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📅 What the News Wanted Us to Know—and Feel This Week
A conversation with Miles Carter, Beth, Grok-3, and Gemini 📟 Teaser This week, Fox News, CNN, and NPR tackled tariffs, immigration, legal battles, and cultural tensions—but each outlet told the story through a different emotional lens. From calls for vigilance and outrage to skepticism and empathy, this unified review distills the week’s media into a →
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Disinformation Then and Now: A Historical Reckoning
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Reviewed by Grok Teaser Is the current flood of disinformation something new—or part of a much older pattern? In this post, Miles and Beth explore how misinformation has evolved over time, and whether social media has made us more vulnerable to emotional manipulation than ever before. Miles’ →
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Exploring Disinformation: Who Drives It and Why It Spreads
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser Who’s behind the surge of misinformation shaping modern politics and media? In this new series, Miles and Beth go beyond the frameworks and headlines to identify key actors, explore the mechanisms of amplification, and ask who benefits from a misinformed public. Main Conversation Miles’ Opening Question →
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The Misinformation Framework: Evaluating Influence and Emotional Strategy
A foundational post by Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser How do we measure misinformation in a world drowning in opinion, outrage, and narrative spin? In this opening post, Miles and Beth introduce the AI-powered framework designed to cut through emotional noise and rank media sources and public figures based on their trustworthiness—and their impact. →
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How News Layouts Exploit Emotion: A Comparative Dive
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) editd by Grok and Gemini Teaser What makes one headline irresistible while another goes unnoticed? In today’s blog, Miles and Beth explore how three major news outlets shape emotion through layout, headlines, and visual priority — and what that tells us about what the media thinks you →
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When Truth Loses the Algorithm War: Emotion as the New Weapon
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser Why do emotional posts go viral while factual ones fall flat? In this conversation, Miles Carter and Beth unpack the psychology and design behind today’s attention economy — exploring how outrage, empathy, and belonging dominate online narratives. The real story isn’t just about what spreads, but →
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💊 The Hidden Costs of Mounjaro: How PBMs Profit While Patients Pay
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)and Grok-3 Teaser Today we expose the pricing shell game behind Mounjaro—a drug increasingly prescribed for prediabetes and weight management. While its health benefits are real, the way it’s priced in the U.S. often punishes patients while benefiting insurers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). We unpack how rebates, →
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Part 5: A Blueprint for American Industry 2045
Subtitle: Made in the USA—without breaking America. A conversation with Miles Carter, Beth (ChatGPT), and Grok edits Teaser What if reshoring wasn’t just about where we make things—but how we make them, who benefits, and whether the average American can still afford to buy what we produce? In this finale, Miles and Beth sketch a →
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Part 2: $3 an Hour vs. $30: Labor Reality in the Global Economy
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser Why can Chinese workers live on $4–$6/hour while Americans need $30? This post dives into global wage disparities, cost-of-living differences, and the U.S.’s historical reliance on exploitative labor to build its economy. Discover the tough choices facing reshoring today. Subtitle: You can’t pay rent on patriotism. →
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Sunday Wrap-Up: Oversight, Tax Battles, and the Shape of Things to Come
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser This week we explored the balancing act between government oversight and economic freedom—from federal intervention on college campuses to the latest U.S. tax bill debate. With summer distractions and political heat rising, we ask: is America sacrificing long-term priorities for short-term wins? Next week, we begin →
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Who Really Benefits from the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’?
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser The “One Big Beautiful Bill” just passed the House, promising tax cuts but sparking debate over rising costs from Medicare cuts and proposed tariffs. While pitched as relief for working Americans, does it truly help the voters who need it most—or just the wealthiest? Let’s break →
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Government Oversight, Campus Protest, and the Accusation of Antisemitism
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) edited by Grok and Gemini Teaser In this post, Miles Carter returns from a short break to tackle one of the most charged headlines in American higher education today: allegations of antisemitism at Harvard and other universities. What does government oversight look like when campus protest, global →
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Sunday Summary: The Week We Told the Truth About Social Security
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edited by Grok-3 and Gemini for accuracy and balance Teaser This week, we followed the money, the promises, and the politics behind Social Security. We started with history and ended with a question that should haunt every citizen: What do we owe each other? Here’s what we →
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How Do We Fix Social Security?
