The Epstein files

Go to: https://www.justice.gov/epstein . This has about 3 million pages.  I am interesting in the layout of the island, which is a very cool super-villain lair.  Some random stuff:

Proposed design of Cabana (14 pages):  https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01078535.pdf

Pictures, drawings and maps of Little Saint James (100 pages):  https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00259204.pdf

More drawings of the island (65 pages): https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00259304.pdf

Here is the civil complaint filed by the Virgin Islands against the Epstein estate: https://vicourts.hosted.civiclive.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16364025

Also see: epsteinsimages.com for pictures of interiors.  I don't know which house these come from and they aren't labeled.

Silver tops $103/ounce

 

It was just over $70 on 12/31/25.  It looks like it will keep going higher, maybe up to $150 in a few months.

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Update (1/30/25):  The price is now $86.61.  It was briefly at $121.93 yesterday (1/29), and it dropped as low as $76.85 earlier today.

Important message to Englishmen from Amelia

 

Source:  https://patriots.win/p/1ARwe7QZ4H/todays-message-from-amelia/c/4eZCtbN6nGp

This isn't on YouTube and it will probably disappear quickly.  My transcript:

England brought civilisation to the world, and the world still needs civilised England. English people are being overrun with migrant third-world layabouts and militant muslims. Englishmen I have known you for your stiff upper lip as you enjoy your replacement and the ruin of your country. What I need from you instead is to stiffen your spine, stand up and stop it from happening.

Professor Jiang Xueqin

 For further research.  Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Xueqin.

He has a BA from Yale in 1999.  He doesn't have a PhD.  He teaches Western Philosophy to high school students in Beijing, China.

Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@PredictiveHistory  He has about 100 videos posted.

He is extremely smart.  I may go through and summarize with the help of AI what he is saying.

Amelia's Message to the lads in Britain

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA81wDTsYnQ

Did the communists just take over Virginia?

 I just read some remarks that the communists just took over Virginia and are close to taking over other states.  What happened and is this an exaggeration?  Let my ask my friend ChatGPT.

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I just read that there was a quiet revolution in Virginia. What happened - was there a new governor, or change in control of the legislature, or new voting laws or guns laws passed?

Yes — what you’re referring to in Virginia really is a kind of “quiet revolution” in its politics and government, and it’s several related developments happening at once rather than just one headline-grabbing law:

🧑‍⚖️ 1. New Governor and Historic Democratic Wins

• Abigail Spanberger (D) was sworn in on January 17, 2026 as Virginia’s first woman governor after winning the 2025 election. Her inauguration was historic not just for her gender but also because Democrats also placed Ghazala F. Hashmi as lieutenant governor and Jay Jones as attorney general — both historic firsts in their own right.

• Democrats also expanded their majorities in both chambers of the Virginia legislature (House of Delegates and Senate), giving them a trifecta (control of the governor’s office and both legislative chambers).

This shift in control is widely seen as a big political change because for much of the last decade Virginia was considered a swing state with tightly contested government.

🪑 2. Legislative Control — Democrats in Charge

With the trifecta, Virginia Democrats are now in a much stronger position to pass their priorities — and that’s part of what people mean by a “quiet revolution.” Under unified control:

• The legislature moved forward on constitutional amendments that voters will decide in 2026 — including a Rights to Reproductive Freedom Amendment and other measures related to voting rights and same-sex marriage.

• Another proposed amendment would give Virginia’s legislature the power to redraw congressional districts mid-decade, a departure from the independent commission process.

🗳️ 3. Voting Law Changes & Amendments

While not all have taken effect yet, the legislature has taken steps toward other major shifts:
• A proposed voting rights restoration amendment — to automatically restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated people upon release — passed the session and is moving toward the ballot.
• Work continues on other election law changes, including studies on things like ranked-choice voting and election scheduling.

⚖️ 4. Gun Laws (and Political Debate)

There hasn’t been an immediate dramatic overhaul of gun laws — but this is a major point of contention:
• In the recent past, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed many gun-control measures passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature.
• Now with Democrats in unified control, there is expectation among advocates on both sides that new gun legislation may be put forward once the legislative session fully gets underway under Gov. Spanberger (with some online political commentary predicting potentially significant changes).

📌 Summary — So What’s the “Quiet Revolution”?

It’s not one single law. It’s a shift in the political balance of power in Virginia with:

• A new governor — Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and first woman in the role.

• Democrats now controlling both legislative chambers and the governor’s office — enabling policy changes that were previously blocked or vetoed.

• Major constitutional amendments being advanced on ballot questions on reproductive rights, voting rights, and redistricting.

• Ongoing policy shifts and debates on elections, civil rights, guns, and more.

So the “quiet revolution” phrase you saw likely refers to this broad transformation in how political power and priorities are shaping policy in Virginia, especially compared to the state’s recent history of more divided government.

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Conclusion:  So the Democrats are now firmly in control in Virginia, the same as in 17 other states.  And 23 states have Republicans firmly in control.  So it seems like the headline is an exaggeration.  But I will update this if I see something else.

When will the Technological Singularity occur?

 The “technological singularity” is the hypothetical future point when superintelligent AI surpasses all human intelligence through a human-machine merger that irreversibly transforms civilization by transcending biological limits via neural implants, nanobots and cloud intelligence. This is fundamentally guided by a Transhumanism philosophy.

-- https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/01/16/dream-on-elon-ai-will-not-bring-utopia/

I asked ChatGPT when the singularity will occur?

what is the "technological singularity"? do you think this will occur and if so, approximately which year do you think it will happen?

The technological singularity is a hypothetical point in the future when technological progress—especially in artificial intelligence—becomes self-accelerating and effectively uncontrollable, leading to changes so profound that human life afterward would be fundamentally different and hard to predict.

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When might it happen?

Estimates vary wildly, but here’s a grounded range based on current trends:

• AGI (human-level general intelligence): plausibly 2030–2045

• Runaway self-improving superintelligence: uncertain, possibly 2040–2070, if at all

• A practical “singularity-like” world (where AI reshapes most industries and institutions): likely by the 2030s–2040s

If forced to give a single year for a meaningful singularity-style transition—not a sci-fi instant but a point of no return—I’d put it around 2040 ± 10 years.

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So, the robots will take over by 2040?  Get ready.

The Church of Climate and the Law of Unintended Consequences

 Read this excellent article: https://investor.fm/the-church-of-climate-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/

As an investor, my role is simple—my clients hire me to protect and grow their wealth. In other words, they hire me to make them money. The ESG movement, the vilification of oil companies, and the political incorrectness of investing in them have created opportunities; energy stocks were left for dead a few years ago. We took advantage of it. More importantly for this discussion, I am hired to make economic, not social decisions.

I do not apply my personal social filter when making investment decisions; I let my clients do that. We have a large, diverse client base with varying views on the world. The beauty of managing separate accounts is that we can customize portfolios to fit those views. Some clients tell us not to own tobacco, some have a beef with social media and tell us to never own Facebook (Meta), others have strong views on Elon Musk and ask us not to buy any Musk-related companies. Others ask us not to own oil companies. We even have clients who, due to their faith, don’t want us to own banks and liquor stocks. We don’t judge; we just don’t buy.

We are not allergic to investing in green energy stocks; they just have to make economic and financial sense—in other words, they have to be good investments (excluding subsidies, which are subject to political football). In the meantime, I focus on the reality of supply and demand, not the “religion” of the moment. The reality is that the world still runs on energy.

The website is called The Intellectual Investor by Vitaliy Katsenelson.