CASHMAN: ELIZA BLEU AND THE PERPETUAL TRAUMA MACHINE—PART 1

Cost Of California's High-Speed Rail Goes Up Again Authored by Kerry Johnson via  Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, It was supposed to cost $33 billion when voters approved the train in 2008. It will now cost at least $126 billion. It was also supposed to be carrying 65.5 million to 96.5 million intercity riders a year by 2030. Yet now 2040 is the date for “full service to start.” Skeptics don’t believe we’ll ever see the train run with paying customers aboard. “In my judgment, the Draft 2026 Business Plan describes a project that...

Why College Grads Hate AI Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, I saw a fascinating clip on Twitter/X recently. At the graduation ceremony for the University of Central Florida, the commencement speaker brought up AI. “The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution.” BOOOOOO! HISS! The new college grads are not fans. To understand how the public attitude toward AI has changed, watch the 1-minute video below of a commencement speech in Florida: Gloria Caulfield, a real estate executive, was booed by the students when she mentioned AI during her commencement speech at the University...

"Moderate" Democrat Abigail Spanberger Considers Tax On Gym Memberships And Streaming Services, Among Other Ideas Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is facing backlash after refusing to rule out new taxes on everyday services like gym memberships and streaming subscriptions, according to the Daily Mail. During an interview with 8News, the Virginia governor was asked whether she would sign legislation expanding the state’s sales tax to cover a long list of services. Rather than rejecting the idea outright, Spanberger said any proposal that seems “reasonable” should at least be part of the conversation as...