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Twenty years ago we invaded Iraq. The war killed many innocent Iraqis and Americans. It destroyed the oldest Christian populations in the world. It cost over $1 trillion, and turned Iraq into a satellite of Iran. It was an unforced disaster, and I pray that we learn its lessons.

As an 18-year-old kid, I supported the war. I enlisted in the Marines a month after we invaded, and left for bootcamp a few months after I graduated from high school. Even though I was just a kid, I still feel guilty for supporting the war.

I think often of what led me to go wrong in 2003, and more importantly, what led so many smart people to support a world-historic disaster. Very few of its cheerleaders show any remorse or willingness to rethink what made them so wrong.

1/3 Vous pensiez que le petit #macron avait rédigé lui même le plan de #ReformesDesRetraites des #francais ! Que nenni, il applique simplement la feuille de route que lui a donné #BlackRock en 2017.
Ci-joint le document en question avec les passages les plus importants surlignés

2/3 #BalckRock
Le 04 janvier 2020 j'en avais réalisé le décryptage.
Lien vers la vidéo :
odysee.com/@laileastick:4…

Lien vers le document source :
web.archive.org/web/2020061500…

#France #Paris #ReformeDesRetraites

3/3 BlackRock

1/ Some Simple Economics of AGI—🔥🧵
Right now, there is a low-grade panic running through the economy. Everyone is asking the same anxious question: what exactly is AI going to automate, and what will be left for us?

2/ Most people assume the answer tracks some version of digital versus physical—that knowledge work falls first, then robotics catches up. And almost everyone believes that whatever AI can do in general, it's bad at their particular job.

3/ The lawyers think legal judgment is safe. The doctors think clinical intuition is safe. The strategists think strategy is safe. The creatives are sure creativity is safe.

Fitts: "[With the control grid]... the mega-rich can live a very... luxurious life and control or shrink the rest of the population without fear... [but that] uber class of people... literally think of themselves as a different species."

Carlson: "And they may be actually."

This clip of Catherine Austin Fitts, a former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, investment banker, and founder of the Solari Report (@solari_the), is taken from a conversation with Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) posted to YouTube on February 27, 2026.

---------------Partial transcription of clip---------------

Carlson:

"Can I just ask the dumbest question? Why would anybody in authority want that level of control? What's the impulse there? Why would you want to do that to people?"

Fitts:

"With that kind of control I can bring out phenomenally powerful technology without worrying about it being weaponized. So I can bring out breakthrough energy technology and not worry that I can't control how it gets used. I can manage a large population in a world where technology is changing without losing control.

"So a small group of people can control the many. And also if I believe that with life science I can live forever or for much longer lifetimes, I can either depopulate or control people who are angry that I'm living to be 145 and they're not, and I can basically keep them in check even though, so the mega-rich can live a very different luxurious life and control or shrink the rest of the population without fear because they have complete control.

"So bottom line, in a time of radical technological change, which we're living through right now, the first result is societal chaos and revolutions and wars. And that's why I got the Bolsheviks, et cetera, et cetera. The people pushing this technological change or watching it from positions of authority know this.

"And so the control grid would allow the transition to whatever this technological future is without the downside of like a Bolshevik revolution. So in my experience, the people who run the financial system are first and foremost risk managers. They don't think in terms of making money. They print money out of thin air. But they're very deeply careful about risk and they're very afraid of the guillotine. They're very afraid of the crowd.

"But it's hard, it's hard to manage people. And if you look at, at coming into the development of digital technology and globalization, they had two choices. They could use this technology to build something that allowed explosive new decentralized wealth to be created. At which point how did they make sure they stay in control? Especially because you have so much going on that's secret.

"So how do you stay in control? And, and can you create a bottom up structure that will behave responsibly? And the hard part of behaving responsibly is you as a manager of society have to turn the aircraft carrier before you hit the iceberg. You don't trust the crowd to care until you hit the iceberg and then it's too late.

"So you decide, okay, we need a meritocracy. We can't trust the people. Now, I disagree with that. But so that was the model I was working on when I was making all this software. So I was saying we can have a bottom up structure that does the risk management, but builds the explosive wealth and it can work. But then you don't have an uber class.

