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EMERGENCY DEBATE: The Economy Is About To Collapse! The 2026 AI Crisis Nobody Sees Coming
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Why AI Could Trigger A Collapse And UBI Crisis
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Wherever a new power plant or data center is proposed in America, there is organised opposition. O'Leary hired forensic auditors and data scientists, traced the money through IRS filings, and found it leads back to China through a network of nonprofits called Arabella. He says it is happening in every state, every city, and he has handed 90 pages of evidence to the White House and FBI.
Cenk Uygur argues that every business is racing to cut 10–25% of employees via AI because whoever fires first gains a competitive advantage and stock market reward.
Every company is racing to fire 10–25% of its workforce using AI because the first one to do so gets a stock market reward. If they all do it, the result is not a recession but a depression. There is no government plan anywhere on earth for this outcome — and even the AI CEOs building these tools have already admitted it is inevitable.
While US entrepreneurs were stymied by regulation and alleged Chinese-funded opposition campaigns, China built 400 gigawatts of new coal-powered electricity in just 19 months. No environmental reviews. No community opposition. Just a supreme leader pointing at the ground and saying build. That is the adversary the US is racing against.
