Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers
Associated Press · Sept. 14, 2026
President Trump rejected calls for stronger AI guardrails, arguing that slowing U.S. development would help China, while major AI executives continue to call for additional safeguards and coordination.
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In ANMP’s May 2024 AI test, 66% initially preferred limiting rapid U.S. AI development, while 19% preferred moving ahead rapidly. (link)
After voters considered the possibility that China could take the lead in AI, support for rapid U.S. development rose to 33% and support for limits fell to 50%. (link)
43% said Chinese leadership in AI posed the greater safety risk, and 74% said they did not trust the Chinese Communist Party to comply with international AI limits. (link)
Cheap biologic drug alternatives stall, threatening U.S. healthcare savings
The Wall Street Journal · Sept. 11, 2026
A new industry analysis warns that many biologic medicines approaching patent expiration have no biosimilar competitors in development, potentially limiting future savings; the debate also puts renewed attention on PBM incentives and market access.
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87% support reducing the role of prescription-drug middlemen, and 85% say doing so would help people like them. (link)
In ANMP’s February 2026 healthcare message test, insurer/PBM accountability beat pharmaceutical and drug-price accountability by 54% to 34%. (link)
Drug-price accountability still beat both patient-controlled health accounts, 47% to 40%, and price transparency, 46% to 42%. (link)
ICE arrests keep soaring. Here’s why they are not leading to more deportations
Reuters · Sept. 14, 2026
ICE arrests reached roughly 51,000 in August, according to preliminary government data reviewed by Reuters, but deportations did not rise at the same pace because of legal and logistical constraints.
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63% disagree that illegal immigration is good for the United States, including 52% who strongly disagree.
ANMP’s July 2025 profile test found voters distinguish sharply among cases: 86% favored deportation for someone in the country illegally who had committed serious crimes.
The same experiment found 73% would allow someone who entered illegally but had steady self-employment and paid taxes using a legally acquired taxpayer number to stay, showing that enforcement preferences vary substantially with individual circumstances.
It's an open-ended question. In my fantasy world, there would be no computers, no wars, and no lazy, stupid, or selfish people. Is A-I dangerous? Of course it is, but I really live in the world without a smart phone because I'm more interested in my immediate surroundings and the life that goes on here. I think A-I is a sad commentary on human spiritual development.