
When the Universe Learned to Reflect

The Great Debasement: How America Is Quietly Rewriting the Value of Money
Since 1971, the dollar has lost 85% of its value. The S&P just added $17 trillion in 6 months. Welcome to the age of monetary debasement.

🔎 Today’s Daily Sift: Space/Astronomy
6000 exoplanets, Mars life hints, Saturn’s mystery beads, a comet on approach. The cosmos is alive—are we near first contact?
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When the Universe Learned to Reflect

The Great Debasement: How America Is Quietly Rewriting the Value of Money
Since 1971, the dollar has lost 85% of its value. The S&P just added $17 trillion in 6 months. Welcome to the age of monetary debasement.

🔎 Today’s Daily Sift: Space/Astronomy
6000 exoplanets, Mars life hints, Saturn’s mystery beads, a comet on approach. The cosmos is alive—are we near first contact?


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AI art is culture now: Ghibli-style portraits, Gemini’s Nano Banana figurines, retro Saree edits and viral “Hug My Younger Self” pics turning nostalgia into shareable art.
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X/Twitter rolling: AI-assisted notes, Imagine text-to-video, test of thumbs-up over heart, 1M note contributors, trend-sorted feeds, parody labels, video reactions + new video tab .
Firefighter Method challenge: creators prep like firefighters—overlay text then reveal a quick outfit change or essentials.
“I’m doing better, I made it to September”: reflective TikTok overlay trend celebrating resilience.
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TikTok soundboard: trending tracks—“If We Never Met,” “On Cam,” “Shiny,” “1901,” “Drug Dealing,” “Your Attention” .
Snapchat drops Memories Storage Plans: free 5GB, upgrades to 100GB, 250GB (Snap+) or 5TB; 12-month grace before overages purge.
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