If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Microsoft’s latest Copilot update does something the company frames as helpful but functions as a takeover: every link you click inside the app now opens in a Copilot side panel, powered by Edge’s rendering engine, rather than the browser you chose and set as your default. Microsoft describes the intent as keeping content “in a sidepane next to your conversation instead of a separate browser window, so you don’t lose context.” The company hasn’t said whether any of this is opt-in. When the OS vendor controls the platform and routes your links through its own browser engine by default, privacy concerns pile up. For as long as anyone remembers, clicking a link has meant one thing: your default browser opens, with your settings, your extensions, your saved passwords, your chosen security configuration. And Microsoft is now overriding it without asking. Users don’t get their browser. They get Microsoft’s rendering surface, wrapped in an AI assistant they may not have asked to be involved in their browsing. The side panel is only one piece of the update. With user permission, Copilot will also have access to the context of tabs opened in a conversation, allowing it to answer questions, summarize across tabs, or help draft text based on what’s on screen. Tabs are saved with the conversation for later return. Users who choose to enable it can also sync passwords and form data. Microsoft stated: “As part of this update, some features like Podcasts and Study and Learn mode from Copilot.com are getting added, while others may be pulled back while we iterate on the experience; we will add priority features back in before the updated app is generally available.” The rollout is currently limited to Windows Insider channels, Microsoft’s public pre-release testing program, reaching version 146.0.3856.39 and above. The company calls it context preservation. What’s actually being preserved is your attention inside Microsoft’s ecosystem. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Microsoft Copilot Update Hijacks Default Browser Links appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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On March 2nd, a couple of days into the war with Iran, one of Iran's proxies, the terrorist group Hezbollah, entered the fray launching rockets and drones into Israel from Lebanon, in their first attack since a November 2024 ceasefire ended the previous round of fighting. As you might imagine, the reporting from the liberal media on Israel's retaliation for those attacks are not always fair and balanced, as was the case last Saturday during CNN's coverage of the war on Newsroom, and one guest spoke up about it. Host Jessica Dean ran a package from correspondent Matthew Chance from Beirut, who strangely implied that Israel "pounded" Lebanon in response to a few missiles and drones, and nothing really happened in Israel: "For a week now, Lebanon has been pounded. Israel says it's targeting Iranian backed Hezbollah after the militia launched missiles and drones to avenge the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader." Of course Hezbollah is called a "militia," not a terrorist group, which they are. Chance put the emphasis on "massive" destruction from Israel: CHANCE: We've come into what is the most dangerous part of the Lebanese capital, which is a very important stronghold of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia group. It's the place where Israel has been focusing and you can hear the gunshots outside there that Israel has been focusing its activity its intensive campaign of airstrikes against the Hezbollah group. The destruction is massive and plain to see. Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah, as we found out, is still far from over. Amid airstrikes and hundreds of thousands of displaced people, we report from Beirut on how a tense Lebanon has been dragged into the Iran war https://t.co/76PpZpNoEA — Matthew Chance (@mchancecnn) March 8, 2026 Following that report, Dean brought on former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, and he wasted little time in aggressively shaming CNN about their anti-Israel tilt:  DEAN: We just heard that reporting from our colleague Matthew Chance. We know that an Israeli military spokesperson was asked if Israel was preparing a large-scale ground invasion into Lebanon. He responded, all options remain on the table. I'm curious what you see as the next steps for Israel in all of this. OREN: Good to be with you, Jessica. Let me just first comment on Matthew Chance report, a very lengthy report, which somehow did not mention once, one of the 220 rockets that Hezbollah has fired at northern Israel in the last five days, that has displaced thousands of people wounded dozens, killed, I mean, if you don't do that, you have not