Bernie Sanders has decided to introduce a bill that would seize companies working on Artificial Intelligence.
A bunch of women in Congress want more time off because they are women.
And Zohran Mamdani bemoans all the violence being done to trans people. Too bad he didn’t do a little research first.
This is Unconstitutional
According to Perplexity:
Bernie Sanders has announced that he will soon introduce the “American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act,” which is likely what you’re referring to.
What Sanders is proposing
- Sanders says he plans to introduce a bill that would create an American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund, giving the public a direct ownership stake in the largest U.S. AI companies (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and others).
- The fund would be financed through a one‑time 50% tax or mandated equity transfer on the stock of these firms, not on their profits.
- That stock would be held in a federal sovereign wealth fund, with the government holding voting shares and equal board representation in the covered companies to block decisions deemed harmful to the public.
- Sanders argues that since AI models are built on the collective work and data of the public, the public should share directly in the wealth they generate.
What it would do for the public
- The proposal envisions that profits from this sovereign wealth fund would be paid out to Americans as cash dividends, similar in spirit to Alaska’s Permanent Fund payments and Norway’s oil‑fund model.
- Sanders has also floated that, as the fund grows, some of the proceeds could be used to support broader public goods like healthcare, education, and housing.
Status right now
- As of early June 2026, Sanders has announced his intention and outlined the concept in a New York Times op‑ed and social media posts, but the formal bill text has not yet been introduced in Congress.
- Until the actual legislative language appears, the details (covered companies, thresholds, governance specifics, distribution formulas, constitutionality tests, etc.) are still somewhat open and being debated.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/ea5ff482-cdf8-4d6b-ac9c-3fb571fc5e9f
It’s Always About the BS
According to the Daily Wire:
Celebrating Pride Month, New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared an article claiming there has been an uptick in “violent killings” of people who identify as transgender. However, a review by The Daily Wire found that none of the deaths cited in the article have been classified as anti-trans hate crimes by law enforcement agencies investigating the cases.
He said, “Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.”
The article was published by Them, which describes itself as “the award-winning authority on what LGBTQ+ means today — and tomorrow.” It claims to cite seven transgender-identifying victims killed this year, but both the report and its underlying source identify only six individuals.
- The first victim named is Eryka Caldwell. According to the outlet’s own previous reporting, Caldwell was allegedly stabbed to death by his boyfriend, 38-year-old Jonathan Fernandez. Caldwell’s sister said he had previously sought refuge from Fernandez in domestic violence shelters.
- Davonta Curtis was allegedly beaten to death by his boyfriend. Prosecutors say the suspect later stole Curtis’s car, phone, and money. Court records reportedly show the suspect searched phrases including “how to kill someone with a hammer” and “if a person gets hit in the head with a hammer while sleeping, what happens.”
- Aleanna Royal Belcher was found dead in a homeless shelter stairwell with a stab wound to his abdomen. After completing their investigation, police said they did not believe the killing was a hate crime.
- Lucas Redbeard Knapp was shot after reportedly intervening in a confrontation between two parties. Law enforcement investigated the death as a homicide, not a hate crime.
- Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray, was found shot to death inside a home. Public reporting contains conflicting descriptions regarding whether Sanchez-McCray even identified as transgender or was a gay man who performed in drag. Authorities have not announced a motive, and the investigation remains ongoing.
- Dannielle Spillman died in a hit-and-run incident after a dispute involving a vehicle. Authorities have also not classified the case as a hate crime, just like the other five killings in the article.
Then Don’t Run for Congress
According to the Daily Wire:
Democrat lawmakers are pushing a federal bill to make businesses pay for female workers to take time off for period pain — an issue they’ve framed through the lens of “economic violence.”
The bill, called the Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, would require employers to provide up to 12 days of paid leave per year for female health issues, including period pain and menopause symptoms, and also covers abortion and vasectomies.
Notably, the legislation would hit incredibly small businesses, too, even if the owner has as few as five employees. And it’s backed by abortion giant Planned Parenthood.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who attended the presser last month, said women are tired of being told to “tough it out” when it comes to their period and suggested the issue is also about ethnicity.
