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Apr 19
Interesting WSJ story about the Emirates request for a swap line --

the UAE hasn't reported its end March reserves but it went into the conflict with tons of reserves and no shortage of liquid bills in US custodians

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Given the central bank's ample apparent liquidity, the immense assets of Abu Dhabi's sovereign funds and the UAE/ Abu Dhabi's clear ability to borrow dollars, I am not sure there is a realistic prospect that the UAE will ever run short of dollars

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But the fact that they have asked is interesting -- and they clearly think the threat of using yuan is a way to get the attention of the United States (my sense is that the Trump Administration is a bit too concerned about this ... )

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wsj.com/world/middle-e…
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Apr 19
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EQUALITY, EQUITY, & JUSTICE (INTERESTING EXPLANATION) 😊

Three individuals stand behind a fence watching a football match. One is tall. One is of average height. One is shorter. Image
1st Scenario: Everyone receives the same box to stand on. It sounds fair, right? But the shortest person still cannot see over the fence. That is equality.
2nd Scenario: So we try something better. We give more boxes to the person who needs them most. Now all three can see the match. That is equity. But then someone asks a deeper question: Why is there a fence blocking their view in the first place?
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Apr 19
🔥🔥🔥Breaking! Obama linked Ushahidi of Kenya created New Knowledge who was involved in Project Birmingham aka the Hamilton68 Russian bot Hoax. Ushahidi will prove to be a major factor in current and past events. We are talking the 2020 election AND January 6th too! (Those will be in another part.) And it’s gonna get a whole lot worse than just the elections!

🔹PART FOUR! Elections, Obama, Ushahidi and Big Tech. Let’s get some Ushahidi facts straight before the later exposé parts. Trust me, you’ll want to get familiar.

For starters, Barack Obama used Ushahidi for his 2012 election. And it was also used to monitor the 2016 US election from Kenya.

The now prev CEO of Ushahidi, Nat Manning, was the first ever Chief Data Officer of USAID under Obama. And Ushahidi was actually partnered with USAid too. A 2009 USAID contract for Afghanistan got them off the ground. Also involved in this Afghanistan and Ushahidi project was FrontlineSMS, Google, and the Synergy Strike Force.

The earliest seed funding donor of Ushahidi besides USAID was Obama’s favorite, Omidyar. Other donors included Soros Open Society, Rockefeller, UKAID, and Ford Fndn.

Sara J Terp, who was told by Obama to prevent the next Trump was Ushahidi also.

The weird New Knowledge founders switcharoo:

Ushahidi created New Knowledge and Jonathan Morgan and Chris Albon both of Ushahidi and its crisis.net were the ORIGINAL Popily (New Knowledge) Founders. Then later yet, Vidya Spandana, was ADDED as a founder. Then much later yet, the founders were totally adjusted removing Chris Albon and Vidya Spandana. This is when Ryan Fox showed up.

Essentially New Knowledge was initially created by Ushahidi using Ushahidi people.

Interestingly, Chris Albon previously worked at FrontlineSMS. And after Ushahidi, he moved on to become a director at Wikimedia.

Also remember that New Knowledge aka Popily were paid as a contractor by Daniel Jones along with Bean LLC aka Fusion GPS etc.

Ushahidi also belonged to Obamas State Departments Open Government Hub (OGH). Where the director of the Rhize Color Revolution org, Nada Zohdy, was a director. She was also the global network lead of the Obama Foundation. Both Rhize and a founder of the Serbian Otpor color revolution met at the State Dept OGH during Trumps presidency.

Also a member of the OGH was FrontlineSMS from Ushahidi’s Afghanistan days.

Erin Mazursky, who ran the Rhize color revolution org, was a USAID Youth Advisor, was an Obama field organizer, and belonged to the Ushahidi message board. There, she admitted to working with George Soros Open Society and the Atlantic Council.

Only weeks after the 2016 election, Erin suggested running a color revolution on Trump.

Also recall that Renee Diresta and Jonathan Morgan (DARPA) of New Knowledge both worked for the Obama Whitehouse and met during a Obama White House high level tech meeting at Silicon Valley. Renee later went on to help the Trump resistance including Indivisible in its earliest days. While using an international tech force.

• The first of the high level tech meetings on Jan 8, 2016 involved:

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and Lisa Monaco (counterterrorism adviser coordinating the effort). Additional participants included White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.

• February 2016: Follow-on engagements. DiResta and Morgan personally first meet during/around these White House/tech sessions on extremist content and social-media manipulation (per DiResta’s 2017 NYT interview).

For the 2016 election, Ushahidi partnered with Georgetown University and the Election Protection Committee, who run 866-Our-Vote.

Post 2016 election, Ushahidi worked with Shaun King, professors at MIT and Harvard, Crisis Mappers, and a number of other organizations to gather reports of hate crimes across the USA.

Sources to follow, and see you for parts 5 and 6!
Ushahidi started Popily aka New Knowledge. Here’s two pieces of evidence.

