Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Jan. 6 Archive: The Capitol Charges : NPR

Posted on January 6, 2026 by PlatoHagel

NPR tracked 1,575 criminal cases stemming from the events of Jan. 6, 2021. The database also provides publicly accessible — and searchable — information, including, in hundreds of cases, video evidence from exhibits filed by the Department of Justice in … Continue reading →

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The true architecture of Arctic sovereignty

Posted on January 6, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Canadian Arctic sovereignty is not secured by: stealth, speed, or alliance reassurance. It is secured by: Canadian sensors seeing first Canadian systems deciding first Canadian leaders choosing what to share, when, and why Aircraft must serve this order, not reverse … Continue reading →

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AI Governance Strategy Looks Like

Posted on January 2, 2026 by PlatoHagel

 What a Ground-Up AI Governance Strategy Looks Like Start with Vision & Principles: Define national values and risk-based ethical foundations. Build Governance Architecture: Multilayer institutions with a mix of voluntary and regulatory mechanisms aligned to international norms. Ensure Sovereign Infrastructure: … Continue reading →

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AI Governance and The Canadian Opportunity(and Risk)

Posted on January 1, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Canada’s sovereign AI strategy creates a rare opening: infrastructure is being built before norms are fixed. This allows for: Governance baked into design, not added as apology Citizen involvement as structure, not consultation AI as a civic instrument, not merely … Continue reading →

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The Philosophical Alignment

Posted on December 31, 2025 by PlatoHagel

We will examine household sovereignty, grid dependence, and rural resilience under the architecture you proposed: solar generation paired with sodium-ion batteries as fast electrical memory. ⸻ I. Household Sovereignty: remembering before commanding A household gains sovereignty not by producing vast … Continue reading →

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Saving in a Crisis

Posted on December 22, 2025 by PlatoHagel

HOUSEHOLD CONTINUITY HANDOUT Preparation for disruption without fear or prediction Purpose: To help households continue calmly through freezes, inflation, or slow disruption by reducing sudden demands and preserving daily function. ⸻ THE ONE RULE Prepare for continuity, not catastrophe. Anything … Continue reading →

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Orwellian

Posted on December 20, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Another Possible Short Socratic Dialogue on the Naming of Subtle Power Socrates: Tell me, Platohagel, when a word is spoken, does it merely point, or does it also persuade? Platohagel: It does both, Socrates. It names, yet it also leans … Continue reading →

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A Possible Dialogue between Socrates and Plato

Posted on December 16, 2025 by PlatoHagel

A synoptic discovery synthesized into a dialogue of exchange bringing us to the insights necessary for an understanding of Sovereignty. A dialectic exchange, arriving at what becomes self- evident. A first principle to which a country’s understanding can begin. Continue reading →

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Lithium-ion(EVs) and Sodium-ion(Storage Batteries)

Posted on December 14, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Stress test: a hostile or retreating U.S. policy shift The chart shows illustrative annual manufacturing capacity, not predictions. Blue line (Lithium): Steady, disciplined growth. Reflects EV-linked expansion. Tops out around ~220 GWh by 2035. Orange line (Sodium): Slow start (policy … Continue reading →

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National Security Strategy

Posted on December 9, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Trump’s Monroe Doctrine- United States National Security Strategy 👥 Who reportedly shaped the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) While authorship is rarely publicly enumerated line-by-line, recent coverage of the 2025 NSS gives us a few names and clues about who … Continue reading →

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