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🧵As our technological level continues to improve, we’re approaching a societal maturity test: we either learn to coexist and work together or we stop evolving. Our challenges are already global: access and usage of space, its resources and our orbit, climate change, 1/6
the energy crisis, pandemics, etc. There are frameworks that have provided results to those adhering to them: the EU framework and the NATO one. If the EU framework were to shed its geographical roots and become a multi-tiered global framework, and embed a NATO-like modrl 2/6
for the defense aspects, this new global framework would be humanity’s biggest chance to evolve into a more fair, safe and transparent world, where you’re not forced into doing the right things but the right thing becomes the more convenient thing to do. 3/6
🧵War on the Striker — My interpretation of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. “The Strike” is not some ordinary labor stoppage. It is a thunderous, deliberate withdrawal of the world’s creators, the prime movers whose minds and hands keep civilization alive.
Industrialists, inventors, scientists, artists, thinkers… the souls who dream, build, and produce at the highest levels. They simply lay down their tools. They vanish from the world; factories, laboratories, studios, and boardrooms. Not out of laziness or spite, but as an act of profound moral rebellion.
They are done being exploited, shackled by regulations, demonized by the very society that feeds on their genius.
They go on strike against a world that punishes excellence and rewards mediocrity. They refuse to carry the weight of Atlas any longer.
And in their absence, the lights begin to go out.
That is the War on the Striker. It is the ultimate question every creator must eventually face: Why should I keep giving my life to those who hate me for it?
When the prime movers walk away, the illusion shatters. The looters are left staring at the ruins they helped create, finally forced to confront the source of all the wealth, beauty, and progress they took for granted.
This is not withdrawal.
This is awakening.
This is power.
The Strike is the quiet revolution of the soul that built the world saying: Enough is enough.
#GoodReads #Books #AtlasShrugged #AynRand
Industrialists, inventors, scientists, artists, thinkers… the souls who dream, build, and produce at the highest levels. They simply lay down their tools. They vanish from the world; factories, laboratories, studios, and boardrooms. Not out of laziness or spite, but as an act of profound moral rebellion.
They are done being exploited, shackled by regulations, demonized by the very society that feeds on their genius.
They go on strike against a world that punishes excellence and rewards mediocrity. They refuse to carry the weight of Atlas any longer.
And in their absence, the lights begin to go out.
That is the War on the Striker. It is the ultimate question every creator must eventually face: Why should I keep giving my life to those who hate me for it?
When the prime movers walk away, the illusion shatters. The looters are left staring at the ruins they helped create, finally forced to confront the source of all the wealth, beauty, and progress they took for granted.
This is not withdrawal.
This is awakening.
This is power.
The Strike is the quiet revolution of the soul that built the world saying: Enough is enough.
#GoodReads #Books #AtlasShrugged #AynRand
Who is John Galt?
When the prime movers walk away, the illusion shatters. The looters are left staring at the ruins they helped create, finally forced to confront the source of all the wealth, beauty, and progress they took for granted.
#GoodReads #Books #AtlasShrugged #AynRand #Rails
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When the prime movers walk away, the illusion shatters. The looters are left staring at the ruins they helped create, finally forced to confront the source of all the wealth, beauty, and progress they took for granted.
#GoodReads #Books #AtlasShrugged #AynRand #Rails
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🌌 Who is John Galt?
The question that still echoes through time—especially now, when creators are exhausted, looters are loud, and the world feels like it’s running on borrowed tales.
In “Atlas Shrugged”, Ayn Rand didn’t just write a novel… she issued a warning. When the prime movers walk away, the illusion of “society” collapses. The lights go out. The looters are left holding the ruins, finally forced to face the truth they spent their lives denying:
Everything they took for granted was built by the very minds they tried to chain.
This powerful visual says it all — “The Strike” isn’t just fiction. It’s a mirror.
Are you feeling the weight of this message in 2026?
Are we watching the strike unfold in real time?
#AtlasShrugged #AynRand #WhoIsJohnGalt #GoodReads #Objectivism
The question that still echoes through time—especially now, when creators are exhausted, looters are loud, and the world feels like it’s running on borrowed tales.
In “Atlas Shrugged”, Ayn Rand didn’t just write a novel… she issued a warning. When the prime movers walk away, the illusion of “society” collapses. The lights go out. The looters are left holding the ruins, finally forced to face the truth they spent their lives denying:
Everything they took for granted was built by the very minds they tried to chain.
This powerful visual says it all — “The Strike” isn’t just fiction. It’s a mirror.
Are you feeling the weight of this message in 2026?
