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I’m not sure how many of you are aware of the ability of WiFi to map out your bodily form & your location on premises. Or, that if you have an iPhone 12 or later, or similar new tech, they have built-in LidAR and a pulsed laser beam.
This is likely old tech already, by the way t.co/Ju8LEhuCRl
This is likely old tech already, by the way t.co/Ju8LEhuCRl
And this -
The Father, The Son & The Mencius Moldbug - Redux by @JohnnyVedmore
This investigation reveals lesser-known aspects of the Yarvin family history, including their ties to DARPA, the Clinton Administration, & the 2003 Yale Law School Pipe Bombing.
🧵1/13newspaste.substack.com/p/the-father-t…
This investigation reveals lesser-known aspects of the Yarvin family history, including their ties to DARPA, the Clinton Administration, & the 2003 Yale Law School Pipe Bombing.
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The Father, The Son & The Mencius Moldbug - A @JohnnyVedmore Readthrough
Listen to the read-through of the article👇
For more Johnny Vedmore Read Throughs go to youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Support Johnny's in-depth journalism here newspaste.com/home/support-n…
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Listen to the read-through of the article👇
For more Johnny Vedmore Read Throughs go to youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Support Johnny's in-depth journalism here newspaste.com/home/support-n…
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The Father, The Son, and The Mencius Moldbug - Redux by @JohnnyVedmore
Curtis Yarvin, the “libertarian” far-right blogger, who famously called for a military coup in the USA and a campaign of RAGE (Retirement of All Government Employees), is a genius to some and a crypto-fascist to others. This investigation reveals lesser-known aspects of the Yarvin family history, including their ties to DARPA, the Clinton Administration, and the 2003 Yale University Law School Pipe Bombing.
Curtis Yarvin, a far-right blogger writing under the alias Mencius Moldbug, has acted as a disruptor for decades, amassing a very loyal following in the process. Yarvin is different from most other bloggers in that his followers include powerful figures in US politics and the US intelligence community, much like Peter Thiel. Yarvin’s work gained notoriety after he called for a military coup in the US and headed up a campaign under the acronym RAGE (Retirement of All Government Employees. However, his deep ties to functionaries of the national security state make him an essential figure to examine and scrutinise. Oddly enough, in examining Yarvin’s family connections, it becomes clear that his ties to the national security state go far beyond his closeness to figures like Peter Thiel and other authoritarian architects of the all-pervasive digital panopticon who publicly masquerade as libertarians.
While investigating Curtis Yarvin for an upcoming article on the true origins of his neo-reactionary ideology, I spent time exploring his immediate family, and in doing so, I discovered some interesting connections that eventually formed the article. I’ve found that mapping the unknown family connections of Curtis Yarvin has led me further down the rabbit hole than I ever expected to go.
Today, we’ll be simply looking at the lesser-known Herbert Yarvin and Norman Yarvin, the father and brother of Curtis Guy Yarvin. This is a look inside Mencius Moldbug’s trinity, made up of the father, the son, and the brother Norm. Be warned: this journey will be explosive, to say the least.
newspaste.com/2021/08/20/the…
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Curtis Yarvin, the “libertarian” far-right blogger, who famously called for a military coup in the USA and a campaign of RAGE (Retirement of All Government Employees), is a genius to some and a crypto-fascist to others. This investigation reveals lesser-known aspects of the Yarvin family history, including their ties to DARPA, the Clinton Administration, and the 2003 Yale University Law School Pipe Bombing.
Curtis Yarvin, a far-right blogger writing under the alias Mencius Moldbug, has acted as a disruptor for decades, amassing a very loyal following in the process. Yarvin is different from most other bloggers in that his followers include powerful figures in US politics and the US intelligence community, much like Peter Thiel. Yarvin’s work gained notoriety after he called for a military coup in the US and headed up a campaign under the acronym RAGE (Retirement of All Government Employees. However, his deep ties to functionaries of the national security state make him an essential figure to examine and scrutinise. Oddly enough, in examining Yarvin’s family connections, it becomes clear that his ties to the national security state go far beyond his closeness to figures like Peter Thiel and other authoritarian architects of the all-pervasive digital panopticon who publicly masquerade as libertarians.
While investigating Curtis Yarvin for an upcoming article on the true origins of his neo-reactionary ideology, I spent time exploring his immediate family, and in doing so, I discovered some interesting connections that eventually formed the article. I’ve found that mapping the unknown family connections of Curtis Yarvin has led me further down the rabbit hole than I ever expected to go.
