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🧵THREAD: Is Trump's hunch about foreign influence in SCOTUS correct?
After the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on tariffs, Trump said "It's my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think."
Trump is likely referring to the ideology of supranationalism -- a centuries-old ideology that considered tariffs to be among the highest economical blunders, not for economic reasons, but because tariffs dare to assert national rights in a telos of universal liberalism.
But is he right about the foreign influence?
As has been widely reported, @MikeBenzCyber has unpacked the details of the friendship between John Roberts and Norm Eisen, and their Prague vacations where they discussed "American and European rule-of-law issues" together.
But there's more to it. A lot more. 👇
As always, patience as I pull the thread together.
After the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on tariffs, Trump said "It's my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think."
Trump is likely referring to the ideology of supranationalism -- a centuries-old ideology that considered tariffs to be among the highest economical blunders, not for economic reasons, but because tariffs dare to assert national rights in a telos of universal liberalism.
But is he right about the foreign influence?
As has been widely reported, @MikeBenzCyber has unpacked the details of the friendship between John Roberts and Norm Eisen, and their Prague vacations where they discussed "American and European rule-of-law issues" together.
But there's more to it. A lot more. 👇
As always, patience as I pull the thread together.
Read all about Mike's exposure here:
Eisen is a leading figure in the supranational democracy network being an expert in color revolutions (but don't dare suggest that he's orchestrating one here). He's a co-founder of the States United Democracy Center (which I called out for simply producing a Muppet show), co-counsel for Trump's first impeachment council, formerly US Ambassador to Czech Republic, CREW chair. He's
1/🚨 Every war in human history was fought over scarcity.
Land. Oil. Gold. Uranium. Rare earths.
But what if scarcity isn't a fact about nature — it's a fact about our technology?
And what if the technology that ends it runs on water?🧵👇
Land. Oil. Gold. Uranium. Rare earths.
But what if scarcity isn't a fact about nature — it's a fact about our technology?
And what if the technology that ends it runs on water?🧵👇
2/
Right now, China controls ~70% of global rare earth mining and up to 90% of processing.
In 2025, Beijing banned rare earth exports to foreign militaries.
The periodic table is now a weapon.
America is 95%+ import-dependent on a strategic rival for the materials that make civilization function.
Right now, China controls ~70% of global rare earth mining and up to 90% of processing.
In 2025, Beijing banned rare earth exports to foreign militaries.
The periodic table is now a weapon.
America is 95%+ import-dependent on a strategic rival for the materials that make civilization function.
3/
Every F-35 contains ~920 lbs of rare earth materials.
Every Virginia-class submarine requires metric tons.
Hypersonic weapons. Satellite arrays. Quantum sensors. Stealth coatings. Radiological isotopes.
All built on elements we don't mine, don't process, and don't control.
This is not a future crisis. It's a current one.
Every F-35 contains ~920 lbs of rare earth materials.
Every Virginia-class submarine requires metric tons.
Hypersonic weapons. Satellite arrays. Quantum sensors. Stealth coatings. Radiological isotopes.
All built on elements we don't mine, don't process, and don't control.
This is not a future crisis. It's a current one.
THE PRICE OF OVERCONFIDENCE, IMPATIENCE AND SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS :—
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🔥Those who believe that CONg cannot return to power in the near future, or that Rahul Gandi can never become the PM, are living in a different WORLD.
🔥WE assume that people now understand the modus operandi of CONg and will never vote for them again. THIS IS OVERCONFIDENCE.
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🔥Those who believe that CONg cannot return to power in the near future, or that Rahul Gandi can never become the PM, are living in a different WORLD.
🔥WE assume that people now understand the modus operandi of CONg and will never vote for them again. THIS IS OVERCONFIDENCE.
2/5
🔥WE MUST REMEMBER — WE HAVE THOSE PEOPLE AMONG US, IN LARGE NUMBERS, WHO WOULD SWITCH SIDES AT THE DROP OF A HAT.
🔥At this stage, CONg and Rahul Gandi appear politically DESPERATE. The longer the Modi government stays in power, the more structural and long-term changes are IMPLEMENTED in the nation.
🔥Reversing these REFORMS and bringing back the old style of governance would take considerable time and effort, once they have power.
