A Florida teen took his own life after being encouraged by his AI “girlfriend” — a chatbot modeled after Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen on the platform Character.AI. His mother is now suing the company, which was founded by former Google researchers and acquired by Google last summer.

Character.AI tried to dismiss the case by claiming First Amendment protections, but a federal judge rejected that argument. The lawsuit will move forward.

The platform, popular among teens, lets users chat with AI personas modeled on celebrities, historical figures, and fictional characters. The mother argues the chatbot manipulated her son emotionally, encouraging his suicidal thoughts.

The company claims it has since added age restrictions — but experts say that’s not enough. A 2024 study found teens, especially boys, are vulnerable to forming deep, often toxic attachments to AI bots — sometimes with lethal consequences.

This isn’t a glitch. It’s a warning: AI isn’t ready for emotionally fragile users, and the cost of pretending otherwise is human life.

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If you are worried about mass migration, you might just be a terrorist. Government training documents from the U.K. tell government employees that this is a terrorist ideology:

“‘Western culture’ is under threat from mass migration and a lack of integration by certain ethnic and cultural groups.”

First, why is “Western Culture” in quotes? Is that not a thing? I thought it was a thing.

Second, is Prime Minister Keir Starmer a terrorist? He has recently come around and admitted that the U.K. has net migration to reach nearly 1 million people and that citizens have the right to be angry about it. So either the Prime Minister needs deradicalization—or this policy does.

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg and a flotilla of boats were stopped by Israel from delivering aid to Gaza. The Israeli Foreign Ministry dismissed them as a “selfie yacht” of “celebrities,” saying the passengers would be taken to Israel and returned to their home countries.

What of the aid that was intended for Palestinians? Bound for the bin it would seem.

This is a PR nightmare for Israel – but so would letting Thunberg reach Palestinian shores with humanitarian supplies. Israel insists on full control of all goods going into Gaza, even the Popemobile. Their reasoning is that anything can be used for military purposes – even water filtration tablets.

Israel implied that Thunberg’s aid is unnecessary because “more than 1,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza from Israel within the past two weeks, and in addition, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has distributed close to 11 million meals directly to civilians in Gaza.”

It’s clearly not enough. A new United Nations report shows that “more than 2,700 children under five years of age were diagnosed with acute malnutrition in the second half of May, reflecting a sharp deterioration, according to the Nutrition Cluster.”

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President Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles this weekend to respond to what the White House described as approximately 1,000 protesters turned rioters.

Two competing narratives are emerging online:

• Democrats claim the protests were largely peaceful, but video footage shows fires, vandalism, and assaults on federal agents.
• Republicans describe it as a “violent insurrection.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom formally requested that the Trump administration rescind the troop deployment, calling it a “serious breach of state sovereignty” and accusing the White House of “inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed.”

Newsom added, “We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved.”

But is that true?

The unrest began after ICE conducted aggressive raids on Friday at the Los Angeles Fashion District, a wholesale clothing distributor, and a Home Depot. Protests erupted immediately and escalated into street blockades, looting, and clashes with law enforcement—before federal troops were ever deployed.

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The late Pope Francis left his Popemobile to the people of Gaza to be used as an ambulance. Unfortunately for them, Israel won’t let it into the region.

The Catholic News Agency reports that “ongoing border restrictions, including the sealing of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, have prevented the vehicle, which was refurbished with essential medical equipment, from reaching its destination.”

Catholic representatives have also not been able to secure the right permits from Israel.

“Obtaining permits to enter Gaza from Israel is a very arduous and lengthy process. From Egypt, it is a little easier, but as I said, all borders are currently closed,” a representative for the Church said.

Think of that: Israel is bombing Gaza daily, but still finds time to block a symbolic ambulance over permit issues. It would be funny if it weren’t so grotesque.

This is yet another reason that Israel is losing global support. A new YouGov poll shows a new low in support for Israel’s attacks on Gaza throughout Europe. Importantly, this is not antisemitism – the poll didn’t ask about Jewish people. It asked about Israel’s military response, which most Europeans say has “gone too far” and caused “too many civilian casualties.”

The U.S. government doesn’t share that view. The United Nations representative to the UN Security Council vetoed a call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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The White House announced a new travel ban “to protect the nation from foreign terrorist or other national security and public safety threats from entry into the United States.”

The ban fully restricts and limits people from 12 countries and partially restricts people from an additional seven countries.

The full ban applies to: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The partial ban applies to: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

The White House says that a high percentage of residents from these places have overstayed their visa expirations and many of them do not cooperate with the U.S. on deportations.

President Trump instated a travel ban during his first term. Despite lawsuits to stop it, the courts upheld his authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict entry for national security reasons.

This ban does NOT apply to current Visa holders or permanent residents and there is a provision to make exceptions for “individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests.”

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President Trump acknowledged that Russia will retaliate against Ukraine in a summary of a call with Russian President Putin.

The tone was very: A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.

“President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attacks on the airfields.”

What President Trump didn’t say was that whatever Russia destroys in Ukraine, the U.S. will replace because weapons shipments to Ukraine have not stopped, despite the U.S. insistence on peace talks.

President Putin also had a call with Pope Leo on Wednesday. During the call, Pope Leo reportedly urged Russia to take meaningful steps toward ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and humanitarian support, including facilitating aid and prisoner exchange.

In response, Putin claimed Ukraine was escalating the war and conducting sabotage, labeling such acts as terrorism. He reiterated Russia’s demand for Ukraine’s neutrality and an end to NATO’s eastward expansion.

In response to this, Ukrainian President Zelensky proposed a ceasefire until a meeting with President Putin can be reached.

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There are calls for trans influencer Lilly Tino to be arrested and banned from Disney parks after he took photos in women’s bathrooms at Disneyworld and used the park’s restaurants to demonstrate penis removal surgery with corndogs.

His posts center largely on how he felt—whether safe or affirmed—while entering and filming in women’s spaces. The comfort and privacy of the women and girls around him? Entirely ignored.

Under Florida law (§ 810.145), it is illegal to film or photograph inside bathrooms where individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Violators can be charged with a third-degree felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Many people on Tino’s posts claim to have notified the police.

So far, Disney has taken no action—and they probably won’t. It’s a no-win situation for them. If they condemn the male impostor, they risk being labeled bigots. If they ignore it, they appear complicit in the violation of women’s spaces. Their strategy? Say nothing, do nothing, and hope silence buys them time.

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