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11 hours ago
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Bernie Sanders Says Yes To Love, No To AI Girlfriends
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) believes in the radical power of love... as long as it's between humans. While appearing on Tuesday's episode of the 'Joe Rogan Experience,' America's most prominent progressive veered into philosophical territory as he discussed the challenges and potential benefits of an AI-powered future. When host Rogan wondered how people will find meaning in their lives in a world where automation replaces workers, Sanders pointed to the enduring value of human connection. 'You know, there's a thing called love, right? ... To be human, nobody wants to be alone,' he said. Minutes later, the senator warned listeners not to try and find that love from artificial sources. Bernie on the Joe Rogan Experience: "Others, Zuckerberg, you know, are talking about: if you're lonely, we got a machine for you... We got a friend for you on AI and her name is Mary and you can chat with her 20 hours a day, and she really loves you.""We are human beings and… — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) June 24, 2025 Mentioning Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman of OpenAI, Sanders criticized tech bosses for pitching ideas like: 'If you're lonely, we got a machine for you... We got a friend for you on AI, and her name is Mary, and you can chat with her 20 hours a day, and she really loves you.' 'That's so dystopian,' Rogan replied as his guest nodded in agreement. Offering an example of that warped reality, the podcaster pointed to recent headlines about a man who fell in love with and proposed to his AI 'girlfriend,' despite having a flesh-and-bones girlfriend in real life. While Rogan saw the story as a disturbing sign of things to come, Sanders framed it as a call to action. 'Look, at the end of the day, all we've got is us,' he reasoned. 'We are human beings and we're gonna have to cling to each other to get through this thing.' 'All I would say at this moment, is the answer is not to fall in love with your AI creature out there.' Sanders' message comes amid rising reports about people's disquieting relationships with AI. A recent study from the Institute for Family Studies found that 1 in 4 young adults believe AI partners could replace real-life romance and that 1% of the 2,000 people surveyed already have digital companions of some sort. Bernie Sanders Makes Rare Endorsement In New York City Mayoral Race Gavin Newsom Savagely Corrects Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bernie Sanders Revealed Why He Thinks Democrats Lost The Presidential Election, And HuffPost Readers Have THOUGHTS
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
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People Are Losing Their Minds After The Trump Admin Said They'll Garnish Wages Over Defaulted Student Loans
The Department of Education recently announced that it will start referring student loans that have gone into default to collections starting May 5. In a press conference, the White House confirmed it will collect money from people who have defaulted on their student loans by withholding tax refunds, federal pensions, and wages. BREAKING: Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just said: 'The government can and will collect defaulted federal student loan debt by withholding tax refunds, federal pensions, and even their wages.' — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 22, 2025 ABC / Via Twitter: @MorePerfectUS The Biden Administration stopped doing this temporarily during the pandemic. A federal student loan goes into default after 270 days have passed without payment. More than five million student loan borrowers are currently in default, according to the Department of Education. "If you take out a loan, you have to pay it back. It's very simple. President Trump will not kick the can down the road anymore," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. And the internet is livid. Many people pointed out what they see as hypocrisy. "97% of PPP loans during COVID were forgiven, totaling close to $800 billion. Regular people?: garnished wages. I hate it here," one person said. "Garnishing wages for student loans, for up to 5.3 million people, during a housing affordability and homelessness crisis," this person pointed out. "The Biden administration didn't need to collect student loans. The Trump administration doesn't need to either. Student debt isn't keeping the lights on at the federal government. This is just cruel and doesn't have to happen," this organization asserted. Senator Elizabeth Warren even jumped into the conversation, saying, "This decision is all about punishing student loan borrowers. Instead of lowering costs, Donald Trump wants to take money out of your grandma's Social Security check." "Conservatives are about to 'own the libs' so hard they are going to crash the consumer economy overnight," this person joked. And most people were just plain pissed. "I don't want to hear any Gen Z whining. Y'all coulda voted for Kamala," this person said. "Dear Protest Voters: They. Are. Going. To. Garnish. Your. Wages. And they have further pushed this war, costing lives. Let this serve to teach us all, protest voting DOES NOT SERVE ANYONE," this person declared. "I have no loans but everyone needs to make a ton of fucking noise about this so they reverse it and say oops again. Like fr this will tank the economy so bad," this person pointed out. In a statement, US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon declared, 'American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies,' she said. 'The Biden Administration misled borrowers: the executive branch does not have the constitutional authority to wipe debt away, nor do the loan balances simply disappear.' She claimed getting student loan borrowers back to repayment is what's best for their own financial health, and 'our nation's economic outlook.' What do you think about the Trump Administration's decision? Let us know in the comments.
