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For years, Americans have worried about surveillance cameras mounted on buildings, government facial-recognition systems and smartphones quietly collecting enormous amounts of personal data.
But the next stage of surveillance may not be mounted on a wall or sitting in someone’s hand.
It may be sitting on someone’s face.
Meta has filed a patent describing AI-powered smart glasses capable of using facial recognition to identify people in the wearer’s field of view, analyze facial expressions, track the wearer’s gaze and use relationship data to determine which people and moments deserve attention.
The system could then automatically create clips and highlight reels from what the wearer has seen.
A patent does not guarantee that every feature will reach consumers. But it reveals something important about where wearable technology may be headed.
The question is no longer simply whether someone can record you.
The question is whether the glasses on a stranger’s face may eventually be able to identify you, interpret your reaction and decide that your interaction is worth saving.
That represents a profound change in the meaning of privacy.
Africa is a continent of many gods: Paganism, Mohammedan and Christianity with spirits, magic and witchcraft.
Carved masks represent demon gods.
Drums form a bridge to the supernatural.
Amulets and charms are used by idol worshipers, witches, wizards, medicine men and witchdoctors.
He could read people’s minds and palms, look into them, astral project and change into animals.
Powers were used to cause accidents, strife and wars between nations, death, sickness, discouragement and break up marriages.
King County Metro can remove riders whose odor “unreasonably disturbs” others.
That includes body odor, pets, or even a baby’s diaper disaster.
Laundry day, folks—don’t skip it.
By Anthony Blair
Published Aug. 18, 2026, 5:15 p.m. ET
More than 16,000 people died in a single week during Europe’s heatwave in late June — and in at least one area, the daily death toll spiked above the highs of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of mortality data.
In Wallonia, in southern Belgium, 313 deaths were recorded in just one day, June 28, compared to 245 daily deaths at the peak of COVID in November 2020, the New York Times found.
As temperatures soared to over 100 degrees, Wallonia recorded a death rate 77% higher than expected between mid-June and early July, leaving some hospitals overrun.
Despite the horrific toll, local leaders are still resisting installing air conditioning.
Just 20% of European homes have the common technology — compared to 90% in the US.
“Air-conditioning can be appropriate in specific situations, particularly for vulnerable people or certain buildings,” said a spokesperson for Wallonia’s housing and energy minister, adding that their “long-term strategy is not based on its widespread use.”
Sniffy Belgians also do not “want to be Americans,” Belgian doctor Toon Ceyssens told the Times.
Around 16,000 excess deaths were recorded in Europe in just one week in late June, with Belgium, France, and Germany most affected, according to figures from the European Mortality Monitoring
“Each crisis is becoming increasingly severe. That’s what we’re failing to anticipate,” Wallonia’s regional health minister Yves Coppieters told the Times.
Half of all emergency rooms in Wallonia’s hospitals have no air conditioning, according to Dr. Philippe Devos, director general of a health care provider federation.
In the region’s overcrowded health centers, calls to emergency operators often took 10 minutes to get through, and many sick people were lined up in the hallways to allow privacy for the dead, the Times reported.
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Mirna Navarro-Garcia is a mother, a realtor, an advocate, a speaker, and a survivor of rape
In 1991, Rudolph Acosta crawled through a cracked window and into Mirna Garcia’s bedroom. Garcia, 16-years-old, became Acosta’s first rape victim that night. Over the next few months, Acosta stalked and attacked at least twenty more women. Following this, police set up a sting operation and caught him.
But nearly 28 years later, Mirna received a letter in the mail from the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation that changed everything: Acosta was up for parole. When Acosta committed the crime, he was under the age of 25, which qualified him as a youthful offender under California law at the time. This meant that after serving half of his sentence, he could be paroled and released. Mirna knew that Prop 57 resulted in the early release of many inmates and had been expanded to sexual offenders. She believed the perpetrator would have an excellent chance of being released if she didn’t speak up.
When Mirna first disclosed, she shared that it “continues to still be a struggle. It’s not something that people are comfortable with or are able to talk about… but the closest to feeling support was when the rapist was up for parole and I went to seek help to figure out how to keep him behind bars.
I met with Esmeralda Soria, City of Fresno Council member, and she was one of my biggest support systems in helping me get the story out there.
It was the first time that I felt like someone understands and even though they don’t know the ins and outs of what I’m going through…it helped me get to where I’m at.”
Mirna had a range of emotions, but in her spiritual life, she felt called to come forward.
“I felt like I couldn’t lay my head down…but at the same time, I felt like God was pushing me to do this and I had options; I could write a letter or send a video.
But I chose to show up and Esmeralda helped me get the media involved to reach out to the rest of the victims. I didn’t know how I would let the rest of the survivors know that the perpetrator was up for parole.”
