A clip of Sydney Sweeney chatting with Tom Cruise has been making rounds on the internet, with many fans eager to know what the stars were talking about. Now, a lip reader has shed some light on their conversation.
Here’s what Tom Cruise and Sydney Sweeney talked about, as per lip reader
A video shared by Variety shows Tom Cruise and Sydney Sweeney having a brief chat at the 2025 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. The pair was all smiles as they exchanged a few inaudible words.
According to lip reader Jacqui Press, the actors were allegedly talking about work. Sweeney was reportedly sharing the story of her on-set injury while filming her latest movie, Christy. “I’ve never broken a bone,” Sweeney reportedly shared with the action superstar, before adding, “I sliced my face open.” (via Daily Mail)
Sweeney had gone through intensive training to prepare for her role as former professional boxer Christy Martin. The actress had previously revealed that she struggled with a bloody nose and a concussion while filming the fight sequences.
Of course, Cruise is no stranger to on-set injuries, having performed numerous dangerous stunts throughout his career. The actor has broken multiple bones and sustained several injuries while filming the Mission Impossible films.
Tom Cruise received an honorary Oscar at Sunday’s event, marking his first time accepting the coveted statuette. The actor delivered an emotional acceptance speech where he shared his lifelong passion for movies and filmmaking.
“The cinema, it takes me around the world. It helps me to appreciate and respect differences. It shows me also our shared humanity, how alike we are in so, so many ways,” Cruise stated.
The actor added, “And no matter where we come from, in that theater, we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together, and that is the power of this art form. And that is why it matters, that is why it matters to me. So making films is not what I do, it is who I am.” (via Variety)
Cruise recently made his final appearance as Ethan Hunt in the 2025 action film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. He is also set to star in an upcoming black comedy film directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
Creamy, cheesy, and packed with shredded chicken, this French onion chicken casserole is comfort food at its best! Inspired by French onion soup and dip, it’s topped with crispy fried onions for a crunchy finish.
Why This is a Comfort Food Upgrade
Cheesy Comfort, Made Easy: Creamy shredded chicken and melty cheese come together in one simple, cozy casserole.
Hassle-Free Dinner: Uses just 7 simple ingredients and comes together in less than 10 minutes, perfect for busy nights.
One-Dish Wonder: Little cleanup, big comfort! Everything gets mixed together in one bowl, then baked in one pan.
French Onion Chicken Casserole Ingredients
French Onion Dip: You can use pre-mixed French onion dip. If you do, omit the sour cream and onion soup mix.
Condensed Soup & Mix: Use low-sodium or no-salt versions, or make your own onion soup mix to control salt.
Homemade Soup: Swap canned cream of chicken for a homemade version to cut sodium.
Add Veggies: Stir in 1–2 cups of veggies like green beans, peas, broccoli, or sautéed mushrooms for extra flavor and nutrition.
French Onion Chicken Casserole Recipe
This dish comes together in just three easy steps! Quick prep, minimal cleanup, and major flavor make it an epic weeknight or make ahead meal.
Mix Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 350ºF, then spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Add the shredded chicken, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, French onion soup, Swiss cheese, and onion soup mix to a large bowl. Mix to combine.
Bake: Spread the chicken mixture evenly in the baking dish. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, until heated through and bubbling around the edges.
Top, Bake, and Serve: Add the French-fried onions evenly to the top, then bake for 5-10 more minutes. Let it stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Alyssa’s Pro Tip
Crispy Onions: To prevent burning, add the fried onions during the last 5–10 minutes of baking. If making ahead or freezing, keep the onions off until ready to bake.
4cupscooked, shredded chickenabout 3-4 whole breasts, or one large rotisserie chicken
1cupsour cream
1(10.5-ounce)can condensed cream of chicken soup
1(10.5-ounce)can French onion soup
1 ¼cupshredded Swiss cheeseor gruyere cheese
1envelopeonion soup mixabout 3 tablespoons
2 ½cupsFrench-fried onionsabout 1 6-ounce package
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
Add 4 cups cooked, shredded chicken, 1 cup sour cream, 1 (10.5-ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup, 1 (10.5-ounce) can French onion soup, 1 ¼ cup shredded Swiss cheese, and 1 envelope onion soup mix to a large bowl and mix to combine.
Add the chicken mixture evenly to the prepared baking dish.
Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, until heated through and bubbling around the edges.
Add 2 ½ cups French-fried onions to the top and bake for 5-10 more minutes. Let it stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Storage & Make Ahead Instructions
Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days and reheat in 30-second microwave intervals.
Make Ahead: Assemble up to 24 hours in advance or freeze for up to 3 months. Cover tightly with plastic wrap (and foil if freezing). Thaw overnight before baking uncovered at 350°F for 35–40 minutes, adding crispy onions in the last 5–10 minutes.
Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List earlier this year. On March 6, the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office announced that the 44-year-old had been added to the list, calling him “a very dangerous man.” He was indicted last year in a Los Angeles federal court on multiple charges, including running a continuing criminal enterprise, committing murder in connection with the enterprise and various drug crimes, according to the FBI.
Learn more about his background and the charges against him below.
Who Is Ryan Wedding?
Wedding was born in Thunder Bay, Canada, and is primarily known for his career as an Olympic snowboarder. He represented Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he competed in the Giant Slalom snowboarding event.
Why Is Ryan Wedding on the FBI’s Most Wanted List?
Wedding, whose aliases reportedly include “El Jefe,” “Giant,” “Public Enemy,” “James Conrad King,” and “Jesse King,” is wanted for “allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking network that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations in the United States, and for orchestrating multiple murders and an attempted murder in furtherance of these drug crimes,” according to the FBI.
The #FBI has named Ryan James Wedding to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. The United States Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction: https://t.co/YyLpIU4Nmipic.twitter.com/Wbc5ubrSda
“Wedding went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets of U.S. cities and in his native Canada,” Akil Davis, the Assistant Director of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, said in a press release statement.
The U.S. Department of State is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction for information that leads to his apprehension, arrest, and extradition.
Where Is Ryan Wedding Now?
While Wedding’s whereabouts are unclear, it is believed he may be residing in Mexico. However, investigators have not ruled out the possibility of him being in other areas, including the U.S., Canada, Honduras, Guatemala, or Costa Rica.
Wedding’s alleged second-in-command, fellow Canadian Andrew Clark, was arrested in Mexico last year by Mexican authorities. Clark was among the 29 fugitives extradited to the U.S. from Mexico in late February 2025.
A little-known budget airline is expanding the number of routes it offers from the UK, allowing Brits to enjoy sunsoaked destinations for as little as £48 each way. SunExpress, which is a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, already operates from 13 airports across the UK and Ireland, although it’s much less well-known than rivals such as easyJet or Ryanair.
The airline’s current bases include Birmingham, London Luton, and Manchester, and in summer 2026, the airline will begin offering flights from the East Midlands to Antalya in Turkey three times a week, as well as adding new twice weekly routes from London Gatwick and Manchester to Bodrum on the Aegean coast.
From Ireland, there will be twice weekly flights from Cork to Antalya and a new service from Dublin to Dalman. Overall, this will add over two million seats to the airline’s capacity from the UK and Ireland and bring their offering up to 30 routes.
Antalya is one of the most popular destinations in Turkey for Brits, with long stretches of golden beach and turquoise waters. While it’s mostly a summer destination, it’s mild year-round, with late November set to bring temperatures between 19-24C.
In addition to the beaches, you can explore the historic Old Town (Kaleiçi) with its narrow roads, colourful homes, and spectacular Ottoman-era buildings. There’s also the remarkable Kekova Sunken City, which you can visit by boat. Once a thriving port town on a small island, earthquakes led to the buildings being pulled under the water, and you can sometimes spot them below the surface.
Antalya is also great for younger visitors, with family-friendly attractions such as the Land of Legends theme park. This vast entertainment complex includes Nickelodeon Land, a Waterfront Kingdom area with dolphin shows, and a waterpark. There’s also Aktur Park, which has a selection of rides and rollercoasters, as well as plenty for little kids to enjoy such as mini bumper cars.
Bodrum on Turkey’s Aegean coast is also a great choice for a sunshine holiday. Set on a peninsula, with sparkling blue waters surrounding it, Bodrum has a stylish marina areas with upmarket restaurants and cafes. There’s a huge selection of beaches, from small coves to larger, livelier areas, including some which have white sands and palm trees for a little bit of paradise.
During your stay, you can visit Bodrum Castle, an imposing fortress which holds the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Here, you can learn about the many shipwrecks which have been salvaged in the area and see items dating back as far as the 4th-century.
