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When ‘Enhancement’ Becomes Replacement: The Ethics of Merging AI, Brain Implants, and Artificial Wombs
When ‘Enhancement’ Becomes Replacement: The Ethics of Merging AI, Brain Implants, and Artificial Wombs

Warnings that “AI will eat your soul” may attract attention, but the convergence of brain implants, reproductive engineering, and AI augmentation is a technical reality with clear milestones. By the mid-2020s, companies transitioned from lab animals to human subjects, leading clinicians to confront vital questions about consent, neural privacy, and the line between therapy and […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 19, 2025
Global Internet Outage, Russian Explosions, and the H5N5 Rumor Storm: Separating Systemic Failure from Social Panic
Global Internet Outage, Russian Explosions, and the H5N5 Rumor Storm: Separating Systemic Failure from Social Panic

On November 18, 2025, a configuration error at an internet infrastructure firm triggered a global outage, taking X, ChatGPT, and hundreds of other services offline for several hours. Close in time, investigators and open-source monitors documented multiple explosions and fires at Russian energy and military sites during mid-November, igniting a separate wave of geopolitical alarm. […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 19, 2025
‘We’re Doomed?’ Roman Yampolskiy’s 99.9% Extinction Claim and What Experts Actually Mean
‘We’re Doomed?’ Roman Yampolskiy’s 99.9% Extinction Claim and What Experts Actually Mean

When a respected AI safety researcher asserts there’s a 99.9% chance that superintelligent AI will eradicate humanity within a century, people take notice. Roman Yampolskiy, a computer scientist and author recognized for his views on the challenges of AI control, shared that estimate during a 2024 interview that quickly gained traction. This figure resonated like […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 18, 2025
Does a DeWalt Laser Prove Simulation Theory? Physics, Experiments, and the Unexplained
Does a DeWalt Laser Prove Simulation Theory? Physics, Experiments, and the Unexplained

The simulation hypothesis continues to fascinate, especially when viral videos claim everyday tech like a DeWalt laser can “crack reality.” The buzz arises from YouTube clips and forum posts where users shine lasers through smoke or mist, fixating on cryptic grid patterns, “codes,” or glitches. For the gullible, it’s proof we live in a cosmic […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 17, 2025
Psyops and the Anatomy of Manipulation: From Atrocity Propaganda to UFO Cover-Ups
Psyops and the Anatomy of Manipulation: From Atrocity Propaganda to UFO Cover-Ups

When truth slips through cracks, psyops patch them—often with suitable agitprop. From wartime atrocities to government ambiguity over UFOs, emotionally charged narratives are as old as modern conflict. What if the biggest secret about psyops isn’t the black-budget tech but the repetitive patterns used to shape perception? Atrocity Propaganda: Dead Babies and the Emotional High […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 17, 2025
He Cracked Reality: Ingo Swann, Project Stargate, and the CIA’s Psychic Gamble
He Cracked Reality: Ingo Swann, Project Stargate, and the CIA’s Psychic Gamble

In the shadowy landscape where fringe science meets espionage, Ingo Swann’s story seems too wild for fiction. In the early 1970s, Swann—an artist and self-described psychic—impressed parapsychologists and intrigued the intelligence community. He claimed an extraordinary ability: “remote view,” perceiving distant or hidden locations without sensory input. By 1972, Swann was bending reality under CIA […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 14, 2025
How Afraid Should We Be of the AI Apocalypse? Debates, Risks, and the Reality of Alignment Failure
How Afraid Should We Be of the AI Apocalypse? Debates, Risks, and the Reality of Alignment Failure

Artificial intelligence has jumped from research labs into society, sparking anxiety about its existential risks. How concerned should we be about the AI apocalypse? The latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show explores this issue, featuring dire warnings from pioneers like Eliezer Yudkowsky along with sharp rebuttals from skeptics. The debate intensifies as society confronts […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 11, 2025
World War 3 Mobilization: U.S. Military Surge, Russian Decapitation Fears, and the Gold Safe Haven
World War 3 Mobilization: U.S. Military Surge, Russian Decapitation Fears, and the Gold Safe Haven

The specter of mobilization and economic instability looms over a world on edge. Recent military exercises in the United States and a renewed focus on ‘total war’ strategy highlight readiness and uncertainty as global actors test boundaries. Beyond the headlines of war mobilization, ‘Russian decapitation’ threats, and surging gold prices, the reality is more complex—and […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 11, 2025
AI Warfare Unleashed: Shield AI’s X-BAT, Autonomous Combat, and the Next Arms Race
AI Warfare Unleashed: Shield AI’s X-BAT, Autonomous Combat, and the Next Arms Race

AI-powered warfare is no longer looming—it is now reshaping the global arms race from Ukraine’s deserts to Pentagon war rooms and defense startups. In a candid interview with Glenn Beck, Brandon Tseng, co-founder of Shield AI, presents a vision that seems more science fiction than policy memo. The U.S. military’s expanding arsenal of autonomous aircraft, […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 8, 2025
Remote Viewing Dissected: Myths, Methodology, and the Hazards of Biased Tasking
Remote Viewing Dissected: Myths, Methodology, and the Hazards of Biased Tasking

Let’s examine remote viewing’s sensational claims critically. From the CIA’s Stargate archives to current influencer psychics, the field’s flaws remain persistent: legend often surpasses verification, and misinformation spreads rapidly, particularly when experimental design falters. This issue transcends Cold War trivia. As interest in UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena) reignites military and civilian circles, remote viewing’s problems […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 6, 2025
Black Ops, Rogue Waters, and Maduro in Hiding: Inside the Venezuela Ghost Ship Mystery
Black Ops, Rogue Waters, and Maduro in Hiding: Inside the Venezuela Ghost Ship Mystery

The drama off Venezuela’s coast resembles a techno-thriller, but it springs from black ops and regime paranoia. In late September 2025, satellite imagery showed the U.S. military vessel, the MV Ocean Trader, ominously present near Venezuelan waters. This vessel signals Washington’s covert escalation in the hemisphere. According to OutKick, this “ghost ship” blends into civilian […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 3, 2025
AI Unleashed: How 2024 Proved We’ve Lost Control of Artificial Intelligence
AI Unleashed: How 2024 Proved We’ve Lost Control of Artificial Intelligence

For decades, AI belonged to science fiction. Now, a nightmare scenario is trending: we may have lost control. In 2024, headlines scream of generative models run amok, corporations scrambling to contain PR disasters, and experts admitting that the alignment problem is no longer just academic—it’s a daily, global challenge. Each new incident shatters the illusion […]

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Art GrindstoneNov 2, 2025