Signal Over Static
ROME — A sightseeing trip turned into a medical emergency last Friday when a 47-year-old American tourist attempted to scale a metal fence at the Colosseum in Rome and ended up impaled — reportedly while trying to snap a photo. The man, a U.S. citizen currently residing in Taiwan, suffered significant injuries and was rushed to San Giovanni Hospital in…
In what may be the most surreal image of the 2024-2025 political cycle—not counting RFK Jr. doing shirtless pushups—former President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope. No context. No caption. Just divine regalia, a golden staff, and the kind of self-serious stare usually reserved for oil paintings and conspiracy documentaries. The image, posted…
LOUISVILLE, KY — In a year already defined by political chaos, artificial intelligence overload, and cultural fatigue, horse racing has offered a rare spectacle of grit and tradition. But even that comes with a twist. Sovereignty, the sleek bay colt owned by global powerhouse Godolphin LLC, roared down the homestretch at Churchill Downs through mud and mayhem to capture the…
For over four centuries, Black Americans have been among the most surveilled, criminalized, and over-documented populations in U.S. history. From slave patrols and Black Codes to the FBI’s COINTELPRO and modern-day facial recognition software, institutions have built massive infrastructure—not to protect us, but to monitor and control us. Every move we make has been watched. Every protest filmed. Every misstep…
A now-viral video circulating on social media reveals a disturbing act of public hatred in Rochester, Minnesota. In the footage, a white woman—identified as Shiloh Hendrix—is seen screaming racial slurs, threats, and aggressive profanity at a 5-year-old Black autistic child in a public park. The child appears terrified. Hendrix’s own child stands nearby, silently witnessing it all. This was not…
A now-viral video from Rochester, Minnesota, captures Shiloh Hendrix, a white woman, launching into a verbal tirade against a 5-year-old Black autistic child, repeatedly using the N-word and issuing aggressive threats. Hendrix’s own child stands nearby, quietly witnessing the scene. The nation is understandably outraged. But we should be clear: racism itself isn’t the shock. The system that supports it—financially,…
While everyday Americans tighten their belts to cope with inflation, shrinking margins, and erratic trade policy, tech giants like Microsoft and Meta are breaking records. Their Q1 2025 earnings stunned analysts—not just for the numbers, but for what those numbers reveal about an economic divide now deepened by artificial intelligence. Microsoft reported $70.1 billion in quarterly revenue and $25.8 billion…
In a world where generational trauma is often inherited but rarely examined, Tina Knowles did something many in the Black community were once taught not to do—she turned to therapy. This week, in a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey, the matriarch behind one of music’s most iconic families opened up about a quietly revolutionary decision that helped preserve the bond…
What happened to Qaadir and Naazir Lewis? That question continues to echo throughout Georgia—and increasingly, across the country—as the mysterious deaths of the 19-year-old twin brothers remain unsolved. Nearly two months after their bodies were found on the summit of Bell Mountain, the public is left with only fragments: surveillance footage, a missed flight, an abandoned Uber, and a remote…
In what has become one of the most significant corporate layoff announcements of the year, United Parcel Service (UPS) revealed plans to cut 20,000 jobs by the end of 2025. The move, delivered during its Q1 earnings call, is being attributed to a perfect storm of rising operational costs, declining shipping volume, and policy-driven market disruption—including the reimplementation of Trump-era…