To find out more about the new routes or book a SunExpress flight visit its official website. Prices start at £48 for a one-way flight from London Luton to Antalya.
ABC’s hit fantasy drama centered around the residents of the fictional town of Storybrooke, Maine — a land without magic created by The Evil Queen’s (Lana Parilla) dark curse, which forced classic fairy tale characters to forget their past lives and identities. Goodwin, 47, famously played the dual role of Snow White and Mary Margaret Blanchard, Storybrooke’s meek school teacher who was initially unaware that she was actually the wife of Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and the mother of Storybrooke’s would-be Savior, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison).
Over the show’s seven season run, it went on to feature numerous popular literary and Disney characters, including Captain Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) from Peter Pan, Maleficent (Kristin Bauer) from Sleeping Beauty, and even Elsa (Georgina Haig) and Anna (Elizabeth Lail) from Frozen. While Goodwin said her goodbyes as a series regular in Season 6, the show has remained near and dear to her heart since its final chapter closed in 2018.
“I would go back and revisit that [show] in any form in a heartbeat,” she exclusively tells MovieWeb. “It is so above my pay grade to get to make any kind of decisions about whether we get to crack that nut again, but I definitely would.”
Ginnifer Goodwin Found Her Own Fairytale Ending on ‘Once Upon a Time’
Snow White and Prince Charming in Once Upon a TimeABC
Snow White isn’t the only one who found her Prince Charming! Goodwin discovered her own true love with her costar and now-husband, Josh Dallas, after meeting on the set of Once Upon a Time in 2011. The following year, the lovebirds went public with their relationship, and they later tied the knot in April 2014. They have since welcomed two sons together — Oliver Finlay, 11, and Hugo Wilson, 9.
“It’s extraordinary because she is, literally, the greatest mother that I know,” the Manifest star, 46, told People some time after the birth of their first son. “It’s extraordinary to have your partner, who you’ve known all this time, blossom into this woman … who is so nurturing, so caring and just so cool. She’s so cool, and she’s a cool mom. It’s great.”
More than 10 years after saying “I do,” the happy couple is still going strong and collaborating on new projects together. When Goodwin went on to star as Officer Judy Hopps in Disney’s Zootopiain 2016, Dallas snagged a small voice acting gig in the award-winning animated film as Frantic Pig — a role he’s set to reprise in the sequel.
Earlier this month, Dallas and Goodwin were joined by their children when they walked the red carpet together at the Zootopia 2 premiere in Hollywood, California. Goodwin dazzled in a cream, off-the-shoulder dress while Dallas sported a classy beige suit. Meanwhile, Oliver and Hugo wore their own matching black suits and ties as they smiled and posed for photos alongside their parents.
Christy broke a disappointing record at the domestic box office during its sophomore weekend. The sports biopic, which stars Sydney Sweeney as boxer Christy Martin, debuted with a 3-day domestic gross of $1.3 million, becoming the Anyone But You star’s third 2025 movie in a row to open below $2 million. Christy reviews have been mixed to positive, earning the movie a Rotten Tomatoes score of 67%.
Per Box Office Mojo, Christy took in a 3-day total of just $108,487 at the domestic box office during its sophomore weekend. This marks a staggering week-on-week drop of 91.7%, which is the biggest week 2 drop of all time, as measured by BOM. It has beaten the record previously set by the 2017 Nicholas Hoult action thriller Collide, which dropped 88.5% in its sophomore weekend.
Part of this number can be accounted for by the fact that Christy played in 2,184 during its debut weekend, but only 817 the following weekend. However, the movie’s per-screen average also plummeted from $600 to $132, indicating that considerably fewer people were buying tickets to see the movie even in the theaters where it was still playing.
Christy did have to face off against major IP titles during its sophomore weekend, as both Now You See Me: Now You Don’t and The Running Man debuted during that frame. However, neither movie debuted higher than $25 million, indicating that numbers were slumping across the board without a major winner among the bunch.
Christy continues a recent trend of underperformance for Sydney Sweeney movies after her $55 million survival thriller Eden, which dropped 86.6% during its own sophomore weekend, a number that placed it in the Bottom 10 week 2 drops of all time.