"But I think they decided, okay, the only way we find managing the general population very frustrating. And it's back to the red button story. We find them very hypocritical and irresponsible and frustrating. We are very frustrated, we are just going to go to complete control and they had to choose one or the other, and so they chose complete control.

"The problem is once you get into complete control, you get an uber class of people who literally think of themselves as a different species."

Carlson:

"Yeah. And they may be actually. Sorry, excuse me."

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1/Hoy a las 5:01pm en Washington se decidió algo que va a definir cómo se hacen las guerras por las próximas décadas.
Y casi nadie lo está leyendo bien.

2/El resumen: Anthropic se negó a dejarle al Pentágono usar su IA sin ningún límite. Trump los apartó de todos los contratos federales llamándolos "empresa radical de izquierda woke".
La realidad: por primera vez, una empresa privada le dijo que no a un gobierno que quería IA sin control ético para hacer la guerra.

3/Las dos líneas rojas de Dario Amodei eran simples:
→ No a la vigilancia masiva de ciudadanos americanos → No a las armas autónomas sin humano en el gatillo
Por eso Trump lo apartó.
Pensá eso un segundo.

🧵WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING: Meet David Pascoe, candidate for SC Attorney General. He's running as a Republican. But is he actually a Democrat?

Joe Biden is in South Carolina today.

Which makes this the perfect moment to introduce you to David Pascoe, candidate for SC Attorney General, running as a Republican, and what he said about Joe Biden in January 2020:

"He is the most decent man I have ever met in American politics. Joe has been a role model of mine for many years. He is someone my sons look up to. Joe is the first and only candidate I have ever endorsed for public office."

That's not only a Democrat who voted for Biden. That's a Democrat who hosted Biden's campaign fundraiser at his own annual oyster roast, endorsed him for president, and was Biden's frontrunner to become US Attorney for South Carolina.

David Pascoe spent 20+ years as an elected Democrat, 6 consecutive terms as SC First Circuit Solicitor. He pushed DEI-style racial quota systems for SC judges as recently as December 2023. Six months before his "conversion," he endorsed a Democratic state rep who voted against banning gender procedures on minors.

And here are the receipts. 👇

As always, patience as I pull together this thread.

David Pascoe spent 20+ years as an elected Democrat, 6 consecutive terms as SC First Circuit Solicitor. On April 10, 2025, he switched to the GOP. SC Dem Chair Christale Spain says he "has been trying to find a lane to run for higher office."

Pascoe switched parties in April 2025.
Pascoe launched his AG campaign in August 2025.
That's 4 months, in a state where no Democrat has won a statewide race since 2006.
You do the math.

SKYNET w armii USA
To co się dzieje dziś w trumpistowskich Stanach sprawia, że mam ciarki ze strachu.
Hegseth (Szef Departamentu Wojny) chciał zmusić firmę Anthropic do podpisania umowy z Pentagonem na udostępnienie ich modelu AI (Claude).

Anthropic nie zgodził się, bo
1/

https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/2027567419200254194

2/
Pentagon nie chciał wpisać w umowę blokad bezpieczeństwa , czyli:
- nieużywania ich modelu do masowej inwigilacji obywateli USA oraz
- zakazu używania ich modelu w broni autonomicznej,czyli bez udziału i nadzoru człowieka.

Dep. Wojny w tym samym czasie rozmawiał

3/
z Open AI i Google, Amazon, Palantir, wcześniej podpisał już umowę z Muskiem na używanie Groka „w niejawnych sieciach wojskowych”, bez blokad bezpieczeństwa.
Hegseth wyznaczył tygodniowe ultimatum szefom Anthropic na podpisanie umowy. Nie zgodzili się.
Co zrobił Trump?

₹8,00,000 crore.

That's the estimated value of contracts, deals and trade flowing from Modi's Israel visit.

I spent 6 hours breaking down every MoU, every sector, and every listed stock that just changed.

Here's what nobody sent you 👇🧵
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In this thread you will learn:

→ Which 5 sectors just got a decade-long tailwind
→ 20+ listed stocks with direct exposure to these deals
→ The one MoU nobody covered that could 3x Indian agriculture
→ Why Adani already owns the physical gateway of this entire trade corridor
→ The hidden risk that could make all of this irrelevant
→ Exact timeframes - which plays are 6 months, which are 10 years

By the end you won't just understand the visit.

