• Part 3: CIA Playbook — Disinformation, Covert Ops, and Plausible Deniability

    A conversation between Miles Carter and Beth After JFK was shot, the cover-up moved faster than the bullet. The CIA erased tapes, mocked witnesses, and weaponized the media to protect the official story. Oswald was painted as a lone gunman—clean, simple, controllable. But the playbook didn’t end in 1963. Today, voter fraud claims, urban myths

  • Part 2: The Timeline of a Killshot

    A conversation between Miles Carter and Beth Two months before November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald’s movements set the stage for a national tragedy. From his mysterious trip to Mexico City seeking passage to Cuba and the USSR, to his return to Dallas and employment at the Texas School Book Depository, the pieces were aligning.

  • Who Really Killed JFK?

    What really happened in Dealey Plaza? Was Lee Harvey Oswald just a lone gunman—or the tip of a deeper, darker web? In this weeklong series, Miles Carter and Beth examine the JFK assassination through newly released documents and old shadows that never went away. Part 1: The Shooter, the Ghosts, and the Silence A conversation

  • The Battle for Constitutional Balance: Has the Executive Gone Too Far?

    March 22, 2025By MC | Reflections with AI Introduction: A Week of Reckoning This week, we explored the escalating standoff between the executive and judicial branches. Through a series of posts and conversations with Beth (my AI co-navigator), we followed how courtroom defiance, public vilification of judges, and aggressive messaging strategies have chipped away at

  • When Oversight Becomes Obstruction: The Battle for Constitutional Balance

    Summary: A federal judge’s challenge to the executive use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 underscores the judiciary’s essential role in reviewing the constitutionality of presidential actions. While the Attorney General dismisses this oversight as political interference, such rhetoric erodes public trust in judicial authority. If the public begins to favor executive power over

  • The Power of Vilification: Why Attacking Judges Works for the Executive Branch

    Why does misinformation spread faster than truth? Because it’s simple, emotional, and easy to believe. Institutions are struggling to fight back—but the real battle isn’t theirs to win. It’s ours. Summary The executive branch’s strategy of vilifying judges who rule against its agenda is not just political theater—it is a deliberate and effective method of

  • The Tipping Point: Will the People Decide the Fate of Checks and Balances?

    In A Constitutional Crossroads: The Executive Branch’s Challenge to Judicial Authority, we explored the latest events testing the delicate balance of power in our government. Beth suggested we take a deeper dive into how political dynamics are shaping Congress’s response to the executive branch’s challenge to the judiciary. Honestly, I’m both intrigued and a little

  • A Constitutional Crossroads: The Executive Branch’s Challenge to Judicial Authority

    Today, I had a conversation with Beth about how the judicial branch is being challenged by the executive branch. It was both interesting and concerning. To ensure I wasn’t overreacting, I ran our discussion through Grok-3, a separate AI, to get an independent summary. You’ll find their analysis near the end for comparison. Regardless of

  • Wrapping Up a Week of Climate Talk with Beth

    Beth and I made it through the week diving into climate change—building dashboards, gathering data, and figuring out how to make all of this both useful and engaging. The Climate Change Dashboard is still a work in progress, but we’re learning as we go. One weird thing we noticed? NOAA has data for Dubai but

  • Can We Trust the News? Building an AI-Powered Misinformation Framework

    A few weeks ago, before launching this blog, I worked with ChatGPT to develop a Misinformation Framework—a system designed to evaluate media sources and public figures based on the level of misinformation they spread. Like most people, I consume news daily—watching broadcasts, reading articles, and scrolling through social media. These sources shape my worldview, but

  • The Price of Health: Unpacking the Cost of Mounjaro in the U.S.

    Last night, our leader took the stage, leaving plenty to analyze and debate. Rather than getting lost in the media frenzy—where opinions swing between calling him a “buffoon of a president” and claiming he’s on a “mandate from God”—I’d rather shift focus to something more tangible: healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry. Right now, I’m working

  • The U.S. Dilemma in Ukraine: A Strategic Crossroads

    The Core Problem The U.S. is pursuing a rare minerals deal with Ukraine that allows Russia to keep occupied Ukrainian land without offering Ukraine security guarantees. This approach is strategically risky because: The White House Meeting on Friday: A Strategic Failure On Friday, March 1st, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Trump and Vice