Meet ‘Tesla Shield,’ the counter-protesters planning to show support for Elon Musk this weekend
“Tesla Shield” organizers are planning to counterprotest “Tesla Takedown” efforts on March 29. The “Tesla Takedown” movement is planning its largest series of protests on Saturday — and supporters of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are gearing up for their own counterprotests. Referred to as “Tesla Shield” in some of the social media posts…
Trump’s anti-DEI purges are wiping out stories of my Air Force service. It’s un-American censorship.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica “STING” Peterson, a 42-year-old flight test engineer who has worked with the Air Force for nearly 20 years, first as a civil servant and later as a contractor. In February, Peterson found out that many articles highlighting her accomplishments or written by her would be…
Democrats are raging against Elon Musk, but some are still buying Tesla stock
Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, Josh Gottheimer, and Gil Cisneros all recently bought stock in Tesla, according to financial disclosures. In early February, as the furor around Elon Musk and DOGE’s remaking of the federal government began to swell on the left, Democratic Rep. Julie Johnson sold off her Tesla stock. The Texas Democrat wasn’t trying…
Kristi Noem took the $50K ‘exotic sports car’ of Rolex watches on her trip to a Salvadoran prison
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wore a Rolex watch to visit the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sported a $50,000 Rolex at a maximum security prison in El Salvador. The glimmering watch, a Cosmograph Daytona, stood in stark contrast to the infamous prison where the…
Hollywood is entering its Trump era
Hollywood is adapting to the new era of Trump. Hollywood is quietly bowing to the new era of Trump. As big entertainment companies have cut back on their corporate DEI efforts, creatives and their reps say there’s also been a perceptible chill on liberal themes in programming. No one is issuing diktats, but the shift…
What is a SCIF? Inside the high-security rooms that keep military secrets safe — unlike a Signal chat
White House staff are seen in front of screens in the White House Situation Room complex. As digital surveillance, hacking, and cyber espionage become more sophisticated, protecting the security of government communications is more important than ever. US officials typically have classified discussions within the walls of highly secure facilities to safeguard top-secret information from…
My husband and I are Disney fanatics. We are not taking our twin grandchildren until they are 6.
The author won’t take her grandchildren into the parks until they are at least 6 years old. “Mickey!” my 3-year-old granddaughter squealed when she saw the 4-foot ceramic statue of Mickey Mouse at the Disney Springs shopping complex in Disney World. “Mickey!” her twin brother echoed as they ran toward the icon, patting his giant…
I’m a father who never gave much thought to toxic masculinity. I’m still figuring out how to address the topic with my sons.
The author (not pictured) is teaching his sons to avoid the values of toxic masculinity. I’m not sure where I was or what I was doing the first time I heard the term “toxic masculinity,” but it seems to be everywhere these days. Aside from a brief period in middle school, I never gave much…
Here’s what you need to know about OpenAI, Google and Anthropic’s latest AI moves
OpenAI’s image generator tool made headlines this week. It was a busy week in AI, as top companies rolled out new tools, models, and research. Here’s a look at what happened. OpenAI’s image generator broke the internetOn Tuesday, OpenAI rolled out a native image generation feature in ChatGPT — and the internet immediately jumped on…
