https://simanaitissays.com/2026/05/30/pope-leo-xiv-and-a-i/Simanaitis Saysen2026-05-30T13:05:00+00:00POPE LEO XIV AND A.I.   Leo XIV: a Chicago White Sox fan (also knowledgable of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, "Pope Leo Gives Stark Warning on A.I.: We Must 'Safeguard Ourselves'" Paulina Guzik "The Jesuit Review", "Main Takeaways From Pope Leo's Encyclical on A..I." Graham and Dias "The New York Times", "Pope Leo's "Magnifica Humanitas" Isabella Piro "Vatican News", "To Understand Pope Leo's Efforts on A.I. Look at the Man Shaking His Hand" Elizabeth Dias "The New York Times", "Vatican Expert on A..I.: 'I Wouldn't Have Matthew McConaughey and the Pope on the Same Bingo Card" Steven Zeitchik "The Hollywood Reporter", among Pope encyclical takeways: A.I. is not human/No technology can take away human dignity/Erect no new Babel Tower/Human life is beautifulhttps://simanaitissays.com/2026/05/29/salvaging-and-satirizing-the-flotus-part-2/Simanaitis Saysen2026-05-29T13:05:00+00:00SALVAGING (AND SATIRIZING) THE FLOTUS PART 2"Oh Mary!" satirical play by Cole Escola (Pulitzer finalist), "Oh Mary!" Mary Todd Lincoln "an ex-cabaret star/temperamental alcoholic /Lincoln "deeply closeted", Mary Todd Lincoln accused falsely of being a Confederate spy, Mary Todd Lincoln myth persists (like Washington never telling a lie), Confederates come within 4 miles of White House when attacking Fort Stevens, Mary Todd Lincoln (Matthew Brady image), Civil war within six weeks of Lincoln inaugurationhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lede2.jpeg?w=150