These titles could have been affected by recent controversies for Sweeney, most notably an American Eagle ad campaign that included the phrase “great jeans” and was widely accused of using pro-eugenics language. However, the lukewarm box office for Christy and her 2025 neo-Western Americana is not necessarily surprising, as neither movie was intended to be a major tentpole.
In fact, Christy reportedly only cost $15 million, likely placing its estimated break-even point somewhere between $30 and $37.5 million. While it seems unlikely to hit that milestone in theaters, if it earns Sweeney major acting nominations during awards season, it could make up in buzz what it lacked in commercial prospects.
The true test of Sydney Sweeney’s box office power could be the upcoming The Housemaid, a Paul Feig thriller that is adapted from the bestselling Freida McFadden novel of the same name. The December 19 release, which also stars Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar, may prove to be a solid return on investment.
Box Office Theory currently projects that The Housemaid will debut with more than $15 million opposite the anticipated blockbuster Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is a total that could set it up for slow-and-steady success over the tail end of the holiday movie season. While this sophomore weekend drop is a dismal record for Christy, Sweeney is already on a path toward swift box office redemption.
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On a Tuesday night in Atwater Village, Teresa “Toogie” Barcelo is creating a portal. With her arms stretched out, she beckons the participants of her movement workshop, Wiggle Room, to join her on the other side, where they will meet a renewed version of themselves.
“Walk into the next iteration of yourself,” she commands. The participants, who have spent the last hour squirming, shaking and humming, cross the invisible threshold. Their limbs swing loosely, their smiling faces sticky with sweat.
Teresa “Toogie” Barcelo uses a wave drum during a Wiggle Room class at G-Son Studios.
(Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
Barcelo has been leading the L.A.-based movement class for almost a decade. As an accomplished choreographer and movement director, she has worked with pop stars such as Sabrina Carpenter, Harry Styles, St. Vincent, Troye Sivan and Dua Lipa — most notably choreographing Dua Lipa’s hit music video “New Rules.”
Barcelo’s success can be credited to her unique approach, which centers on well-being and embodiment. “People call me the energy coordinator,” she jokes. “I’m kind of an enigma in the commercial industry.”
Growing up in Miami, Barcelo felt disillusioned while pursuing a dance career in Los Angeles. Her early career was riddled with “cattle-call auditions, getting an agent and sexy headshots. All the surface level things that you get told that you need to do in L.A. to be successful as a dancer.”
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Barcelo found freedom — and escape — in improvisation and freestyle dance. “I saw an opportunity there. I want to teach improvisation in L.A. That’s what I can give to this community,” she says.
From there, Wiggle Room was born. What began as a sanctuary for dancers to explore improvisation evolved into something deeper. “I started realizing that the class was really a healing space for a lot of people,” Barcelo says. “There was really nowhere they could go to explore themselves as movers.”
Soon, Barcelo turned her attention to meditative practices, which she infused into her work as a choreographer and dancer. “I got certified as a breath coach. I started leaning more into embodied practices, body connection and somatic therapy tools.” Wiggle Room is a symbiotic marriage of dance and meditation. The result is a messy and stunning interaction of bodies. “We breathe. We move and we wiggle. We have meditative moments. It’s a big swirl of play.”
Wiggle Room is accompanied by a live score performed by Joe Berry, a member of the Grammy-nominated electronic group M83 and Barcelo’s longtime partner. Barcelo invited Berry to collaborate on Wiggle Room early in their courtship. “I grew up in dance classes with live accompaniment,” says Barcelo. “When we started dating, that was one of the first things that I asked Joe.”
M83 musician Joe Berry plays uses a blend of instruments, including synthesizers and sound bowls, to accompany the class.
(Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
Berry uses a blend of instruments — including saxophones, synthesizers and sound bowls — to craft the otherworldly, moody score. In class, a saxophone solo elicits cheers from the class. “Instruments are taking instructions the same way the dancers are,” he explains. A classically trained musician versed in jazz, classical and electronica, Berry describes his role as “composing for people’s emotions.”
Berry’s score is integral to the class’ meditative ambience. “The live soundscapes that he was accidentally creating were these beautiful sound baths with ambient textures,” says Barcelo.
Earlier this year, Barcelo and Berry relocated to Joshua Tree. Still, Barcelo hosts Wiggle Room once a month in revolving venues in L.A. Most recently, she hosted the workshop at G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, a former rehearsal space and recording studio for the Beastie Boys.