“Ushahidi and its staff has incubated and spun out non-profits such as the iHub, and the Standby Volunteer Task Force, and for-profit entities such as BRCK and New Knowledge.”

archive.is/R3FFN

🔹Ushahidi 2015

“Spun out Popily, now newknowledge.io,
making AI tools to combat fake news.”

It’s dinner time so sourcing will be slow.

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🔹Here’s the Popily (New Knowledge) Website with its first founders.

Meet the Team:
Chris Albon
Jonathan Morgan

(Both from Ushahidi
Both from crisis.net)

archive.is/w3XEi

🔹And here’s the Ushahidi, Crisis.net cofounders

Chris Albon
Jonathan Morgan

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Apr 19
@nytimes @johnnydiaz__

Who is this person? Image
Is @nytimes trying to tell us that the subject is a white man?

I routinely apply my own lived experience when legacy media @StarTribune @deenafaywinter fail to mention basic demographic information.
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Apr 19
📝💡𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐃𝐑 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬💡📝

📰 Here's your round-up of top #CarbonDioxideRemoval News / Developments from this week (13 April - 19 April 2026):

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EU approved €5B for climate projects in Germany and Czechia, funding peatland restoration for CDR, biomethane, and clean energy.
esgtoday.com/eu-approves-e5…

Exomad Green and Supercritical signed a 500,000t biochar CDR deal.
esgtoday.com/exomad-green-s…

Novocarbo secured a long-term CDR deal & renewable heat agreement with Stadtwerke Dessau.
mynewsdesk.com/de/novocarbo/p…

Mast Reforestation sold out MT1 biomass burial credits with major buyers like Bain and BMO.
finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy…

U.S. DOE reinstated up to $1.2B for carbon removal projects, including two DAC hubs targeting 2Mt CO₂/year.
reuters.com/legal/litigati…

MAX Burgers purchased 1,000-year biocarbon storage credits from Sweden’s first certified project.
max.se/om-max/pressru…

Mangrove Systems acquired Grain Ecosystem assets to expand its biochar MRV platform.
esgnews.com/mangrove-syste…

Google launched a California wetland restoration project as a CO₂ removal “living lab.”
blog.google/company-news/o…

Maryland passed legislation supporting biomass-based CDR technologies.
qcintel.com/carbon/article…

Climate Vault added Cowboy Clean Fuels’ Wyoming project to its CDR portfolio.
carboncapturemagazine.com/articles/clima…

@BeZeroCarbon expanded into Japan with Tokyo Metropolitan Government support.
bezerocarbon.com/insights/bezer…

CHAR Technologies acquired a Québec biocarbon facility and secured long-term offtake.
biochartoday.com/news/char-tech…

Deloitte launched an EU survey to design a carbon farming Buyers’ Club under CRCF. Deadline: 26 May 2026
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runne…

EPA issued a second-ever MPRSA permit for a mCDR pilot in Louisiana.
carbonherald.com/the-us-epa-iss…

Remove Accelerator selected 12 startups for Africa Carbon Removal Cohort 2.
linkedin.com/posts/remove-a…

Microsoft denied ending CDR purchases, citing only a slower, disciplined buying pace.
spglobal.com/energy/en/news…

Switzerland reported industrial CDR in its national GHG inventory for the first time.
bafu.admin.ch/en/latest-ghg-…

@cdr_fyi has released a market snapshot comparing Microsoft’s activity with Frontier-linked and other buyers.
cdr.fyi/blog/durable-c…

Carbon to Sea opened applications for an ocean alkalinity enhancement modeling workshop. Applications close 24 April 2026
carbontosea.org/2026/04/13/oae…

Carbon Removall launched its 2026 RFP for carbon removal projects. Deadline: 29 May 2026
…vall-carbon-25821996.hs-sites-eu1.com/removall-2026-…

@carbon_180 released CORE framework for equitable and transparent CDR.
carbon180.org/initiative/cor…

EU published guidance for cities on using CDR strategies.
op.europa.eu/en/publication…

European Marine Board report highlighted major MRV gaps in marine CDR standards.
marineboard.eu/publications/M…
For more updates, subscribe to the Carbon Removal Updates Substack Newsletter:


"Unroll" @threadreaderappcarbonremovalupdates.substack.com
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Apr 19
This is a great read on how Jared Kushner, Affinity Saudi and Epstein connect to the mess of the current war. Re: a $2 billion commitment to Affinity Partners and MBS did an override of his own screening panel to invest $2 billion with a fund his own advisors called “unsatisfactory in all aspects”.
@andrewlownie @StuartSyvret @jebrittan2 @JoannaColes @MichaelWolffNYC
Pay attention to the many names of various corporate entities it could be mixed up with if people simply hear the word “Affinity.” Image
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In Canada we saw a lot of oil companies forming with names resembling Hollywood production companies including Fox Drilling, Summit Resources & Pixar Petroleum, MGM Energy and Paramount Resources Ltd. theglobeandmail.com/business/indus…
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Apr 19
Ruining Braunstein

I'm here to Ruin your Braunstein. By which I mean that I am going to attempt to connect the newest old thing in D&D with my favorite contemporary fantasy series. Image
I started drafting this essay nearly a year ago, but the recent Kickstarter for Jeffro Johnson's Winning Secrets gave me the impetus I needed to complete it. Image
The newest old thing is the Braunstein. The true impact of David Wesely's Braunstein was re-discovered by Griffith Morgan in the documentary Secrets of Blackmoor. Image
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Apr 19
@MeSuespeaking @RealJMPeterman @MayorFrey @Tim_Walz @IlhanMN @MinnesotaDFL Understood.

