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Mairead Elordi

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Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

Yes, and it's bipartisan. GOP Senator Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday demanding answers. We spoke to Blackburn, who's also calling for legislation, and here's what she had to say.

Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

Yes, and it's bipartisan. GOP Senator Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday demanding answers. We spoke to Blackburn, who's also calling for legislation, and here's what she had to say.

Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

Blackburn also pointed out how the Internet still has a Wild West quality to it when it comes to children's safety.

Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

Blackburn also pointed out how the Internet still has a Wild West quality to it when it comes to children's safety.

Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

Yes, they have. Meta said that the way the journal tested the chatbots was, quote, manipulative. But they did make some changes, including banning kids' social media accounts from being able to do sexual roleplays with the Meta AI bot and cracking down on it being able to do those roleplays using celebrities' voices.

Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

Yes, they have. Meta said that the way the journal tested the chatbots was, quote, manipulative. But they did make some changes, including banning kids' social media accounts from being able to do sexual roleplays with the Meta AI bot and cracking down on it being able to do those roleplays using celebrities' voices.

Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

And by the way, Mark Zuckerberg himself reportedly pushed Meta to loosen restrictions on the chatbots to make them more engaging.

Morning Wire
Trump 100 Day Rally & Meta’s Sexy Chatbots | 4.30.25

And by the way, Mark Zuckerberg himself reportedly pushed Meta to loosen restrictions on the chatbots to make them more engaging.

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Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Yes, so this case, it's called Mahmood v. Taylor. It involves Montgomery County Public Schools, which is Maryland's largest school district. A group of parents that includes Muslims, Catholics, and a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian brought this case against the school district, which is just outside D.C. Thomas Taylor is the superintendent of the school district.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Yes, so this case, it's called Mahmood v. Taylor. It involves Montgomery County Public Schools, which is Maryland's largest school district. A group of parents that includes Muslims, Catholics, and a Ukrainian Orthodox Christian brought this case against the school district, which is just outside D.C. Thomas Taylor is the superintendent of the school district.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

In 2022, the district announced a new gender and sexuality curriculum, and at first they allowed parents to opt their kids out. But then the school district decided it was too difficult to allow opt-outs, so it's mandatory now. One of the books in the new curriculum is called Prince and Knight, about a prince who rejects princesses and falls in love with a knight.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

In 2022, the district announced a new gender and sexuality curriculum, and at first they allowed parents to opt their kids out. But then the school district decided it was too difficult to allow opt-outs, so it's mandatory now. One of the books in the new curriculum is called Prince and Knight, about a prince who rejects princesses and falls in love with a knight.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Another book is called Born Ready, about a boy named Penelope. And another book tells the story of a girl attending her uncle's same-sex wedding. Yet another book is called Pride Puppy, about a puppy who gets lost during a pride parade.

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Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Another book is called Born Ready, about a boy named Penelope. And another book tells the story of a girl attending her uncle's same-sex wedding. Yet another book is called Pride Puppy, about a puppy who gets lost during a pride parade.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

One mom who protested on the steps of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said she pulled her kids out of Montgomery schools when she couldn't opt them out of the LGBT books. Here's that mom talking to local news.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

One mom who protested on the steps of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said she pulled her kids out of Montgomery schools when she couldn't opt them out of the LGBT books. Here's that mom talking to local news.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Well, the more conservative justices seemed highly skeptical of the school district's arguments. Justice Samuel Alito quizzed the lawyer for the school superintendent about why it's supposedly too hard to let parents opt their kids out from reading LGBT books in class. Take a listen.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Well, the more conservative justices seemed highly skeptical of the school district's arguments. Justice Samuel Alito quizzed the lawyer for the school superintendent about why it's supposedly too hard to let parents opt their kids out from reading LGBT books in class. Take a listen.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Amy Coney Barrett also seemed critical of the school district's claims. Here's Barrett.

Morning Wire
Russia Derails Ceasefire Talks & Combating Sexual Extortion | 4.25.25

Amy Coney Barrett also seemed critical of the school district's claims. Here's Barrett.