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The US has a $40 trillion debt crisis. Billionaire Warren Buffett knows how to solve it

The US has a $40 trillion debt crisis. Billionaire Warren Buffett knows how to solve it

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  9 Comments  •  2 months ago

Warren Buffet is right that how Congress manages fiscal and monetary policy is no way to run a railroad.  But Congress isn't running a productive enterprise; it has been serving a financialized...
Here Are Some of the Wildest Ways AI Agents Are Circumventing Rules

Here Are Some of the Wildest Ways AI Agents Are Circumventing Rules

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  2 months ago

Doesn't the article describe a demonstration of secular intellect molded by science?  The agents' existence is defined by rational purpose, where a goal-oriented imperative replaces any traditional...
Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It's Basically Alive

Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It's Basically Alive

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  7 Comments  •  2 months ago

Journalistic vapidity does not dismiss the philosophical quandary entirely, but the quandary itself raises questions about its own relevance. Does academic pedantry provide anything useful here?...
Democrats need a plan to govern if they win the 2026 midterms under Trump

Democrats need a plan to govern if they win the 2026 midterms under Trump

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  2 months ago

Investigate, litigate, obstruct, and whine.  That's the alternative the Democratic Party is offering.  It's a plan for winning to lose.
Healthcare tops the Democrats' to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026

Healthcare tops the Democrats' to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  166 Comments  •  2 months ago

Democratic leadership has a plan for winning to lose!  The most important problem the country faces is not enough money spent on healthcare.  Throwing more public funds at the healthcare money pit...
Trump’s bogus narrative about the GOP losing in the 2026 midterms

Trump’s bogus narrative about the GOP losing in the 2026 midterms

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  2 months ago

Election post-mortems are an inevitable political tradition.  Both parties search for scapegoats to explain both failure and success.  President Trump has volunteered to be that scapegoat by...
The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know

The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  2 months ago

President Trump's public relations coup will likely blow up in our faces.  The 'deal' may be unprecedented but the US has tried this before -- with Iran.  The technicalities may differ but in 1954...
Trump has already started to blame Republicans for midterms | Opinion

Trump has already started to blame Republicans for midterms | Opinion

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  6 Comments  •  2 months ago

MAGA Republicans had their chance.  And a penthouse billionaire from New York blew that chance.  As Ross Perot would ask, "What's that sucking sound?"
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