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The DeepSeek AI chatbot burst onto the scene: are fears about it overblown?
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The DeepSeek AI chatbot burst onto the scene: are fears about it overblown?

By Eric Revell | Fox Business Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, wrote in a post on X that "Deepseek R1 is AI's Sputnik moment," in reference to the Soviet Union's early lead over the U.S. in the Cold War era Space Race. Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark wrote in his "Import AI" newsletter, "R1 is significant because it broadly matches OpenAI's o1 model on a range of reasoning tasks and challenges the notion that Western AI companies hold a significant lead over Chinese ones." While some tech sector figures and investors in the AI space see DeepSeek's advancements as signaling the arrival of a new phase of AI competition, others are less convinced that it poses a broad challenge to the U.S. tech industry. READ THE FULL STO...
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Google Maps will soon be changing ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’
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Google Maps will soon be changing ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’

By Leah Barkoukis | Townhall After an executive order signed last week by President Trump, the Interior Department announced the Gulf of Mexico would “officially” be renamed as the Gulf of America. Additionally, North America’s highest mountain will once again be called Mount McKinley. Both name changes “honor the legacy of American greatness,” the statement said.   “The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, under the purview of the Department of the Interior, is working expeditiously to update the official federal nomenclature in the Geographic Names Information System to reflect these changes, effective immediately for federal use,” the statement added.  Once that takes place, the Gulf of America will be reflected on Google Maps, the company said. READ THE FULL STORY AT TOWNH...
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Trump administration orders pause on all federal grants and loans
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Trump administration orders pause on all federal grants and loans

By Scripps News Staff | Denver 7 The White House is taking drastic measures to control trillions of federal dollars by ordering a freeze on all federal grants and loans so President Donald Trump's administration can review government spending. The temporary pause is slated to go into effect Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET and blocks the disbursement of nearly all federal funding. The order also directs all federal agencies to submit detailed reports on "any programs, projects or activities subject to this pause" by no later than Feb. 10, 2025. "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve," Office of Management and Budget Actin...
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NYC’s first major immigration raids kick off under Trump crackdown, nabbing violent murderers and kidnappers
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NYC’s first major immigration raids kick off under Trump crackdown, nabbing violent murderers and kidnappers

By Joe Marino, Isabel Keane, David Propper, and Kevin Sheehan | New York Post It’s on.  Heavily armed federal immigration agents swept through the Big Apple in the dark early Tuesday, nabbing accused illegal-migrant killers and traffickers in the first deportation raids under President Donald Trump’s crackdown.  New Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, donning a protective vest, joined agents from Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the series of early-morning lighting raids that began with busts in The Bronx.  Noem attended a pre-raid tactical meeting wearing a rose gold Rolex Daytona watch, and filed into an armored BearCat SWAT vehicle with HSI agents as they shuttled between locations. ...
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Trump announces military to California, uses emergency powers to ‘turn on the water’ from pacific northwest
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Trump announces military to California, uses emergency powers to ‘turn on the water’ from pacific northwest

By Paul Bois | Breitbart President Donald Trump announced on Monday night he sent the military to California and used his emergency powers to increase water flow from the Pacific Northwest. The president made his announcement from his Truth Social account. “The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. The days of putting a Fake Environmental argument, over the PEOPLE, are OVER. Enjoy the water, California!!!” he said. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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Trump says that Iron Dome construction will be ‘immediate,’ signs executive order
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Trump says that Iron Dome construction will be ‘immediate,’ signs executive order

By Andrea Margolis | Fox News President Donald Trump said that the construction of an Iron Dome-like shield for the U.S. is a top priority for him on Monday, calling for "immediate" work to be done on the project before signing an executive order. Trump made the remarks at a Republican dinner in Florida on Monday, while commending his recently-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. After landing at Joint Base Andrews that night, he confirmed that he signed an executive order regarding the Iron Dome on the plane. "Pete Hegseth, who's going to be great, by the way… I think he's going to be fantastic," Trump said at the event. "I know him very well. I think he's going to be fantastic." READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Ganahl: The actions of Gov. Polis and Democrats speak louder than words — Colorado is a sanctuary state
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Ganahl: The actions of Gov. Polis and Democrats speak louder than words — Colorado is a sanctuary state

By Heidi Ganahl | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Despite Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' assertions to the contrary, the state has increasingly been adopting policies and laws that align with the characteristics of a sanctuary state, significantly limiting the enforcement capabilities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within its borders.  Discussions have been vibrant on the topic of whether Colorado should be considered a sanctuary state, given the state's legislative actions over the past few years. One of the most significant pieces of legislation is HB23-1100, which fundamentally restricts local governments' ability to contract with ICE for the detention of immigrants in local jails. This bill also bans the establishment of private immigration detention centers in...
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Rep. Luck questions why tribal members aren’t part of Colorado’s American Indian Affairs Committee
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Rep. Luck questions why tribal members aren’t part of Colorado’s American Indian Affairs Committee

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Whether tribal members should be provided a place on Colorado's American Indian Affairs Committee was a consideration for a pair of House members Monday during a hearing for House Bill 25-1057 in front of the State, Civic, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee. "We listen, we pay attention and we learn," said Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg, a prime sponsor of the bill establishing the five-year American Indian Affairs Interim Committee. The committee's purpose is to "examine issues and challenges that impact American Indian Tribal Nations," the bill summary reads. It would consist of six members of the general assembly who serve for the duration of the committee, outside of a resignation or are no longer in office. The committee can meet up...
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Gaines: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Trump directives vs. his Red Flag Law position
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Gaines: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Trump directives vs. his Red Flag Law position

By Cory Gaines | Guest Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project I saw a recent CPR article about the conflict between Trump's directives on immigration and Colorado's sanctuary state laws. In that article, the reporter put up a statement by our own Colorado Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Phil Weiser. That statement is in the screenshot linked above. I thought it would make an interesting contrast to compare what AG Weiser said re. Trump policy vs. Colorado sanctuary law to what AG Weiser said not too long after passage of Colorado's Red Flag Law. I found a couple of CPR articles with quotes from AG Weiser. Both date to 2019, the year of passage for the first iteration of the Red Flag Law. The second link below is to an April 1, 2019 article and the third is t...
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McKenna: Courts will likely decide birthright citizenship, but better route would be constitutional amendment
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McKenna: Courts will likely decide birthright citizenship, but better route would be constitutional amendment

By Stephen C. McKenna | Guest Commentary, themckennaproject.com Colorado recently joined twenty-one other states in suing the federal government over President Trump’s Executive Order ending birthright citizenship. Setting aside for a moment the argument of whether the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, I am wondering why so many claim to be so outraged by the idea. In Colorado’s case, it cannot be because gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Phil Weiser has a deep and abiding respect for the constitution. He and Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who is also eyeing the governor’s mansion, embarrassed Colorado by trying to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot, which the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled 9-0 was unconstitutional. These politicians appear...
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