Are we watching the strike unfold in real time?
#AtlasShrugged #AynRand #WhoIsJohnGalt #GoodReads #Objectivism
1/ This is what it looks like on Europe-wide Gallup polls. Greenland is absolutely the thing that has destroyed approval of Trump, and the US, in Europe. Note that Denmark, formerly one of the most US countries in Europe, is now the most anti-US.
2/ If you plot the YouGov approval ratings for the big Western European countries over time, it's very clear that Trump's approval in Europe collapsed during the Greenland crisis in December-January 2026 and has continued falling since.
3/ This is why the European far right is now scrambling to distance itself from Trump in every country where he had previously been seen by them as an ally; he's now far too unpopular for this to work any more.
🧵Lebanon Update 4.24.26
Summary:
- IDF Raids Dibbine / North Marjaayoun
- Demolition Activity in Houla and Bint Jibel
- IDF Enters At Tiri
- Clearing Activity along the coast
Map Link: google.com/maps/d/u/0/emb…
H/T: @LebMonitor1
Satellite Imagery: @SoarAtlas
More Info Below⏬ x.com/Stinky91584609…
Summary:
- IDF Raids Dibbine / North Marjaayoun
- Demolition Activity in Houla and Bint Jibel
- IDF Enters At Tiri
- Clearing Activity along the coast
Map Link: google.com/maps/d/u/0/emb…
H/T: @LebMonitor1
Satellite Imagery: @SoarAtlas
More Info Below⏬ x.com/Stinky91584609…
Sentinel-2 images confirm that the IDF conducted a raid on the village of Dibbine just before the ceasefire.
It is highly likely that they withdrew from the area now that the ceasefire came into effect, however it is still unclear.
It is highly likely that they withdrew from the area now that the ceasefire came into effect, however it is still unclear.
The IDF entered At-Tayri for the first time, with demolition activity visible on S2.
Looking east, a large expansion of demolition ops is clear in in the city of Bint Jibel, a former Hezbollah Stronghold.
Other clearing activity spotted in Hanine/Rchaf.
Looking east, a large expansion of demolition ops is clear in in the city of Bint Jibel, a former Hezbollah Stronghold.
Other clearing activity spotted in Hanine/Rchaf.
If you know me, you know that I like retro connectivity! Recently I picked up this most excellent WiRSa v3 (WiFi to Serial Adapter) from RetroDisks. It provides many ways to get online. Let's go through them and talk about my experiences with this device in a 🧵 here!
So, first, from the first post, you saw a picture of the device. I pulled that from the GitHub page that explains how to use this thing. You can find it here: github.com/nullvalue0/WiR…
Alright, let's explore. So, when you get the device, the first thing you get to do is configure WiFi! You can either do that the manual way, or the automated way. This device is smart enough to detect nearby networks, which is pretty stellar!
I absolutely hate when people just related Aryabhatt to zero only. I mean he wrote a entire book and surely there was not only 'zero' there. So, I am writing this thread to shutdown this non-sense for once and all. 🧵
1/9 In his text Aryabhatiya, Aryabhata calculated π to be 3.1416, which is accurate to four decimal places. He wrote "Add four to 100, multiply by eight, and then add 62,000. By this rule the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 20,000 can be approached."
2/9 Remarkably, he used the Sanskrit word "āsanna" (meaning "approaching"), suggesting he intuitively knew π was an irrational number—over 1,200 years before Europe proved it!
Kachagolla Kotha 🧵😋
Subtle, simple & elegant this close dry sibling of Roshogolla has been celebrated across ages, with a dedicated royal following from Rani Bhabani to Queen Victoria, hailed among the best of Bengal's sweet platter, from Rabindranath to Sanjeev Kapoor !
Subtle, simple & elegant this close dry sibling of Roshogolla has been celebrated across ages, with a dedicated royal following from Rani Bhabani to Queen Victoria, hailed among the best of Bengal's sweet platter, from Rabindranath to Sanjeev Kapoor !
carrying even a partition shift in its journey too. The thrilling trace of Kachagolla has its own legacy!
Historically, finest Kachagolla is said to have originated & popularised from Natore, as legend say, later spread to Bongaon as its hub in Bengal with a partition connect.
Historically, finest Kachagolla is said to have originated & popularised from Natore, as legend say, later spread to Bongaon as its hub in Bengal with a partition connect.
The origin story of Natore’s Kachagolla too isn’t very different from Jobhora or Roshogolla, much coincidental wonder to say. The origin story is tied to a century-old sweet shop run by Madhusudhan Pal in Natore, when one day his workers were absent.