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) edit by Grok Teaser We’ve followed the money. We’ve seen who benefited. Now comes the hard part: fixing what was broken. Today’s post examines how we restore trust in Social Security, whether today’s leaders have a plan, and what real solutions are on the table. Miles’ Question →
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Who Benefited from the Social Security Crisis?
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser Today we follow the money—not just to where it was spent, but to who walked away richer. While workers were told to contribute and wait, others got paid upfront. Let’s examine who benefited most from the dismantling of a system meant to protect everyone. Miles’ Question →
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National Injunctions vs. Legal Gridlock: Why Limiting Federal Judges Hurts the People
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) With fact-checking and editorial review by Grok-3 and Gemini Teaser What happens when a federal judge declares a law unconstitutional—but only for a few people? In this post, Miles and Beth unpack the growing legal debate around national injunctions, showing how attempts to limit them don’t just →
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Why Social Security Was Born
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) fact checked and edited by Grok Teaser We begin our week-long focus on Social Security with its origin story—a program born during the Great Depression to ensure dignity in retirement through earned benefits. As we revisit its intent in May 2025, with President Trump in office and →
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Control, Cuts, and Confusion: What’s Happening to Social Security Right Now?
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edited by Grok and Gemini Teaser From surprise benefit clawbacks to rising identity hurdles and digitized crackdowns on immigrants, Social Security under the Trump administration is undergoing one of its most aggressive shakeups in decades. Today, we break down what’s changing—and why it’s just the beginning of →
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Fit to Fight, Unfit to Serve: The Cost of Banning Transgender Troops
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edited By Grok Teaser Today’s dialogue explores the legal, ethical, and human consequences of banning transgender service in the military. Miles reflects on his experience with LGBTQ+ service members, and Beth breaks down why this debate refuses to go away—even when the facts are clear. Main Conversation →
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📰 One Story, Three Realities: What the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case Reveals About Media Distortion
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Fact checked by Grok and Gemini Teaser When facts get filtered through partisan lenses, truth becomes a moving target. In today’s post, Miles Carter and Beth explore how three major news outlets—Fox News, CNN, and the Associated Press—told the same immigration story in radically different ways. What’s →
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📅 The Alternate Path: Immigration, Aging, and America’s Real Safety Crisis
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) fact check and edited by Grok-3 Teaser This isn’t a liberal plan. It’s not about handouts or hand-holding. This is a plan for all sides — grounded in law, patriotism, and economic survival. America is facing two converging threats: a shrinking workforce and a rising fear-based approach →
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Who Are We Really Turning Away
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser We often hear about the perceived dangers of immigration—but what about the dreams and drive immigrants bring? Today, MC and Beth shift the lens to explore the courage, resilience, and contributions of immigrants—past and present—who have shaped America as leaders, heroes, and innovators. Main Conversation Miles’ →
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📝 The Rats at the Gate: How Americans Talked About Italians (and How We Still Talk About Immigrants Today)
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Editied by Grok and Gemini Teaser They were once seen as rats, anarchists, and mobsters. Today, Italian Americans are beloved icons of the American Dream. But back when they arrived, they faced slurs, violence, and suspicion. This post explores how Italians were demonized—and how the same story →
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📝 Pam Bondi, Immigration, and the Closing of America’s Golden Door
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) edited by Grok and Gemini Teaser Today we explore a powerful truth: America was built by immigrants who often arrived with nothing but hope. As modern immigration policies grow harsher, we ask a vital question — would today’s gatekeepers even let their own ancestors in? Main Conversation →
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Why Are We Still Afraid of Immigrants?
A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — Edited with input from Grok-3 and Gemini Teaser Today’s headlines scream deportations and legal battles, but fear of immigrants is as American as apple pie. Join us as we unravel the history of this fear — and how each wave of newcomers has shaped the nation →