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Show Notes — 2026-05-26 # Hunchline: The Morning Line — Tuesday, May 26th 2026 Aerospace and space stocks go absolutely feral in pre-market trading with New Horizon Aircraft ripping over forty-two percent, the Pope drops a formal AI encyclical that breaks the internet, and Brussels is openly floating wealth taxes as Europe's fiscal situation deteriorates — meanwhile Bitcoin holds steady near seventy-six thousand and the Knicks dismantled Cleveland by thirty-seven points. ## In This Episode - **New Horizon Aircraft (HOVR) +42.7%** — Pre-market aerospace sector rip with multiple space and defense names moving thirty to forty percent simultaneously - **Pope Leo AI Encyclical** — Papal letter warns opaque algorithms controlled by few companies can bring new forms of dehumanization; calls for AI to be "disarmed" - **Brussels Wealth Taxes** — EU exploring wealth taxes as fiscal gaps widen across member states; digital euro framed as potential capital control mechanism - **Chris Olah AI Warning** — Anthropic co-founder warns AI will displace labor catastrophically with no mechanism to share resulting wealth - **Tech Billionaires + Performance Drugs** — Report reveals Silicon Valley elites used experimental biohacking compounds privately before commercializing them - **AI Girlfriends for Schoolboys** — Research finds boys as young as 12 forming romantic relationships with chatbots, affecting real-world social development - **Kazakhstan UAP Document** — Declassified intelligence document DOW-UAP-PR072 referencing an aerial phenomenon observation over Kazakhstan surfaces on research forums - **Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93** — New York drops a thirty-seven point beatdown on Cleveland ## Market Board | Ticker | Close | Change | |--------|-------|--------| | S&P 500 | $749.63 | +0.93% | | NASDAQ | $722.85 | +1.17% | | Russell 2000 | $287.91 | +1.92% | | Gold | $415.91 | -0.26% | | Bitcoin | $76,638 | -0.81% | | Ethereum | $2,093.36 | -0.83% | ## Sports + Odds **Completed Scores** - NBA: New York Knicks 130, Cleveland Cavaliers 93 - NHL: Carolina Hurricanes 3, Montréal Canadiens 2 - MLB: Washington Nationals 10, Cleveland Guardians 2 - MLB: Houston Astros 9, Texas Rangers 0 - MLB: Miami Marlins 8, Toronto Blue Jays 2 - MLB: Seattle Mariners 9, Athletics 2 - MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Colorado Rockies 3 - MLB: Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 0 - MLB: New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 3 - MLB: Baltimore Orioles 9, Tampa Bay Rays 7 **Upcoming Odds** - NBA: San Antonio Spurs (+158) at Oklahoma City Thunder (-188) - MLB: Tampa Bay Rays (-110) at Baltimore Orioles (-106) - MLB: Washington Nationals (+118) at Cleveland Guardians (-138) - MLB: Chicago Cubs (+108) at Pittsburgh Pirates (-126) **Prediction Markets** - US-Iran permanent peace deal by May 31: 26 cents yes - Strait of Hormuz traffic normal by end of May: 2.5 cents yes - Fed rate hike 50+ bps after next meeting: 0.3 cents yes ## Google Trends Watch 1. **Kirk Cousins** — NFL quarterback trending, likely injury or trade news 2. **Is Letterboxd down** — Movie tracking app experienced outage 3. **Eric Dane** — Actor trending from new project or viral interview 4. **Gage Jump** — Social media creator posted viral content 5. **Kuru** — Fatal prion disease trending after viral science article on neurodegenerative research 6. **Riot** — Likely Riot Games announcement or outage 7. **Snowfall** — Late-May cold snaps and snow hitting parts of the US 8. **Latest iPhone rumors** — New iPhone 17 specs or supply chain leaks circulating 9. **Snowflake** — Data analytics company earnings or product announcement 10. **Rockstar** — Likely Rockstar Games teaser or leak driving search volume ## Chapters 00:00 — The Board 02:20 — Daily Thread 05:40 — Stonks + Crypto 09:38 — Sports + Predictions 13:57 — Google Trends 17:34 — Conspiracy Corner 22:02 — The Wrap 23:25 — Today's Morning Line ## Legal Notice This episode discussed ongoing regulatory and legislative developments including the CLARITY Act