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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

Freedom Eagle Lands a Gold Revaluation

July 1, 2026

When you realize “why” Trump hung the Gold Eagle plaque on the White House and why it was made of gold instead of “cast iron, wood or bronze,” you will catch the SIGNAL that I have been talking about for years. What does the Gold Eagle plaque represent? It’s called the “Freedom Flyer.” “The “freedom

Economy

Introducing Open USD

June 30, 2026

Today we’re announcing Open USD, a new stablecoin for global money movement. Stablecoins are being rapidly adopted for their speed, cost, and programmability, with transaction volume approaching that of the ACH network. [1] At the same time, businesses still face significant hurdles: fees to mint and redeem most stablecoins are prohibitively expensive at larger volumes;

Religion

Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam

June 29, 2026

For nearly 500 years, hundreds of millions of people looked at the most famous painting of God ever made, and none of them noticed what was hiding in plain sight. Then, in 1990, a doctor looked up at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and realized that God is wrapped inside a human brain… The

News Media

Socialism in One Castro Photo

June 28, 2026

We delve deeply into the fascinating history, contextual framework, and horological background of the famous photo of Fidel Castro. Here is a summary of the context and backstory explored in the blog post: The Core Backstory The Horological Details Why the Dual Watches? Why it remains “Socialism in One Image” Despite the practical arguments, the

Investing Trends

XRP Ledger and Birth of Institutional Stablecoins

June 27, 2026

In 2019 I sat in a closed meeting in London that I will never forget. It was held in a private consultation room at the Bank of England’s Threadneedle Street complex. Present were senior representatives from Barclays, Santander, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, and a policy advisor from the ECB’s Directorate General for Market Infrastructure. Ripple’s

Conspiracy Theory

Dirty-Deed Head-Honcho

June 26, 2026

For 30 years, President George H. W. Bush insisted that he could not remember where he was on the day JFK was shot and killed. In fact, Bush was in Dallas, TX, in the morning and Tyler, TX, at lunchtime, returning to Dallas in the evening. Bush called the FBI office in Houston minutes after