Today, we’ll be simply looking at the lesser-known Herbert Yarvin and Norman Yarvin, the father and brother of Curtis Guy Yarvin. This is a look inside Mencius Moldbug’s trinity, made up of the father, the son, and the brother Norm. Be warned: this journey will be explosive, to say the least.
newspaste.com/2021/08/20/the…
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Nineteenth-century cities grew fast. Berlin’s population grew twenty times, Manchester’s twenty-five times, and New York’s a hundred times. Sydney’s population grew around 240 times and Toronto’s maybe 1,700 times. Between 1833 and 1900, Chicago’s population grew around five thousand times, meaning that on average it doubled every five years.
Homes were larger and far more affordable. Vast networks of trams, buses and suburban railways were built. Running water, gas, drains and electricity was retrofitted into old fabric. Despite having been built at breakneck speed, cities in 1914 were pretty good places.
How was this achieved? The short answer: vigorous interventionism about streets and drains, state-mandated monopolies for transport and utilities infrastructure, and lightly regulated permissiveness for everything else.
worksinprogress.co/issue/urban-ex…
Homes were larger and far more affordable. Vast networks of trams, buses and suburban railways were built. Running water, gas, drains and electricity was retrofitted into old fabric. Despite having been built at breakneck speed, cities in 1914 were pretty good places.
How was this achieved? The short answer: vigorous interventionism about streets and drains, state-mandated monopolies for transport and utilities infrastructure, and lightly regulated permissiveness for everything else.
worksinprogress.co/issue/urban-ex…
Both admirers and detractors of nineteenth-century urbanism often characterise it as laissez-faire. This is misleading: municipal governments were vigorously interventionist in certain domains.
In Germany, Spain, Italy and the United States, the government normally planned out the future street network of the city, banning landowners from developing their land except in line with the official ‘extension plan’.
This is the origin of the famous American grid plans, as well as the characteristic boulevard urbanism of many continental cities.
Here are the plans for New York, Madrid, Berlin and Milan.
In Germany, Spain, Italy and the United States, the government normally planned out the future street network of the city, banning landowners from developing their land except in line with the official ‘extension plan’.
This is the origin of the famous American grid plans, as well as the characteristic boulevard urbanism of many continental cities.
Here are the plans for New York, Madrid, Berlin and Milan.
In Britain and France, the state did not plan street networks in such a wholesale way, but it was still heavily involved. It often mandated key roads, including driving them through historic urban fabric. It also set minimum road widths and generally banned cul-de-sacs.
Victorian cities were extremely generous in how much space they reserved for public streets. Central New York has 36 percent road share against 30 percent in London and 29 percent in Paris. This is in line with UN recommendations today (30 percent) and far higher than most cities in emerging economies (~15 percent).
Victorian cities were extremely generous in how much space they reserved for public streets. Central New York has 36 percent road share against 30 percent in London and 29 percent in Paris. This is in line with UN recommendations today (30 percent) and far higher than most cities in emerging economies (~15 percent).
Friday Hope: Cacao: New Evidence Shows Cacao Flavonoids Improve Endothelial Function and Reduce Inflammation and Fatigue in Long COVID
Two years ago, we discussed these possible benefits from Dark Chocolate. Now we have a study proving it. Pairing with a cup of coffee may also inhibit Spike binding.
Two years ago, we discussed these possible benefits from Dark Chocolate. Now we have a study proving it. Pairing with a cup of coffee may also inhibit Spike binding.
more details on my other setup and progress of building a business with openclaw here:
Hope this series does for water what the Post Office drama did for Horizon victims.
The scandal of privatised water is even bigger because it affects everyone.
The common theme is clear: powerful corporate entities are exploiting us all.
Time to bring water back into public ownership.
The scandal of privatised water is even bigger because it affects everyone.
The common theme is clear: powerful corporate entities are exploiting us all.
Time to bring water back into public ownership.
Full article: theguardian.com/environment/20…
If you agree that water should be back in public hands, add your name to the People's Plan for Water: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-be…
Final interview.
They ask: "What are your salary expectations?"
Your mind races.
You say: "I'm looking for around $100k."
They smile and write it down. You just cost yourself $30k in 5 seconds.
Here’s the answer that actually maximizes your offer:
They ask: "What are your salary expectations?"
Your mind races.
You say: "I'm looking for around $100k."
They smile and write it down. You just cost yourself $30k in 5 seconds.
Here’s the answer that actually maximizes your offer:
The "First Number" Trap
Whoever speaks the first number loses.
If you say a number, you create a "Ceiling." They will negotiate down from there.
