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BTW, Sam Altman, founder of OpenAI (ChatGPT) expresses three worries, or in his words “scary categories.” They are as follows:
- Bad actors / adversary get ahold of artificial intelligence and uses it to attack the United States and the West. Take down the power grid, take over banking. Their cybersecurity issues are huge.
- Loss of control. AI doesn’t want to be turned off.
- AI takes over the world. It doesn’t achieve “HAL” levels of consciousness, but it never turns off. They end up running everything. We end up relying on them. No malevolence, but we veer in a strange direction.
He didn’t mention the millions, possibly tens of millions of humans thrown out of work as one of his core concerns. He thinks that the AI/human symbiote will turn into something great.
“This terrifies me” – OpenAI CEO on his 3 greatest fears of AI
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Not sure if pasting images here will come through. But here’s an attempt…
They’re 40 years apart, and we’re at war with the country in question. So by that logic; if Oldsmobile and Rolls Royce and Mercedes — all car companies in existence in 1904 — were selling cars to Germany and the UK in 1904, they should still have been selling cars to those countries in 1944?
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That wasn’t the point, you missed the point completely.
The point was that an individual stole nearly half a million dollars (as part of a group that stole much, much more). Fraud in California (which is widespread) is punishable by up to 30 years, although GR can comment on the typical term, I would imagine.
From a law firm well-versed in fraud:
The typical felony in California carries up to 16 months, two or three years in state prison, if probation is not granted. Furthermore, there’s an enhancement pursuant to California Penal Code Section 186.11, which can attach to that base fraud felony. Additional time can be attached relating to the amount of monetary loss that’s proven. If the loss amount exceeds $65,000, one is looking at an additional consecutive one year being imposed; if the loss amount exceeds $200,000, one is looking at an additional consecutive two years being imposed; and if the loss amount is $500,000, one is looking at an additional consecutive two, three, or even five years being imposed.
In other words, in lenient California, that $500k fraud would result in a 5-6 year sentence. In stolid, austere, Midwestern Minnesota…six months.
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Neither Ukraine nor Russia are uncorrupt entities worthy of admiration, both are filthy by Western standards. Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian corruption is legendary, and his father’s on-air admission squeezing their government is absolutely jaw-dropping, according to former Ukrainian chief prosecutor Victor Chokin.
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Yep, all bad. Same as Pelosi and other Fed government types who make ridiculous amounts of money off of the legislation they conduct and insider information they generate. Horrible…and pervasive.
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Too shallow, is Newsom.
Op-ed: This is Newsom’s biggest problem – he’s shallow
- Crime, violent crime are up.
- High-speed rail boondoggle.
- Newsom’s propensity to reclassify felonies as misdemeanor crimes (including heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine possession) and desire to expand parole eligibility for assault with a deadly weapon, certain sexual offenses, domestic violence, and human trafficking — all against the voters’ wishes.
- Over 66% of all homeless in CA live unsheltered, 50% of the nation’s average in a state with 12% of the nation’s population. Newsom has spent $24 billion to reduce homelessness and homelessness has increased by 30,000 on his watch.
- We’re tied with Louisiana for the highest poverty rates in the nation
- We’re facing an $18 billion deficit
- Billionaires and companies are fleeing like crazy.
- California currently has the highest top marginal state income tax rate, the highest base sales tax, and ranks 48th on the 2026 State Tax Competitive Index.
- California drivers pay the highest per-gallon state gasoline tax in the nation.
- One in three Californians has considered relocating. In the most recent fiscal year, 216,000 residents voted with their feet by leaving Newsom’s paradise.
- Supporting that exodus statistic, U-Haul has repeatedly stated that since Newsom took office in 2019, California has experienced the highest one-way outbound rental volume of any state for six straight years.
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Mahan’s got money. And he doesn’t sound like he’s a fan of Newsom’s, not one little bit, including the fact that state spending has ballooned 75% over the past six years. He’s heavy on accountability, so good for him:
California governor candidate unveils government reform plan, scathing assessment of status quo
While Mahan isn’t a fan of Newsom’s, seems like Bill Clinton is:
Former President Bill Clinton just ate brunch with Gavin Newsom at SF restaurant
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You have inspired to review my cable bill…I feel like I did this once before and was mildly successful.
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Katie Porter, endorsed by Elizabeth Warren, offended by softball questions. Your next governor of California. This Yale undergrad/Harvard law school graduate likes to present herself as a champion of the middle class.
Can Katie Porter still become California’s first female governor?
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In a recent UC Berkeley/Citrin poll, Newsom outpaces Harris by 28% to 14% among California voters for the 2028 election. In last year’s poll, Newsom led 25% to 19%, so he’s growing his lead among CA Dems.
Interestingly, there was a separate poll of “connected” Democratic insiders: lobbyists, political consultants, pollsters, campaign workers, political staffers, policy and political influencers, and the link. In that poll, 17% supported Newsom, but only 2% supported Harris.
On the Republican side, JD Vance led Rubio comfortably by 43% to 15%. But in a similar poll conducted of Republican political insiders, Rubio led Vance, 38% to 22%.
UC Berkeley Citrin poll: Newsom leads Harris in 2028 primary
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More Republicans than ever are identifying with the MAGA movement.
Republicans identifying as MAGA hit new record high
63% of Republicans, 12% of Independents and 3% of Democrats identify themselves as MAGA. 28% of men, 22% of women.
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Interesting article, gist of which is Kamala Harris isn’t going anywhere and she makes the plausible point that no one could have won under those circumstances.
Democrats won’t get rid of Kamala Harris that easily for 2028
Harris is still regularly leading 2028 Democratic presidential primary polls. Harris leads in 270ToWin’s polling average, leading outright in half of the polls compiled for the average. Part of this could certainly be that Harris is a placeholder name among Democrats who don’t want to think about the primary too much before the 2026 midterm elections. But she is still supported by Democratic voters, with a 90% favorability rating among that group as of January.
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Yamaha, which has been in Cypress, CA for 45 years, is moving to Georgia. Gone by 2028. All of it, and it is considerable. 25 acres.
Another Calif. company moves its HQ out of state, this time to Georgia
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