Pesky Facts

Pesky Facts

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Should Have Been Aborted

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Sober Minded in the Age of AI

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Belief Without Becoming

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UN Admits Climate Catastrophe Scenarios Were Overstated, Chatbots Influencing Morality, the Legacy of Bob Woodson, Christian College Funding Concerns and the Colorado Supreme Court Orders the Restart of Minor Transgender Care

A report out of the UN says concerns about climate change were overstated. People who use chatbots are changing their views of morality. Proposed rules for funding colleges could create problems for Christian colleges. And another bizarre ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court on hospitals and transgender care. Recommendations Triggernometry podcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEkvBWyqDTA] Segment 1 – OVERBLOWN CLIMATE CONCERNS; CHATBOTS INFLUENCING MORALITY * Energy News Beat article [https://energynewsbeat.co/enb-publisher-picks/un-climate-panel-quietly-admits-its-doomsday-climate-scenarios-were-implausible-how-much-money-has-been-spent-on-net-zero-because-of-lies/] * Washington Post article [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fclimate-environment%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Fun-climate-panel-says-rcp-85-worst-case-scenario-is-implausible%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cbditmer%40colsoncenter.org%7Ccfc4c0a2b2fc4534774308deb679bea0%7C4609102cc8034be7b6ce2bfafe9556c6%7C0%7C0%7C639148831172312463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6ZbbwYaRdqo0beYxaCXdVtjgN5BbYNLTLXI7mJGl9M4%3D&reserved=0] * Rod Dreher commentary [https://ussanews.com/2026/05/21/rod-dreher-the-san-diego-mosque-shooting-is-a-weimar-warning/] * Article on Chatbot interaction [https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/papers/brief-chatbot-interactions-produce-lasting-changes-in-human-moral-values-2604] Segment 2 – PASSING OF BOB WOODSON; CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FUNDING CONCERNS * Woodson Center announcement [https://woodsoncenter.org/the-woodson-center-mourns-the-passing-of-founder-and-president-robert-l-woodson-sr/] * Christianity Today article on college funding [https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/05/christian-colleges-financial-aid-earnings-test-regulation-trump/] Segment 3 – CO SUPREME COURT ORDERS RESTART OF MINOR TRANSGENDER CARE * NY Times article on Colorado hospital [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/colorado-supreme-court-transgender-ruling.html] * FOX News article on Texas Children's Hospital [https://www.foxnews.com/us/largest-childrens-hospital-us-open-detransition-clinic-10m-settlement-trump-doj-state]