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RFK Jr. Calls For DIPLOMACY With Russia Instead of “Forever War” in Speech

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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for diplomacy and de-escalation with Russia instead of a “forever war” in a speech mirroring that of his uncle’s, former President John F. Kennedy.

The environmental lawyer told audience members at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire on June 21 that the U.S. can be restored “to the awesome vitality of the original Kennedy era” through de-escalation and trust-building.

“As in my uncle’s time, nuclear tensions are at an extreme and dangerous level,” RFK Jr. said. “As in his time [too], we have a unique opportunity not only to diffuse those tensions, but to take a radically different path – a path toward peace.”

“We have been immersed in a foreign policy discourse that is all about adversaries, threats, allies and enemies and domination. We’ve become addicted to comic book good versus evil narratives that erase complexity and blind us to the legitimate motives and the legitimate cultural, economic and security concerns of other peoples and nations.”

The Democratic candidate for president emphasized the need for America to work toward peace by eschewing distrust in favor of fostering trust and stopping the spread of hostilities.

“Today, America has broken off practically all diplomatic contact with Russia. So, that communication has indeed become little more than ‘an exchange of threats and insults,'” he said, quoting his uncle.

RFK Jr. recounted how several former U.S. presidents met with Soviet leaders in the past:

  • Franklin Roosevelt met with Joseph Stalin
  • JFK met with Nikita Khrushchev
  • Richard Nixon met with Leonid Brezhnev
  • Ronald Reagan with Mikhail Gorbachev

“Can’t Biden meet with Putin? Or can’t we at least begin a conversation?” the presidential hopeful remarked. “Peace comes from a changed attitude. I, therefore, call on our present leadership to adopt President Kennedy’s maxims and to start de-escalating right now.”

RFK Jr. earlier demanded that Biden apologize for “proxy war”

After his uncle gave the Peace Speech at American University in Washington, D.C., in June 1963, RFK Jr. presented a 30-minute speech 60 years later. The older Kennedy advised Americans living in the midst of Cold War-era tensions with Soviet Russia to recognize areas of connection with people behind the Iron Curtain before he was slain in November of that year.

In the present, the younger Kennedy criticized the so-called “Forever War” and the growing militarization of the United States. He asserts that America is currently confronted by “the unspeakable horror of nuclear Armageddon” and that any statements to the contrary are “dangerous lies.”

While RFK Jr. said he “abhors Russia’s brutal and bloody” military operation in Ukraine, he remarked that Washington “has also contributed to its circumstances through repeated, deliberate provocations of Russia going back to the 1990s.” He cited the U.S. government’s violation of an agreement with Moscow not to expand North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) territory toward Russia. Since then, NATO forces have “surrounded Russia with missiles and military bases, something that we would never tolerate if the Russians did that to us.”

During the same speech, he dubbed Ukraine “a pawn in a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia.” RFK Jr. remarked that Washington is engaged in an all-out bid to topple Putin, unnecessarily sparking a perilous escalation of nuclear tensions.

A day before delivering the speech, the Democratic presidential candidate called on Biden to apologize to both the U.S. and Ukraine for pushing for the said “proxy war.”

“I call upon President Biden to issue two apologies. First, to the American people for misleading them into supporting an ugly proxy war on false pretenses. Second, and more importantly, to the Ukrainian people for maneuvering them into this war and ruining their country – all for the sake of U.S. (imagined) geopolitical interests,” he tweeted on June 20.

“War was the plan all along, [and] the pattern here is clear. Not only is the Biden administration deceiving the American people about the motives for this costly and tragic war, but by continually escalating it, they put the whole world at risk of nuclear conflagration.”

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Tim Walz asked Minnesota assassin to kill Senator Klobuchar so he could take seat, FBI letter claims

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In a disturbing twist to last week’s targeted violence against Minnesota officials, sources reveal that a conspiratorial letter left behind by shooting suspect Vance Boelter accuses Governor Tim Walz of orchestrating a political assassination plot. The letter, addressed to the FBI, allegedly claims Walz instructed Boelter to kill U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar so that Walz could seek her Senate seat—a position he has not expressed any intent to pursue.

Two individuals with direct knowledge of the letter described it as incoherent, one and a half pages long, and filled with paranoid ramblings. The letter allegedly outlines unsubstantiated claims that Boelter was trained “off the books” by the U.S. military, and that Walz had enlisted him to assassinate Klobuchar and potentially other politicians, including a veiled reference to Sen. Tina Smith.

Federal prosecutors say Boelter left the letter in a Buick abandoned near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota. It is believed to include a confession to the killings of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, as well as the shootings of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

Boelter, 57, now faces federal charges including:

  • Two counts of stalking Rep. Hortman and Sen. Hoffman using interstate facilities;
  • Two counts of murder in the deaths of the Hortmans;
  • Two counts of firearm use in the shootings of the Hortmans and Hoffmans.

While federal authorities declined to comment on the letter’s contents, local officials addressed the severity of the situation. Hennepin County Attorney’s Office spokesperson Daniel Borgertpoepping stated they could not comment on an open investigation, but added, “We have seen no evidence that the allegations regarding Governor Walz are based in fact.”

