AI is a bag of hot air, a gaslight operation, a Ponzi scheme. If you believe for a second that erasing all the jobs in society will result in abundance and a “golden age”, you are nuts. If you were worried about illegal immigration under the Biden Administration taking jobs from Americans, think about this:…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM As the federal minimum wage remains frozen at $7.25 an hour, unchanged since 2009, cities and states across the United States are taking matters into their own hands. In 2026, 88 jurisdictions will raise their minimum wage rates, offering millions of workers a critical boost in take-home pay. Dozens…
In the lie of the day, Trump says the “SAVE Act is all people care about!!!” Not only is the SAVE Act the #1 issue, it’s allegedly the only thing people care about. Desperation Sets In Truth Social: Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, or…
Developers are considering ways to quantum-proof the world’s oldest cryptocurrency as the threat of this computing moves beyond a hypothetical. What to know: Google researchers say a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could break Bitcoin’s core cryptography in under nine minutes, raising concerns that such a threat could emerge as soon as 2029. Developers are exploring…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In February 2026, two French birders in Chad photographed a rusty bush lark. The species had not been recorded in 94 years. It was the most dramatic entry in a year of rediscoveries that have brought the Lost Birds List from 163 species down to 120 since 2022. The…
There has been quite a growing number of highly concerning technologies in development, as reflected in an article I wrote, while highlighting ethical, moral and safety issues/concerns… As a follow-up, here are 5 more highly concerning technologies currently in development, again having a number of serious issues/concerns. 1.Google’s DeepMind AlphaGenome Human “designer” DNA There’s been…
We’re basically ruled by emotional toddlers who never learned to rein in their egos. They’re trying to control the planet in the same way they tried to control their access to toys and candy when they were small. Reading by Tim Foley: Humans create empires for the same reason they create egos. It’s all about…
The western world once constituted a civilization Paul Craig Roberts In my writings I often refer to the United States and to western Civilization as “lost.” When I do, I am not being provocative. I am being truthful and realistic. There are many examples that prove I am correct. For example, in the Western World…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Tom Homan appeared on FOX News tonight and framed the issue of birthright citizenship as an issue of national security. While speaking with Lara Trump, Homan pointed out that some of our enemies take advantage of this policy with the intent to do us harm. He also noted that the policy…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Each summer, a humble Belgian town becomes the stage for one of nature’s most dramatic rituals. In Chimay, about 1,000 virgin queen bees take to the sky for what beekeepers call the “wedding flight.” High above the fields, males mate with the queens in midair. While this may seem…
