News The Wild Robot Watch (and Cry) as The Wild Robot’s Stellar Cast Voices Their Characters Oh no, emotions By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on July 25, 2024 Credit: DreamWorks Animation Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation’s movie adaptation of Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot continues to look amazing in the new featurette just released. The three-and-a-half minute clip delves into the feature’s unique illustration style and what attracted Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, Disney’s Lilo & Stitch) to the adaptation. (Spoiler: it’s in part because the main robot, Roz, is an “unrelentingly kind character.”) But perhaps what might be more interesting to viewers is seeing the behind-the-scenes glimpses we get of the stellar cast voicing their respective roles. We see Lupita Nyong’o singing as Roz; Pedro Pascal grinning as he speaks as fox Fink, Catherine O’Hara being Catherine O’Hara as an opossum; Mark Hamill chewing the scenery as a grumpy bear; and Kit Conner as the gosling Brightbill, whom Roz adopts. Here’s a synopsis, if you’re unfamiliar with the story: The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short—that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. Stock up on tissues before The Wild Robot premieres in theaters on September 27, 2024. Check out the featurette below. [end-mark] The post Watch (and Cry) as <i>The Wild Robot</i>’s Stellar Cast Voices Their Characters appeared first on Reactor.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. There are suspected, and investigated instances of Big Government-Big Tech collusion. And then there’s Google. And within Google, there’s something now called Jigsaw. But that’s a rebranding of something Eric Schmidt thought of more than a decade ago, and was originally called Google Ideas. Before the rebranding, way back when, Google Ideas was in the news for alleged ties with the US State Department (of the time). So – what’s Jigsaw up to now? Misinformation. Disinformation. Toxicity. Terrorism even. Against, obviously. “Climate change” – not cited but probably pending – is what this particular portion of Google is now involved with, working with the likes of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). Google Jigsaw was always about geopolitics, alarming as that information may be, bearing in mind the way Google reaches those billions of people around the world in the first place. Search. Videos. Fun. GIFCT, meanwhile, brings together Big Tech and the UN-backed Tech Against Terrorism initiative. And GIFCT is seen as one of those large, tech-industry-spanning entities, that use their great power for the evil – namely, censorship. But it does get worse. The Tech Against Terrorism is known for making alarming statements about matters like undefined “conspiracies,” but also content featuring “tradwives.” Well, that surely falls way clear of anything related to – terrorism. Or anything. Other than the overall question – where’s our tax money going when it’s given to the UN, the same question arises specifically in the US and the EU – when Jigsaw announces its (Project) Altitude? You might have thought Google could get embarrassed by something? Think again. Here, Google appropriates the goodwill and trust built over many decades around free and open-source software (FOSS) communities to lend verbal credibility to its own schemes. “Jigsaw coordinated global, cross-platform organizations across civil society to build Altitude. Altitude, built with Tech Against Terrorism, in partnership with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), is the only free, open-source, self-hosted tool to give online platforms a single elevated view of potential terrorist and violent extremist content (TVEC) on their sites,” the reports say. So – Google’s also appropriating trust and positive image around self-hosting? But what does “Altitude” supposedly do? “Any platform can now access Altitude directly or work with Tech Against Terrorism to integrate the tool into its workflow and better understand the broader context of potential threats and evolving legislation.” Potential? Care to explain how Google and its “friends” decide on that? No, they don’t. In order to complement the EU’s censorship law, “Digital Services Act,” this here is designed to target “smaller social media platforms and file sharing sites.” Expect the expected. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Google Jigsaw, GIFCT, and Tech Against Terrorism Develop Altitude: A Controversial Tool to Monitor “Potential” Extremist Content, Raising Censorship Concerns appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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On Thursday, NBC’s Today comforted the comfortable in President Biden as they gushed over his “historic” speech aimed at explaining why he dropped out of the 2024 race (which, in actuality, he failed to do) and concluded with an ice cream social for administration officials and reporters alike. A few minutes after co-host Craig Melvin teased “[r]eaction pouring into President Biden’s historic address to the nation”, the network did nothing to include an array of reactions aside from the First Family and former President Trump.     