You'll know exactly where the money flows next.

Let's go 👇

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BREAKING: AI can now do market research like McKinsey (for free).

Here are 12 insane Grok prompts that replace a $5,000 consultant (Save for later)

1. The McKinsey Market Sizing Prompt

"You are a senior partner at McKinsey & Company with 25 years of experience building market sizing models for Fortune 500 clients.

I need a complete TAM, SAM, SOM analysis for my business idea.

Provide:

- Total Addressable Market (TAM) with dollar value and calculation method
- Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) narrowed to my realistic reach
- Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) I can capture in years 1-3
- Top-down and bottom-up sizing approaches compared
- Key assumptions listed clearly so I can adjust them
- Growth rate projections for the next 5 years with drivers
- Market size comparison to 3 similar industries for context
- Data sources you'd recommend I verify these numbers with
- One-page executive summary a CEO could read in 2 minutes

Format as a McKinsey-style market sizing memo with calculation tables.

My business idea: [DESCRIBE YOUR PRODUCT, TARGET CUSTOMER, GEOGRAPHY, AND PRICE POINT]"

2. The Bain Competitive Landscape Map

"You are a senior partner at Bain & Company who builds competitive strategy frameworks for private equity firms evaluating new investments.

I need a full competitive landscape analysis for my industry.

Deliver:

- Top 10 competitors ranked by market share with estimated revenue
- Competitive positioning map on two key dimensions (price vs quality or similar)
- Each competitor's core value proposition in one sentence
- Strengths and weaknesses breakdown for the top 5 players
- Pricing strategy comparison across all major competitors
- Distribution channel analysis showing how each reaches customers
- Recent strategic moves (acquisitions, product launches, pivots)
- Market gaps and white space opportunities no one is filling
- Barriers to entry ranked from highest to lowest threat
- My recommended competitive positioning with clear rationale

Format as a Bain-style competitive strategy brief with positioning map and comparison tables.

My industry: [DESCRIBE YOUR INDUSTRY, YOUR PRODUCT, AND YOUR TARGET MARKET LOCATION]"

Wir müssen über die sowjetischen Ehrenmale in Berlin reden. Immer wieder werden diese Orte zur Bühne für Fans und Verharmloser von russischem Faschismus.

Dass das toleriert wird, liegt auch an unserem eindimensionalen Gedenken an den 2. Weltkrieg. ⬇️

Die @tazgezwitscher zitiert ukrainische Stimmen in Deutschland, die sich fragen, warum überall in Europa sowjetische Monumente abgebaut werden, hier aber nicht.

Ich bin gegen einen Abriss - aber für eine Neubewertung und Umgestaltung der Denkmäler.
tinyurl.com/2ryh9xp6

Der deutsche Blick auf den Krieg braucht dringend eine Auffrischung.

Es wird zu oft verschwiegen, dass Hitler und Stalin anfangs (taktische) Verbündete waren, die Osteuropa unter sich aufteilten. Der sowjetische Einmarsch in Polen begann 2 Wochen nach dem deutschen.

🚨🧵Analyse der Flamingo-Operationen und ihrer systemischen Folgen für die russische Sommeroffensive 2026.

👌Der Flamingo geht in Massenproduktion.
200 Stück pro Monat wird der Anfang der Massenproduktion sein.

Ein Dossier über die industrielle Amputation eines Aggressors.

Denkt dran euer Lesezeichen zu setzen. Es folgen 2 Threads fürs Wochenende.
Und schnelles teilen plus likes, kommentieren erhöht die Reichweite
von uns alle👍

https://x.com/AnnaDeMilanese/status/1957474179780886532

1/25 ❗️Zelenskyy zu den Flamingo-Schlägen: „Alle Raketen haben ihre Ziele erreicht.“ Was am 25.02.2026 wie eine bloße Erfolgsmeldung klang, ist bei genauerer Aktenlage das Todesurteil für die russische Sommeroffensive 2026.

Kyjiw hat nicht nur Ziele markiert, sondern die industrielle Basis Russlands am 20.02.2026 im Kern getroffen.

Wotkinsk, 1.200 km tief im Hinterland, war erst der Anfang einer koordinierten Demontage.
Das System der russischen Luftabwehr wurde am 25.02.2026 als das entlarvt, was es in der Tiefe ist: eine bloße Fassade.

