Illinois Becomes 13TH State To a
Allow Medical Aid In Dying

The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug. – Article

MAiD is also currently authorized in these other states:

• California (2015)
• Colorado (2016)
• Delaware (2025)
• Hawaii (2019)
• Maine (2019)
• Montanta (2009)
• New Jersey (2019)
• New Mexico (2021)
• Oregon (1994)
• Vermont (2013)
• Washington D.C. (2017)
• Washington (2009)

Assisted dying in some form is also legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Austria, all six states in Australia. It differs per country how assisted dying is legalized. – Source

A society that affirms life and accepts the inevitability of death, embraces expanded options for compassionate dying...

You know what they say – death cults are the most compassionate when it comes to offing yourself.

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THE GRID WILL BREAK FIRST
By Shanaka Anslem Perera

Texas just received requests for 226 gigawatts of data center power.

The entire state runs on 85 gigawatts.

Here is what nobody is telling you.

ERCOT's interconnection queue nearly quadrupled in twelve months. From 63 gigawatts in December 2024 to 226 gigawatts by November 2025. Seventy-three percent is data centers. The AI infrastructure buildout is now the largest in American history.

But here is the number that changes everything: 3%.

Of the 226 gigawatts requested, only 7.5 gigawatts are actually connected and operating. Fifty-seven percent of the queue has not even submitted planning studies. Joshua Rhodes at UT Austin called it "laughable." His estimate for what actually gets built by 2030? Twenty to thirty gigawatts. Ten percent of the queue.

The rest is vapor.

Meanwhile, Oracle just delayed OpenAI data centers from 2027 to 2028. The company carries $108 billion in debt. Negative $10 billion free cash flow. Credit default swaps at 126 to ...