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Alternet: ‘Fake news and propaganda’: MTG erupts at Musk’s ‘non-human AI’ after it doubts her faith

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Grok – the artificial intelligence (AI) built for X owner Elon Musk’s social media platform – recently questioned whether Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was a real Christian, which was apparently a bridge too far for the far-right lawmaker.

The Daily Beast first reported on the spat between Greene and Grok, noting that it began with one X user asking Grok whether Greene was “really a Christian” in response to a tweet in which she called herself “an imperfect sinner saved by grace and faith in Jesus.” The AI told the user: “Greene’s Christian nationalism and support for conspiracy theories, like QAnon, spark debate.”

“Critics, including religious leaders, argue her actions contradict Christian values of love and unity,” Grok added, after saying “whether she’s ‘really’ a Christian is subjective.”

Poor Marjorie!

https://www.alternet.org/mtg-musk-ai

Daily Beast: Pope Leo Snubs JD Vance After Inaugural Mass

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The pope gave the vice president short shrift after the ceremony.

Pope Leo XIV spurned JD Vance on Sunday, offering him a quick greeting after his inaugural mass while holding extensive private meetings with other world leaders.

The first American pope shook Vance’s hand during a brief, 17-second exchange during the procession line after the mass.

Leo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra on Sunday after celebrating his inaugural Mass, which included world leaders from Canada, Italy, Germany, and other European Union officials in the audience.

Pope Leo Snubs JD Vance After Inaugural Mass
The pope gave the vice president short shrift after the ceremony.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-xiv-snubs-jd-vance-as-he-meets-with-world-leaders

Politico: US popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trump’s return

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The world is more divided than ever, but there’s still something (nearly) everyone agrees on: The U.S. is unloved.

The United States is becoming less popular globally in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, according to new data.

The 2025 Democracy Perception Index summarizes attitudes toward democracy, geopolitics and global power players, and canvassed more than 110,000 respondents across 100 countries.

A majority of people surveyed had an overall negative perception of the U.S., marking a steep decline from last year. America’s reputation took a particularly massive hit in EU countries — perhaps unsurprisingly, as U.S. President Donald Trump has called the bloc “horrible,” “pathetic” and “formed to screw the United States.”

US popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trump’s return
The world is more divided than ever, but there’s still something (nearly) everyone agrees on: The U.S. is unloved.

https://www.politico.eu/article/usa-popularity-collapse-worldwide-trump-return

Daily Beast: ‘Frustrated’ MTG Unleashes Laundry List of Complaints Against Trump Admin

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Outspoken Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has sounded off against the Trump administration in a lengthy tirade on the social media site X.

“I represent the base and when I’m frustrated and upset over the direction of things, you better be clear, the base is not happy,” wrote Greene.

The post fired shots at the recent minerals deal with Ukraine, the handling of the war in Iraq, COVID-19 vaccines, and election integrity, saying the Trump administration has so far failed to address concerns that frustrate “the base.”

The only constituency Marjorie Taylor Greene represents is her own big mouth. But it’s always good to see the carnivores chewing on one another. Remember, “It’s a dog eat dog world.”

‘Frustrated’ MTG Unleashes Laundry List of Complaints Against Trump Admin
Outspoken Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has sounded off against the Trump administration in a lengthy tirade on the social media site X. “I represent the base and when I’m frustrated and upset over the direction of things, you better be clear, the base is not happy,” wrote Greene. The post fired shots at the recent minerals deal with Ukraine, the handling of the war in Iraq, COVID-19 vaccines, and election integrity, saying the…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/frustrated-mtg-unleashes-laundry-list-of-complaints-against-trump-admin/ar-AA1E54Ss

Mirror: Trump sparks outrage with AI image of himself as Pope weeks after Francis’ death

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In a move that has sparked an online outrage, President Donald Trump posted an AI-rendered image of himself dressed as the Pope on social media, coming less than a week after he attended Pope Francis’s funeral.

Followers expressed their anger over the image, which Trump shared on Truth Social and Instagram. The picture was also shared by the official White House account on X. Some labeled the post as downright disrespectful.

Presumptuous *ssh*l*!!!

Trump sparks outrage with AI image of himself as Pope weeks after Francis’ death
Donald Trump has shared a bizarre AI-created image of himself as the Pope on his official Instagram account, less than a week after Pope Francis was laid to rest

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-sparks-outrage-ai-image-1129157

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Trump posts image of himself as pope on Truth Social. Critics erupt
Trump posts image of himself as pope on Truth Social. Critics erupt – President’s post comes days after he joked ‘I’d like to be Pope… that would be my number one choice’

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-posts-image-of-himself-as-pope-on-truth-social-critics-erupt/ar-AA1E5CjY

And here, some drivel from J.D. Dunce:

Vance defends Trump’s post depicting AI-generated image of himself as pope
The vice president said he is “fine with people telling jokes.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/03/vance-ai-pope-trump-00325197

No, J.D. Dunce, this is just wrong, wrong, wrong! Mocking such a beloved person who just passed away is as tasteless and classless as you can.