Gov. Walz’s spokesman, Teddy Tschann, called the events “deeply disturbing for all Minnesotans” and praised law enforcement and prosecutors for their swift actions.

Sen. Klobuchar issued a strong response, saying, “Boelter is a very dangerous man and I am deeply grateful that law enforcement got him behind bars before he killed other people.”

Documents obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune also reveal that Boelter held a valid carry license as recently as 2020, issued while he was still affiliated with his family’s private security firm.

With more details likely to surface as the investigation unfolds, the letter marks a chilling insight into Boelter’s delusions—and highlights the growing threats facing public officials.

SOURCE: STAR TRIBUNE

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ChatGPT use linked to cognitive decline, MIT research finds

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A new study from the MIT Media Lab has raised concerns about the long-term effects of using artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT on human cognition. The research, released this month, suggests that relying on large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT could impair an individual’s critical thinking abilities, especially with prolonged use.

Researchers observed participants over several months as they completed SAT-style essay assignments. The subjects were divided into three groups: one using ChatGPT, another using Google’s search engine, and a third group relying solely on their own thinking—dubbed the “brain-only” group.

To analyze brain activity during the writing tasks, researchers used electroencephalography (EEG) to monitor neural engagement across different regions of the brain. The results showed a stark difference in cognitive involvement among the groups.

According to the study, those using ChatGPT demonstrated the lowest level of brain engagement. Over time, these participants began to rely more heavily on the AI, eventually moving from asking structural questions to simply copying and pasting complete essays. The researchers noted that this group “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”

Participants who used Google showed moderate brain activity, while the “brain-only” group displayed the strongest and most widespread neural activity, indicating deeper cognitive involvement throughout the writing process.

The study’s lead author, Nataliya Kosmyna, emphasized the urgency of the findings, particularly as AI tools become more integrated into education.

“What really motivated me to put it out now before waiting for a full peer review is that I am afraid in 6–8 months, there will be some policymaker who decides, ‘let’s do GPT kindergarten.’ I think that would be absolutely bad and detrimental,” Kosmyna told Time

magazine. “Developing brains are at the highest risk.”

The study highlights growing concerns among educators about how easily accessible AI tools are enabling academic dishonesty and changing how students learn. Despite these concerns, AI integration in classrooms appears to be accelerating.

In April, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting the use of AI in American schools. The policy aims to prepare young students for a future economy shaped by AI advancements.

“The basic idea of this executive order is to ensure that we properly train the workforce of the future by ensuring that school children, young Americans, are adequately trained in AI tools, so that they can be competitive in the economy years from now into the future, as AI becomes a bigger and bigger deal,” White House staff secretary Will Scharf said at the time.

As the debate over AI’s role in education continues, this new research may fuel broader discussions on how to balance technological innovation with cognitive development—especially for younger generations.

SOURCE: MIT RESEARCH

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Kamala Harris Allegedly Covered Up Biden’s Mental Decline, Democratic Source Says

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SACRAMENTO, CA — Former Los Angeles Mayor and current California gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa has publicly alleged that Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra were involved in concealing former President Joe Biden’s mental and physical decline during his time in office.

Villaraigosa, a Democrat, made the claim amid a heated California gubernatorial race. Becerra, the former Secretary of Health and Human Services, is also a candidate, while speculation continues over a potential Harris bid. The race comes as current Governor Gavin Newsom reaches the end of his second and final term, per California’s two-term limit.

In a statement referencing recent reporting and excerpts from the book Original Sin, Villaraigosa stated:

“What I’ve seen in news coverage and excerpts from the new book ‘Original Sin’ is deeply troubling. At the highest levels of our government, those in power were intentionally complicit or told outright lies in a systematic cover up to keep Joe Biden’s mental decline from the public.”

Both Harris and Becerra previously served as California Attorney General. Villaraigosa emphasized their past leadership roles, stating:

“Now, we have come to learn this cover up includes two prominent California politicians who served as California Attorney General – one who is running for Governor and another who is thinking about running for Governor.”

He added:

“Those who were complicit in the cover up should take responsibility for the part they played in this debacle, hold themselves accountable, and apologize to the American people. I call on Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra to do just that – and make themselves available to voters and the free press because there’s a lot of questions that need to be answered.”

Becerra responded in a statement, saying:

“It’s clear the President was getting older, but he made the mission clear: run the largest health agency in the world, expand care to millions more Americans than ever before, negotiate down the cost of prescription drugs, and pull us out of a world-wide pandemic. And we delivered.”

Kamala Harris has not issued a public response. Fox News Digital reported that it reached out to the offices of Harris and the Bidens but had not received a reply at the time of publication.

The allegations come as discussions about Biden’s cognitive and physical health continue. Earlier this month, during an appearance on The View, Biden dismissed claims of cognitive decline during his presidency.

In related developments, Biden’s personal office recently confirmed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer characterized by a high Gleason score and metastasis to the bone.

Villaraigosa’s comments are the latest in a growing list of concerns raised within the Democratic Party about leadership transparency and accountability in the final years of the Biden administration.

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