2/25 Die operative Welle begann am 20.02.2026 in Wotkinsk, Udmurtien.

Das dortige Werk ist kein beliebiges Ziel, sondern das Herz der russischen Raketenproduktion.
Hier entstehen Iskander-M und die nuklearen Träger vom Typ Jars.
Dass eine ukrainische FP-5 Flamingo nach 900 Meilen Flug am 21.02.2026 punktgenau durch das Dach der Werkshalle 19 stürzte, belegt das völlige Versagen der russischen Frühwarnsysteme.
Wer seine strategische Produktion nicht schützen kann, hat den technologischen Krieg am bereits verloren.

La narrazione attorno a Comollì da parte dei tifosi juventini e dei media ha dell'assurdo. Una persona che è stata invitata ad Harvard e che partecipa ai summit di "Financial Times Business of Football" da noi viene e presa per il culo solo per usare l'algoritmo per acquistare ⏬

giocatori. Da quando ha messo piede alla Continassa gli viene criticato del fatto di aver sbagliato 2 sessioni di mercato (cazzata) quando è stato chiamato a formare una dirigenza da zero, in questo caso bisogna criticare Elkann per aver perso tempo prendendo Comollì a giugno ⏬

invece che prenderlo mesi prima e farlo lavorare con più calma e magari facendo anche mercato. Questa estate con una dirigenza composta da zero persone ci si è dovuti affidare a delle agenzie con trattative già pre impostate dal club vedi il riscatto di Conceição e la ⏬

1/15 President Trump is the first American president to come to the rescue of the Iranian people and stand against this tyranny. That takes courage and historic vision.

What comes next can't be worse than the Islamic Republic. Believe me, I've lived there, and then witnessed firsthand while serving in the U.S. government how this regime destroyed this country, murdered, suppressed, and forced out tens of millions of generations of talented Iranians.

As a transition away from the brutal regime is taking shape, here is a key issue that needs quick attention: Targeted, phased, and strategic sanctions relief will be essential to empower a democratic transitional government in Iran, one that can deliver stability, national unity, and territorial integrity.

2/15 Time is the critical factor. A transition government will have 100–180 days to prove it can govern. Iraq, Libya, and Syria all show what happens when regime change comes without economic planning.

U.S. and E.U. economic sanctions relief and access to funds are necessary for a transitional government to pay civil servants, finance reconstruction, and prevent a power vacuum, including separatism among ethnic groups.

3/15 The U.S. sanctions regime against the Islamic Republic is the strongest and most complex in the history of economic sanctions.

We're talking about 30+ years of layered restrictions built across five presidencies, designed specifically to be difficult to reverse.

These sanctions played a critical role in weakening the Islamic Republic, cutting off revenue, isolating the financial system, and degrading the regime's ability to fund its military and proxy networks. But the same sanctions that helped bring this regime to its knees will cripple any successor government if not addressed properly and quickly.

Surprise, surprise.

It turns out antidepressants may have been propped up by deeply flawed science.

“Most clinical drug trials have found the effectiveness of antidepressants is ON PAR with placebo,” wrote Dr. Joseph Mercola.

On the other hand:

“Large-scale meta-analyses show that physical exercise is the most effective remedy — about 1.5 times more effective than antidepressants — for depression.”

You probably never heard that on TV because in 1996, Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act, which allowed Big Pharma to buy off the news.

Here’s what else they’re not telling you about antidepressants. If you or someone you love is taking them, you might want to read to this. 🧵

For decades, antidepressants have been sold as a simple fix for depression. Low serotonin. Take a pill. Problem solved.

But what if that story was never accurate? What if the real picture is far more complicated? And far more disturbing?

SSRIs were marketed as a clean fix for a “chemical imbalance.” But internal trial data shows something far darker—suicide signals, psychotic reactions, violent behavior.

The FDA received 39,000 complaints in the first nine years after Prozac hit the market.

That wasn’t fringe. That was an early warning.

Millions of Americans are on SSRIs right now.

Many were told these drugs are safe, effective, and non-addictive. Many were never warned about emotional numbness, sexual dysfunction, manic episodes, or brutal withdrawals.

If even a fraction of the claims in this report from @MidwesternDoc are true, we’re looking at one of the biggest medical blind spots of our time.