@ghostlytom @Excellentsalvic Sin, guilt, and freedom. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned, disaster has taken its course. Yet redemption is already hinted at.
"Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
"Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
@ghostlytom @Excellentsalvic Jesus Christ, who was both God and man, knew no sin and gave his life as a sacrifice for us, so that we might be saved. John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" John 1:36 Looking
@ghostlytom @Excellentsalvic back at Jesus as he passed by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!" John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
@BarackObama @NYCMayor 1/8 THANK you President Obama, for your STEADFAST efforts and desire to make this world a better place to live in, and Mayor Mamdani, for keeping your promise to your people to provide daycare, something Donald Trump says we don't have the money for
2/8 right BEFORE he asks Congress for BILLIONS of dollars more to support his destructive war with Iran, which has started an energy crisis not just for the U.S., but for the ENTIRE globe. You and your wife Michelle President Obama NEVER stopped serving the American people once
3/8 you left the WH, and are STILL supporting essential services for us. We THANK you for your tireless efforts, and owe you and Michelle a DEBT of gratitude. Watching you two in that classroom having fun with schoolchildren was heartwarming, the entire classroom full of tiny,
100% wrong substantively.
The key change in 2025 is that a rising share of China's surplus is being recycled through the state banks.
They aren't the PBOC but they aren't exactly private either
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The key change in 2025 is that a rising share of China's surplus is being recycled through the state banks.
They aren't the PBOC but they aren't exactly private either
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The IIF (in a McGreever article) made the same analytic error. The Fund, which hasn't taken fx surveillance of China seriously for some time also fails to disaggregate non reserve outflows into state/ truly private. Tis is time to catch up analytically to reality
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this isn't hard analytically, tis almost all in settlement
you just need to realize that there are a lot of state driven flows (across Asia + in the oil exporters) that aren't captured in reserves, and be willing to go deeper than FDI/ portfolio flows/ other
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you just need to realize that there are a lot of state driven flows (across Asia + in the oil exporters) that aren't captured in reserves, and be willing to go deeper than FDI/ portfolio flows/ other
3/3
🧵Some other important swap line factoids:
1/ Robert McCauley has been warning about the potential weaponisation of dollar swap lines for quite a while. In this view, the US is likely to apply statecrafty terms and conditions on dollar liquidity access as and when tensions escalate.
cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…
1/ Robert McCauley has been warning about the potential weaponisation of dollar swap lines for quite a while. In this view, the US is likely to apply statecrafty terms and conditions on dollar liquidity access as and when tensions escalate.
cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…
2/ Dollar liquidity + conditionality => to allies only = New US sphere of influence. Over time, this new dollar swap line diplomacy club stands to displace the IMF-based system or bifurcate it in the old Cold War sense.
ft.com/content/4ae6fb…
ft.com/content/4ae6fb…
3/ American 'dollar swap line' diplomacy (or, if you prefer, weaponisation) is mostly a counter to Chinese 'yuan swap line' diplomacy. While the Fed has 5 lines in place, China has 31.. including with the ECB, BoE, BoC and the UAE.
Read this carefully.
Yesterday the Department of Justice arrested a Green Beret named Gannon Ken Van Dyke. He bet thirty-three thousand dollars on a classified military operation he helped plan. He won four hundred and nine thousand dollars. He tried to hide the money. He got caught. Now he is charged with five federal crimes.
That is the headline. That is the news.
I want to tell you what is going to happen next 🧵
Yesterday the Department of Justice arrested a Green Beret named Gannon Ken Van Dyke. He bet thirty-three thousand dollars on a classified military operation he helped plan. He won four hundred and nine thousand dollars. He tried to hide the money. He got caught. Now he is charged with five federal crimes.
That is the headline. That is the news.
I want to tell you what is going to happen next 🧵
When the President of the United States was asked about the arrest yesterday, he was sitting in the Oval Office. Reporters asked him what he thought about an active-duty soldier using classified information to make four hundred thousand dollars on a betting site.
His response, in his own words, was this:
"That's like Pete Rose betting on his own team."
Pete Rose was a baseball player. He was banned from baseball for life in 1989 for betting on his own team while playing for and managing the Cincinnati Reds. For decades, Pete Rose was the most famous example in American sports of a man who broke the most basic rule of his profession.
"That's like Pete Rose betting on his own team."
Pete Rose was a baseball player. He was banned from baseball for life in 1989 for betting on his own team while playing for and managing the Cincinnati Reds. For decades, Pete Rose was the most famous example in American sports of a man who broke the most basic rule of his profession.