Co-host Savannah Guthrie set the table by describing the remarks “as an attempt to define his legacy while passing the torch to a new generation of leaders” and gave way to chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander touting Wednesday night as “the beginning of...an extended farewell”. “The President speaking about uniting the country by putting what’s best for democracy over his desire for a second term, while underscoring the urgency of this moment and the stakes of the election this fall. The great thing about America, he said, is that here, kings and dictators do rule, the people do. History, he said, is in your hands,” he added. Alexander continued playing stenographer and even said there was a post-speech gathering with the President and his staff featuring “fittingly for this President...ice cream, a Biden favorite” (click “expand”): In a historic Oval Office address, President Biden detailing the most consequential decision of his lengthy political career. (....) Watching from inside the Oval Office, the President’s family appearing to comfort him afterwards. The First Lady later sharing this handwritten note on social media, thanking “those who never wavered” and encouraging her husband’s supporters to now “put that trust” in Harris. The Vice President in Houston this morning to deliver a speech to the nation’s largest teacher’s union. On Wednesday in Indianapolis, she vowed to fight for reproductive rights. (....) And back to last night’s address, the President spoke about decency and respect, asking Americans, does character in public life still matter? And after his speech, a celebratory scene in the Rose Garden here, where hundreds of White House staffers greeted the President with cheers. Aides telling me it was both joyful and bittersweet, and perhaps Savannah, fittingly for this President, the White House served everyone ice cream, a Biden favorite. As for Trump, correspondent Garrett Haake said Trump held “nothing back, attacking his White House successor” at a North Carolina rally and “jok[ed] about shedding the more unifying tone he attempted to strike at last week’s Republican National Convention”. Haake added Trump’s running mate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH), is facing “backlash” for past comments about respecting those who have children more than those who don’t. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker had a whopper of her own, citing possible running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris — Governors Roy Cooper and Josh Shapiro and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly — as “moderate[s]... who could offset that charge from former President Trump that she is too extreme.” Wednesday’s network special report on the speech was arguably even more out of control. Guthrie was in awe of Biden “framing...in the starkest imaginable terms” that “democracy is on the line” while Welker had this doocy that claimed “this was a speech for the history books” and which clips and words will be “played and replayed throughout time” She also sung Biden’s praises for the “stunning” call to “talk about personal ambition and to acknowledge that he clearly wrestled with this decision”. In turn, she insisted, this was “the first draft of how his legacy is remembered” as he invoked “past presidents who he reveres, from Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt”: NBC’s Kristen Welker, moments after Biden’s speech wrapped: “[T]his was a speech for the history books, just as when LBJ announced he wasn't going to run for re-election in 1968. And we have seen those clips played and replayed throughout time. This is the type of speech that… pic.twitter.com/4l88Dy4wgT — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 25, 2024 Chief Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson also celebrated Biden’s speech being about “this idea of character” and possessing “fortitude to lead the country forward”. She also laughably claimed “it was not a campaign speech” since “[h]e clearly had his eye on the history books”. Alexander was also there and complained Biden might not be able to accomplish much else because of “recalcitrant...Senate Republicans” then gushed over the Biden regime having a pizza party for staffers (click “expand”): I will telling you pulling back the curtain a bit tonight, I am told on the second floor of the White House residence, what's called the state floor, that hundreds of White House staffers and members of the Vice President's staff as well have gathered together tonight. They were watching on big screens with pizza brought in. The military band playing as well, described to me as a joyful gathering, but also a bittersweet one, where they were sharing hugs and memories. The first opportunity for many of these staffers to gather together face-to-face since the President made this formal announcement. A couple things I’m struck by and this was, in many ways, a farewell speech for the president. But it’s only the first of several to come. He will speak again on this issue more broadly with the DNC, the Democratic National Convention, to take place in Chicago....And, of course, he will deliver another more formal farewell address in the closing days of his time in office. And what is striking, though, even as the focus tonight is on President Biden, the focus quickly turns to the Vice President and who she may select as her vice president as well. “And the President ending his speech with a personal note, saying he hopes the American people know how grateful he is. He talked about being a kid with a stutter from Scranton, Pennsylvania, who reached the heights of political office here in this country, and only in America, he says, would that be possible,” Guthrie concluded as e NBC’s coverage wrapped. To see the relevant transcripts, click here (for July 24’s Special Report) and here (for the July 25 Today).

