Despite Joe Biden’s horrific stance in the polls, constant stream of senile gaffes, and inability to address any emergency — let alone the American people, properly — the left still goes to bat for him. Host of "Stu Does America," Stu Burguiere, calls it the left's “Biden-copium,” and a recent New York Times op-ed by Ezra Klein illustrates his phrase perfectly. The article details a series of different liberal theories as to why Joe Biden is losing and what he should do about it. While Klein is a liberal himself, Stu finds himself agreeing with his opinions on these liberal theories. Theory number one is that “the polls are wrong,” which Klein says is wrong not because polls aren’t wrong but because they’re biased.“To the extent polls have been wrong in recent presidential elections, they’ve been wrong because they’ve been biased toward Democrats. Trump ran stronger in 2016 and 2020 than polls predicted. Sure, the polls could be wrong. But that could mean Trump is stronger, not weaker, than he looks,” Klein writes. “This is totally accurate,” Stu comments. “The polls have been, generally speaking, relatively accurate, and I say those words specifically because what they are not is accurate. They are never accurate. They’re not accurate because they aren’t designed to tell us exactly what we want to know.” Stu doesn’t find the next theory agreeable at all — which is essentially that the media is being too kind to Donald Trump. “I don’t think it’s the mainstream media’s fault if you’re worried about Joe Biden winning. They’re doing everything they can to make this happen. The question really is: Will it be enough right now?” Stu says. Stu believes the most “idiotic of all” of the theories is theory number three: “It’s a bad time to be an incumbent.” “Polls are not showing an anti-incumbent mood. They’re showing an anti-Biden mood,” Klein writes. “Yeah, look. The incumbency is your most powerful weapon. The only reason this is close at all is because Joe Biden is an incumbent,” Stu says.

An illegal immigrant accused of causing the car crash that killed a Washington state trooper has had his bail drastically reduced, thanks in part to his defense team, which argued he isn't a flight risk.The case involves Raul Benitez Santana, a 33-year-old Mexican national who has been living in the U.S. illegally for more than a decade. On March 2, Santana drove the vehicle that slammed into a patrol vehicle parked on the shoulder of southbound I-5 near Marysville, Washington, about 40 miles north of Seattle.Gadd's widow, Cammryn Gadd, countered that reducing Santana's bail 'would not only undermine the severity of the crime but also inflict further anguish and distress upon me, our child, and the rest of our family.'Trooper Christopher Gadd, 27, a two-year veteran of the Washington State Patrol, was sitting inside the police vehicle at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving behind a wife and a 2-year-old daughter, Blaze News previously reported.Santana has a series of traffic-related misdemeanor convictions, including driving on a suspended license. In the hours following the crash that killed Gadd, Santana admitted that he had smoked marijuana and consumed two beers the previous evening. Evidence also suggests that he was driving erratically and was speeding along at 112 mph seconds before striking Gadd's vehicle.An attorney for Santana previously argued that the crash was a tragic accident that occurred because Gadd was sitting in a vehicle with no lights on.Santana was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. He was then booked into Snohomish County Jail and assessed a bail of $1 million.Last week, however, Emily Hancock and Tiffany Mecca, Santana's attorneys, filed motions to reduce their client's bail. They argued that Santana has three children and steady employment as a mechanic. They also noted that he has the support of other family members who live elsewhere in the state."If released, his parents will welcome him back into their home," the attorneys wrote. "He is not a flight risk."Gadd's widow, Cammryn Gadd, countered that reducing Santana's bail "would not only undermine the severity of the crime but also inflict further anguish and distress upon me, our child, and the rest of our family."On Friday, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Richard Okrent sided with the defense and agreed to reduce Santana's bail to $100,000, just a tenth of the original amount. Deputy prosecutor Tobin Darrow soon afterward claimed to be "very disappointed" with that decision.Hancock and Mecca, on the other hand, cheered it. "Mr. Benitez-Santana is a long-time member of our community, and Washington State is undeniably his home," they wrote in an email statement. "The court did the right thing when it upheld the laws and policies of the State of Washington and lowered bail in this case."Hancock and Mecca do harbor one concern though. After Santana's arrest, ICE issued an immigration detainer for him. Should Santana pay bail and be released, they fear that federal immigration agents might detain him and perhaps even deport him back to Mexico."The United States and Washington State Constitutions unequivocally guarantee all individuals in our country the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial. It is imperative that no government entity, including [U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service], be allowed to circumvent these fundamental rights," they said.Darrow told HeraldNet he hopes that, even with the immigration detainer, federal agents would permit Santana to face justice in Snohomish County.As of Wednesday afternoon, Santana remains in custody at the county jail.