Huffington Post: Dem Says ICE Took Florida Mom From Baby, Unlawfully Deported Her To Cuba

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Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) said Monday that a mom in her Tampa district was “ripped away” from her infant by ICE agents and unlawfully deported to Cuba.

In a letter to President Donald Trump, Castor urges him to “immediately” grant humanitarian parole for Heidy Sánchez, whose husband told Castor that ICE agents’ separation of Sanchez from her infant daughter was so traumatic that the baby was taken to the hospital.

Do you honestly think that King Donald is capable of doing anything “humanitarian”?

“The baby was still breastfeeding at the time your Administration tore them apart, and the baby’s ongoing health issues require her mother’s return to the U.S. as soon as possible,” Castor wrote to Trump.

“It is unconscionable and wrong for your ICE personnel to harm families in this way,” she said. “Ms. Sánchez is entitled to due process, and her husband and daughter (both U.S. citizens) deserve to be treated with the dignity we value as Americans.”

Dem Says ICE Took Florida Mom From Baby, Unlawfully Deported Her To Cuba
“The separation of mother and daughter was so sudden and traumatic that their infant daughter was taken to the hospital,” Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) told Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dem-says-ice-took-florida-mom-from-baby-unlawfully-deported-her-to-cuba/ar-AA1DNe0Q

USA Today: ‘I run the country and the world,’ Donald Trump says in Atlantic interview

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President Donald Trump declared that he runs the world as he reflected on what’s different during his second White House go around in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.

“The first time, I had two things to do ‒ run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys,” Trump said in the interview, published April 28. “And the second time, I run the country and the world.”

Sorry, Trumpsy dearest. God runs the world. You’re here only to scrub the toilets.

‘I run the country and the world,’ Donald Trump says in Atlantic interview
President Trump said he’s having more fun the second time around and again teased an unconstitutional third term in an interview with The Atlantic.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-run-the-country-and-the-world-donald-trump-says-in-atlantic-interview/ar-AA1DMR56

Financial Times: Vance’s trolling audition to be Trump’s heir

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The many contradictions of the vice-president should not distract from his ambition

It was inevitable that memes about JD Vance would surface the moment Pope Francis passed away. “It’s good to see you in better health,” the US vice-president told the pope on Sunday. The pontiff died on Monday.

As Donald Trump’s chief attack dog — though not yet his heir apparent — Vance is a prime target of ridicule on liberal social media. But he is also a master troller himself. Vance knows that the surest path to Maga hearts and Trump’s approval is to enrage liberals. The question is whether he means anything by it.

And this:

The answer is unclear. Vance has gone from being a never-Trumper who saw Trump as “America’s Hitler” to an arch-Trumper who sees his boss as part of God’s plan. That is as dramatic a political conversion as can happen. Rather than search for an intellectual key, Vance’s shift can be put down to ambition. The better question is whether there are any limits to his ambition. Judging by his performance so far, the answer is not really.

What this last paragraph indicates is that we can’t trust J.D. Dunce to be the person that he pretends to be. He’s an opportunist, a weasel, pure and simple!

https://archive.is/fyhWg

Irish Star: Pope Francis snubs JD Vance with brutal ‘compassion’ decision

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JD Vance was delivered a “lecture on compassion” by Pietro Paroline, Pope Francis‘ second-in-command this weekend, while many expected to meet with Francis himself.

Vance, who converted to Catholicism with the support of his wife Usha, had a meeting with the Vatican’s second-in-command on Saturday. This followed a significant papal criticism of the Trump administration’s harsh stance on migrants and Vance’s theological defense of it, invoking the ancient Catholic concept of ‘Ordo Amoris’.

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While not specifically mentioning Vance by name in the letter, the Pope refuted the Vice President’s interpretation of ordo armoris, reports New Republic.

The Pope wrote: “Christians know very well that it is only by affirming the infinite dignity of all that our own identity as persons and as communities reaches its maturity.

Memo to J.D. Dunce: Don’t try to be a theologian. You’re not very good at it.

Pope Francis snubs JD Vance with brutal ‘compassion’ decision
The US Vice President met with Pietro Parolin on Saturday, while many thought that he had made the trip to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis instead

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-francis-snubs-jd-vance-with-brutal-compassion-decision/ar-AA1DfTCR

White House for Rent!

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The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties.

The sponsorship offers range from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, according to a nine-page document sent to potential sponsors and obtained by CNN.

The Egg Roll, which began during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration in 1878, has long been privately funded without taxpayer dollars, largely through the American Egg Board, which also provides tens of thousands of eggs for the occasion. 

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‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event
The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties.

‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event