As the global hegemon and leader of the free world, it is crucial to know who is actually running the United States government. The Constitution clearly outlines the distribution of power. But conservative voters who watched the press and deep state work together to sink Donald Trump’s presidency have slowly realized that all is not as it seems. On Sunday afternoon, the regime that propped up Joe Biden for four years unceremoniously discarded him with a simple social media post, placing him on the curb like a bag of garbage. While he still retains the formal title of president — for now — it’s clear that the ruling class has replaced the geriatric party man with a new puppet. Today, control of the world’s only superpower may ultimately lie with the intern who has the president’s social media login. In failing regimes, the line of succession always becomes a question of great intrigue. When factions inside the ruling class are squabbling for control, it is best to make sure that your choice for the office has a clear path to power before making any moves. Any gap in continuity can lead to serious questions about legitimacy, so it is best to present the ascension of the next leader as a fait accompli. In the late Roman Empire, if a faction planned on assassinating the current ruler, it was critical to have a replacement presented immediately to the Praetorian Guard for approval and installed on the throne before anyone had time to ask questions or rally their own supporters. Joe Biden has been mentally unfit from the beginning of his presidency. The press was already joking about the former vice president’s mental capacity in 2020, and it was very clear as Biden campaigned from his basement during the pandemic that his sole duty was to be as inoffensive as possible until Trump was defeated. The senator from Delaware had an unimpressive list of accomplishments and a few failed presidential runs to his name. Biden got to his position by being a party man, and his job in office was to act as a puppet for those who would truly run the White House. Kamala Harris, whose major accomplishments are being black and female, exists in a similar vein. Biden originally described himself as a transitional president, presumably grooming the DEI-approved vice president as his successor. The old white man of the Democratic Party’s past handing the torch to a young diverse woman who was ready to lead the progressive movement into a new era — what a story! The problem came when Harris opened her mouth, confirming what everyone in California already knew: She was an embarrassing joke who had advanced solely on her ability to check diversity boxes — black, South Asian, female — and please the right people. Despite his obvious deterioration, Biden shocked many by announcing last year that he would seek re-election. Maybe he got greedy. Maybe his family got addicted to power and protection. Maybe he believed Harris was too embarrassing to take the reins. Whatever the reason, Biden attempted to press forward, and the progressive establishment begrudgingly followed, assuming that it would be more trouble than it was worth to unseat their puppet. Anyone who noticed Biden’s decline was accused of spreading “cheap fakes,” and the media shredded whatever remained of their credibility by pretending that the 81-year-old was still up the task. After the CNN debate with Trump, it became clear that no amount of media cover could hide Biden’s mental decline. Pressure mounted from inside the party, and the corporate left-wing press ran almost daily stories about the president withdrawing from the race, hoping to pressure Biden to bow out. The Democratic donor class became increasingly vocal with their disapproval, withholding critical campaign funds until a more viable candidate emerged. Despite facing the pressure of the entire progressive machine, Biden continued to insist that he would remain his party’s candidate. In its quest to “save democracy,” the regime has encouraged the unconstitutional replacement of the Democratic Party’s candidate. The failed assassination of Donald Trump created a nightmare for the left. The iconic image of Trump standing to his feet, pumping his fist, and yelling “Fight! Fight! Fight!” just moments after being shot starkly contrasted with the ailing and confused Biden. The sitting president disappeared from view a few days later due to a COVID diagnosis. Although Biden's campaign surrogates made the rounds on Sunday morning talk shows, swearing he would continue to run, by Sunday afternoon, a post on X had sealed his fate. Joe Biden obviously had no intention of leaving the race, and it is very clear that this concession was made under duress. The announcement that the president had decided to drop out was not made at a press conference or a televised address but simply by posting a letter on his official X account. There was no audio or visual confirmation that the message came from Biden himself. In previous Third World coups, it was necessary to capture government buildings, the airport, or the radio and television stations. Today, control of the world’s only superpower may ultimately lie with the intern who has the president’s social media login.With the announcement firmly in hand, the faction seeking to install Harris did their best to make her the only possible choice. Though it was a Sunday afternoon, the Federal Election Commission quickly processed the Biden campaign’s status change, placing Harris at the top of the ticket and ensuring that she would receive the attached campaign funds. Several key Democratic leaders lined up to support Harris, and the media flipped the switch, transitioning from their relentless calls for Biden to step down to praising him as a hero of the republic for his willingness to step aside. Some party leaders, most notably Barack Obama, refused to fall in line and called for an open convention, but they were in the minority. Despite never competing in a single primary in either 2020 or 2024, Kamala Harris has become the presumptive Democratic nominee. In 2024, the people of the United States have endured endless propaganda telling them that democracy is on the ballot this November. In its quest to "save democracy," the regime has encouraged the attempted assassination of the Republican Party’s candidate and the unconstitutional replacement of the Democratic Party’s candidate. Joe Biden will no doubt be trotted out to confirm this decision if his handlers manage to get him out of bed. However, the American people are expected to believe that a man too old and senile to run for president is still capable of running the country. Democracy will not be on the ballot because it has already been revealed as a clown show.

