Online Public Relations Thoughts

 How does he know when the investigating authorities don't?  Curious.

Genocide or "the biggest lie of the century?"  It all depends on how you look at it.

A win for free speech.  It's temporary but likely to be permanent.

Trump can't even address the United Nations and get the facts straight.  Every president has bent facts, but Trump is special in flying in the face of the obvious.

Any PR person will tell you that it takes persuasion to get TV cameras to show up at an event.  The news media have to be convinced there is some value to reporting the affair. President Trump is in that position now after he booted MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.  Normally any presidential activity is news.  Trump is proving that wrong.  

If a stick of sanctions won't change Putin's behavior, will a carrot of business deals make a difference?   

The consequence of bullying an ally.  Trump has only himself to blame but he doesn't see it that way. 

If this isn't corrupt, the perception is. 

AI leaders are calling for regulation of the industry.  President Trump says he wants to beat China and downplays the need to control AI's rapid growth.  Who's right?  The CEOs building these powerful models or the president who is worried about an international competitor? What does Trump know that business leaders don't? 

Anthropic with this report is intensifying pressure on the government to regulate AI.  This comes after one of its researchers resigned because he said AI companies are not in control of their models. Anthropic is taking a principled stance, but is it enough?  Even Anthropic doesn't think so.  

Bribe?

Trump is betting that the Midterms will be successful if he is front and center with his base.  Hence, the Republicans first midterm convention with the president as the headliner. It's a risk that only a narcissist would take.  

A novel way to try and destroy an opponent's reputation. Fortunately, it didn't work.

Trump said that carrier Abraham Lincoln's nine-month deployment was "not nearly long enough."  Rust on the ship tells a different story. 

 When will the sell-off start hurting US citizens? Trump, of course, will blame others.

Incompetent?