A Texas man is facing serious criminal charges for allegedly having his property intentionally burned down after initially claiming to be the victim of a hate crime.In June‚ a rental property that 50-year-old Mario Roberson owned in Huntsville‚ Texas‚ burned to the ground. Three people were inside the residence at the time; two of them died‚ while another managed to escape‚ albeit with serious injuries. Roberson‚ a black man‚ alleged that his property was targeted because of his race."Racism‚ power hungriness‚ money has gotten us to this place‚" he told KTRK-TV at the time. "You fear for your life when things like this happen." 2 bodies found in Huntsville home that burned down 1 month after being painted with racial slurs www.youtube.com The fire happened about one month after another alleged incident of hate when Roberson claimed that someone sprayed racist graffiti on the property‚ a message that said‚ "We don't like your kind." Two weeks later‚ Roberson claimed that someone shot into a window at the home‚ telling police officers he believed it was a racially motivated act.On the back of all three incidents‚ CAIR-Houston and the ADL Southwest urged the FBI to investigate the house burning as a hate crime.But after an extensive investigation led by the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office‚ a grand jury returned on Monday an indictment against Roberson for first-degree arson.Prosecutors do not believe that Roberson himself set the fire‚ but they believe he played a significant role. The alleged motive? Police believe the house was intentionally burned to the ground because Roberson was trying to collect insurance money by fraudulent means."He was indicted on allegations he hired someone to set it on fire for insurance fraud purposes‚" said Lt. Charles Dougherty of the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office.Important to this story is the fact that‚ about one month before the fire‚ "San Jacinto County rendered a decree of sale on the home for unpaid taxes‚" KTRK reported. Roberson reportedly owed tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes on the home. Roberson has not yet been arrested‚ but he has declared his innocence‚ according to KTRK. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

It’s never been easier to get yourself on a government watch list. According to recently released and heavily redacted search warrants‚ the Biden administration’s Department of Justice is making sure of that. The DOJ demanded information on “all users” who interacted with former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account leading up to the Capitol protest on January 6. The DOJ called on Twitter to provide the department with the “content of all tweets created‚ drafted‚ favorited/liked‚ or retweeted by” Trump’s account‚ including “deleted tweets.” A list of “all users” that Trump's account “followed‚ unfollowed‚ muted‚ unmuted‚ blocked‚ or unblocked” was also requested. In addition‚ the DOJ wanted a list of those who followed‚ unfollowed‚ muted‚ unmuted‚ blocked‚ or unblocked Trump as well. Sara Gonzales thinks it’s all absolutely insane‚ especially considering Trump was essentially a Twitter icon. “That’s everyone who’s ever been on Twitter‚” Gonzales says‚ in shock‚ while Stu Burguiere notes that they might as well just be asking for “all Twitter user information.” “It shows how deep they’ve gone on this. This is really their game plan‚ is to target everybody who opposes them‚ and this is I guess a good starting point‚” Stu says. However‚ many people who absolutely hated Trump — like those with cases of TDS — obsessively responded to the former president. “What about all those nice Democrats that have been calling him Hitler all these years?” Stu asks.“They now are on the government list as well.” Want more from "The News &; Why It Matters?"To enjoy more rundowns of the top stories of the day‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

