Facing a global backlash for Grok AI generating deepfake sexualized images of women and children, Elon Musk's X platform has restricted access to Grok's image editing capabilities to paying subscribers only.
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Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez met with China's ambassador to the country, Lan Hu, on Thursday, in an effort to reassure the chavistas' communist patrons that their prime position in Venezuelan politics would be respected following the arrest of longtime dictator Nicolás Maduro.
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A Michigan father is accused of firing a gun outside his son's middle school earlier this week after being denied entry, which prompted a lockdown.
Police in Romulus — which is about a half hour southwest of Detroit — said Shawntez Marshaun Gregory, 44, just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, drove to Romulus Middle School, approached the front doors, and told the school secretary through the intercom, "I am here to get my son. I want my son now!"
'This case is every parent’s nightmare.'
Police said the secretary recognized Gregory as someone who'd been barred from school property and reportedly displayed unstable behavior in the past — and that in this instance, he was "extremely upset" and had a gun.
With that, police said the secretary called 911 and put the school on lockdown. The secretary then heard gunshots, dropped to the floor, and told 911 he was trying to gain entry to the school by "shooting at the locks," police said.
Police said arriving officers took Gregory into custody, recovered a gun, and found seven spent rounds.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Gregory with multiple felonies, including false report or threat of terrorism; intentional threat to commit act of violence against school, school employees, or students with specific intent to carry out or overt act; carrying a concealed weapon; possession of a weapon in a weapons-free school zone; reckless use of a firearm; and two counts of felony firearm in connection to the incident, WXYZ-TV reported.
Prosecutors told the station that Gregory was about a foot away from the building when he fired the gun seven times — but not directly at the school.
“This case is every parent’s nightmare," Worthy said in a statement, WXYZ said, adding that no one was harmed.
What's more, in regard to police saying the secretary recognized Gregory as someone who'd been barred from school property, it turns out he had a no-trespassing order from the school and was not allowed near his son since Gregory also has been accused of attempting to kidnap him, the station said.
Then came Gregory's arraignment on Thursday at 34th District Court, WXYZ said.
With Judge Lisa Martin presiding, WDIV-TV reported that Gregory swore 14 times, told the judge to get a real job, put his fingers in his ears, and said it was the “the fakest s**t I’ve seen in my life.”
He also refused to answer the judge's questions, WXYZ said.
During the virtual hearing, Martin asked Gregory to state his name for the record, and he replied by saying, “Nope, good f**king bye. Don’t need to talk to me, quit f**king playing with me," WDIV replied.
As bond was being discussed, WDIV said Gregory stated, “This is the fakest s**t I’ve seen in my life. ... You’re going to actually act like this, huh? That s**t is fake. Sorriest s**t and racist in my life. Bunch of racists doing stuff. So I’m done. I’m done talking. We can go, and I can go back and get ready to go back home now. I’m done playing around.”
Gregory then verbally attacked the judge, WDIV said: “You are one of the dumbest black person [sic] I’ve seen in my life, about the dumbest [expletive] I’ve seen in my life. I hate to say that because it’s some racist right here. I hate to say that, though, but don’t waste my time. There’s a racist right here, so don’t waste my time, no more. Tired of f**king with all of y’all. So don’t waste my time.”
The judge then adopted the police department’s recommendation and remanded Gregory without bond, WDIV said.
“Why don’t you get a real job?" Gregory added to the judge, according to WDIV. "Go get a real job."
Gregory remained Friday in the Wayne County Jail.
His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 20, WDIV reported.
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A dad and his family made the find of a lifetime on December 30 during a visit to a special park in Arkansas.
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Friday on MS NOW's "Ana Cabrera Reports," Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said President Donald Trump's "fascist approach to governing" was "incredibly concerning."
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People who know me know I don’t have much patience for fancy talk. In Chester County, when a meth dealer sets up shop next to a school, we don’t hold a town hall about his “socioeconomic anxiety.”
We don’t send a strongly worded letter. We kick down the door, put him in handcuffs, and shut the operation down.
By arresting a narco-terrorist masquerading as a president, Donald Trump didn’t break the law. He restored order.
For the last 20 years, America forgot that simple rule. We acted like social workers trying to “fix” the world’s worst neighborhoods while they picked our pockets.
Last weekend, that stopped.
President Trump’s decision to go into Venezuela and extract the dictator Nicolás Maduro wasn’t just a military operation. From where I sit as a 30-year lawman, it looked like the biggest drug bust in history.
It was also a master class in overwhelming force.
