by Leif Jensen | Feb 11, 2026 | Rant |
AI has caused one of my sons who decided to hold off on law school and joined the military to get trained at someone else’s expenses on the current trends. He expects to see AI up front and see how it will replace him and others once he is fully trained. He already...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 9, 2026 | Rant |
The evolving landscape of U.S. electricity is marked by three interconnected trends poised to shape its future over the next few years, influencing both consumers and infrastructure. First, consumers face persistently escalating electric bills, with recent data...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 4, 2026 | Rant |
Data center electricity demand, largely driven by the AI boom, is expected to rise 22% in 2025 and could nearly triple by 2030, straining electric grids and raising serious concerns about reliability and pricing for consumers and utilities alike. Utilities face a...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 2, 2026 | Rant |
Major layoffs were announced in 2025 include: UPS – 48,000 positions Nestle – 16,0000 positions Amazon – 14,000 positions Bosch – 13,000 positions Dell – 12,000 positions Accenture – 11,000 positions Nissan – 11,000 positions Intel – 10,000 positions Microsoft –...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 17, 2025 | Rant |
Illinois residents pay the highest property taxes in the nation. Illinois Policy Institute research shows Cook County property tax bills have risen 78% since 2007, despite median property values rising just 7.3%. The treasurer reported last year’s collections were...
by Leif Jensen | Nov 5, 2025 | Rant |
As a country we don’t know how to fix anything any more. The world is more complex, a hundred years ago when I was a kid, tv’s had tubes in them. Yes, I am that old… Now when a tv was not working you would unscrew the back off of the tv and look at the tubes, it one...
