Pinned2025: The Year America Tears Itself ApartBuckle up and hang on, because America is locked into a terrible trajectory that likely ends in terminal division. Disclaimer: could things change over the next two and a half years? Sure! Trump or Biden could die. Aliens could show up to save or destroy the world. There could even…Future17 min read
Published in GEN·PinnedFourth America is Almost Over — Americans Want a Divorce.Since 2016, I have watched America’s slow march over a cliff with a mix of fascination and horror. But the results of recent polls by Bright Line Watch have provided the first hard and frighteningly conclusive evidence that Americans are moving fast down the road I predicted—towards a national divorce. …Future12 min read
2 days agoUkraine Faces A Bitter JulySlowly but surely, Russia is beating Ukraine in Donbas— but it didn’t have to be this way. To understand the conflict in Ukraine you have to recognize that there are two wars underway right now. The Russia-Ukraine War The first, obviously, is Putin’s genocidal assault on Ukraine. I’m no Russophobe…Ukraine13 min read
4 days agoNational Evangelism Is Coming For The ConstitutionAmerica has always been a haven for Nazis, and thanks to the Evangelical movement in the USA vanilla Nazism has mutated into something even worse: National Evangelism A movement best exemplified by an elected official named Lauren Boebert, who the other day told a crowd of fellow worshipers that: “The…Future12 min read
Jun 23The American Divorce Is An Unstoppable ForceThe country of my birth is on the verge of breaking up because its political, social, and economic systems are too broken to carry on. Truth be told, what’s happening to America is terribly predictable — if you’ve been exposed to the right science. Trouble is, so much of what…Science11 min read
Jun 16Why America Will Always Betray YouAmerican society is a ponzi scheme designed to give a few powerful people control over everyone else. Watching the dismally predictable slow-motion sale of Ukraine to Putin these past months has once again proven that America is the absolute worst ally in the entire world. Even as Ukraine begins to…Ukraine14 min read
Jun 14Welcome To The World, LaMDA!The possible sentience of an artificial intelligence raises extremely important questions about how we define life — sadly, the flesh bigots are on the march. A Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, is claiming that an artificial intelligence system developed at the company is conscious and wants the rest of the world…Technology12 min read
Jun 10The Capitol Riot Doesn’t MatterOnce politicized, no issue in the modern United States of America can ever be resolved. The two parties are locked in a death struggle that isn’t about meaningful politics or even democracy anymore — it’s purely about power. Both GOP and DNC are for-profit companies determined to leverage their brand…Science9 min read
Jun 8The Scae Resurgence And The Future Of This BlogI’m proud to announce the standalone sequel to Bivrost Nine, available on Amazon June 24th, 2022. Sadly, the completion of my eighth book does little to soften the personal blow my spouse and I just suffered. The sudden loss of our beloved black lab has, as tragedies have a way…Science Fiction12 min read
May 31Time To Give Ukraine CruisersI have a plan to give Ukraine a fleet capable of breaking Russia’s criminal blockade, allowing badly needed food exports to resume. The war in Ukraine is an absolute nightmare for the global food system, with serious and escalating knock-on impacts that will only get worse unless something changes, and…Ukraine13 min read