done your job as a reporter. DEAN: Well, he was, I mean, he is reporting on the ground. Hang on, hang on. He is reporting on the ground about Lebanon, just to be fair, but I hear your point, I hear your point, I hear your point about how Israel is also being attacked. Quite an admission from Dean, but there's no reason a man standing in Beirut can't mention the attacks going the other way. It's not like he's unaware of such a thing. Oren continued to explain on what Hezbollah's actions are doing to Israel. OREN: We have a million people under fire from Hezbollah tonight, a million people. All right....We've had to run to our shelter ten times today, ok. These are missiles still firing, but they've divided it up. So Hezbollah is taking over part of the missile fire at Israel. Israel will take whatever measures it needs to take to defend itself. And that -- if that includes a ground invasion, it includes a ground invasion. If your family was being shot at 10, 20 times a day by very large rockets that can blow apart your house, believe me, you would want your army to do exactly the same thing. DEAN: Right. And so, ok, so let's just take it down one notch for a second because I do want to have a discussion about this. In other words, no attacking CNN while you appear on CNN. She changed the subject to what Israel's next step might be, and then Dean ended the interview by going to bat for Chance and his report one more time.  DEAN: All right. Mr. Ambassador, thank you. We really do appreciate your time. We also do appreciate your time., and I do want to note that Matthew Chance did report about rockets. And we also of course, I have to say, stand by him and his reporting. He and his crew in dangerous conditions there. And we stand by what he's doing.  Oren, whose microphone had apparently been cut by then, could be seen saying a word or two, but did not have a final chance to respond. But Chance's report right before Oren spoke had zero mention of rocket attacks on Israel. 

CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane revealed shortly after Monday’s CBS Mornings that he was quitting the network in order to embrace “independence” and seek out “new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals,” which will almost certainly include the one thing MacFarlane loves more than just about anything in a weird, crazy-ex-girlfriend manner: January 6. And, in a totally predictable move, his final on-air report on said CBS newscast was about January 6 and a plaque hung this weekend to honor law enforcement who served that day. So, yes, the guy who’s been almost singularly focused on January 6 is quitting the Bari Weiss-led network. Who knows if he’ll still be talking about January 6 three decades from now like that Japanese soldier who thought World War II was still going on. MacFarlane posted on X shortly after 9:00 a.m. Eastern what he had shared with CBS colleagues: To my incredible colleagues at CBS:  I want to personally let you know that my work will soon no longer appear on CBS News.  This is my decision, and I appreciate the bosses at CBS for understanding it. I will always value the opportunity I had to work alongside the talented and committed professionals here. I'm proud to have had the words 'CBS correspondent' next to my name - always will be. For the next phase of my career, I look forward to some independence and finding new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals.  I thank you all.  The work will not stop, and I'll always be a call away. His final segment was only 86 seconds and was a victory lap of sorts. Here was the final report Scott @MacFarlaneNews shared on 'CBS Mornings' before he resigned from the network early Monday. It was about --- what else --- the only thing he cares about: January 6 (specifically, a plaque in the Capital for all the officers who were on duty that… pic.twitter.com/HSWQABov08 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 9, 2026 Fill-in co-host Adriana Diaz buttered him up as though he’s responsible for ensuring a plaque was  In another time, the hanging of a plaque to honor police officers who responded to the January 6 assault on the Capitol would be a moment of unity, but there was a political fight over recognizing the heroism of that day and Scott McFarlane’s reporting raised awareness of that battle. MacFarlane relayed that “federal law required the plaque to be hung by March 2023, so they are three years late when it happened unexpectedly over the weekend at 4 a.m. Saturday...on the west front of the Capitol inside the Capitol.” The liberal partisan — who has a quick trigger finger to block on social media anyone who criticizes him — smeared tens of millions by saying the plaque was late due to “years of foot-dragging and falsehoods by Trump supporters here in Congress, but the breakthrough came because of North