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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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Investing Trends

Canada is Moving Forward on a Framework for Stablecoins

April 2, 2026

With the recent Royal Assent of Bill C-15, Canada is moving forward on a framework for stablecoins. The Department of Finance has begun the development of regulations to support safe, reliable digital payment options for Canadians. Finance Canada announced Royal Assent of Bill C-15, launching a regulatory framework for fiat-backed stablecoins issued by non-bank entities

Economy

US Treasury just did the largest Treasury buyback in HISTORY

April 1, 2026

Treasury bought back $15,000,000,000 of its own debt to improve liquidity. The US Treasury’s $15B debt buyback on April 1, 2026, as the largest in history to improve bond market liquidity, backed by an official Treasury results document and a glowing upward-trending chart image. Official records confirm $15B par amount accepted from securities maturing May

Politics

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship Verification and Voter Eligibility in Federal Elections

March 31, 2026

VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen election integrity by ordering citizenship verification for Federal elections and modernizing and securing mail-in and absentee ballot procedures through the United States Postal Service (USPS). PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS: President Trump is taking decisive action to prevent non-citizens from

Politics

President Trump Ended Democrats’ “Transgender for Everybody” Insanity

March 31, 2026

Two years ago today, the Biden Administration desecrated Easter Sunday with a “transgender” message that elevated radical leftist ideology over faith, family, and biological truth. This Easter season, the Trump Administration is celebrating a decisive victory: the swift and unrelenting dismantling of subversive, woke policies that endangered children, eroded women’s rights, assaulted common sense, and dragged America toward

Agenda

Liberals are Dying at Twice the rate of Conservatives

March 30, 2026

The post accurately cites Statistics Canada data showing 267,626 deaths among Canadians aged 60+ in 2024, combined with a March 2026 Abacus Data poll revealing 57% Liberal and 29% Conservative vote intentions in that group, leading to an estimated 152,000 Liberal-affiliated and 78,000 Conservative-affiliated deaths. 266,867 people age 60+ died in 2024. According to latest

Politics

One Big Beautiful MAGA List

March 29, 2026

Let’s count the ways “nothing is happening”, shall we? And I’m just warming up, frens … Can I get an assist in keeping this Big Beautiful MAGA List going? God Bless @realDonaldTrump One Big Beautiful MAGA List Let’s count the ways “nothing is happening”, shall we? USA, INC. – goneInternal Revenue Service – goneFederal Reserve