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

Aaron Day

Super Intelligence takes Human Intelligence

November 11, 2026

After watching this 48-second video, executives at Warner Bros. and Netflix immediately put a $100 million historical epic on hold. A 20-year-old independent creator, with a CGI budget of zero, generated a hyperrealistic scene: a time-traveling travel vlogger interviewing King Leonidas at Thermopylae in 480 BC. Total production cost: $25.Rendering time: 4 minutes.Film crew hired:

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Politics

Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including the Voter Rolls (Satire)

November 10, 2026

SATIRE: This is a humour piece. Nothing below is a real allegation of election fraud. Patriots, I have seen the map. It is red. It is gold. It has a lot of little squares. And if there’s one thing I learned in my years of not studying statistics, it’s that lots of little coloured squares

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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

Technology and Innovation

Sam Altman on Building Billion Dollar Companies with AI agents

November 8, 2026

Sam Altman says 10-person billion-dollar companies are coming soon. Here are the free OpenAI guides and tools to start building one with agents.

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If Systemic Election Fraud Is Proven… What Happens Next?

November 7, 2026

Now consider the possibility that changes everything… what happens if the 45/90 day intelligence and investigative windows expose election fraud so extensive that the legitimacy of multiple congressional races collapses? Let’s follow the constitutional mechanics… states are responsible for canvassing and certifying their elections… but certification does not place those results beyond challenge… Proven fraud

Politics

Adult in the Room of Haiti

November 6, 2026

The Salvadoran army is advancing faster and faster, and the damage inflicted on the gangs in just one week is incredible. They launched their first major operation on Monday in the Cul-de-Sac Plain. Wedesday the Salvadoran army advanced in armored vehicles, mainly against Chèn Méchan and 400 Mawozo. Haitian media report at least a dozen

Technology and Innovation

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Moves Closer to a New Era of Flight

November 5, 2026

For decades, the dream of commercial supersonic travel has been constrained by one unavoidable problem: the sonic boom. NASA’s X-59 program is designed to change that, and its latest milestone signals steady progress toward making faster-than-sound travel a practical reality. The experimental X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft recently completed another successful ferry flight, traveling from Birmingham,