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When John F. Kennedy ran for President, no Catholic had ever been elected President; there was concern that a Catholic President would impose the dictates of the Catholic Church on policies in the United States.

He spoke at a meeting of Ministers in Houston on his views of the separation of church and state.

Justice Alito in his recent opinions and in a recorded conversation has expressed sympathy for erasing the separation of church and state, seems to be using church doctrine as a basis for his opinions, and in a recorded conversation, expresses support for “winning” (vs liberals) on behalf of “godliness”.

Here is Kennedy speaking on his views of the separation of church and state (while a Senator in 1960, campaigning for President):

KENNEDY - ADDRESS ON RELIGION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo5OwuryDfo

KENNEDY – Q & A ON RELIGION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-fiBqUVakY

Here is an article that includes a privately recorded conversation with Alito by a reporter acting as if she was a supporter: 

(RECORDING): ALITO (WINNING & GODLINESS)  vs THE LEFT -- ROLLING STONE 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/samuel-alito-supreme-court-justice-recording-tape-battle-1235036470/

Labels: Catholic doctrine, Church & State, Justice Alito, President Kennedy

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ADOBE's current Terms Of Use (TOU) seem to claim ownership of anything you create on Adobe. (?!?#!&&aach!) They claim they don't really mean that, and they are introducing a new TOU soon:

UPDATING ADOBE'S TERMS OF USE

https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/06/10/updating-adobes-terms-of-use

APPLE has just announced at WWDC that they are partnering with OPEN AI to improve their AI capabilities.  Years ago, SIRI was really the first AI agent to be widely distributed.  However its capabilities are currently vastly inferior to what is possible these days.  This is a welcome refresh.

It is worth noting that, almost 50 years ago!, Apple published a video showing what a personal assistant might be like.

Even earlier (1968), in 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY, Stanley Kubrick demonstrated one way that AI could be problematic! If you have not yet seen this movie, you should. (It can be found on many streaming services.)

in addition to AI enhancements, there was other news.

For Apple Vision Pro (AVP) which debuted only a few months ago, there were several VisionOS announcements - including enhanced ability to promote 2D photos to 3D photos - and  two new 3D cameras, plus enhanced spatial video capabilities coming from Da Vinci and Vimeo. They also announced future support for webXR.

APPLE WWDC

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc24/

APPLE KNOWLEDGE NAVIGATOR VIDEO - 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umJsITGzXd0

2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY - PREVIEW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peMX_zlIIA4

Labels: 2001, AI, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Navigator, Kubrick, Open AI, SIRI, WWDC

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There are three candidates in the NJ Democratic Senate primary: 

• Andrew Kim,
• Larry Hamm,
• Patricia Campos Medina.

There are four candidates in the NJ Republican Senate primary: 

• Curtis Bashaw,
• Albert Harshaw,
• Justin Murphy,
• Christine Serrano Glassner. 

The former Senator Bob Menendez (currently facing a corruption trial) is not running in the Democratic primary, but may seek to run in the general election as an independent, along with several other independent candidates. Tammy Murphy, the wife of NJ Governor Phil Murphy, dropped out of the race for Senator.

THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

ANDREW KIM currently represents New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. 

He has a distinguished career, largely in national security issues. According to Wikipedia, “Kim worked at the U.S. State Department. He served in Afghanistan as a civilian adviser to Generals David Petraeus and John R. Allen before working as a national security adviser under President Barack Obama.*[3][10] Kim served as a United States National Security Council official.*[11][3] After the Sinjar massacre, Kim wrote the plan implemented by Obama to strike ISIS.*[3]”.

 He is the Bergen County Democratic Committee nominee.

ANDY KIM FOR SENATE

https://www.andykim.com/

ANDY KIM - WIKIPEDIA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kim_(politician)

[*] – see the Wikipedia article for the [] reference links.

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LARRY HAMM is the Chairman and nominee of the People’s Organization for Progress.

He has a particular interest in the issues and positions supported by Senator Bernie Sanders.

LARRY HAMM FOR SENATE

https://www.lawrencehamm4senate.info/

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PATRICIA CAMPOS-MEDINA came to the US from El Salvador when she was 14. She is particularly interested in labor rights.

PATRICIA CAMPOS-MEDINA FOR SENATE

https://patricia4senate.com/

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THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

This article is focused on the Democratic candidates. But for completeness we note that Curtis Bashaw and Albert Harshaw are businessmen, interested in business and financial issues. Justin Murphy wants to abolish the IRS, and Christine Serrano Glassner supports and has been endorsed by the recently convicted felon and former President, Don Trump.

Labels: Albert Harshaw, Andrew Kim, Christine Serrano Glassner, Curtis Bashaw, Democratic Senate primary, Justin Murphy, Larry Hamm, NJ, Patricia Campos Medina, Republican Senate primary

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