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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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Investing Trends

Global Gold Reserves Have Surpassed U.S. Treasury Holdings

January 17, 2026

GOLD JUST TOOK OVER THE U.S. DOLLAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS It finally happened. The data is in, and it is TERRIFYING. Especially if you live in the USA. 📈 Gold: $4T📉 U.S. Treasuries: $3.9T🏦 1,000+ central banks buying💰 $4,500/oz goldThe de-dollarization era is here. For the first time in 3 decades,

Economy

U.S. Treasury Money a New Era in Finance

January 16, 2026

The Impact of Trump’s Executive Order 13772 Executive Order 13772, titled “Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System,” signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on February 3, 2017, marked a significant shift in the regulatory approach towards the financial sector and creation of Treasury Money. This order, the eighth executive action in Trump’s

News Media

Dominion Voting Systems is a Canadian Owned Company with Ties to China

January 15, 2026

Dominion Voting Systems is a Canadian owned company with global subsidiaries, but is registered to a company in Hunan, China. It is owned by Staple Street Capital, which in turn is owned by UBS Securities LLC, of which 3 out of 7 board members are Chinese nationals with ties to the CCP. The Dominion software

Politics

US Department of Health and Human Services calls out MAiD

January 12, 2026

For “using their physician-assisted suicide program to bolster organ donation numbers.” Human organ harvesting “We thought we’d seen all the possible horrors, you know, in America, and then Canada had this strange new horror that was really just shocking.” Deputy Sec. Jim O’Neill The UN is calling on Canada to repeal MAiD for those suffering with

Investing Trends

Brookfield Value Quadrupled Since 2020

January 11, 2026

Brookfield’s growth (referring to the combined Brookfield Corporation (BN) and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) entities post-2022 restructuring) has been impressive from the 2020 lows through early 2026, particularly in fee-bearing capital and overall business scale. The original post’s claim (below) of a ~4x+ increase in combined market caps (from ~$45B in 2020 lows to ~$194B)

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British Columbia 2024 Provincial Elections Under Investigation

January 10, 2026

Dominion Voting Systems is a company (originally founded in Toronto, Ontario, in 2002) that provides election technology, including optical scan tabulators for processing paper ballots, ballot marking devices, and related software. It has been used in various elections in Canada and the United States, though its role in Canada is limited compared to widespread claims