The class is inclusive to everyone, regardless of prior dance experience. “There are people who are visual artists — people who are not dancers and have no movement experience,” says Barcelo. In Wiggle Room, the distinction between dancers and non-dancers dissolves and the inner child guides the way — instinct trumps technique.
Wiggle Room participants relax and wind down.
(Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
To start the workshop, Barcelo emphasizes the importance of listening to the body. “Do what feels right,” she encourages. “Allow your body to eat up all the space.” In a high-pressure, frenetic society, Barcelo explains that moving the body acts as a release valve for trapped emotion.
“All of those moments are stored in the body as energy. When we wiggle, shake or move, we actually get that energy moving so that we can transmute, optimize it and transform it into creativity and beauty,” she notes.
Barcelo hopes that the hour spent together highlights the importance of community. “Moving with other bodies that are also going through emotionally complex lives — that shared experience is really healing.”
In 2023, Barcelo distilled the mystical encounter of her class into a digital app, “toogie.” She calls it a digital toolbox filled with guided breath, meditation, somatic movement and visualization practices. “It’s like having me in your pocket whenever you need a grounding friend,” Barcelo says.
Throughout the class, Barcelo provides mischievous direction and lighthearted cues. At one moment, she asks: “What does it feel like to add a sprinkle of whimsy?” At other moments, her advice is often mystical and ethereal as she paces the space with a smile. She points out the ongoing Jupiter retrograde and urges participants to “let the parts that are inquisitive drive you.”
Felicia St. Cyr, 29, left, and Hunter Wayne Foster, 30, embrace during a Wiggle Room class.
(Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)
Participant and professional dancer Brandon Galvan describes the class as transformative. “Everything stops for a moment and brings you back to your home, which is your body. Being able to dive deep into that really takes you places — time lapses,” Galvan says. “I saw flashes of beautiful things.”
As the class winds down, Barcelo defines a word — pronoia, the belief that the universe is conspiring for your benefit. It’s an easy perspective to adopt in her presence. According to Barcelo, “Witnessing each other in a shared moment is healing.”
D4vd is a suspect in the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found decomposing in the trunk of the singer’s impounded Tesla two months ago, ABC News and NBC News report, citing sources.
According to NBC News, a source with the Los Angeles Police Department said the 20-year-old artist born David Anthony Burke has not been cooperating. ABC News’ sources also said the same, and added that law enforcement is open to the idea that there may be more people involved.
The medical examiner has not yet determined Hernandez’s cause of death. However, the police source also told NBC Los Angeles that the teen likely died in the spring, and that the musician likely helped with the dismembering and disposal of her remains.
So far, no arrests have been made.
Billboard has reached out to D4vd’s rep and the Los Angeles Police Department for comment.
The update comes in the aftermath of the news that on Sept. 8, a “foul odor” emanating from the trunk of a Tesla in the Hollywood Tow lot in L.A. had led to the discovery of Hernandez’s dead body inside. The teenager — who’d been deceased for an “extended period of time” before that, officials concluded — was reported missing in April 2024 in Riverside County.
The car was soon found to be registered to D4vd, who, at the time, was said to be “fully cooperating” with police.
When she was first found, D4vd had been on his Withered World Tour. The remainder of his shows were later canceled.
The hosts of The View criticized Donald Trump for his repeated verbal attacks on female journalists.
The panelists highlighted his history of using derogatory language when confronted with tough questions.
They raised concerns about Trump’s business ties to Saudi Arabia, questioning the ethics and constitutionality of his actions.
The cohosts of The View had a lot to say about the back-to-back attacks Donald Trump had on female reporters. First, he famously told Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey to “Quiet, piggy,” when she asked a question about the Jeffrey Epstein files on Air Force One. Then, he snapped at ABC News’ Mary Bruce in the Oval Office over her question to him about the appropriateness of his business dealings with Saudi Arabia while in office and to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about his alleged involvement with the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
“First of all, you know, I just broke my toe, so I’m sensitive to the word ‘piggy,’” Joy Behar said to start the conversation after reviewing footage of those two moments. “That’s one thing, but he loves to call the ‘piggy’ thing. Alicia Machado, the winner of the Miss Universe pageant, he called her ‘Miss Piggy.’ He called Rosie O’Donnell ‘a big fat pig’ back in 2006. That’s his favorite word. But with those criticisms — they’re questions, really, they’re not criticisms, they’re just legitimate questions for somebody in his position to answer.”
