“Blame it on the black star Blame it on the falling sky Blame it on the satellite…” 1(Radiohead) In Part 2 we examined X, Grok and Grokipedia, and Musk’s manufacture of …

Updated 06 November 2026. Introduction # Elon Reeve Musk was born on 28 June 1971 in Pretoria. He has become one of the most controversial and confusing figures of the century: probably the richest …

The Reckoning, Part 3 of 6: The Rape of Europa · Sovereignty, security and the ethical technology opportunity · first published 22 October 2025 Following on from: Part 2: The Union Is Born The Rape of …

Progress Update First published 15 October 2025, and compiled with an AI notebook from the sources linked below. Corrected November 2026. Since it was written, Democrats have won both chambers of …

Autocracy, Democratic Backsliding, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism - The Forces Reshaping Europe This blog post has been created for (and with the help of) a new Google Notebook on Autocracy …

“I feel that the four big AI CEOs in the U.S. are modern-day prophets with four different versions of the Gospel ..telling the same basic story that this is so dangerous and so scary that I have to …

First published March 2025; substantially revised October 2026 to incorporate the Stanford AI Index 2026, the 2025–26 drone war, the US–China chip‑control reversals and the UN autonomous‑weapons …

How to use AI positively (and carefully) AI art If you are a creative, don’t run away just yet! Actual real art is being made using AI by people like Refik Anadol: Introduction # Other than this …