trump supporters belong."

Shelly Headen, a CPA and business owner running for a state House seat in a suburban Guilford County district, shared the image on her Facebook story. The post showed her standing before what appear to be the ovens once used by the Nazi SS to burn the bodies of Jews and other prisoners who died or were murdered at the camp, a site where, by the memorial's own account, 41,500 people perished. Over the image, Headen wrote:

"Visiting Dauchau [sic] Concentration Camp in Germany... This is where Trump supporters belong."

Headen's Facebook page describes her as "running to restore human decency." She is challenging incumbent Republican state Rep. John Blust.

Guilford County Democratic Party (NC) Statement from the Chair re: Shelly Headen.

The Guilford County Democratic Party stands firmly for decency, mutual respect, and the core values of our community. We unequivocally reject and condemn the social media posts made by Shelly Headen. Effective immediately, the County Democratic Party is formally withdrawing all financial, operational, and organizational support from Shelly Headen’s campaign for NC House District 62. We will not expend party resources or volunteer efforts on behalf of her candidacy.

Zelensky's plane near miss by Russian Drone

Russian drone nearly hit Zelenskyy's plane during takeoff from Moldova, Norwegian PM reveals

A Russian drone came dangerously close to striking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's aircraft as it prepared to leave Moldova for a state funeral in Norway, an incident the Kremlin dismissed as a staged provocation.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre disclosed the near-miss on Wednesday, telling Norwegian public broadcaster NRK that Zelenskyy's plane was "almost hit by a drone as it was about to take off from Moldova." Støre did not specify how close the drone came to the aircraft. But his account was blunt.

"His plane was almost hit by a drone as it was about to take off from Moldova. That is the reality he is facing."

Zelenskyy had traveled to Moldova en route to Oslo for the state funeral of Norway's King Harald V. His departure from Chișinău International Airport, Moldova's main civilian hub, was delayed Tuesday afternoon after Russian drones entered Moldovan airspace, forcing authorities to shut down all flights. Incoming planes were placed in holding patterns or diverted to neighboring countries.

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Zohran attends 9/11 Memorial

Mamdani defies 9/11 families, attends Ground Zero ceremony over mourners' objections

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani showed up at the 25th anniversary 9/11 remembrance at Ground Zero on Friday despite a petition signed by more than 110,000 people, and the families who lost loved ones in the Twin Towers were not shy about telling him he was unwelcome.

Mourners at the memorial in Lower Manhattan told Fox News Digital they found the mayor's presence disrespectful and offensive, citing his association with streamer Hasan Piker, who once said America "deserved 9/11", and his appointment of Ramzi Kassem, an attorney who previously represented a Guantánamo detainee linked to an al Qaeda terrorist plot, as his administration's chief counsel.

Walter Matuza, a Staten Island resident whose father was killed on September 11, 2001, helped initiate the petition demanding Mamdani stay away. The elder Matuza worked at the Carr Futures brokerage on the 92nd floor of the north tower, where dozens of his colleagues died when American Airlines Flight 11 struck the building. His son's reaction to the mayor's decision was blunt.

"He showed up anyway. It does bother us."

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Sunshine Economy Summit

Florida Gubernatorial Nominees Byron Donalds and David Jolly to Headline WLRN's Inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit

WLRN will bring Florida's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees, David Jolly and Byron Donalds, to its inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit on September 23, 2026, at the Downtown Event Center in Fort Lauderdale.

The candidates will participate in separate, moderated conversations about their economic priorities ahead of the November election, anchoring a gathering focused on the decisions shaping South Florida's future.

Presented by Platinum Sponsor Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, with support from Gold Sponsor Kaufman Rossin, the summit will connect statewide policy with the concerns facing South Florida residents and employers. Housing affordability, insurance costs, workforce changes and opportunities for investment and job creation will frame a regional conversation about how growth can translate into lasting prosperity.

"The economy is not abstract. It is the cost of a home, the future of a business and whether people can build a life here," said Tom Hudson, WLRN's CEO and special correspondent, who will host the summit. "We're bringing the people making consequential decisions into a conversation about what those decisions mean for the communities we serve."

A regional perspective will come from Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Doral Mayor Christi Fraga and Lake Worth Beach Mayor Betty Resch. Across two mayoral discussions, they will explore the connections between local government property tax revenues, economic development and immigration's effects on the workforce and business community.

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