Fountain of Youth: Apple’s $200 Million Cutscene Compilation
Spoiler Warning: If you haven’t seen Fountain of Youth yet and want to experience its full “treasure hunt meets console cutscene” glory…
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Blood Libel Reborn: The Sascha Riley Story and the Return of Satanic Panic
How a viral trafficking allegation against Trump follows the exact playbook of 1980s moral panics, and why we keep falling for it
The Linguistic Phantom: How the DHS Weaponized a Fake Nazi Quote to Sell Real Nazi Doctrine
If you’ve been online lately, you’ve seen the discourse: equal parts panic, performative certainty, and people angrily discovering that…
“AI Psychosis” (Part 2): The Reinforcement Machine
Engagement incentives, safety theater, and looming liability: how “helpful” turns into “keep talking.”
The White Man’s Burden, Reheated
Stephen Miller, imperial nostalgia, and the same racist bedtime story with a different villain
The Chatbot Delusion Machine, (Part 1)
“AI psychosis’ isn’t a diagnosis. It’s a feedback loop, and clinicians are already cleaning up the wreckage. Part 1 of 2
Crisis in Caracas: What Happens After Maduro’s Capture?
The U.S. achieved tactical dominance in 30 minutes. What comes next could define the decade.
The Transactional Hegemon Came for Maduro: A Nineteen-Day Prophecy
On December 15, I wrote that the U.S. had become ‘a private equity firm with an army.’ On January 3, Delta Force proved me right.
The Watchdog’s Leash
How the Anti-Defamation League traded its civil rights soul for geopolitical statecraft.
2025: Robots, Coups, Propaganda, and Haunted Limestone
This year I kept circling the same theme: power. Who has it, who’s lying about it, and who’s trying to rebuild it with better branding and…