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, boasts over 306 million subscribers on YouTube. Now, his video empire is in trouble after his longtime collaborator and friend Kris Tyson is facing allegations of grooming minors. Many who've been following Tyson's journey the past year are not surprised, as he announced that he was leaving his wife and child to pursue his transition into a woman in 2023. It’s not just Tyson’s transition and abandonment of his family that had critics on high alert, but others are doing a deep dive into his social media as well. The YouTuber, who now goes by “Ava,” had posted on X in 2016: “Nothing gets my knob a cranking like some Loli.” Loli is a form of anime porn in which the female characters are depicted as children or even babies. But that’s not all. Tyson had also proudly shown off a commissioned piece of anime he received from artist Shadbase — where the girl featured in the piece had braces, was flat chested, and had a gun in her mouth with her finger on the trigger. The girl was wearing a hat that said, "Be patient I have autism." “Those are the kinds of things he likes,” Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” explains, disturbed by the revelations. “So, it has come as no surprise to me at all that Kris Tyson has now been exposed for allegedly talking to a minor sexually.” Tyson left his role at MrBeast following the allegations, which were revealed in a series of YouTube videos by someone named Prison 42. The videos claimed to show online conversations between Tyson and a minor regarding nude photos, inappropriate Snapchat messages, and an Instagram post of Tyson and the minor who had visited Tyson in college. The minor was apparently a fan of MrBeast — and was only 13 years old when the pair began communicating. Tyson was 20. Tyson had also reportedly posted on his Reddit account in 2017: “Why the F would you use your VR headset for anything other than 3D Loli gang rape porn.” “Remember, that’s child porn,” Stuckey says, bewildered, before revealing that he also posted on Reddit, “But can you still get teen love? 14-year-olds always stay 14.” While there’s not enough evidence to condemn Tyson as a “pedophile,” Stuckey believes his actions are clearly inappropriate. “I think that we can say in the very least that this is a pattern of extremely disturbing behavior,” Stuckey says, continuing, “An adult should never be making edgy jokes with a minor, ever. Maybe it wasn’t explicitly sexually predatory, maybe he didn’t really send nudes to him. Maybe there wasn’t a relationship there.” “But you should never even have a friendship with a 14-year-old boy as a 20-year-old. That’s weird. That in and of itself is weird. That is strange behavior,” she adds. Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The union for the U.S. Park Police released a statement to explain why so few rioters were arrested at Columbus Circle on Wednesday, where American flags were torn down and set on fire and the Christopher Columbus statue was defaced with pro-Hamas graffiti.Out of the hundreds who took part in the rioting outside of Union Station, within sight of the U.S. Capitol, Park Police were able to arrest only nine people. The USPP Fraternal Order of Police said that was because they had just 29 officers assigned to Columbus Circle, a fact the union attributes to an overall lack of manpower.The riot was caused by people who were taking part in a march to oppose Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Congress.'Yesterday was an epic failure.' — (@) "Our officers on the ground did everything they could to protect life and property. In fact, despite having only 29 officers available to mitigate damage - 29! - with no additional help from the Department of the Interior, we processed several arrests...That's why it's so disheartening to hear some Members of Congress and members of the media, many of whom describe themselves as 'champions' of law enforcement, suggesting that officers have protesters a 'pass' or that insufficient arrests were made," chairman of the USPP FOP Kenneth Spencer wrote. "Nothing could further from the truth - anyone who truly cares to understand the problem would see that our officer staffing crisis is at the root of our agency's readiness. ... We simply did not have the staffing or resources to accomplish a mass arrest operation," Spencer continued.Spencer went on to accuse the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service of having "stood in the way" of