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If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Concerns over artificial intelligence in school security are mounting after a Baltimore teenager was detained at gunpoint when a computer vision system mistook his snack for a firearm. The episode, which unfolded outside Kenwood High School, has fueled public unease about the expanding use of AI surveillance in everyday settings. Sixteen-year-old Taki Allen had just finished football practice on October 20 when several police cruisers raced toward him and his friends. “It was like eight cop cars that came pulling up for us,” Allen told WBAL-TV 11 News. “They started walking toward me with guns, talking about ‘Get on the ground,’ and I was like, ‘What?’” He said officers forced him to kneel, cuffed him, and searched his pockets. Only later did they show him the image that had prompted the confrontation: an AI-generated alert that had flagged a crumpled Doritos bag as a weapon. “It was mainly like, am I gonna die? Are they going to kill me?” he said. “They showed me the picture, said that looks like a gun, I said, ‘No, it’s chips.’” The technology behind the false alert was part of a gun detection program developed by Omnilert, which Baltimore County Public Schools adopted last year. The system analyzes video feeds from school cameras and notifies police if it believes it has detected a gun. Omnilert acknowledged that the alert was wrong but said it was still a sign the system “functioned as intended.” The company defended its product, claiming it “prioritizes safety and awareness through rapid human verification.” School officials echoed that message in a letter sent to families, assuring parents that support services would be available. “We understand how upsetting this was for the individual that was searched as well as the other students who witnessed the incident,” the principal wrote. “Our counselors will provide direct support to the students who were involved.” The event reveals the hazards of letting AI surveillance guide police action without adequate oversight. The Baltimore incident fits neatly into the same expanding surveillance framework already spreading through American schools, the same logic that led a Tennessee middle schooler to a holding cell because a content filter couldn’t grasp a joke. Whether the algorithm is crawling through Google Docs or watching from a hallway camera, the result is the same: automated systems making human mistakes, except with police attached. In both cases, technology that was sold as “proactive safety” produced panic and punishment instead. Gaggle flagged a phrase without context; Omnilert flagged a chip bag without a weapon. Each system insisted afterward that it “worked as intended,” which might be the most revealing admission of all. The problem isn’t that these tools malfunctioned; it’s that they performed exactly as designed, handing human judgment over to code that cannot tell danger from drama, or a gun from Doritos. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post AI Gun Detection Error Leads to Armed Police Detaining Baltimore Teen Over Doritos Bag appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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A few years ago, most people never thought about where their food or medicine came from. Now, in 2025, you can feel the cracks in the system every time you shop. Tariffs, factory fires, and political standoffs keep choking deliveries. Prices rise, products vanish, and companies scramble to find new suppliers. Bird flu wiped out […]

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a generic version of mifepristone, a drug used in chemical abortions, isn’t just another bureaucratic misstep. It’s a profound betrayal of pro-life Americans and a reckless disregard for public safety.The agency has now accelerated the mass production of a drug that ends unborn lives and carries serious risks for women. In doing so, the FDA’s bureaucracy has made clear that it serves ideological interests, not the citizens or the administration it is supposed to answer to.Every life matters — both the woman and the child. Without moral clarity in policy, America risks losing its foundation altogether.Only days before the approval, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary publicly pledged to conduct a full safety review of mifepristone. That commitment lasted less than a week. By fast-tracking the generic drug, the agency reversed its own position without completing the promised review.Mifepristone is no ordinary medication. It is designed to be 100% lethal to an unborn child and carries documented risks to the mother, including severe bleeding and infection. The FDA’s reversal isn’t a matter of procedure — it’s a moral failure dressed up as administrative routine.For millions of Americans who value the sanctity of life, this decision feels like déjà vu: another Washington agency disregarding its duty under the cover of “regulatory process.”The bureaucracy’s excuse doesn’t holdPro-life Americans — one of the largest and most enduring constituencies in the nation — have been ignored by the bureaucratic elite for decades. When confronted, officials claim they’re merely “following the law.” But the FDA has wide discretion to delay or deny authorization for drugs that raise ethical or