If they say a number, they create a "Floor." You can negotiate up from there.
Your goal: Make them set the Floor.
Whoever speaks the first number loses.
If you say a number, you create a "Ceiling." They will negotiate down from there.
If they say a number, they create a "Floor." You can negotiate up from there.
Your goal: Make them set the Floor.
Step 1: The "Deflection"
Recruiters ask this early to screen you out.
Don't give a number. Give a philosophy.
"Right now, I’m focused on finding the right fit for my skills and the value I can bring to the team. I’m flexible for the right opportunity."
Most recruiters will accept this and move on.
Recruiters ask this early to screen you out.
Don't give a number. Give a philosophy.
"Right now, I’m focused on finding the right fit for my skills and the value I can bring to the team. I’m flexible for the right opportunity."
Most recruiters will accept this and move on.
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?
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.
1/ Sealers will begin to kill harp seal pups in Canada again. After this, these off-season fishermen will go back to fishing, many targeting snow crabs. 🦀That's why we are urging seafood eaters to BOYCOTT SNOW CRABS FROM CANADA.🇨🇦
2/ Cutting off their main source of income will push these fishermen to stop slaughtering seal pups for their fur. Learn more here , and pledge to join the boycott of Canadian snow crabs. Thank you!🦭🦭🦭harpseals.org/boycotts
NEW: President Trump’s first year of his second term was reportedly “the most lucrative year of his life.”
His profiteering during his first term already made him the most corrupt president in history—but last year it got even worse. 🧵
citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
His profiteering during his first term already made him the most corrupt president in history—but last year it got even worse. 🧵
citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
CREW has been tracking Trump’s conflicts of interest tied to his real estate empire, including:
-Visits to Trump properties
-Events held there
-Promotion of his business interests
What we found shows a presidency increasingly oriented around private profit.
-Visits to Trump properties
-Events held there
-Promotion of his business interests
What we found shows a presidency increasingly oriented around private profit.
In year one, Trump made 198 visits to his own properties, including 116 to his golf courses.
That’s a 21% increase from his first term!
That’s a 21% increase from his first term!
“I never thought that this could happen to me. I want to shout at the whole world.”
Four years ago today, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years of brutal, constant sexual violence.
Below is a selection of witness testimonies.
Four years ago today, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years of brutal, constant sexual violence.
Below is a selection of witness testimonies.
“He aimed his machine gun at me, ripped off my shirt and underwear and took me outside. He hit me with his weapon… I fell to my knees.”
"When he started raping her, she was 12 years old."
When I first started using Claude Code for analyzing Excel/PDFs, it would ignore important data and hallucinate.
After a bunch of trial and error, I've gotten it pretty close to private equity analyst level (maybe better?)
Here are the main learnings that make it work:
After a bunch of trial and error, I've gotten it pretty close to private equity analyst level (maybe better?)
Here are the main learnings that make it work:
1. Use code for extractions and math
In-context extraction truncates large files, misses line items, and hallucinates numbers.
Have the model write scripts that extract data to files, then analyze from those artifacts.
Same for calculations - use code.
In-context extraction truncates large files, misses line items, and hallucinates numbers.
Have the model write scripts that extract data to files, then analyze from those artifacts.
Same for calculations - use code.
2. Require a source for every number/fact
Even if it extracts correctly, the model still needs to restate the result, which can again introduce errors.
Forcing doc-level pointers (file + page/table/row/cell) makes each value auditable and quickly surfaces mistakes.
Even if it extracts correctly, the model still needs to restate the result, which can again introduce errors.
Forcing doc-level pointers (file + page/table/row/cell) makes each value auditable and quickly surfaces mistakes.
Weird story that might save your life.
Today at lunch, I choked on a piece of food. Not “coughing a little” - actually choking. I needed the Heimlich maneuver.
I was terrified.
But neither I nor the person who helped me panicked - and that made all the difference. 🧵👇🏽
Today at lunch, I choked on a piece of food. Not “coughing a little” - actually choking. I needed the Heimlich maneuver.
I was terrified.
But neither I nor the person who helped me panicked - and that made all the difference. 🧵👇🏽
If you’re choking, don’t run off (which was my first instinct).
If you can’t clear the obstruction, you could pass out- then, you’ll really need someone there to help.
First: try to cough forcefully. If you can still cough or speak, keep coughing - that means air is moving.
If you can’t clear the obstruction, you could pass out- then, you’ll really need someone there to help.
First: try to cough forcefully. If you can still cough or speak, keep coughing - that means air is moving.
If you can’t breathe, speak, or cough:
• Make the universal choking sign (hands at your throat).