For years, Washington has acted like a terrified homeowners’ association. Too scared to enforce the rules. Too worried about offending the neighbors — even the ones throwing rocks through our windows.
Our governments let China buy the house across the street. They let Iran park its van in the driveway. They let Maduro turn Venezuela into a trap house for every cartel and terrorist west of the Atlantic.
And yet for two centuries, this hemisphere had a “No Trespassing” sign on the lawn. We called it the Monroe Doctrine. It was the original neighborhood watch rule: Foreign powers with bad intentions don’t get to cozy up to corrupt regimes in our back yard.
For too long, we let that sign fade while our enemies set up shop.
Early Saturday morning, the sheriff in the White House decided it was time to back the warning with a warrant — and missiles.
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Trump didn’t ask the U.N. for a permission slip. He didn’t check whether Europe felt “comfortable” with the plan. He recognized a threat inside his jurisdiction — and he neutralized it.
The media is now crying about “international norms.” That makes me laugh. In my line of work, the only norm that matters is the bad guys go to jail and good citizens sleep safely.
And let’s be clear about the charges. I don’t care whether the poison was cocaine, meth, or fentanyl. If you played any role in trafficking drugs that end up in the United States, you’re part of the conspiracy. Period.
Some people might ask why a sheriff in rural South Carolina cares about a dictator 2,000 miles away.
Here’s why: The decisions made in Maduro’s palace didn’t stay in Caracas. They ended up in the veins of our neighbors and in the wreckage of families right here in Chester County.
I see that damage every day. For years, sheriffs across this country have begged Washington to stop the flow at the source. It’s about time a president acted against a head of state who deliberately created a welcoming environment for criminal networks that kill Americans.
By arresting a narco-terrorist masquerading as a president, Donald Trump didn’t break the law. He restored order.
I expect this to be only the beginning. And I hope it sends a message — from cartel bosses to street-level runners: Pay attention. If the United States is willing to break down the door of a sitting dictator, imagine what it is willing to do to you.
The era of impunity is over.
And one last thing for those insisting this was all about oil or money. For years, Americans bought energy from countries that hate us because we were too polite to use what we have at home. Those days are ending.
RELATED: From Monroe to ‘Donroe’: America enforces its back yard again
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If Venezuelan crude ever flows to American refineries again, it won’t just lower gas prices. It will tell every dictator on earth that their leverage is gone.
As Americans, we’ve spent too long hating to lose more than we love to win. Our foreign policy has been driven by fear — fear of bad press, fear of escalation, fear of diplomatic friction. We played not to lose.
You don’t build a safe community — or a strong nation — by playing defense. You build it by loving to win. By making bold, decisive moves that protect your people.
This operation was a win.
So to the hand-wringers: relax. The world isn’t ending. It’s getting cleaned up.
The sheriff is back on the beat, the bad guy is in handcuffs in the back seat, and for the first time in a long time, the good people can set off a few fireworks.
Welcome to the new neighborhood.
As protests continue to escalate, new footage has surfaced that captures the interactions between Renee Good, her romantic partner, and the federal agent who shot Good in self-defense.
The video shows Good behind the wheel of a red SUV with a second woman, believed to be Good's romantic partner, standing outside the red SUV and taunting the agent as he walks around the car with his cell phone recording. The footage was obtained by Alpha News.
'What the press has done in lying about this innocent law enforcement officer is disgusting.'
"That's OK, we don't change our plates every morning, just so you know. It'll be the same plate when you come talk to us later," the second woman tells the agent as he records their license plate.
"That's fine. U.S. citizen," she adds. "You want to come at us? You want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy."
Then the agent orders the driver out of the car.
"Get out of the car. Get out of the f**king car!" he says.
The second woman instead tries to get back into the car as Good quickly puts the car into reverse before gunning straight for the officer.
Shots ring out, and the agent yells in surprise.
"F**king bitch," he adds.
Many commenters of the video pointed out that the woman looks straight at the agent when she swerves into him.
Among those was Vice President JD Vance, who scolded the media for their coverage of the incident.
"What the press has done in lying about this innocent law enforcement officer is disgusting. You should all be ashamed of yourselves," he wrote.
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Vance was reiterating earlier criticism of the media.
"Everybody who has been repeating the lie that this is some innocent woman who was out for a drive in Minneapolis when a law enforcement officer shot at her — you should be ashamed of yourselves. Every single one of you."
Donald Trump Jr. added in response to the video: "This video proves that he was right and they were all full of s**t as usual!!!!"
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