The integration of artificial intelligence within the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” will likely bring about swift and significant changes to our social and cultural landscape‚ surpassing the speed and disruptive impact of the previous industrial revolution. Quite apart from sci-fi-inspired doomsday scenarios‚ the most immediate risk of AI threatens to upend how humans understand the world by changing how information is aggregated and disseminated by regulating and reprogramming the internet itself. The Biden administration has adopted a multi-pronged approach to reverse much of the deregulation of the internet that took place under President Trump and will shape AI policy for years to come. The administration in July successfully secured voluntary commitments from major Big Tech players including Amazon‚ Google‚ Meta‚ Microsoft‚ and OpenAI‚ aiming to tap into the immense potential of artificial intelligence. More recently‚ Joe Biden signed an executive order to establish new AI safety and security benchmarks. These standards are supposed to prioritize Americans’ privacy‚ support consumers and workers‚ encourage innovation and fair competition‚ strengthen America’s global leadership in the field‚ and‚ more ominously‚ “drive progress in terms of equity and civil rights.” Rather than only return results for you to parse‚ generative AI will present you with what it determines to be the best answer. Finally‚ the Federal Communications Commission earlier this month advanced its efforts to broaden supervision of the broadband industry. The commission‚ which is dominated by Biden appointees‚ approved comprehensive rules addressing “digital discrimination” in accord with the bipartisan infrastructure law of 2021. The law mandates that the FCC establish regulations preventing discrimination in internet access based on income‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ color‚ religion‚ or national origin. By now‚ it should be evident that “equity” resides at the core of the entire woke project. Much as the Civil Rights Act usurped the U.S. Constitution and forever altered the operations and decision-making of private companies‚ recent regulations and the collaboration between Big Tech and Big Government on artificial intelligence will change how we obtain information and the scope of information we can access. The fight against “algorithmic discrimination” fundamentally revolves around determining which interpretation of reality will be programmed and who does the programming. It's crucial to recognize that this undertaking will not be impartial. Artificial intelligence systems‚ such as ChatGPT and facial recognition software‚ learn from inputs‚ inheriting biases from the data they're trained on. According to ethical AI researchers‚ their mission is to strive to prevent these biases from causing harm to a wide range of people. But that will require limiting certain outputs. While the left has experienced great success in programming (brainwashing) America’s youth through our education system‚ regulating AI programming would allow the left to control the algorithmic means of information production. That would massively influence and‚ in certain respects‚ mandate what information Americans receive whenever interfacing with technology that integrates with AI. One example of this is through search and its increased use of generative AI in producing search results. Search engine algorithms have always been designed to favor more "popular" results and‚ in some cases‚ exclude “non-normative” fringe viewpoints. Before generative AI‚ you could type in a search query and proceed at your own pace down the rabbit hole‚ clicking on link after link or scrolling through page and page of search results if you weren’t satisfied with the “mainstream” narrative presented to you. But with AI‚ search is changing. Rather than only return results for you to parse‚ generative AI will present you with what it determines to be the best answer‚ at least according to the programmers and learning language models created by humans. As generative AI becomes more widely adopted‚ the majority of individuals will conclude their inquiries with whatever generative AI determines to be the best answer. After all‚ the responses provided by platforms such as Google‚ Alexa‚ Siri‚ Microsoft's CoPilot‚ or ChatGPT are often regarded as authoritative. This perception is not only due to the current influence these companies wield but also because of the convenience of receiving direct answers without the need to research further. For example‚ go to Google and query “What is a woman?” You will be greeted with the following generative AI results: A woman is an adult female human. The term "woman" can also refer to: A person assigned female sex at birth A person who defines herself as a woman A person who is capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause A person who has XX chromosomes A person who is a cisgender woman (or ciswoman) A person who is a transgender woman (or transwoman)The term "what is a woman" may also refer to: A 95-minute film released on June 1‚ 2022 by The Daily Wire A film directed by Justin Folk A film starring Matt Walsh‚ Stephen Hawking‚ and Michelle Forcier A film that includes attacks on trans people While Google’s generative AI tells us that a woman is an adult female human‚ it also explains to us that a woman is a person assigned a female sex at birth or anyone who defines themselves as a woman. This is programmed woke-speak. Are there opposing viewpoints on this issue? The reference to Matt Walsh’s documentary‚ "What Is a Woman?" characterizes it as “a film that includes attacks on trans people.” The concept of neutrality within a given political order and‚ in this case‚ AI is flawed because every decision or action taken by Big Tech or‚ by extension‚ a state is influenced by a particular moral understanding of what is best for society. As we’ve already seen within this framework‚ numerous public and private entities‚ alongside educational systems nationwide‚ have embraced policies that endorse deeply rooted ideological principles like critical race theory‚ gender ideology‚ "environmental‚ social‚ and governance‚" "diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion‚" and "social and emotional learning‚” with devastating effects on our society and culture. Now‚ these policies are poised to become programmed into the internet itself as they will be mandated by the government under a new digital civil rights regime. This regime will function as a form of informational affirmative action for the digital age‚ deciding what information gets included and what gets excluded. The regulation of online speech and the dissemination of information goes beyond private company policies; it is the deliberate coordination among Big Tech firms‚ governments‚ and non-governmental organizations that are increasingly forcing woke political ideology into the very code that undergirds the internet itself. The future is being programmed‚ and the revolution‚ far from being televised‚ will be algorithmically designed. As AI increasingly redefines our past‚ influences our present‚ and shapes our future‚ the crucial question arises: Who will hold the power to program the narratives that define our reality?

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When is the Clockwork Revolution release date? Inspired by steampunk first-person RPGs such as BioShock Infinite‚ Clockwork Revolution is the latest game from InXile Entertainment‚ whose previous games include the Wasteland series. However‚ the big hook of this game is that your actions in the past affect the future - be that for the greater good or in unforeseen bad ways. It's a fascinating premise‚ but at this rate‚ it may take a while for Clockwork Revolution to come out. That said‚ there are plenty of RPG games out there worthy of your attention. Before you take your first steps in changing the city of Avalon‚ here's everything we currently know about the Clockwork Revolution release date‚ as well as all trailers and gameplay details revealed so far. Continue reading Clockwork Revolution release date estimate‚ trailers‚ and latest news

Baldur's Gate 3 has blessed us with its biggest update yet early‚ patch 5. While Larian Studios did indeed tease some of its contents‚ nothing could have prepared us for how impressive the patch 5 notes truly are. If you've been waiting for new endgame content‚ or perhaps a new way to experience the DnD-inspired game entirely‚ then get ready for some of the most exciting Baldur's Gate 3 features yet. Continue reading Baldur’s Gate 3 releases patch 5 early‚ lets you customize everything MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Baldur's Gate 3 builds‚ BG3 mods‚ Baldur's Gate 3 classes

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