Colossus: The Elon Project
February 10, 2025
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Two conspiracy theories in one week- and unlike the one about John Fetterman, you can’t pin this one on me.
I stumbled across this video on YouTube, posted a month ago by a user named “Horror Mike.” Mike posits that the disappearance of the 1970 science fiction film “Colossus: The Forbin Project” from streaming platforms can be linked to Elon Musk.
(While the film can’t be streamed from commercial sites, it’s available online and you can buy it on physical media.)
Here’s a summary of the movie:
And here’s a look at Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence supercomputer, coincidentally(?) named Colossus:
The idea is Musk is suppressing the movie so people searching for information on his Colossus won’t also find out about the fictional machine that took over the world and put two and two together.
It doesn’t appear that Elon wants to control the country’s nuclear arsenal, but rather “Shrink government, control data and — according to one official closely watching the billionaire’s DOGE — replace “the human workforce with machines.”
In the meantime, a federal judge issued an order that temporarily restricts the billionaire and his DOGE team from accessing U.S. Department of Treasury payment systems and data. Elon’s reaction? The judge should be impeached.
Swell.
Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are coming
Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview
Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback
Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building
Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing cost
House Republicans mull taxes on scholarships and changes to student loan programs
One of Musk's DOGE teen muskrats was once fired for leaking company secrets. But he's probably trustworthy around government data, right?
Experts call for an immediate ban on Magic Sponges for household cleaning. Composed of melamine foam (formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer), the sponges shed microplastics when used. The particles remain on the surfaces you’ve cleaned, so hopefully you didn’t use it on any plates or eating utensils. And if you made certain to rinse them after you used the sponge on them, be aware the particles are too small to be filtered by municipal sewage systems, so they enter the ecosystem.
Scientists find major link between intermittent fasting and Alzheimer’s. Eating within a consistent six-hour window and fasting for the remainder of the day reduces disruptions in the body’s circadian rhythm, which appears to result in enhanced memory, reduced nighttime hyperactivity, and a consistent sleep pattern.
Court documents show not only did Meta torrent terabytes of pirated books to train AI models, employees wouldn't stop emailing each other about it: 'Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right'
Tesla sales are tanking across the world
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Among other things, today is- in no particular order of importance-
Clean Out Your Computer Day, International Cribbage Day, International Epilepsy Day, National "Have a Brownie" Day, National Cream Cheese Brownie Day, National Flannel Day, National Football Hangover Day, National Home Warranty Day, National Poop Day, Plimsoll Day, Teddy Day, Oatmeal Monday, and Umbrella Day.
Some persons born on this date with quotable quotes (Click on link after name for quotes):
1890 – Boris Pasternak, Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator (d. 1960)
1893 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and pianist (d. 1980)
1894 – Harold Macmillan, English captain and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1986)
1898 – Bertolt Brecht, German director, playwright, and poet (d. 1956)
1901 – Stella Adler, American actress and educator (d. 1992)
1961 – George Stephanopoulos, American television journalist
Other birthdays:
1906 – Lon Chaney Jr., American actor (d. 1973)
1929 – Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (d. 2004)
1930 – Robert Wagner, American actor and producer
1937 – Roberta Flack, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1964 – Glenn Beck, American journalist, producer, and author
1967 – Laura Dern, American actress, director, and producer
On This Day:
1940 – "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hit #1
1940 – The first Tom and Jerry cartoon, "Puss Gets the Boot" released by MGM
1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against United States intervention in Vietnam
1967 – The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.
1971 – “Tapestry”, Carole King’s second studio album, was released.
1989 – To gain deregulation, the World Wrestling Federation admitted pro wrestling was an exhibition and not a sport in a New Jersey court
1996 – IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time
2021 – Beginning of Texas' worst energy infrastructure failure, the 2021 Texas power crisis.
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