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2043: The Countdown to Total AI Automation—and the Three-Year Cliff

2043: The Countdown to Total AI Automation—and the Three-Year Cliff

If you’ve ever dreamed of a future where your job disappears overnight—relax. The smart money estimates you have about nineteen years left. Economist Tom Davidson’s “compute-centric” model predicts that AI will automate 100% of human cognitive labor by 2043. That’s right—2043. Groan if you must, but this isn’t mere clickbait. It’s a rigorously simulated forecast, […]

Art Grindstone
Art GrindstoneJune 4, 2025
Final Warning Signs: Why Our Global Risk Alarms Are Screaming Louder Than Ever

Final Warning Signs: Why Our Global Risk Alarms Are Screaming Louder Than Ever

The phrase “final warning” should chill anyone’s spine, yet it saturates discussions—from think tanks to prepper radio. This isn’t another doomsday click-bait; credible early warning systems worldwide flash alerts across conflict, climate, economic stability, and tech vulnerability. If you sense reality is nearing collapse, you’re not paranoid. Authorities from the UN to private trackers confirm […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 4, 2025
On the Edge: Why the World Feels One Spark from War’s Explosion

On the Edge: Why the World Feels One Spark from War’s Explosion

The air hums with unease as global war rhetoric intensifies, military buildups spread from Eastern Europe to the Western Pacific, and news cycles are a hair’s breadth from ‘breaking news’ banners signaling catastrophe. You don’t have to be a bunker-dweller (though it helps) to sense something’s off. Experts from major think tanks and international agencies […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 4, 2025
China’s Shock Move: The Global Stakes of Its Next-Gen Tech and Power Plays

China’s Shock Move: The Global Stakes of Its Next-Gen Tech and Power Plays

When the screens go dark and your local prepper vanishes into his bunker, something significant likely occurred in China. The drums of anxiety have grown louder in 2024 as Beijing showcases breakthroughs in AI, robotics, military tech, and supply-chain dominance. This shift forces the West to confront potential nightmares. If you haven’t paid attention, you’re […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 3, 2025
World in Flux: Russia’s Summer Offensive, Pakistan’s New Strongman, and the End of British Rule in Chagos

World in Flux: Russia’s Summer Offensive, Pakistan’s New Strongman, and the End of British Rule in Chagos

It’s summertime on planet Earth. The geopolitical mercury is rising. Russia’s summer offensive in Ukraine marks the next phase of a grinding war. This conflict continues to redraw European security lines, fragment alliances, and test the world’s capacity to hear “unprecedented” repeatedly. Against this backdrop, Pakistan has elevated a new military leader. This change bears […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 3, 2025
Seeing Putin Through a Russian Lens: Why Americans Get Him Wrong

Seeing Putin Through a Russian Lens: Why Americans Get Him Wrong

Vladimir Putin, despite his shirtless memes, remains a puzzle for many Americans. U.S. presidents and late-night comedians struggle to decode the man behind the Kremlin. This confusion could be humorous if it weren’t so potentially catastrophic. Why do Americans misunderstand Putin? The reasons lie in cultural blind spots, geopolitical tunnel vision, and media echo chambers […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 3, 2025
Mt Etna Unleashed: Geomagnetic Storms, Surging Quakes, and Global Volcanic Unrest

Mt Etna Unleashed: Geomagnetic Storms, Surging Quakes, and Global Volcanic Unrest

If you thought 2025 would be uneventful, the universe has other plans. Mt. Etna spews ash and pyroclastic fury into the Mediterranean sky. The planet itself seems to tremble in sympathy. The culprit? Not just plate tectonics but a rampaging geomagnetic storm—one so fierce it’s lighting up skies and fueling supercharged earthquakes worldwide, according to […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 3, 2025
Idaho Shaken: Earthquake Swarm Fuels Supervolcano Fears Near Yellowstone

Idaho Shaken: Earthquake Swarm Fuels Supervolcano Fears Near Yellowstone

If you live near Idaho or Yellowstone and felt the ground rumble, you’re not alone. An earthquake swarm has escalated from a shiver to a series of jolts, capturing the attention of experts and emergency planners alike. This situation has also excited the legion of armchair apocalypse preppers who can now say, “I told you […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 3, 2025
Russia, NATO, and the Trump-Iran Calamity: A World on the Edge of All-Out War

Russia, NATO, and the Trump-Iran Calamity: A World on the Edge of All-Out War

Welcome to the new normal—where apocalyptic headlines meet geopolitics, and “world war” resonates beyond old radio cranks. As warnings rise about Russia “having no choice” but to strike NATO, and with reports surfacing about Trump’s team preparing for conflicts with Iran, global security appears more fragile than it has since a certain mustachioed Austrian became […]

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Art GrindstoneJune 3, 2025