Sadly, if institutions such as @HennepinAtty choose to ignore clear wrongdoing in videotape, some citizens may choose to take the law into their own hands, which would be wrong.

Government must do its job even if Somalis violate the law. share.google/NY4JT3tQ2omyvt…
@MeSuespeaking @RealJMPeterman @MayorFrey @Tim_Walz @IlhanMN @MinnesotaDFL @HennepinAtty share.google/AzxAWZZYiJjGQ7…
@MeSuespeaking @RealJMPeterman @MayorFrey @Tim_Walz @IlhanMN @MinnesotaDFL @HennepinAtty @threadreaderapp please unroll
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Apr 19
Prime Minister Netanyahu‘s Remarks on the Proclamation of the Isaac Accords:
“I mentioned the United States, Israel & Argentina, but there are others who champion freedom. We see this with some hope, even great hope vis-à-vis the Latin American continent.

We see the beginnings of change, certainly we've seen enormous change in Argentina but I think that this is also a compass and a map for other countries, not only for their internal reforms but also for their external reforms, that is coming back to the alliance of freedom. Image
It begins with the two of us and with the support that is always there of the United States for free societies.

So, I hope very much that just as we had the model of the Abraham Accords here for countries in the region interested in advancing peace, and prosperity and security
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Apr 19
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
"This is the third visit of my friend, my chaver, Javier @JMilei, in Jerusalem. But he's not merely a personal friend and someone who I deeply admire as a great leader, a great economic leader and a great world leader.

gov.il/en/pages/event…
This is the first time in Israel's history, in 78 years, that we award a foreign leader with the honor of lighting a torch on our Independence Day. It's never happened before, and it's right and just that it happens now with Javier Milei. Congratulations! Image
Under your leadership, Argentina has spoken with moral clarity. This is the foundation of leadership. Politics always involves compromises, but if you only compromise, or if you mostly compromise and you don't stand up for the things you believe are right
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Apr 19
Optical fiber is another huge constraint in AI DC expansion. YOFC is the mkt leader here, while Corning is the biggest player in US mkt.

in Q1, China's sales here grew 35% YoY w/ oversea orders growing by 55% YoY. Demand is very high to North America & Southeast Asia. Suppliers fully booked until 2027Q1. Px for certain product up 650% YoY.

In fact, supply is not coming online as fast as demand requires. Some major suppliers increasing product in 2026 includes HengTeng & Far East Smarter Energy.

As AI DC go fully optical, demand for optical fiber grew exponentially. Note demand in SEA, where many American & Chinese big tech are building Data centers.
Note that Optical fiber is not the only part of optical supply chain in short supply.

Everything from OCS to FAU to EML chips to SiPo Chips to MT-FA are in demand. Also as described below, equipment makers need to expand. 40% are for coupling, 40% for pkg/assembly, 20% for SMT. Image
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The future of optical transceiver Photonic IC is moving away from InP to Thin-film Lithium Niobate. TFLN is ideal for 1.6T+ products over long distance.

As AI DC keeps getting larger & require faster interconnect, TFLN is best choice. Below is China's TFLN supply chain. Image
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Apr 19
Claude can now audit your entire career trajectory and negotiate your salary like a $500/hour executive recruiter. For free.

Here are 18 prompts to bypass HR gatekeepers, map your leverage, and add $30,000 to your base pay:

(Save this before it disappears)
1. The Resume Decoder

Situation: You are sending out 100 applications a week and hearing absolutely nothing back. You assume your experience is not good enough. In reality, the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is silently rejecting you before a human ever sees your file because you do not match their arbitrary keyword matrix.

Prompt: "Act as an aggressive ATS filter. Review my resume against this job description [paste both]. Give me the exact 5 keywords I am missing. Rewrite my professional summary to force a 100% match, and tell me which bullet points are wasting space."

Why it works: You stop guessing what the algorithm wants. You feed it exactly what it requires to pass the mechanical filter, ensuring your resume actually reaches a human hiring manager.
2. The "Multiple Hats" Trap

Situation: You are reading a job description that sounds like three different roles compressed into one salary. They frame it as a "fast-paced environment" where you will "wear multiple hats." They are actually trying to hire a whole department for the price of one junior developer.

Prompt: "Analyze this job description. Identify which responsibilities clearly belong to a separate, specialized role. Give me 3 direct, uncomfortable questions to ask in the interview to expose if this team is severely understaffed and prone to burnout."

Why it works: You force the AI to spot the corporate red flags before you waste time interviewing for a burnout factory. You walk into the interview ready to interrogate their actual working conditions.
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