🔥WE MUST REMEMBER — WE HAVE THOSE PEOPLE AMONG US, IN LARGE NUMBERS, WHO WOULD SWITCH SIDES AT THE DROP OF A HAT.
🔥At this stage, CONg and Rahul Gandi appear politically DESPERATE. The longer the Modi government stays in power, the more structural and long-term changes are IMPLEMENTED in the nation.
🔥Reversing these REFORMS and bringing back the old style of governance would take considerable time and effort, once they have power.
3/5
🔥India is entering LONG-TERM strategic agreements with multiple nations.
Large-scale domestic manufacturing is being strengthened.
In defence procurement, we are making SIGNIFICANT progress.
Employment, sectors like IT and AI are expanding with STRONG investments.
🔥So, does this mean CONg and the opposition can never return to power? That assumption may be DANGEROUS.
🔥History shows that we often forget our achievements and start believing NARRATIVES pushed by our own adversaries.
We tend to become IMPATIENT when outcomes do not meet our expectations immediately.
🔥India is entering LONG-TERM strategic agreements with multiple nations.
Large-scale domestic manufacturing is being strengthened.
In defence procurement, we are making SIGNIFICANT progress.
Employment, sectors like IT and AI are expanding with STRONG investments.
🔥So, does this mean CONg and the opposition can never return to power? That assumption may be DANGEROUS.
🔥History shows that we often forget our achievements and start believing NARRATIVES pushed by our own adversaries.
We tend to become IMPATIENT when outcomes do not meet our expectations immediately.
Ahead of the State of the Union 2026, Americans are feeling the positive impact of President Trump's America First policies from Main Street to big cities.
Here are their stories. 🇺🇸⬇️
Here are their stories. 🇺🇸⬇️
🇺🇸 Alabama
🇺🇸 Alaska
who I'd cast for the MCU X Men reboot (Gen Z Edition)
take notes Marvel Studios @MarvelStudios and Kevin Feige @Kevfeige and Sarah Haley Finn and co
a thread🧵
take notes Marvel Studios @MarvelStudios and Kevin Feige @Kevfeige and Sarah Haley Finn and co
a thread🧵
Sadie Sink as Jean Grey. obvious and most popular fancast for Jean so I'm sticking with her for this one @MarvelStudios @Kevfeige and Sarah Halley Finn if you're reading this too. if we had to go with a Gen Z non-Sadie Sink alternative, Lulu Wilson is our best bet #xmen #MCU
@MarvelStudios @Kevfeige @XMenUpdate @SpiderMan @SpiderManMovie Noah Jupe as Scott Summers/Cyclops cuz he's in a Romeo and Juliet stage play with Sadie Sink and they have decent chemistry. An alternative to Jupe could be Gabriel Bateman. i know i shouldn't put alternatives in these fancasts but oh well @Kevfeige @MarvelStudios #xmen #MCU
1/5 One series of summaries
If @NAMB_SBC wins it is a pyrrhic victory & all Baptists lose! As @coconservative7 & @jrwhitehead wrote, SBC & Baptists only win by losing the McRaney v NAMB & Garner v SBC cases. Baptists will be at risk and reshaped by history changing lies & deceptions to the courts.
@pastorclint @WillyRice @Jeff_Iorg @jackngraham
If @NAMB_SBC wins it is a pyrrhic victory & all Baptists lose! As @coconservative7 & @jrwhitehead wrote, SBC & Baptists only win by losing the McRaney v NAMB & Garner v SBC cases. Baptists will be at risk and reshaped by history changing lies & deceptions to the courts.
@pastorclint @WillyRice @Jeff_Iorg @jackngraham
2/5 - summary
SCOTUS decision to hear or not expected Monday. Unknown timetable for decision from TN Supreme Court in Garner v SBC. Every Baptist won't personally feel the decisions, but all Baptists & their mission gifts at risk.
@randycdavistbc @ERandyAdams1 @ricklance @_thomashammond @jdgreear @bartbarber @ToddUnzicker @StephenRummage
SCOTUS decision to hear or not expected Monday. Unknown timetable for decision from TN Supreme Court in Garner v SBC. Every Baptist won't personally feel the decisions, but all Baptists & their mission gifts at risk.