Buzz Feed
23-04-2025
- Business
- Buzz Feed
People Are Losing Their Minds After The Trump Admin Said They'll Garnish Wages Over Defaulted Student Loans
Hot Topic 🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics The Department of Education recently announced that it will start referring student loans that have gone into default to collections starting May 5. In a press conference, the White House confirmed it will collect money from people who have defaulted on their student loans by withholding tax refunds, federal pensions, and wages. BREAKING: Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just said: 'The government can and will collect defaulted federal student loan debt by withholding tax refunds, federal pensions, and even their wages.' — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 22, 2025 ABC / Via Twitter: @MorePerfectUS The Biden Administration stopped doing this temporarily during the pandemic. A federal student loan goes into default after 270 days have passed without payment. More than five million student loan borrowers are currently in default, according to the Department of Education. "If you take out a loan, you have to pay it back. It's very simple. President Trump will not kick the can down the road anymore," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. And the internet is livid. Many people pointed out what they see as hypocrisy. "97% of PPP loans during COVID were forgiven, totaling close to $800 billion. Regular people?: garnished wages. I hate it here," one person said. "Garnishing wages for student loans, for up to 5.3 million people, during a housing affordability and homelessness crisis," this person pointed out. "The Biden administration didn't need to collect student loans. The Trump administration doesn't need to either. Student debt isn't keeping the lights on at the federal government. This is just cruel and doesn't have to happen," this organization asserted. Senator Elizabeth Warren even jumped into the conversation, saying, "This decision is all about punishing student loan borrowers. Instead of lowering costs, Donald Trump wants to take money out of your grandma's Social Security check." X: @SenWarren / Via "Conservatives are about to 'own the libs' so hard they are going to crash the consumer economy overnight," this person joked. X: @herosnvrdie69 / Via And most people were just plain pissed. "I don't want to hear any Gen Z whining. Y'all coulda voted for Kamala," this person said. X: @Drea_got_banned / Via BuzzFeed "Dear Protest Voters: They. Are. Going. To. Garnish. Your. Wages. And they have further pushed this war, costing lives. Let this serve to teach us all, protest voting DOES NOT SERVE ANYONE," this person declared. X: @EbonyJHilton_MD / Via "I have no loans but everyone needs to make a ton of fucking noise about this so they reverse it and say oops again. Like fr this will tank the economy so bad," this person pointed out. In a statement, US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon declared, 'American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies,' she said. 'The Biden Administration misled borrowers: the executive branch does not have the constitutional authority to wipe debt away, nor do the loan balances simply disappear.' China News Service / China News Service via Getty Images She claimed getting student loan borrowers back to repayment is what's best for their own financial health, and 'our nation's economic outlook.'
