Nostradamus
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He thought about becoming a Supreme Court justice but instead went to Silicon Valley, where he developed a reputation as “the Nostradamus of AI.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Throw in the affordability crisis — from food to energy bills — and you have an economic outlook that Nostradamus would be hard pressed to predict.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
And on election night, as his prophecies came true one after another, he got upgraded from “I don’t know this guy but I hope against hope that he’s right” to Nostradamus.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2024
Actor Richard Moll, best known for playing bailiff Nostradamus “Bull” Shannon in the original “Night Court” sitcom, died Thursday at home in Big Bear Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Melquíades got deeper into his interpretations of Nostradamus.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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