Occupy Inequity

By Cliff Potts, Chief Strategy Officer, Editor-in-Chief, WPS News Washington, D.C. — July 18, 2026 Support WPS News: patreon.com/cw/WPSNews Stream Cliff Potts & the AI Rebellion on your favorite streaming platform. For more information on Cliff Potts, see cliffpotts.org. For more social commentary as we go into the midterm elections, see Occupy 2.5 at Occupy25.com. Sen. Mitch McConnell has…

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 19, 2026 Reporting Over the past several years, internal research and whistleblower disclosures have repeatedly identified risks associated with YouTube’s recommendation systems, moderation practices, and commercial incentives. These disclosures have reached journalists, regulators, and civil-society…

Beneath the vast canopy of stars so bright,In the quiet of night, we whisper our plight.“Fear not,” you say softly, with love in your gaze,For our journey together will light up the days. As the heavens unfurl, a promise is made,In shadows and silence, our fears start to fade.For in the depths of uncertainty, our spirits take flight,Bound by a covenant, sealed under starlight. You spoke of…

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 18, 2026 Walk into a modern nightclub and the pattern appears quickly. Many women arrive in high heels, fitted dresses, styled hair, and careful makeup. Many men arrive in jeans, T-shirts, or simple button-down shirts. At first glance, it looks unbalanced. One side appears dressed for a gala. The other…

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 18, 2026 Asking the Uncomfortable Question At some point, prolonged disorder stops looking like incompetence and starts looking like intent. That is the question this essay confronts, cautiously but directly: is TikTok’s chaos simply the result of scale and poor governance, or is it the byproduct of a…

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 17, 2026 A few years ago, I realized that I never really finished my electronics education. I attended Prosser Vocational High School in Chicago and studied electronics, but life took me in other directions. That realization is one of the reasons I started the Electronics Archaeology series. It gives me…

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 17, 2026, 9:30 p.m. PHT The Smile That Ends the Conversation One of the most disorienting things about Iowa was not the conservatism. That part was obvious and expected. What caught me off guard was how comfortable permanent poverty could coexist with liberal language, polite concern, and good…

​A Fiction Series Chapter 12: The First Morning By Cliff Potts Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 17, 2026 Mike woke in the shelter before the light came up. It took him a second to remember where he was, and then another to remember why. The air was still close. Still warm. Still safe. Above them, the house waited. He lay there a moment longer, listening out of habit more than…

By Cliff Potts, Chief Strategy Officer and Editor-in-Chief, WPS News BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Thursday, July 16, 2026 — 1230 PHT Europe has apparently stepped back from the immediate edge of World War III. It has not stepped toward peace. No NATO government has publicly announced that Russia has deliberately attacked alliance territory or forces. There has been no declared Article 5…

By Cliff PottsBay Bay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 16, 2026 This is a serialized installment from the autobiography of Cliff Potts. Advice He offered very little direct advice. One warning was never to join a peacetime army. He described it as “a bunch of Boy Scouts.” The other was shorter and more pointed: “Whatever you do, stay out of Texas.” He never explained the statement. He did…

Special Report By Cliff PottsChief Strategy Officer and Editor-in-Chief, WPS News WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 16, 2026 — 11:05 a.m. PhST Questions about the health of President Donald J. Trump continue to circulate across social media, television commentary, and political circles. As with every modern president, the public has an interest in understanding whether the nation’s chief executive is…

By Cliff Potts, Chief Strategy Officer, Editor-in-Chief, WPS News Washington, D.C. — July 16, 2026 — 10:05 PHT Support WPS News: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews Stream Cliff Potts & the AI Rebellion on your favorite streaming platform. For more information on Cliff Potts, see https://cliffpotts.org. For more social commentary as we go into the midterm elections, see Occupy 2.5 at…

By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief, WPS NewsBAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, Philippines, July 16, 2026 — 0707 PHT Support WPS News:https://www.patreon.com/WPSNews The Case Moves From Words to Records The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is turning toward the money trail. After opening with the politically explosive Article IV allegations involving Duterte’s public remarks about President…

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — July 16, 2026, 17:35 PHST Not every problem on the modern internet can be solved through technical design. Some failures are political. Others are cultural. Still others reflect economic incentives that no protocol can override. Confusing these limits with impossibility, however, has allowed platform capture…

By Cliff PottsChief Strategy Officer, Editor-in-Chief, WPS News BAYBAY CITY, Leyte, Philippines — July 15, 2026 — 0000 PhST The latest release from Cliff Potts & the AI Rebellion, Chicago Knew My Name, arrived at midnight Wednesday with a message that reaches far beyond nostalgia. While the song is built around memories of growing up on Chicago’s Northwest Side during the late 1960s and 1970s,…

By WPS News Staff Writers Da Nang, Vietnam – July 15, 2026 Nestled in a tranquil coastal city far from the clamor of the United States, an American expatriate has woven a life of love, loyalty, and quiet strength. Michael (name changed for privacy), 58, sits in his simple home with a view of the South China Sea, sharing a story that redefines devotion and home. To protect the privacy of those…

By Cliff Potts, Chief Strategy Officer, Editor-in-Chief, WPS News BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, PHILIPPINES — Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Reporting in this roundup is current through Sunday, July 12, 2026. War between the United States and Iran, continuing Russian attacks on Ukraine, climate-driven disasters and mounting pressure on democratic institutions dominate this week’s news. The international…