Sara Haines was the first to respond and particularly took issue with Trump’s comments on MbS: “What happened to ‘America first’? He literally jumped in as the Saudi royal prince’s vocal mouthpiece… This isn’t a debated topic. Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered. It wasn’t just a murder. It was a violent murder.” Haines continued, “The body was never returned. We just talked about Israel and the hostages and how many came back dead, but what a family could wait for. The body was never returned. All of it is awful. Honestly, President Trump would have been smart to let her offer cover to him because that’s what journalists do. Let her ask her question. You’re not giving anything up by letting him answer.”
“He doesn’t like the question, he attacks the questioner,” Behar noted.
Then Sunny Hostin jumped in to explain why Trump would be so quick to defend MbS and snap at a reporter questioning his morality, saying, “Let’s just follow the money, people, OK? … The president provided cover to the Saudi prince, the de facto head of Saudi Arabia. You know why? Because the Trump family has made $3.4 billion since he started the presidency 10 years ago. The other thing is Trump’s family has personal business at stake in Saudi Arabia, and I think we need to pay attention to that. They are profiting from the government, profiting from the people, and his little cronies are profiting from us… These are the projects he has in Saudi Arabia: There’s a new project with their Saudi-linked development partners Star Global in the Maldives set to open in 2028; last month, the Trump Organization has announced a Trump Plaza to be built in Saudi Arabia; and he’s also brokered ties with the Saudi-backed golf league, so his US golf courses have hosted several of those golf league tournaments.”
“Isn’t there something called the Emoluments Clause?” Behar asked, perhaps rhetorically.
“It’s completely unconstitutional,” Hostin said. “We cannot normalize this president.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin then weighed in to praise the two journalists who were at the receiving end of Trump’s ire, saying, “I worked with both Catherine Lucey at Bloomberg and Mary Bruce at ABC News in my prior life. They’re world-class journalists. They are fair. They were asking serious questions. I get chills watching a female journalist stare at MBS and ask him about ordering the dismemberment of a fellow journalist like that. Those are the kind of tough questions the free press always has to be asking.”
She also pointed out her concerns with Trump’s dealings with Saudi Arabia with the announcement that the U.S. will now sell F-35 fighter jets to them. “Republicans have opposed this for decades because that’s some of our most advanced technology that the Chinese government will very likely, through their alliance with the Saudis, have access to if it goes to them,” she said. “I’m just waiting to hear Elise Stefanik, who was somebody who condemned this for years and fought against it — so many people who knew this was a national security threat, who seem to have no problem with it.”
Ana Navarro then wondered aloud, “Don’t you think the other reporters should have stuck up for?” After the other panelists answered in the affirmative, she continued, “I’ve always said that there needs to be more solidarity amongst the press, because look, Donald Trump has such a long history attacking and berating particularly female reporters.” After naming others who’ve endured similar treatment by Trump like Abby Phillips, April Ryan, and Megyn Kelly, she continued, “The fact that this is his modus operandi, the fact that this is who he is, does not mean that that is who we are as a country. We are a country that, unlike Saudi Arabia, we respect the free press.”
Haines got the last word on the subject when she added that Bruce’s question was asked, “on behalf of people who are outraged and shocked by what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, but also the 9/11 families. There are thousands of 9/11 survivors and victims and their families who are outraged that this guy, MbS, is being treated like royalty, batted at the White House, being given a state dinner type of thing, all of those things as if there was no role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attack on America.”
In business, this becomes an on-premises AI that can be accessed remotely by authorized endpoints (you, your iPhone, your employees’ devices). The beauty of this arrangement is that whatever data you share or requests you might make are handled only by the devices and software you control.
How it might work
You might be running an open-source Llama large language model (LLM) to analyze your business documents and databases — combined with data (privately) found on the web — to give your field operatives access to up-to-the minute analysis relevant to them.
In this model, you might have a couple of high-memory Macs (even an M1 Max Mac Studio, which you can get second-hand for around $1,000) securely hosted at your offices, with access managed by your choice of secure remote access solutions and your own endpoint security profiling/MDM tools. You might use Apple’s ML framework, MLX, installing models you choose, or turn to other solutions, including Ollama.
