The Hedonist — Sunday, 17 May 2026

A towering golden statue of Donald Trump in a classic pose, covered in brilliant gold leaf, standing on a manicured green golf course at sunset, dramatic rim lighting, 85mm prime lens, 4K HDR professional photography.

Articles #

President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at a lavish state banquet in Beijing, gold-trimmed plates, crystal glasses, dramatic chandelier lighting, 50mm lens, cinematic 4K HDR.

TRUMP UNVEILS GOLD STATUE AMID GLOBAL PAGEANTRY BLITZ #

Pastor Mark Burns stood on the manicured grass of Doral on Friday to unveil a ten-foot monument to the ultimate American brand. The statue, dubbed Don Colossus and gleaming under a layer of gold leaf, was commissioned by the $PATRIOT cryptocurrency group to honor the man who has turned personal fame into a sovereign asset. According to Time Magazine, the President phoned into the ceremony to thank his supporters for creating what he called "the real deal." The display at…

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Close-up of a high-tech server rack with glowing purple and green neon lights, digital glitch effects, macro photography, 4K HDR, shallow depth of field.

MALWARE WORMS EAT THROUGH THE ELITE DIGITAL PERIMETER #

Raphael Silva, a security researcher at Aikido, watched the digital worms crawl through the software supply chain this week as a new malware campaign dubbed Mini Shai-Hulud began to feast on the industry’s most trusted tools. The campaign has compromised hundreds of open-source packages, including the high-profile TanStack Router and…

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HOLLYWOOD REBOOTS WITH ONE WEEK MOVIES AND NO OUTSOURCING #

Director Jon Erwin spent exactly seven days on a Los Angeles soundstage to film a biblical epic that would normally have taken months of grueling location shoots. Using advanced AI-driven visual effects, Erwin produced "The Old Stories: Moses" with a lean crew of just 100 people who never had to…

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SINALOA SECURITY CHIEF SURRENDERS TO NEW YORK PROSECUTORS #

Gerardo Mérida Sánchez walked into an Arizona courtroom on Friday to face the beginning of the end for his career in Mexican law enforcement. The former secretary of public security…

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ROBOT ARMIES SEIZE THE WAREHOUSES IN GERMAN AUTOMATION BLITZ #

The warehouse in St. Leon-Rot, Germany, has become a silent laboratory for the end of the human grunt. SAP and Cyberwave have successfully deployed a fleet of fully autonomous, AI-powered…

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In Brief #

CANADIAN DOLLAR HITS SEVEN DAY SLUMP

The loonie continued its longest losing streak since January as yield spreads widened between Canada and the U.S. According to Reuters, the Canadian economy lost over 17,000 jobs in April, driving the unemployment rate to a six-month high of 6.9%.

ANTHROPIC RELEASES POWERFUL MYTHOS SECURITY MODEL

Anthropic’s new Mythos AI model is being hailed as a defining moment for digital risk after demonstrating the ability to find and exploit software vulnerabilities faster than humans. Per govtech.com, the model can weaponize offensive cyber capabilities, making patch readiness more urgent for the public sector.

TRUMP PROPOSES NATIONAL GARDEN OF HEROES

The President has announced plans for a massive sculpture garden in Washington's West Potomac Park to honor America's greatest greats. The project, which requires congressional approval, would transform one of the world’s most beautiful public spaces into a gallery of statues, according to a Truth Social post.