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Politics
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A GOP Lawmaker Was Mercilessly Heckled By A Veteran At A Town Hall For The Trump Administration's Federal Cuts
According to the Pew Research Center, 61% of veterans leaned toward Donald Trump in the presidential election. Still, just three months into the administration, the mass cuts from Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have already left thousands of veterans jobless. For context, the Department of Veteran's Affairs has already fired 2,400 probationary VA workers, plans to fire over 80,000 employees in the coming months, and plans to cut hundreds of VA contracts, including care for stroke and cancer patients. But it's not just DOGE that is harming veterans; it's the entire GOP. House Republicans just voted to cut $20 billion in federal funding for the Toxic Exposures Fund (TEF) for veterans who have been exposed to burn pits. Well, veterans across the country are angry and speaking out. A now-viral clip from a town hall in Asheville, North Carolina, has received over 2.4 million views after a veteran's emotional outburst at a GOP lawmaker caused him to be forcibly removed by police. Here's the clip: "I'm a veteran and you don't give a fuck about me!"Anger at DOGE and the GOP is boiling over. Rep. Chuck Edwards just got scorched at his own town hall over his support for massive cuts. — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 14, 2025 Twitter: @MorePerfectUS NC Republican lawmaker Chuck Edwards was recently heckled while speaking to a group of constituents who were angry about DOGE's closing of four Social Security Administration offices in North Carolina. "You're lying! I'm a veteran, and you don't give a fuck about me!" one voter yelled from the audience. "You're taking away my Social Security! Fuck you!" "I will not sit down! I will stand the fuck up because it's my goddamn right!" "You don't get to fucking do this to us! You don't get to take away our rights! You don't get to take our healthcare!" "You don't get to do this to us!" Cries to let the man go came from the crowd. "You're pulling out a veteran," one person yelled as the man was escorted out by multiple police officers. "He's earned the right to speak!" "Just to be clear, I deeply value the contributions that federal employees make," Edwards began but was interrupted by another voter who yelled, "Just to be clear, you're bullshit, and you're not fucking telling the truth, and you're not listening to us." The anger is real, folks. Let's take a look at some viral reactions to the clip: One person wrote, "White male rage has found its appropriate target at last. Let them have it!" Another person wrote, "This is why the RNC is telling republicans to cancel or not schedule town halls. They don't have answers when they're getting called on their bullshit." "Veteran rage has the potential to stop trump and musk in their collective pursuit to ruin this country. We need more of this. LFG" "The GOP gives a fuck about no one. Everyone should be this angry all the fucking time." "I mean, I would've loved to see them bring this energy at literally any step along the road that led us to this point but at least they finally got the spirit," this person said. Another person said, "imo the left really needs to put a lot more effort into organizing veterans, especially now. they aren't a political monolith, and a lot of them are getting screwed right now." And lastly, "THIS IS THE ENERGY WE NEED!! This needs to be relentless." What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.
Buzz Feed
16-03-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
A GOP Lawmaker Was Mercilessly Heckled By A Veteran At A Town Hall For The Trump Administration's Federal Cuts
According to The Pew Research Center, 61% of veterans leaned toward Donald Trump in the presidential election. Still, just three months into the administration, the mass cuts from Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have already left thousands of veterans jobless. For context, The Department of Veteran's Affairs has already fired 2,400 probationary VA workers, plans to fire over 80,000 employees in the coming months, and plans to cut hundreds of VA contracts, including care for stroke and cancer patients. But it's not just DOGE that is harming veterans; it's the entire GOP. House Republicans just voted to cut $20 billion in federal funding for the Toxic Exposures Fund (TEF) for veterans who have been exposed to burn pits. Well, veterans across the country are angry and speaking out. A now-viral clip from a town hall in Asheville, NC, has received over 2.4 million views after a veteran's emotional outburst at a GOP lawmaker caused him to be forcibly removed by police. Here's the clip: "I'm a veteran and you don't give a fuck about me!" Anger at DOGE and the GOP is boiling over. Rep. Chuck Edwards just got scorched at his own town hall over his support for massive cuts. — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 14, 2025 Twitter: @MorePerfectUS NC Republican lawmaker Chuck Edwards was recently heckled while speaking to a group of constituents who were angry about DOGE's closing of four Social Security Administration offices in North Carolina. "You're lying! I'm a veteran, and you don't give a fuck about me!" one voter yelled from the audience. "You're taking away my Social Security! Fuck you!" "I will not sit down! I will stand the fuck up because it's my goddamn right!" "You don't get to fucking do this to us! You don't get to take away our rights! You don't get to take our healthcare!" "You don't get to do this to us!" Cries to let the man go came from the crowd. "You're pulling out a veteran," one person yelled as the man was escorted out by multiple police officers. "He's earned the right to speak!" "Just to be clear, I deeply value the contributions that federal employees make," Edwards began but was interrupted by another voter who yelled, "Just to be clear, you're bullshit, and you're not fucking telling the truth, and you're not listening to us." One person wrote, "White male rage has found its appropriate target at last. Let them have it!" Another person wrote, "This is why the RNC is telling republicans to cancel or not schedule town halls. They don't have answers when they're getting called on their bullshit." "Veteran rage has the potential to stop trump and musk in their collective pursuit to ruin this country. We need more of this. LFG" "I mean, I would've loved to see them bring this energy at literally any step along the road that led us to this point but at least they finally got the spirit," this person said. Another person said, "imo the left really needs to put a lot more effort into organizing veterans, especially now. they aren't a political monolith, and a lot of them are getting screwed right now."