Carolina Senator Tom Tillis, a retiring Republican who said these delays are a slap in the face to the police responders in heroes from that day.” “More than 140 police officers were injured. Several more died by suicide and our reporting in May 2024 about the delays triggered a federal lawsuit by two police responders who wanted a court to get involved, a judge to order the plaque be hung,” he said, adding the lawsuit will continue anyway to prevent it from being torn down. “The families of police officers were surprised by the overnight posting of the plaque that they expect to come here for services and some tributes formally or informally, Adriana, in the days and weeks to come,” he concluded. Needless to say, it’s a safe bet MacFarlane will be there or even emcee it since he singularly turned his career to obsessing over little else besides January 6 when he was a reporter for the Washington D.C.-area NBC affiliate, WRC. Diaz buttered him yet again as though she had been tipped off to MacFarlane’s impending resignation: “And I read that QR code actually lists all the officers who were present. Scott, thank you so much for all of your reporting on January 6.” Of course, the tributes were pouring in as though he had passed away. Variety’s Brian Steinberg gushed MacFarlane was “the hard charging CBS News justice and congressional correspondent” while The Wrap’s Michael Calderone boasted of MacFarlane’s “excellent work...around Jan 6 and its aftermath.” “Why it jumped out to me to see him on the BBC for the 5th anniversary, providing sharp, detailed analysis, as CBS Evening News brushed over the attack,” he whined, alluding to a news brief from that day’s show the left still can’t get over.  Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan was crestfallen: “We will miss you, Scott. I will follow your work wherever you end up. You brought your enthusiasm and dedication to reporting to our DC bureau, the Hill & DOJ and made all of our broadcasts better. Thank you.” Never Trumper Amanda Carpenter was beside herself: “I'm so sorry you had to make a decision like this, but I'm cheering you from afar.  Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. We will follow you wherever you go.” “Just the best. CBS might as well save the electricity now. Godspeed, Scott,” huffed crazy Keith Olbermann. Fellow kook John Harwood was of the same mind: “[A]n exceptionally good correspondent leaves CBS News.” More tributes continued to flood in with fellow D.C. journalists and progressive activists weighing in via the quotes for his X post, serving as a telltale of how much of a liberal tool someone is. And, as a final reminder, MacFarlane is such a partisan that the went on Chuck Todd’s podcast last July and whined Trump supporters gave him PTSD from having been in Butler, Pennsylvania when President Trump was shot in July 2024. To see the relevant CBS transcript from March 9, click “expand.” CBS Mornings March 9, 2026 7:16:54 a.m. Eastern [TEASE] [ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Coming Up; Long-Delayed Honor] ADRIANA DIAZ: Coming up, why a tribute to police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 has become a political controversy. (....) 7:24 a.m. Eastern [ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Plaque Honoring Jan. 6 Officers Finally Put Up] DIAZ: In another time, the hanging of a plaque to honor police officers who responded to the January 6 assault on the Capitol would be a moment of unity, but there was a political fight over recognizing the heroism of that day and Scott McFarlane’s reporting raised awareness of that battle. Scott, good morning. SCOTT MACFARLANE: Hey, Adriana, federal law required the plaque to be hung by March 2023, so they are three years late when it happened unexpectedly over the weekend at 4 a.m. Saturday. The plaque was placed on the west front of the Capitol inside the Capitol. That’s after years of foot-dragging and falsehoods by Trump supporters here in Congress. But the breakthrough came because of North Carolina Senator Tom Tillis, a retiring Republican who said these delays are a slap in the face to the police responders in heroes from that day. More than 140 police officers were injured. Several more died by suicide and our reporting in May 2024 about the delays triggered a federal lawsuit by two police responders who wanted a court to get involved, a judge to order the plaque be hung. I’ve told that lawsuit will like to continue to ensure the plaque has not taken back down. The families of police officers were surprised by the overnight posting of the plaque that they expect to come here for services and some tributes formally or informally, Adriana, in the days and weeks to come. DIAZ: And I read that QR code actually lists all the officers who were present. Scott, thank you so much for all of your reporting on January 6.

