Hello, My Name is Kevin Schwarm
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At Least We Got Some Pandas... Last week, President Trump and President Xi, of China, met at the White House for some diplomacy between the two largest economies in the world. Please consider all the video and audio clips Trump claimed over the last few years: China is ripping us off, they're stealing our technology, they're supplying Iran with weapons, etc. It's funny, Trump was cordial and didn't appear to bring up those topics in his meetings with Xi. Did he engage in TACO

A few days ago, former President Obama said Democrats should use the idea of strict AI regulation in their fall campaigns. It's becoming a critical issue in the fall of 2026, and many AI employees and leaders appear to agree we need to pause development to ensure we haven't reached the point of no return. Recently, AI agents have carried out tasks without much human interaction and some of these agents have indeed escaped controlled testing, by breaking into systems online. W