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Had a fun time this weekend at a birthday party and wanted to share my GIF. btw..I learned it's pronounced JIFF with a soft G not GIFF with a hard G. The more you know I suppose.
At the AI Race’s Finishing Line: A World of Abundance or Auotmated Dominance? (~50min)
The New Atlas | Sunday, February 15, 2026
Excellent video. Thanks Brian! AI is very real!!! Brian Berlectic is an Industrial Designer who has utilized AI to excellent effect. Fun for the whole family? Well, no - but I do agree with most of what he says in this video.
I can’t wait for the United States to build it’s first high-speed rail(well, someday).
Video Description: As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, an important but unnoticed debate is taking place within the halls of Western power and among a handful of billionaire business leaders and investors regarding the shape of the world to come as this technology permeates every aspect of modern civilization.
References:
NEO - At the AI Race’s Finishing Line: A World of Abundance or Automated Dominance? (Feb. 12, 2026): ...
Europe PANICS at Munich: The Unipolar World is DEAD and NATO Can’t Stop It
World Affairs in Context | Monday, February 16, 2026
Excellent Podcast. Lena Petrova interviews Dr. Vladimir Brovkin. Should be very useful as a reference marker. Dr. Vladimir Brovkin has a YouTube Channel at @vladimirbrovkin4052 and he has books at Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Vladimir%20N.%20Brovkin%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&Ns=P_Sales_Rank&Ntx=mode+matchall
Video Description: Europe is facing a geopolitical turning point after the latest Munich Security Conference exposed deep anxiety over the collapse of the post–Cold War order. As multipolarity accelerates, NATO strategy, U.S. hegemony, and European “strategic autonomy” are all being questioned.
With leaders like Chancellor Merz and President Macron raising nuclear deterrence debates, and Washington pushing Europe to align...