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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With generative AI being all the rage these days, it’s no surprise that Amazon is finally entering the mix. According to a report from CNBC, Amazon has plans to completely overhaul Alexa, the company’s popular voice assistant.  The report notes that the upcoming version of Alexa will be more conversational as to more ably compete with advanced chat software like ChatGPT. The news should come as a nice surprise for heavy Alexa users. While Alexa works perfectly fine for simple tasks like setting reminders and obtaining answers to basic questions, it certainly lacks a lot of functionality seen in more sophisticated chatbots.  Of course, the revamped Alexa won’t be free with CNBC reporting that it will “not be included in the $139-per-year Prime offering.” Notably, a final price for the more capable version of Alexa remains a point of discussion inside the company. How did Alexa fall behind? What’s interesting is that when Alexa came out, it wasn’t long before it was already outperforming rivals like Siri. All the more impressive is that Alexa came out three years after Apple introduced Siri. So, what prompted Alexa to stagnate? To this point, CNBC relays that Alexa was an initiative that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was personally excited about and invested in. Consequently, the Alexa team was given tremendous resources without any significant imperative to be cost-effective. Rather, functionality and progress were prioritized. This dynamic, however, changed in 2021 when Jeff Bezos decided to step down as Amazon CEO after 25 years. Bezos assumed the role of executive chairman, and the CEO spot was subsequently filled by Andy Jassy. Incidentally, Jassy has been with Amazon since 1997 and was part of the group that helped create AWS. With Jassy at the helm, CNBC notes that Alexa moved down a few notches on the priority list: That changed when Andy Jassy took over as CEO in 2021, according to three sources. Jassy was charged with rightsizing Amazon’s business during the pandemic, and Alexa became less of a priority internally, they said. Jassy has been privately underwhelmed with what modern-day Alexa is capable of, according to one person. The Alexa team worried they had invented an expensive alarm clock, weather machine and way to play Spotify music, one source said.   For instance, Jassy, an avid sports fan, asked the voice assistant the live score of a recent game, according to a person in the room, and was openly frustrated that Alexa didn’t know an answer that was so easy to find online.  Amazon, though, appears eager to adjust course and truly invest in making Alexa competitive with rival AI software. How this plays out remains to be seen, but when Amazon focuses engineering resources on a goal, it more often than not delivers. Another benefit Amazon enjoys is that the installed base of Alexa-powered devices is gigantic, which the company estimates is in the range of 400 million. Apple is also looking to get into generative AI Amazon, of course, isn't the only company looking to revamp its voice assistant with generative AI capabilities. Apple will reportedly announce a similar overhaul to Siri at the company's upcoming WWDC event. Remember, Apple's annual developer conference is slated to kick off on June 10. Rumor has it that Apple has doubled down on efforts to make a more advanced and capable version of Siri. Specifically, the next-gen version of Siri will reportedly employ generative AI on-device. However, its range of functionality won't be as expansive as you might hope. Bloomberg notes: That includes services like auto-summarizing notifications from your iPhone, giving a quick synopsis of news articles and transcribing voice memos, as well as improving existing features that auto-populate your calendar and suggest apps. There will also be some enhancements to photos in the form of AI-based editing, but none of those features will impress people who have used AI in Adobe Inc.’s apps for the last several months. More intriguing, though, is a rumor that iOS 18 might feature built-in ChatGPT integration. We've seen rumblings that Apple struck a deal with OpenAI, but we'll likely have to wait until WWDC for official confirmation. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: Memorial Day sales on Dyson vacuums, WiFi 6 routers, NERF guns, Ray-Ban sunglasses, more The post Amazon wants to turbocharge Alexa so it can compete with ChatGPT appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $3.25 smart plugs, $79 AirPods, $849 M2 MacBook Air, $329 Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, more Best Ring Video Doorbell deals in May 2024 Today’s deals: Memorial Day sales on Dyson vacuums, WiFi 6 routers, NERF guns, Ray-Ban sunglasses, more Best Apple Watch deals for May 2024

A federal judge temporarily blocked a Florida law that penalizes anyone who knowingly transports an illegal immigrant into the state, the Daily Caller reported.