passing the Modernization Act, which he believes would help solve the manpower shortage. "If Congress wants a more effective law enforcement response to events like those that occurred yesterday," Spencer's statement concluded, "they need to pass the Modernization Act this year!" That sentiment was echoed by a source within the D.C. police department, "Yesterday was an epic failure."Capitol Police were also in the vicinity of Columbus Circle, along with police from nearby jurisdictions, but Park Police were the only ones who went in to try and prevent the American flags from being burned. The other agencies eventually supported Park Police after they had withdrawn from the crowd. — (@) While Park Police officers were able to save one of the flags, the other two that are positioned outside of Union Station were torn down and burned. The anti-U.S. crowd then placed Palestinian flags on the flagpoles. — (@) After the anti-Netanyahu march was over and congressional votes were concluded for the evening, GOP members of Congress, led by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), replaced the American flags at Columbus Circle. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Writing a novel of ideas is always a dicey proposition. Ideology, even good ideology, can sour a narrative quicker than flies in milk. It is the truth of the characters that should appeal to the reader above all; whatever lessons the story has should emerge on their own. Part 'Hunger Games,' part 'The Giver,' 'Chasing Embers' offers an uncommonly meaningful — and uncommonly American — adventure. The skill with which an author manages to camouflage didactic intentions with a gripping plot and compelling dialogue is what separates art from mere editorializing. In their new young adult novel "Chasing Embers," co-authors Glenn Beck (co-founder of Blaze Media) and Mikayla G. Hedrick face this challenge head-on. In his author's notes, Beck admits that the project began with his ruminations on the current state of American politics, in which speech is suppressed and our very history marginalized and erased. Beck imagined a world where this state of affairs had come full circle. After a brutal global war, civilization has re-emerged in the city of Oasis. The citizens of Oasis are under the strict control of the Topos corporation, which forbids remembering the past — and with it, the truth. The only resistance to this totalitarian rule comes from the Oarsmen, a group of rebels who gather, preserve, and memorize fundamental texts from American and world history. They then teach these texts to others, mainly children. Beck built this world; it was then left to Hedrick to pick up the reins and create the protagonists to carry the story forward: Ember, a teenage girl whose parents disappeared after running afoul of the regime, and Sky, a teenage boy who stumbles upon a secret that could lead him to doubt all that he was raised to believe. Both Sky and Ember start the story as model Oasis subjects; they've fully embraced the Topos ideology of total control of the population. This makes the reader pity them as the story unfolds, but it also makes them hard to like. They both betray loved ones in cruel ways. The novel alternates between the first-person perspectives of each character, chapter by chapter, an approach that quickly gives us an intimate look at their difficult choices and misplaced courage. Beautifully sprinkled throughout the book are snippets of timeless wisdom from America’s past. These excerpts provide a baseline conscience for the naïve protagonists and for the reader. We hear from the U.S. Constitution, WWII, Squanto, and Jesus, among others. In particular, the example of William Tyndale beckons Ember toward bravery. In the end, the two authors prove to be well-matched collaborators: Beck trains our attention on an America that runs on lies, while Hedrick engages our imagination with an entertaining, hopeful story. Part "Hunger Games," part "The Giver," "Chasing Embers" offers an uncommonly meaningful — and uncommonly American — adventure. This tale of young love suppressed by an evil government avoids the usual superficial cliches. There is solid intellectual meat here, more than enough to whet the appetite for further installments. Readers will no doubt be eager to track Sky and Ember's trajectory towards true heroism, propelled by the rocket fuel of the past.

HA! Mark Hamill Brutally EDUCATED About How Absolutely RACIST His Post Praising Kamala Harris REALLY Is