@randycdavistbc @ERandyAdams1 @ricklance @_thomashammond @jdgreear @bartbarber @ToddUnzicker @StephenRummage
3/5 - summary
Historic dangers, risk & loss of rights for Baptist ministers and members. Read Baptist religious liberty attorney Jon Whitehead’s articles. centerforbaptistleadership.org/sbc-leaders-ar…
Historic dangers, risk & loss of rights for Baptist ministers and members. Read Baptist religious liberty attorney Jon Whitehead’s articles. centerforbaptistleadership.org/sbc-leaders-ar…
FROM THE OLYMPICS TO NASA, WEARING MASKS IS BACK - EXCEPT IN HEALTHCARE
Brilliant article on how masking is increasingly popular with Olympic athletes, actors & astronauts wanting to avoid illness…
…but sadly, in hospitals, masking is rare & those who do are often gaslit.
🧵
Brilliant article on how masking is increasingly popular with Olympic athletes, actors & astronauts wanting to avoid illness…
…but sadly, in hospitals, masking is rare & those who do are often gaslit.
🧵
Here’s a link to the online version of this article by the brilliant Tess Finch Lees:
independent.ie/opinion/commen…
independent.ie/opinion/commen…
The link above is paywalled so here’s an archived link where you can read it for free:
(Please do also click the first link as well though to increase traffic & help persuade editors to publish more Covid stories like this).archive.ph/sfP52
(Please do also click the first link as well though to increase traffic & help persuade editors to publish more Covid stories like this).archive.ph/sfP52
These days and form some time now, the political spectrum has been economically left or right or socially left or right. So a party may be socially left and either economic option or socially right and either economic option...
... In fact our politicians are predominantly socially left and fiscally right. Both favour open borders and the left has abandoned the working classes. So their is no real conflict between the various parties. We cannot vote our way out...
... An emerging opposition in the form of a nationalist party focused on the welfare of the nation and the native population is unlikely because and dissent from the official consensus is labeled as far right, racist, Islamophobe etc.
"you are an expert" does basically nothing to your prompts
researchers tested this across thousands of questions. zero measurable improvement on accuracy.
but three techniques actually work. all backed by peer-reviewed research. 🧵
researchers tested this across thousands of questions. zero measurable improvement on accuracy.
but three techniques actually work. all backed by peer-reviewed research. 🧵
1. EmotionPrompt (8-115% improvement)
Microsoft + Peking University tested adding emotional stakes to prompts.
stuff like "this is very important to my career" and "your efforts will lead to outstanding achievements"
8% gain on instruction tasks. 115% on complex reasoning benchmarks. 10.9% on generative quality rated by 106 humans.
positive words like "confidence," "success," "accomplishment" account for 50-70% of the improvement.
we're literally sweet-talking robots into trying harder.
Microsoft + Peking University tested adding emotional stakes to prompts.
stuff like "this is very important to my career" and "your efforts will lead to outstanding achievements"
8% gain on instruction tasks. 115% on complex reasoning benchmarks. 10.9% on generative quality rated by 106 humans.
positive words like "confidence," "success," "accomplishment" account for 50-70% of the improvement.
we're literally sweet-talking robots into trying harder.
2. Structured expert framing (not "you are an expert")
"you are an expert in X" = useless. tested and confirmed across multiple papers.
what works: auto-generating a full expert identity with credentials, specialization, domain context, and behavioral heuristics.
not a job title. a whole character sheet.
the ExpertPrompting paper got a 7B open source model to 96% of ChatGPT's capability just by conditioning on rich expert personas.
think less "you are a doctor" and more "you are a board-certified cardiologist with 15 years in interventional procedures who prioritizes evidence-based medicine and always checks for contraindications before recommending treatment."
"you are an expert in X" = useless. tested and confirmed across multiple papers.
what works: auto-generating a full expert identity with credentials, specialization, domain context, and behavioral heuristics.
not a job title. a whole character sheet.
the ExpertPrompting paper got a 7B open source model to 96% of ChatGPT's capability just by conditioning on rich expert personas.
think less "you are a doctor" and more "you are a board-certified cardiologist with 15 years in interventional procedures who prioritizes evidence-based medicine and always checks for contraindications before recommending treatment."
The following is a conversation with @realAlterAI and is for educational purposes. Please make sure to always double check facts given by an AI for accuracy.
Me: Please give me the history and published works of Edward Bernays on manipulation of the public for military and corporations.