An 11-year-old Florida boy who was just arrested for making a death threat was charged with the same crime in October, police said.The Volusia County Sheriff's Office noted in its news release last week that "we have a repeat visitor" before disclosing that it was the young suspect's "second arrest for making a written threat to kill."'If you can threaten to shoot 7 teachers you can take a perp walk. Parents, discipline your kids and I won't have to.'The sheriff's office said the boy has been in a diversion program as a result of his last arrest in October at Southwestern Middle School after he sent a group message "IM GONNA SHOOT YOU" from another student's communications account.But officials said the 11-year-old on Thursday once again used another student's account to send the message "imma shoot you" to seven teachers at DeLand Middle School.The sheriff's office posted video of a deputy perp-walking the handcuffed boy into a holding cell. Blaze News is not naming the suspect or showing his face because of his age.RELATED: 10-year-old Florida boy arrested, perp-walked on camera over kill list, threatening to bring gun to elementary school: Cops Image source: Volusia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office video screenshot, compositeSheriff Mike Chitwood had strong words for those who "coddle" young people accused of such crimes."Now understand this. We have 63,000 students and 4,400 teachers in Volusia County Schools. I know some want to make excuses and coddle the select few who choose to make threats. You can pat them on the head and tell them everything's going to be alright. My job is to look out for everyone else," Chitwood wrote. "These idiotic threats disrupt our schools, eat up time and resources, and increase the chances a real threat slips through the cracks. If you can threaten to shoot 7 teachers you can take a perp walk. Parents, discipline your kids and I won't have to."Such arrests seem to be piling up in Florida.The day before the 11-year-old boy's arrest last week, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office arrested a 10-year-old boy and perp-walked him on camera after officials said he threatened to bring a gun to his elementary school and left a kill list in his classroom.Late last month the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said officers arrested a 12-year-old girl after she posted online a "detailed manifesto" about carrying out a mass shooting at a middle school due to bullying.Also in February, a pair of 15-year-olds were arrested after being accused of threatening to shoot up high schools, police said.In late October, an 11-year-old girl was arrested after writing a "kill list" at her desk at school, police said. Then just two weeks later, an 11-year-old boy from the same school district was arrested after allegedly creating a "kill list" at school, police said.Also in October, a Florida sheriff's office came under fire for posting 9-year-old male's mug shot on Facebook after his felony arrest for allegedly bringing a knife into his elementary school.Just a week prior, that same sheriff's office said a 10-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, a third-degree felony, after bringing a pocketknife to school and threatening another student. The sheriff's office posted the suspect's name and mug shot.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Another federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration after a group of fired employees filed a lawsuit to oppose layoffs ordered at Voice of America.President Donald Trump nominated Kari Lake to oversee the federal multimedia broadcaster in March 2025 as part of an order to reduce redundant government agencies.'We don't have anyone in our foreign bureaus. We don't have anybody, basically, to cover the news.'On Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Lake did not have the authority to order the layoffs, but it is unclear how the agency will proceed after the ruling."Only the Appointments Clause or the Vacancies Act's exclusive structure may authorize service as a principal officer, and Lake satisfies the requirements of neither the statute nor the Constitution," Lamberth wrote in the ruling.Lamberth also noted that Lake had not been approved by the U.S. Senate.The journalists who filed the lawsuit included Voice of America White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara, Kate Neeper, and Jessica Jerreat."We feel vindicated and deeply grateful. The judge's ruling that Kari Lake's actions shall have no force or effect is a powerful step toward undoing the damage she has inflicted on this American institution that we love," reads a statement from the journalists."Even as we work through what this ruling means for colleagues harmed by her actions, it brings renewed hope and momentum to the next phase of our fight," they added, "restoring VOA's global operations and ensuring we continue to produce journalism, not propaganda."About 85% of the staff at VOA and the U.S. Agency for Global Media has been fired since March 2025, which includes about 1,400 workers."There's about 120 working right now, and that's all based in D.C.," Widakuswara said. "We don't have anyone in our foreign bureaus. We don't have anybody, basically, to cover the news."RELATED: Judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to presidential home site Lake excoriated the judge and indicated the government would appeal the ruling."The American people gave President Trump a mandate to cut bloated bureaucracy, eliminate waste, and restore accountability to government," she wrote on social media."An activist judge is trying to stand in the way of those efforts at USAGM," she added. "Judge Lamberth has a pattern of activist rulings — and this case is no different."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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