Raising Cain: “In a groundbreaking verdict, a Michigan jury on Thursday found James Crumbley – whose son killed four students at his high school in 2021 – guilty of involuntary manslaughter, a result experts say could set an important precedent for the extent to which parents of school shooters can be held responsible.” (Actually, it wasn’t that groundbreaking since “just last month, the shooter’s mother, Jennifer Crumbley, was convicted of the same four charges.”) As I wrote at the time: School shootings have become an epidemic, a childhood crisis, and a national shame. Aside from the shooters themselves, where do we place the blame for America’s deadly pastime? What about gunmakers who lobby for fewer regulations? What about lawmakers who tell social media execs they have blood on their hands while responding to mass playground slaughters by loosening already loose gun laws? What about those who make the deadly farcical argument that the musket-toting Founding Fathers wanted the second amendment to cover widespread ownership of deadly automatic weapons? So far none of the above, but parents have now been charged and convicted.

+ Playing Children: “The multibillion-dollar industry of family vlogging is awash in accusations of exploitation, but these creators insist that making content out of their kids is worth it.” The Parenting Influencers Who Won’t Stop Posting Their Children.

+ Viktor Scale: Just back from Mar-a-Lago, Hungary’s Orbán rails against the EU and ‘the Western world’ in a speech on a national holiday.

+ Pregnant Pause: “At six months pregnant, H decided enough was enough. She had endured years of abuse from her husband and had recently discovered he was also physically violent towards her child. She contacted an attorney to help her get a divorce. But she was stopped short. Her lawyer told her that she could not finalize a divorce in Missouri because she was pregnant.” Missouri law prevents divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence.

+ Anyone Can Do It: “It marks a quantum leap from a few years ago, when creating phony photos, videos or audio clips required teams of people with time, technical skill and money.” Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide.

+ Texas Hold ‘Em Cancelled: P-rnhub has disabled its website in Texas following a court ruling that upheld a state law requiring age-verification systems on p-rn websites. (That explains all the extra I-10 U-Haul traffic headed back to California.)