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Feb 11, 2023 12 tweets 7 min read Read on X
How the U.S. weaponises narratives. A 🧵

“We are spreading freedom, democracy and human rights in Iraq”
“Because Saddam Hussein had nuclear and biological weapons (WMD)”
“There are no Nazis in Ukraine”
“China cannot innovate. It only copies and steals IP from the U.S.”
“Global warming”
“This is a girl and she won a Miss Teen contest”
“This is art. And it won prestigious awards”
“This is healthy”
“This is normal childhood”
“America is a rich country”
“China is a poor country”
“COVID prevention”

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Feb 10
In 2024, US produced 82 million tons of steel… which was the same as it was in 1944!

But in the 1940s, America’s global market share of steel production was whopping 50%.

The deindustrialization cannot be reversed by Tariffs man Trump, who’s like Don Quixote. Image
Now, China is the world’s leader in steel and aluminium production, accounting for more than HALF of the global market share.

In steel:

China 🇨🇳 = 12x USA 🇺🇸

In aluminium:

China 🇨🇳 = 50x USAImage
The world’s top steel-producing nations Image
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Feb 8
Two maps that reveal incredible racism in the US.

Look at the electoral maps of 1960 and 1968.

For decades, Deep South was very "blue" -- solid Democrat base due to progressive help for workers.

1960 -- JFK versus Nixon.

Arkansas, Texas, Alabama etc.... all blue states! Shocking, eh?Image
Then, in 1964, US passed the "Civil Rights Act," which gave blacks the right to vote.

And racist whites in the South could not handle it.

So, they gave up on economic interests & switched to far-right George Wallace, who famously said:

Segregation now, Segregation forever!Image
Since then, Republicans have always relied on the racist votes, although they were more subtle than today.

Here's Reagan campaigning in Mississippi, in the county where KKK members murdered black civil rights workers in 1964.

Reagan used "States' Rights" as a dog whistle.

The message was: "if you want to be racist and discriminate against non-whites in your state, the federal government will not interfere!"Image
Read 4 tweets
Jan 25
Short but fascinating history of the founder of DeepSeek, the AI model that has taken the world by storm in the last few days. 🧵

It was founded by a rather eccentric hedge fund billionaire, Liang Wenfeng! Image
In 2008, Wenfeng understood the potential of AI.

For many years, he tried to find the perfect niche market to use AI.

After failing multiple times, he settled on finance — trading stocks.

He used AI (deep learning) to detect patterns. Image
Wenfeng decided to start a hedge fund. He named it “High-Flyer.”

Founded in 2015, it soon became one of the largest “quant funds” in China.

And he became a billionaire!

But… he was soon enamored with Generative AI, which is “smarter” than just detecting patterns. It was about creativity — the Holy Grail of AI.Image
Read 9 tweets
Dec 29, 2024
Unbelievable racism in America.

Listen to this guy talking about Indians.

I don’t understand where so much hatred and misunderstanding come from in 2024.
Read 15 tweets
Dec 25, 2024
The Struggle for the American Soul 🧵

“America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy" -- John Quincy Adams, 1821.

But that's exactly what happened.

Trump embodies this conflict between nationalistic America First versus the imperial American Century.

This consequential struggle for the American soul will reverberate across the nation and the world.
Darkness from the Start

Of course, USA has been a land of contradictions from the start.

For a nation that arose out of fighting colonialism, the US grew in size tenfold within hundred years after the founding in 1776.

Americans came up with all sorts of excuses – such as the Manifest Destiny – for this relentless expansion.
Also, while the declaration of independence nobly declared that “all men are created equal,” the US could not treat blacks and natives as equal.

Genocide and slavery of tens of millions of non-whites continued for the most part of the 19th century.

And then it took almost another century for African Americans to enjoy basic human rights.
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Dec 25, 2024
Six charts that explain the performance of China's economy during the "lost decade" under Xi Jinping.

💠GDP: 110% growth
💠Manufacturing Value Added: 75% growth
💠Number of Fortune 500 firms: 94% growth

("Lost Decade" according to Wall Street Journal) Image
China's economy 2012-2023:

💠Exports: 60% growth
💠Retail Sales: 120% growth
💠Car Exports: 1000% growth (!) Image
Number of electric cars (EV) sold in China v. USA, 2013-2023.

In 2013, USA was 6x China.

Now, it's the reverse: China = 6x USA. Image
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