safety concerns.Choosing not to use that authority isn’t neutrality. It’s cowardice. It’s the decision to shrug and look away while a drug designed to end life gains wider reach.This approval darkens what should have been a pro-life administration’s legacy. Mifepristone’s purpose could not be clearer: It ends human life. Authorizing a generic version without exhaustive review prioritizes ideology over science and convenience over conscience.Between promise and practiceThe FDA insists that further studies will follow, but the promise rings hollow. As 17 U.S. senators recently pointed out, the safety study Makary pledged during his confirmation took six months to even be announced — and was done quietly, with little public notice.RELATED: Trump’s battle for the abortion pill — and why it’s more dangerous than you’ve been told Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty ImagesThat delay reveals the real problem: a deep-state bureaucracy operating with impunity, detached from the leadership and values of the nation it serves. When bureaucrats make decisions that contradict both policy and conscience, accountability becomes nonnegotiable.A call to accountability and courageThe FDA must immediately identify and remove the officials responsible for this approval. It should also reconsider mifepristone’s production and distribution altogether. A drug designed to end life has no place in a nation that claims to defend the vulnerable.The stakes could not be higher. Every life matters — both the woman and the child. Without moral clarity in policy, America risks losing its foundation altogether.This moment demands courage, not compliance. Those who value life must stand firm, demand accountability, and work toward a future where the institutions of government defend life instead of destroying it.

The Trump administration has made Main Street a central priority — and limiting the reach of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information rule was one of its best decisions so far. The rule required small businesses to hand over sensitive ownership data to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, under threat of heavy fines and criminal penalties. Large corporations were mostly exempt.After small-business owners and pro-business lawmakers protested, the administration moved quickly. In March, it issued an interim rule exempting U.S. small businesses and citizens from the reporting mandate. Treasury then opened a public comment period to shape a final rule. That comment window closed five months ago, and yet the final rule still hasn’t arrived.The administration must not allow deep-state bureaucrats and bad actors to stall this reform. Small businesses need clarity and relief — now, not after another election cycle.Small-business owners want the exemption locked in for good — not left vulnerable to reversal by a future administration. Ohio Republican Rep. Warren Davidson’s Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act, with nearly 200 co-sponsors, aims to make that exemption permanent. But some lawmakers say they can’t codify until Treasury finalizes the rule. The delay is holding back certainty for millions of entrepreneurs.Many of those same business owners also want FinCEN to purge the personal data they already submitted before the exemption took effect. With hacking and misuse always possible, they’re demanding the government delete the information it never should have collected.FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki acknowledged the concern during a congressional hearing. “Along with the resolution of this rule, we also intend to resolve questions around the data that we have collected and dispose of data that is no longer legally required,” Gacki said.A purge appears to be on the table — but without urgency from Treasury, the data remains at risk.Gacki told Congress the rule would be finalized “in the upcoming year.” Whether that means 2025 or 2026 is anyone’s guess. The longer the Treasury Department drags its feet, the closer we get to the midterms — and the less likely Congress is to act in time.Brian Reardon, president of the S Corporation Association, put it bluntly: “Intentions are well and good, but we need action. Sixteen million small businesses filed their owners’ personal information under the old rules. The only way to protect that information is to purge the database now.”RELATED: Europe shows us what happens when bureaucrats win wassam siddique via iStock/Getty ImagesThe National Federation of Independent Business agrees. NFIB’s Josh McLeod said, “President Trump was right to call BOI egregious, invasive, and an economic menace. Unfortunately, a future administration can simply rewrite this burdensome mandate back into existence. Small businesses urgently need the Trump administration and Congress to repeal the CTA and destroy the data.”Small businesses remain the backbone of the U.S. economy. Reducing legal uncertainty and lifting needless regulatory burdens should stay at the top of Congress’ agenda. Finalizing the CTA BOI rule — and permanently securing the exemptions for small businesses and citizens — is an easy, commonsense win for Main Street.The Trump administration must not allow deep-state bureaucrats and bad actors to stall this reform. Small businesses need clarity and relief — now, not after another election cycle.