Trump says 'multiple arrests' made at Reflecting Pool amid vandalism claims

President Trump claimed Saturday that several individuals have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as he seeks to avoid blame for water quality and maintenance problems stemming from the recent multimillion-dollar renovation project. “The United States Park Police have arrested several individuals for vandalizing one of our nation’s magnificent reflecting pools,”…

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Sunday shows preview: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz closure threatens Trump MOU ahead of planned Switzerland peace talks

Vice President Vance left for Switzerland Saturday evening to join Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for technical talks with Iran in hopes of reaching a potential nuclear deal. The US and Iran reached a preliminary agreement this week to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade corridor that faced…

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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

When asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Cloud, Signal president Meredith Whitaker replied, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Whittaker made these comments An extensive interview with Bloomberg About Policy, Privacy and Signal. She acknowledged that she does use AI tools “to…

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