She helped gather City of Fresno council members from California and other survivors of Acosta to send a letter to the CDCR board which was sent to Governor Gavin Newsom and they supported the efforts to keep the perpetrator behind bars. ”Esmeralda was key, for someone in her position, to rally and help me with it.
Everything aligned beautifully and all these people came around me to help keep him in prison. It took a village to do what was right and stand behind our community because we would have all been impacted had he been released.”
Mirna shares what it was like when her story came out in the media.
“There were a few news channels that requested an interview for English and Spanish stations. I met with Brianna Vaccari who was the journalist for Fresno Bee and who was also involved in the proceedings…There was a part that scared me [about having my story in the media].
I was opening my past and present to the world. It was really difficult to leave myself so exposed…it almost felt like I was naked…but I really felt like it needed to be done to help the rest of the survivors and victims, their family members, and our community. I needed to expose everything and that was really hard.”
Mirna was able to connect with the other women that were raped by Rudolph.
“Being that there were 20 of us who were raped by Rudolph, and eight of us only had enough evidence at the time to take him to court back in the 90s. I only had the eight names on the court document when he was sentenced and since this happened in the 90s, many of their names only had their maiden names.”
Mirna looked into the history of their family members and was able to connect to a daughter of one of the victims who died by suicide.
“It was really hard and I get it; it impacts your life. It changes your life and you are never the same person again. For instance, the work that RAINN does is impactful and I was able to have someone assist me during court.
She was there for me and gave me a care package and shared with me what my rights were…I just wish that young woman knew that there was help out there and that RAINN and other organizations were there to support her through this….For me, RAINN helped me choose my journey. I find healing in sharing my story and in fighting for change to help as many people as I can..[so they can] live and thrive.”
Rudolph Acosta was denied parole and required to stay behind bars. Mirna reflects on the entire process of keeping him behind bars.
“Getting the letter in the mail, that the perpetrator was up for parole and facing this head on and dealing with it, has been freeing. It’s been amazing to be able to say this is what happened to me but this is not who I am.”
Mirna continues to tell her story, including with local high schools, and offer insight to other survivors in the world.
To someone who is weighing the decision of whether or not to come forward, Mirna says, “There is no right or wrong answer on how to come forward.
The last thing you want is someone judging you for your decision of how you chose to handle it. You have to do what is best for you. That’s number one. If I was talking to myself when I was 15-years-old, I would have wanted to hear someone say, you are not alone.
I’ll protect you. I’ll be your voice; I’ll be the person you can lean on. I would want to know that there is something there because you can feel so alone…maybe the first door you knock on isn’t the right one.
But you can’t give up. You can’t stop. If you need help, you have to find it. There is help out there even if you have to knock on a few doors.”
Mirna has found a peaceful place in her life full of healing and restoration.
“Even though I have gone through all of this, I am still standing here.
I have a family of nine beautiful children, three girls, five boys, and one little angel.
I’m thriving and will continue to live a life with no regrets…I am happy.
I am living my best life!
That one moment in my life, the rape, did not have to define the rest of my life. I choose me and I choose to live.”
Mirna’s email is MirnaNGarcia@gmail.com.
It will be a common and every day thing to see blasphemy of every shape, size, sort and color in the world, with people mocking and blaspheming God and His name.
Casey B. Hough
Updated Aug 07, 2026
If there was a road in your town that regularly caused people to drive off of a cliff, warning signs would be posted everywhere.
In the same way, Proverbs 5 warns people of the danger associated with sexual temptation.
The road of sexual temptation should not be trifled with or walked down by anyone.
As the father says to the son in Proverbs 5:5, the words of adulterous seduction always “lead down to death.”
We must avoid such sexual temptation lest we lose ourselves and “die because of lack of discipline” (Proverbs 5:23).
Lion of Judah
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Aug 15, 2026
Many people believe they are saved because they grew up in church, repeated a prayer, live a respectable life, or know Christian language.
But Jesus warned that some who call Him “Lord” will one day hear the terrifying words, “I never knew you.”
This message examines five types of false assurance and asks a question every professing believer must face: do you truly know Christ, or do you merely know about Him?
This is not about judging others.
It is about examining your own heart, understanding genuine salvation, and making certain your hope rests in Jesus Christ alone today, forever.
This is an original narration recorded specifically for this video in the Lion of Judah studio
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The results are in and the man called Santa Claus running for North Pole, Alaska’s city council has been successfully elected a seat.
In a previous post, we detailed the story of a man with an uncanny resemblance (not to mention the same name) as Old Saint Nick and how he was running for city council in the Alaskan town of North Pole – a city with a population of just 2,000 people.
After counting up the ballots, it seems the citizens of North Pole were happy to have Santa Claus represent their town – either that, or they didn’t want to be put on the naughty list this year.