“While the system is broken for all women, it is in a full blown crisis for Latinas,” the Democrat said. “The nationwide 17% of Latinos lack health insurance — more than double the rate of white Americans. Over 20% of adult Latinos in Arizona have been forced to completely avoid medical care because they simply cannot afford it.”
“Latinas are the backbone of our workforce, and yet they’re disproportionately concentrated in low wage and hourly jobs that lack flexible sick leave,” she continued. “Forcing a worker to choose between paying her rent or losing a day’s pay to recover from a grueling gynecological procedure is not a choice; it’s an economic violence.”
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), who is sponsoring the Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, recalled during the presser the pain she’s experienced from her period.
“Today, we are here to talk about women’s pain and how long it’s been overlooked,” Ansari said. “Like most women, I have a very personal experience with reproductive health pain.”
“In the summer of 2015, while starting my career in New York City, I woke up on floor of my local bodega drenched in sweat being dragged into an ambulance,” she continued. “Two male paramedics hovered over me and continued to ask me if I was pregnant. I had passed out from period pain. Even now, every month, I have days where it feels like barbed wire is tightening inside me. I’ve taken 2,000 milligrams of ibuprofen in twenty-four hours and still been in tears from the pain. Often end up on the bathroom floor in the fetal position, crying, moaning, or vomiting. Still, I put on a blazer and gone to work.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is also backing the bill. “I know that many of you understand that we’re sick and tired of women having to be expected to say, ‘suck it up,’ or still perform at the highest level,” Tlaib said at the presser. “They’re expected to show up to work despite incredibly painful periods and sit through meetings after being denied competent health care. And for far too long, women’s pain has been minimized, ignored, dismissed, and even politicized.”
What Did You Think Was Going to Happen?
According to the Post Millennial:
Just weeks after Seattle unveiled four “smart” public toilets in Pioneer Square at a cost of roughly $116,000 per unit, one of the high-tech restrooms was vandalized when someone smashed a window.
The incident comes less than a month after city officials celebrated the launch of the Throne Labs restrooms as part of Seattle’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and broader efforts to revitalize downtown. The city is spending approximately $465,000 on the one-year pilot program.
Photos of the damaged restroom circulated on social media after being shared by Seattle Submissions. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) told local media that the damage was repaired in less than a day by Throne Labs, the company operating the facilities.
The vandalism is likely to raise questions about whether Seattle’s latest public restroom experiment will fare better than a similar effort nearly two decades ago. In the mid-2000s, Seattle spent millions on automated public toilets equipped with self-cleaning systems and multilingual instructions. The futuristic bathrooms quickly became targets for vandalism and were plagued by reports of criminal activity and drug use. The city ultimately abandoned the program and sold the units on eBay for a fraction of their original cost.
SDOT has emphasized that the program is intended as a one-year trial and will be evaluated based on technology performance, cleanliness, maintenance needs, and public feedback. The city has suggested additional units could be deployed elsewhere if the pilot proves successful.
Gee, I Wonder What Will Happen?
According to the Post Millennial:
Seattle is in the process of building a tiny home village intended to house the city’s homeless population ahead of the FIFA World Cup coming to the Emerald City on June 15.
Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle said that the Bay View Pallet Shelter Village, located near 15th and Armory Way, is being operated by Everyone Deserves Housing. “People moving in here will be the people most highly affected by FIFA World Cup or displaced by World Cup.” The housing village will be “low barrier,” she said, which means drug users will be allowed access, and the facility is set to open on June 8.
Some things:
- I’m sure Whole Foods and the storage building will be thrilled that this little “community” is going up.
- Thank God it is by a liquor store.
- How about you DON’T allow drugs in the area?
- She admits there will be a crime problem in the area and it is up to the community to deal with it.
The mayor’s office initially estimated that the first 500 units, which the city has not shared what kind of units these would include, would cost $28,000 per year. However, they later acknowledged that higher support shelters could cost closer to $45,000 per year. While the mayor has identified $17.5 million from the city budget to go towards housing costs, it would only partially cover the 500 units if each were the more expensive $45,000 price tag.
Supporters of the plan argue that while the shelters are not a permanent solution, they provide an immediate alternative to unsheltered living as Seattle prepares to host a major international event.