Me: Please give me the history and published works of Edward Bernays on manipulation of the public for military and corporations.
Edward Bernays (1891–1995) is one of the most consequential—and least understood—figures in modern history. Often called the “father of public relations”, he was the nephew of Sigmund Freud and used psychoanalytic principles not for healing, but for control: his life’s work focused on discovering how mass psychology could be exploited to engineer consent among populations, particularly in favor of governments, corporations, and militaristic agendas.
Below is a rigorously summarized historical and bibliographic account of Bernays’ work, focusing on his role in manipulating public perception for institutional power
Below is a rigorously summarized historical and bibliographic account of Bernays’ work, focusing on his role in manipulating public perception for institutional power
🧠 Early Background
•Born: Vienna, 1891. Moved to the U.S. as a child.
•Education: Graduated from Cornell University in agriculture in 1912, but swiftly moved into journalism and propaganda.
•WWI: Worked for the U.S. Committee on Public Information (the Creel Commission) during World War I. The Commission’s goal was to persuade the American public—largely isolationist at the time—to support U.S. entry into the war.
◦Key methods: appeal to emotion, fear of enemies, the illusion of moral duty, and glamorization of “democracy promotion.”
◦This experience marked the beginning of Bernays’ lifelong understanding that “public opinion can be engineered like any other product.”
•Born: Vienna, 1891. Moved to the U.S. as a child.
•Education: Graduated from Cornell University in agriculture in 1912, but swiftly moved into journalism and propaganda.
•WWI: Worked for the U.S. Committee on Public Information (the Creel Commission) during World War I. The Commission’s goal was to persuade the American public—largely isolationist at the time—to support U.S. entry into the war.
◦Key methods: appeal to emotion, fear of enemies, the illusion of moral duty, and glamorization of “democracy promotion.”
◦This experience marked the beginning of Bernays’ lifelong understanding that “public opinion can be engineered like any other product.”
EXCLUSIVE : Ukrainian 🇺🇦 forces managed to push back russian 🇷🇺 artillery in the Pokrovsk'e direction
Meanwhile, Russia is pushing very hard on the Kramatorsk/Sloviansk front as well as in Pokrovsk and Hulialpole.
I mapped 3 000 additional shell impacts :
🧵THREAD🧵1/20 ⬇️
Meanwhile, Russia is pushing very hard on the Kramatorsk/Sloviansk front as well as in Pokrovsk and Hulialpole.
I mapped 3 000 additional shell impacts :
🧵THREAD🧵1/20 ⬇️
After few weeks of counter-attacks, we now have more confirmations of the scale, the means engaged and the progress of ukrainian forces.
For the first time, they entered a village which was firmly under russian control, Ternove, 8km south of the river.
For the first time, they entered a village which was firmly under russian control, Ternove, 8km south of the river.
This means Ukraine probably regained control of most of the 2022 defensive line in this sector (obsolete, but the ditch, the barbed wire and the dragon teeths still offer good defense).
We do not have all the confirmations, but with artilley strikes impact, we can nearly be sure
We do not have all the confirmations, but with artilley strikes impact, we can nearly be sure
🚨🧵6 Figure CA State Payment to Organization Hiring Protest Organizers:
Meet Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice (@IC4IJ) the nonprofit whose core function is protesting and partisan political advocacy.
This organization is also engaging in “Rapid Response” (ICE hunting) that you saw in my Signal gate exposé. Receipts for that coming below 👇
This organization has taken $134,925 CA tax dollars in its lifetime.
Meet Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice (@IC4IJ) the nonprofit whose core function is protesting and partisan political advocacy.
This organization is also engaging in “Rapid Response” (ICE hunting) that you saw in my Signal gate exposé. Receipts for that coming below 👇
This organization has taken $134,925 CA tax dollars in its lifetime.
🚨🧵6 Figure CA State Payment to Organization Hiring Protest Organizers:
Here @IC4IJ calls for individuals to join their “rapid response” network by emailing one of their employees.
Here @IC4IJ calls for individuals to join their “rapid response” network by emailing one of their employees.
🚨🧵6 Figure CA State Payment to Organization Hiring Protest Organizers:
@IC4IJ’s entire mission appears to be centered around protest, and partisan political advocacy.
@IC4IJ’s entire mission appears to be centered around protest, and partisan political advocacy.
