Another Big, Beautiful Hoax
Putting the Ass in Assassination A few nights ago, there was a third attempt on the life of President Donald Trump. Well, at least that’s what was reported. Even more so than on the first two occasions, there was an unmistakable theatrical aspect to it. Bad theater. Ed Wood style […]
Economy
A Flashing Red Warning Signal: In California, Gasoline Is 6 Now Dollars A Gallon And Diesel Is Now 7 Dollars A Gallon
You have probably noticed that gasoline is starting to become extremely expensive. That is really bad news for all of us, because our entire way of life depends on cheap energy. We can’t make stuff without energy. We can’t move stuff without energy. That is why the cost of energy […]
Empire
Romania Strikes Back and Humiliates the EU After Their 2024 Electoral Coup
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire On May 5, 2026, the pro-European government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan collapsed in a parliamentary no-confidence vote engineered by an unlikely but explosive alliance: the Social Democrats (PSD) and the sovereigntist Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR). The motion passed with 281 votes, well above the 233 threshold in Romania’s 464-seat parliament. Ten months […]
Activism
Another Big, Beautiful Hoax
Putting the Ass in Assassination A few nights ago, there was a third attempt on the life of President Donald Trump. Well, at least that’s what was reported. Even more so than on the first two occasions, there was an unmistakable theatrical aspect to it. Bad theater. Ed Wood style […]
Health
UK Healthy Life Expectancy Plummets
People living in the United Kingdom will be spending fewer years in good health as “healthy life expectancy” plummets. The UK is going backward compared to most other “wealthy” countries. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK has fallen by about 2 years, to just over 60 years for both […]
Tech
Palantir Manifesto Shows The Clear Convergence Of Technofascism With Technocracy
A 22 point manifesto recently published by tech giant Palantir reads like a villainous plot for dystopian domination. At this point it has become abundantly clear for those paying even the slightest bit of attention that tech giant Palantir is becoming one of the most pervasive entities influencing the growing […]
Crypto
Prediction markets are ditching the ‘casino’ label to become a regular part of how people track the news
A new report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a $240 billion industry driven by retail users who are trading more frequently on everything from crypto to politics. What to know: Prediction markets are shifting from one-off bets tied to major events into platforms driven […]
Podcasts
#643: Why I Fired Myself | Scott Armstrong
Working for the Man has always sucked, and they even write songs about it. Some people thrive in a structured environment with set expectations and defined rules, while others simply cannot be contained by a 9-to-5 job and daily commute. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well inside the anarcho-capitalist […]
Solutions
AI, Money, Human Nature and the Problem with Problems
How we define “problems” also defines what we “understand” as a “solution,” and if our definition is circular, it’s delusional. Readers kindly point out I don’t understand either AI or human nature. I readily confess to having an imperfect understanding of AI and human nature, along with everything else. One thing […]