Charles Hugh Smith – AI is like the powerful character in an action movie who looks invincible until they turn around, revealing a fatal spear embedded in their back. The spear in AI’s back is the American legal system, which has been issuing free passes to tech companies and platforms for decades on the idea that limiting innovation will hurt economic growth, so we’d best let tech companies run with few restrictions.
The issuance of free passes to Tech monopolies / cartels and platforms may be ending. Letting Big Tech run with few restrictions has led to the smothering of innovation as tech monopolies do what every monopoly excels at, which is buy up potential competitors, suppress competition, pursue regulatory capture via lobbying and spend freely on deceptive PR. Continue reading
J. B. Shurk – Why is it that whenever I call customer support to get a replacement for my broken America, I end up on the line with an operator from China? I kid…but only a little.
J. B. Shurk – Satirist Sol Luckman defines “banana republic” in his irreverent glossary, 
Being accused of a crime can be a frightening and stressful experience, especially if you’re innocent. Police likely won’t provide you with any helpful information beyond what’s constitutionally required, either. Understandably, they don’t want to risk letting a felon escape. Unfortunately, that doesn’t bode well for you.