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Feb 22 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
More ersatz Saudi tourism stuff. They had me at "20 Empire State Buildings" how many Scaramucci's does it take to see it all? Can I pay in Trump Trading Cards?
As an outsider I would be impressed with the ability to travel and survive in the desert. I am not sure how much suntanning I would do. "The Red Sea Project is “the world's most ambitious and exciting tourism and hospitality project": redseaglobal.com/en
I bet the "Rapid Intervention Force Paint Ball Park" is a hoot. nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/…
NEOM. It's what everyone is talking about. Aren't they?

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Feb 23
A far more realistic estimate of Prigozhin’s foreign income. Does not include his Concord contracts. ft.com/content/98e478…
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I'm kinda of a less is more guy. I stopped counting countries at 125 but there are bunch I haven't seen. I have never been to Scotland or Portugal but I have been to Bougainville and Chechnya. I am saving the boring ones for later. carryology.com/bags/bag-revie… Image
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Feb 21
Historically it takes Russia 6 - 10 years to realize they have lost. Takes us ten to twenty years. responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/20/rus…
Long unproductive wars are not unusual. Lately they are branded as something else. Our war in Ukraine is going to take a long time. Our war against Russia even longer. washingtonpost.com/news/worldview…
The list of American wars is always fascinating. From Barbary pirates to the Philippines to Grenada. Each one leaves a cultural imprint. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_w…
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Feb 20
There was a window in the 70s' when Afghanistan, Iran, Libya and many other nations embraced western culture. In 1979 that world changed dramatically.
Afghanistan was full of hippies from Europe. Western culture was ascendent. However nothing really changed in the countryside. boredpanda.com/afghanistan-19…
In addition to Afghanistan, Iran was also easy to visit and part of the "Ant Trail" or Hippie Trail. Drugs were involved. You could fly direct from New York to Tehran.
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Feb 20
I want to see the advance on this trip. The Secret Service must have been a little sweaty. Good work Joe. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
China just shit canned the European leg of their Belt and Road initiative. bbc.com/news/world-us-…
This is what State calls "low profile'. I will be interesting to hear the back story when its all over.
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Feb 19
imagine a company built on your work product, selling you nothing, providing you nothing, guaranteeing you nothing but still making billions. techcrunch.com/2023/02/19/met…
decisions, decisions.
Social media barons are on the wrong side of history. Nobody trusts them (OK, so 6% do) and they babysit our children. ipsos.com/en-us/american…
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