Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

 Happy 4/20 y'all! Smoke em' if you got em'. I will not be participating. Hopefully, I'll be sleeping though. We had a run of storms on Friday, and something like 10 tornadoes touched down in Illinois. The closest to us was too close for comfort. So, I didn't sleep well all weekend. I do think about how silly our marijuana policies are in America. Federalize it already; we know both parties are profiting off the business. Let's research it with an eye on what the product does and how it can help throughout our society. It has long lost its bogeyman reputation.  Here are your highlights:  Can't have peace if you're blowing up Iranian cargo ships .  More of this! Mamdani and Obama visit preschoolers and read to them .  Tragedy in Louisiana . 8 children dead, more wounded. Guns, get the guns. Prayers for this family.  Chief Justice John Roberts - a traitorous activist judge .  Palantir is an evil company, and it needs to be stopped .  Book bans and a...

 The AI music debate is heating up. Diplo caused a stir, telling producers and musicians alike to accept that AI is here and it's not going away. He said it more crassly because he's a prick. I think he's right and he's really wrong. As someone who has produced several records (long, long ago), I did so when ProTools was talked about similarly to AI. The critics said it sounded different; they could tell the difference, and it took away the need for engineers. Well, two of those turned out to be true. You still need engineers. To this day, both Analog and ProTools still exist and co-exist. There are benefits to both depending on the sound you want. Some compare the use of AI to sampling, and while I empathize with that, I don't think that's right. Sampling was inspirational, showcased creativity, style, and sparked a revolutionary musical movement. AI music is being sold as "SEE ANYONE CAN WRITE SONGS, SINGERS AREN'T NEEDED, I DON'T NEED MUSICIANS....

 Every day I wake up, get our kids to school, and then get to work. I open up the news, and sure enough, there is something so bizarre I'm not sure how to move forward with my day. Sometimes it paralyzes me, and other times it gets me riled up. Today, I'm at a place where I'm back to "how the fuck are we here?" RFK Jr. said he cut the penis off a raccoon in front of his kids . This man is in charge of our HHS...I have no words. I can't believe this administration somehow gets weirder daily.  Here are your highlights:  Live Nation guilty of operating a monopoly . Maybe this means we can actually get tickets to see shows? Maybe.  Democrats do something! File impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth .  The World Cup is going to be a disaster. Too expensive. No tailgating. I hope every stadium is empty. What an embarrassment.  Russia and Ukraine are still at war. I thought it was going to be over day one. 16 dead in Ukraine .  Out of Oil. Europe has "may...

Trump didn't think this war through at all. It shows as we receive more news of Russian and Chinese involvement in the war.  Then there are stupid consequences like chips and medical supplies . The world needs helium, well, guess what, it ain't moving! The world needs chips, hell, our missiles need chips, guess what, they ain't coming! As Trump continues to show his ass, JD Vance has had a terribly embarrassing week. He's such a loser, he's trying to pick a fight with the Pope. Orban lost. And Trump can't wait to throw him under the bus for the Iran negotiations failing.  Here are your highlights:  Two men in Paris, IL, were  charged with attempted murder and hate crimes .  Eric Swalwell is a scary kind of predator .  Well, for the first time in a long time, I owe taxes. And I'm not the only one . Fuck Trump.  CBS continues its fall . David Ellison is scum.  Instead of a war with Iran, this administration could be helping the starving people in Su...

 AI is starting to get its push back, and it's not pretty. Sam Altman's home was attacked again, this time with a firebomb . The response by Silicon Valley is how dare we raise alarms about their technology. Yet, they themselves have warned what their tech might do. Mass unemployment, unaliving, breaking of relationships, and the robot apocalypse, to name a few. I don't condone any violence towards these tech overlords. But I find it interesting that they never considered that people might be fed up with their tech sooner or later. If your tech does more harm than good, what is it for? What's the end game? If you're only profit-driven, I'd say we're in trouble as a society. And from what I've read, that's the case. AI has potential; however, more and more people are realizing those hocking it do not have humanity's best interests in mind.  Here are your highlights:  Israel and Lebanon to meet for the first time in more than 30 years .  Mark Zucke...

 Aww, the Midwest. We get beautiful weather one day, high winds and dust storms the next, and now a tornado watch! It's that time of year when I start the week completely paranoid about Mother Nature seeking her revenge. I was watching a forecast last night, and it said some folks will get hail the size of apples. What the?! I've got a busy week ahead, so light blogging will commence.  Here are your highlights:  Eric Swalwell drops out amid sexual assault allegations . The journalists who said this was an "open secret" need to do some soul-searching.  Way to go, Hungary! Bye-bye, Viktor Orban .  Midwest soybean farmers are in a squeeze .  I like this new Pope. He has no chill .  Possible breakthrough with a pancreatic cancer drug .  It's odd, but this is where we are, I believe Iran. Iran says JD Vance and team blew up peace talks .  I am Frank Chow, and I approve this message.