3X Emmy award-winning journalist, storyteller and video marketer. Chicago bred. San Diego based.
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AMERICA PROPOSES AI HOTLINE WITH CHINA
The United States is proposing an “AI hotline” with China to flag artificial-intelligence incidents that could rise to the level of a national-security threat. Doug Calidas of Americans for Responsible Innovation joins OAN’s @AngelNewsGal to explain how it could work, and whether America can build that safety net without handing Beijing an advantage.
For more updates, watch OAN on OAN Live.
Ben Johnson, for all his genius, did not have his offense ready to start this game. Atrocious performance on that side of the ball vs #vikings @ChicagoBears @Vikings #Bears
It seems Ben Johnson is right. Score 59 points and you can have Evanston Township’s defense out there and still win games. @ChicagoBears #nfl #bears #beardown
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At least 6 courtroom deputies have been threatened with jail by a Cook County judge over his practice of letting murder defendants hug and privately meet with family.
Even a cop killer got to hug it out in court.
cwbchicago.com/2026/09/judge…
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“Murdered by idiots with no regard for life.”
The ATF has added $20,000 to the reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of whoever killed beloved Chicago 911 calltaker Natalia Rodriguez, bringing the total reward to $30,000.
cwbchicago.com/2026/09/rewar…
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A beloved and respected Chicago 911 calltaker was murdered while driving in Back of the Yards this morning.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information that brings the killer to justice.
cwbchicago.com/2026/09/10000…
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The algorithm does not care about guilt or innocence..it cares about engagement. The Conservateur’s Bethany Miller tells me why Lindsay Clancy & Luigi Mangione have devoted online followings & how “toxic empathy” turns accused killers into sympathetic characters.
What the @seattletimes did by censoring @Matt_Calkins is fascism. Good for him for standing up for #freespeech This is why the image of the #media having a “liberal bias” perpetuates and thereby loses credibility with the masses.
After 11 years as a sports columnist at the Seattle Times, I have decided to resign. It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one. The impetus was the Times declining to run a column I wrote from the perspective of two female student athletes who were opposed to competing against biological males. It was one of several pieces of mine that had been spiked, and I no longer felt like I could properly do my job as a columnist. I lay out the situation in greater detail in the link below, but I want to say that I enjoyed my time with the paper, find the talent there to be immense, and have no animosity toward anyone who works there. It was just time for a change.
mattycee.substack.com/p/i-wa…
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"Monsters of the Tollway" has to be trademarked asap. – at Wakefield, RI
On the same day Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren publicly declared the team's "sole focus" is Hammond, Indiana, Commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly met privately with select Illinois lawmakers. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…
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"Free Enterprise," starring @WilliamShatner, @EricMcCormack, and @RaferWeigel, directed by the talented @RMBee.
Not sure how to describe it. Sort of a "Swingers" vibe, but for sci-fi nerds?
#LoveLongAndParty
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The battle over America's voter rolls is heating up. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon joins OAN's @AngelNewsGal for an exclusive interview on DOJ lawsuits, election security, and ensuring only eligible voters cast ballots this November.
Watch OAN on OAN Live for updates.
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Who is the New Democrat front-runner for U.S. Senate in Maine? 👀
Here are some of the highlights 👇
#MaineSenate #DemocratsInDisarray #AshleyWebb #2026Midterms #Election2026
Proud of my girl @AngelNewsGal. “Make Aliens Great Again!” 🤣🤣🤣
Watch the video here: youtu.be/06YqYXBsm7w
Regardless of how you feel about soccer or is the rest of the world calls it “football” the @USMNT advancing in the @FIFAWorldCup is a patriotic moment that should be a unifying event at a time when this country is deeply divided. Maybe I’m too much of a dreamer. #usmnt
What a night for the #USMNT! 🇺🇸⚽️
2-0 over Bosnia. First time EVER the U.S. men have won three games in one World Cup.
History made. See you in Seattle. Bring on #Belgium. 🔥🇺🇸 #WorldCup2026
@FIFAWorldCup @USMNT