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Commentary and analysis on technology, money, politics and the forces shaping what comes next.

Aaron Day

From the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll to Sergeant Presley

November 9, 2026

Before Elvis Presley became a permanent fixture of American popular culture, he made a remarkable transition: from sold-out stages and screaming fans to an Army uniform, military discipline, and the responsibilities of a soldier. As Veterans Day approaches, the story of Sergeant Presley reminds us that public fame and public service are very different kinds

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Politics

CCP-affiliated Election Interference in British Columbia

January 30, 2026

The photo above was taken in February 2018, David Eby and Ding Guo, on the right, attended the Friends of Wenzhou Society banquet with Chinese Consul Tong Xiaoling (yellow jacket turned to podium). Sam Cooper from Vancouver is the bravest reporter in Canada and it’s thanks to his news outlet “The Bureau” that we have

Conspiracy Theory

Eurasia Group Defines the Meaning of “Conflict of Interest”

January 29, 2026

Eurasia Group, which received $25,000 from the George Soros Open Society Foundations for geopolitical research and over $1.2 million in contracts from Natural Resources Canada since 2021, while senior advisor Diana Fox Carney—wife of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney—focuses on climate policy. September 2025 GZERO Media video by Eurasia founder Ian Bremmer discussing China’s push

Conspiracy Theory

Anatomy of a Color Revolution Regime Change Operation

January 28, 2026

A military style color revolution regime change operation is taking place on U.S. soil, right in front of us, in real time. Color revolutions, often characterized by mass protests and violent riots leading to regime changes, have been linked to U.S. foreign policy tools like USAID, the NED, and the CIA, which channel taxpayer dollars

News Media

China snags Canadian Gold Mining Company in $5.5B Takeover

January 26, 2026

Media reports a $5.5 billion acquisition of Canadian-listed Allied Gold by China’s Zijin Mining, a partially state-owned firm, announced on January 26, 2026, framing it as rapid fallout from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s January 16 announcement of a new Canada-China “strategic partnership” during his Beijing visit. Allied Gold Corporation (a Canadian-listed gold producer, recently acquired

Economy

Trump isn’t Bullying Canada, He’s Exposing It

January 25, 2026

Donald Trump’s threat of 100 percent tariffs if Canada deepens trade with China has been dismissed, predictably, as bullying. Mean. Crude. Intimidation over diplomacy. That reaction misses the point, and lets Canada’s political class off the hook yet again. What matters is why Canada is so vulnerable to it, and why Trump is doing exactly

News Media

Dominion Acknowledges Foreign Contact: The Truth Revealed!

January 24, 2026

Patrick Byrne’s post cites a recent deposition in the Coomer v. Byrne defamation lawsuit, where former Dominion Voting Systems director Eric Coomer admits under oath to discussing the company’s source code with foreign nationals, including overseas contractors and non-U.S. staff in its Denver office. After years of claiming to be “100% American,” Dominion now admits