JB Prizker ‘aura-farming’/Image: Video screenshot via @JBPritzker/X Somehow, while Illinois faces serious challenges, Gov. JB Pritzker (D) decided it was a great time to post a bizarre and vain ‘governor-maxxing’ video. The weird black and white ‘aura-farming video’ comes as Illinois is grappling with rising taxes, fleeing businesses, failing schools, and rampant crime. Illinois consistently…
America loves to debate socialism. We argue about universal healthcare, guaranteed income, student loan forgiveness, and government dependency. We pride ourselves on our rugged independence and belief in free markets. We warn that socialism destroys innovation, freedom, and personal responsibility. But here’s the uncomfortable truth most Americans never stop to consider: the most centrally planned,…
Donna Quesada: So the idea is to recognize the creators that we are? You said a moment ago to be the cause, and not the effect. In other words, to not be victims of what’s happening on this planet, but to have the power to affect real change, starting with ourselves. Marianne Williamson: There are three…
Karen Bass and Nithya Raman Lots of people who live in Los Angeles are disgusted by the two choices they have for mayor this year, Democrat incumbent Karen Bass and radical DSA candidate Nithya Raman. It is still amazing to think that leftists managed to bump Republican Spencer Pratt off the ballot, leaving voters with…
Resilience Word: “Exploring Crystal Caves,” Word for August: Resilience. About Barbara: Barbara Candiotti is a science fiction artist and writer of speculative fiction. Barbara’s art and writing links can be found in The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB): https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?327617 Her latest story, Bleed-Through – In a future city, reality fractures after a woman calls a Med-Cab…
A new theoretical kind of extraterrestrial life could survive the harsh acid clouds of Venus, according to MIT researchers. Despite longstanding conceptions that Venus would be too deadly for even the hardiest of extremophiles, new evidence suggests a rethinking of life from the ground up may be in order. The work was revealed in a…
Under the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, Bitcoin must be held for a minimum of 20 years unless used to slash national debt. US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around 1 million Bitcoin over five years. The…
London, Ontario’s Appetronix has purchased Vancouver’s Cibotica, another Canadian technology company developing robotics for restaurant kitchens. The financial terms of the strategic acquisition, which was announced Tuesday morning, were not disclosed. Appetronix said in a news release that the transaction expands its tech stack and “fast-tracks” its plans to expand its robot kitchen concepts beyond…
Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy phone is back. The Korean tech giant announced on Thursday that the Galaxy S26 FE will launch on Sept. 3 for a starting price of $699. That’s $50 more than the Galaxy S25 FE was priced at a year ago, but such is the way of things these days. More importantly, it…
This year silver has been on the greatest bull run that we have ever seen. It is up an astounding 166 percent since January 1st, and so those that purchased it long ago and stuck with it are really loving life right now. When the price of silver reached the 50 dollar mark earlier this…
