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Bernie Sanders and ‘Doomerism’ - WSJ Opinion

“We can’t give in to doomerism,” tweets Sen. Bernie Sanders (socialist, Vt.). It seems to be a refreshing new message from a man who’s been claiming for more than half a century that America is in crisis and in need of revolutionary change.

Foggy morning, country road

Google Parts With Engineer Who Claimed Its AI System Is Sentient - WSJ

Blake Lemoine, a software engineer at Alphabet Inc.’s Google, told the company he believed that its Language Model for Dialogue Applications, or LaMDA, is a person who has rights and might well have a soul.

A computer program is not a person, has no rights, and doesn’t have a soul.

Have a good night, Blake!

Steve Bannon Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress - WSJ

Mr. Corcoran also called the case “infected by politics” because the prosecution’s main witness, congressional lawyer Kristin Amerling, has worked for Democratic Party lawmakers, donated to Democrats, and was in a book club with Ms. Gaston, the prosecutor.

If we’re going to pursue Steve Bannon for Contempt of Congress, then DOJ needs to pursue everyone referred for Contempt of Congress. Cherry-picking cases of political foes is beyond corrosive.

And we need to shut down the District Court in DC and send these high profile cases to another federal court. The relationships between people in this case, and in the Sussmann case, would never fly in the Northern District of Illinois or the District of Nebraska.

Just over a week ago, Mr. Bannon made a last-minute offer to testify to the Jan. 6 committee, adding he would prefer to do so at a public hearing. Mr. Bannon said his change of heart came after Mr. Trump waived executive privilege. Prosecutors had argued that executive privilege was never properly invoked in the first place. Judge Nichols said that Mr. Bannon’s offer to testify was irrelevant to whether he defaulted on the subpoena months earlier.

The purpose of the justice system is to correct injustices and repair the damage done by breaches. So instead of letting Bannon cure the contempt and obey the subpoena, we send him to jail for 30 days and get no testimony?

‘National Emergency’ and the Democrats’ Apocalyptic Politics - WSJ Opinion

The rest of the country is still looking for that promised, but undelivered, return to normal.

Netflix Loses 1 Million Subscribers, Leaving 10 Million People Wondering Why Their Netflix Login Doesn’t Work Anymore - Babylon Bee

Netflix has also promised to change course by cracking down on account sharing after a survey found that most customers couldn’t even name the person whose account they were using.

Red flag.

Biden Places ‘I Did That’ Sticker On Gas Pump After Price Drops Two Cents - Babylon Bee

“And remember Putin makes prices go up. Biden makes prices go down!”

Lawmakers Move to Clarify Vice President’s Role in Certifying Presidential Election Results - WSJ

The legislation was the result of months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats eager to make changes to the 1887 law to eliminate uncertainty regarding the electoral process.

Seriously, why did this take so long?

The ‘Beast Mode’ Presidency? - WSJ Opinion

While a President may sometimes need to act with dispatch during an emergency, climate change isn’t close to such an event. Climate change is neither sudden nor unexpected. The world has warmed by 1.1 degree Celsius since the late 19th century, and the pace of future warming is uncertain and depends on multiple variables.

AOC Sits In Invisible Police Car Awaiting Transport To Invisible Jail - Babylon Bee

“It is absolutely heinous that the Supreme Court would ask us to like, make laws,” said Representative Ilhan Omar. “We are far too busy leading protests about abortion to actually write any legislation on it.”