How to know if you’re at the end of the empire.

DC statehood cannot be granted by ordinary legislation but would require a constitutional amendment. The Enclave clause gives Congress exclusive jurisdiction over the federal district, by design. The Founders did not want the national capital sitting under the political control of any single state, getting caught up in temporal politics, but rather wanted it to be a sort of eternal city. The 23rd Amendment was A compromise, granting the district three electoral votes, the same as the smallest state. But again, desiring it to be above state politics and an “eternal” city, those electors are appointed “in such manner as the Congress may direct.” There is no constitutional right for DC residents to choose them by popular vote. If something like this is done, it would cause mass chaos. BC a future Congress, by concurrent resolution and without a presidential signature, could appoint the three electors directly rather than allow a local election. A Republican Congress could install Republican electors for DC, even over the objections of a Democratic president and an overwhelmingly Democratic DC electorate. Congressional supremacy over the district stays intact, and the 23rd Amendment’s limited representation is honored on its own terms.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ And basically.. none of this it thought through. It’s just raging against the machine. Good luck.

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve. I was made weak, that I might learn humbly how to obey.

Our problems do not disappear in the Lord’s presence; they are illuminated. Just as every cross finds redemption in Jesus, so the story of our lives finds its meaning in the Gospel. #ApostolicJourney #EquatorialGuinea vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…

Not even one month later and I couldn’t have expected how exponential this would become. The average man is being told - - your electricity bill is going up - your town will be displaced for a data center that employs 5-10 peoples - your job is going away - they hate you

If you ever hope to meet death gracefully, full of dignity, and with an eye to eternity - you must know God deeply and personally, just as our friend Ben does.

Franklin D. Roosevelt: “A nation of homeowners, of people who own a real share in their own land, is unconquerable.”

American empire vibes.

NASA Artemis passing close to the Moon

People will brush this off because everyone “in the know” is making too much money - But this sentiment is wide spread. People think AI will take their livelihood. They will not go gentle into the night. Meanwhile, they are having their land bid on 10-25x market.

behold. the K shaped economy.

Can't wait for the Pope to review this.

Uranium is everywhere on the NYT, WSJ, and television.. but where is the US production? We used to produce 30-40M lbs a year, with near zero today.

Today we’re sharing some big news. @Saronic closed a $1.75B Series D fundraise at a $9.25B valuation, led by @kleinerperkins. Honestly, it’s a bit surreal to look back at how much has happened in such a short time. We started with a simple belief: the maritime world was being overlooked, and autonomy could change that in a big way. Since then, it’s been a lot of time on the water, building, testing, breaking things, fixing them, and doing it all over again — just trying to move fast and get better every step of the way. What makes me most proud though isn’t the milestone, it’s the team behind it. Saronic is what it is because of people who genuinely care about what we’re building and who push hard every day to do it right. That’s the part that really matters. This next chapter is about scaling up — faster builds, bigger footprints, and continuing to invest in American shipbuilding in a real way. We’ve got a lot of work ahead, and that’s the exciting part. Grateful to everyone who’s been part of this, from our team, to our investors and partners, and to our customers. Let's go!

I’d like to see Peter talk about Babel more, which is a form of Old Testament Antichrist.

Impure thinking intensifies

"I'm not very hopeful. It would almost take a miracle to make that work," says Igor Torreira on the plausibility of an international AI ban. Igor Torreira is a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology and a former senior researcher at the RAND Corporation, where he led research on military cyber operations and the effects of cyber weapons. He also worked as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the U.S. Department of Defense. Listen to my conversation with him below, where we discuss: 2:48 What people most commonly misunderstand about technological competition between the US and China 4:35 Why large government and military institutions struggle to adopt new technologies 6:27 How autonomous systems could change the future of warfare 10:06 Whether humans will continue to remain directly involved in warfare 11:53 The cybersecurity risks created by autonomous and AI-enabled systems 13:10 How AI could shift the offense-defense balance in cyber conflict 15:15 The relevance of traditional metrics like GDP in light of AI 20:44 The role of think tanks and independent research organizations in shaping policy 22:56 Whether international agreements or bans on AI development are realistically possible 24:48 Advice for students interested in technology policy and security

Fine point - but we have unlimited capital, unlimited intelligence, and (if in the next 3 years) unlimited political power to produce the more bespoke defense applications we need.