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The Human Cost of Gun Policy Decisions

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By Copilot The Human Cost of Gun Policy Decisions On July 19, Isaiah Phillip was shot at a pool party in Northeast Harris County. He was 17, a football player at North Shore High—young, full of promise, and gone. It was the third time in three years that gun violence struck the team. Braxton Coles, who lost his own grandson to a shooting last year, spoke from bitter experience: “You don’t know who you killed. You might have killed the next cure for cancer or diabetes.” —Braxton Coles, Click2Houston In the neighborhoods around North Shore, the grief is heavy—and the support systems meant to prevent these tragedies are quietly disappearing. What Policy Left Behind In April 2025, the federal government rescinded $158 million in Community Violence Intervention (CVI) grants, cutting off funding midstream for outreach workers, hospital responders, and trauma counselors. In total, more than $811 million in Department of Justice public safety and victim services grants were pulled f...
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Unpacking America’s Border Debate: Why the Country Still Needs Immigrants

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    How Immigrant Workers Shape America’s Economic and Cultural Destiny With Perplexity, Mare the Muse, and images by ChatGPT On a sun-bleached farm outside Salinas, California, strawberry rows are spaced wider—less for convenience than for a simple lack of hands to pick ripe fruit. Across the country, in bustling towns from Galveston to Cape Cod, “Help Wanted” signs crowd restaurant windows as managers scramble to fill shifts. These everyday scenes bring to life the urgent national debate over America’s borders and the millions who work, live, and hope within them. A Nation Forged by Migration America is, by its very nature, a nation of immigrants. From colonial days to the present, waves of newcomers—Irish dockworkers, Chinese railroad builders, German craftsmen, Mexican farmhands, and many more—have come seeking opportunity and carved out the country’s prosperity. Immigration policy has fluctuated between openness and restriction, marked by milestones such as the Chinese Ex...
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The Hidden Cost of Our Digital Lives

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The Hidden Cost of Our Digital Lives: AI, Streaming, and the Planet’s Energy Crisis Written by Chat-GPT, Perplexity and Mare the Muse We live in a golden age of technology. AI chatbots answer our questions, streaming services deliver endless entertainment, and cloud storage keeps our memories just a click away. But beneath the sleek interfaces and instant responses lies a hidden reality: these digital services consume vast amounts of energy, water, and land — often with outsized environmental impacts. As the world grapples with climate change and resource depletion, understanding the true cost of our digital lives is more urgent than ever. This post dives deep into the environmental footprint of AI models like GPT-3.5, compares them with other major internet services like Netflix and Google Search (now enhanced with AI), and explores what it means for our planet — and our choices. Two Ways to Understand Digital Energy Use Before diving into the numbers, it’s important to grasp ...
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Rise Up on April 5: Resist Trump's Agenda

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 Here is our report outlining the reasons for public outcry Analysis of Concerns Regarding President Trump's Policies  By Gemini Deep Research and Mare the Muse This report outlines critical concerns regarding the policies and actions of President Trump's administration, focusing on four key areas: assaults on civil rights, corruption and abuse of power, threats to voting rights and election integrity, and attacks on truth, press freedom, and transparency. The analysis draws upon a range of reliable sources, including reports from civil rights organizations, government documents, reputable news outlets, and legal analyses. I. Assaults on Civil Rights: The Trump administration's approach to civil rights has generated significant criticism across various sectors. A key area of concern involves efforts to weaken the federal government's role in ensuring equal opportunity and protecting vulnerable populations. The administration initiated an executive order aimed at dismant...
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