• Let someone help immediately.
If you’re alone, you can perform abdominal thrusts on yourself by leaning forcefully over the back of a chair or counter edge.
• Make the universal choking sign (hands at your throat).
• Let someone help immediately.
If you’re alone, you can perform abdominal thrusts on yourself by leaning forcefully over the back of a chair or counter edge.
Hearing word that Labor is planning to expand the house from 150 seats to 174 - But this still leaves every MP having to represent ~160k people each. We already have seats like Durack which stretch from Outer Perth to the Kimberley, and this won't do much to change that...
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...not to mention, it'll be hard to justify another parliamentary expansion for a few decades (we last expanded parliament in 1984, when Australia had 15.5m people - and now we're approaching 27 million with the same number of seats), so Labor really should be going big!
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If we barely expand parliament this time around, the issue of representing more and more constituents will only get worse. There's also the added benefit of making the Senate (which must expand alongside the house) more proportionate, especially with minor parties.
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STOP PAYING FOR STOCK TRADING COURSES.
GROK + Gemini can coach you for free.
Use these 7 prompts to trade smarter:
GROK + Gemini can coach you for free.
Use these 7 prompts to trade smarter:
1. Market Conditions Analyzer
Prompt:
"Summarize the current state of [MARKET], including major risks, opportunities, and key trends."
Why it matters: Instead of scrolling through news for hours, GROK analyzes the market and Gemini feeds in real-time data.
Prompt:
"Summarize the current state of [MARKET], including major risks, opportunities, and key trends."
Why it matters: Instead of scrolling through news for hours, GROK analyzes the market and Gemini feeds in real-time data.
2. Investment Strategy Builder
Prompt:
"Suggest a trading strategy for → swing trading, → day trading, → long-term investing based on current market conditions."
Prompt:
"Suggest a trading strategy for → swing trading, → day trading, → long-term investing based on current market conditions."
E' ora di tornare a parlare di cose serie.
La previsione di chiusura del bilancio dell'Inter 25-26, che, ricordiamolo, e' quello che ci dara' la promozione definitiva per la UEFA Financial Sustainability Regulations.
La situazione risulta molto migliore delle attese.
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La previsione di chiusura del bilancio dell'Inter 25-26, che, ricordiamolo, e' quello che ci dara' la promozione definitiva per la UEFA Financial Sustainability Regulations.
La situazione risulta molto migliore delle attese.
🔽📈
Vado subito con le voci di attivo e passivo e cosa penso che accada:
ATTIVO
Ricavi gare 54
Abbonamenti 36
Semilavorati 1
Conto Esercizio 15
Sponsor 100
Pubblicita' 8,5
Royalties 40
Diritti tv 162
Prestiti 4
Plusvalenze 26
Sundry 7
Altri ricavi 14
Totale 467
ATTIVO
Ricavi gare 54
Abbonamenti 36
Semilavorati 1
Conto Esercizio 15
Sponsor 100
Pubblicita' 8,5
Royalties 40
Diritti tv 162
Prestiti 4
Plusvalenze 26
Sundry 7
Altri ricavi 14
Totale 467
PASSIVO
Materie prime 16,5
Servizi 76
Godimento beni terzi 13
Costo personale 217
Ammortamenti imm. 74
Ammortamenti mat. 4,5
Svalutazioni 0
Svalutazioni crediti 3
Accantonamenti 8
Oneri di gestione 15
Totale 424
Risultato operativo +40 circa
Materie prime 16,5
Servizi 76
Godimento beni terzi 13
Costo personale 217
Ammortamenti imm. 74
Ammortamenti mat. 4,5
Svalutazioni 0
Svalutazioni crediti 3
Accantonamenti 8
Oneri di gestione 15
Totale 424
Risultato operativo +40 circa
1/Je m’étais volontairement abstenu d’intervenir dans cette joute entre Ferghane Azihari et Loriane Lafont-Grave. Mais elle a pris un tour si navrant que je me risque à rappeler à la volée quelques règles élémentaires d’une discussion digne de ce nom.
Ce débat met en jeu les problèmes très différents : celui de la légitimité académique, de la compétence et de la bonne foi.
Ce débat met en jeu les problèmes très différents : celui de la légitimité académique, de la compétence et de la bonne foi.
2/Ferghane Azhiari est un intellectuel qui a écrit un livre sur l’islam, ce qui est son droit le plus strict, la discussion sur les sujets politiques ou historiques n’étant pas réservée aux universitaires. Il existe des thèses universitaires de tous niveaux, du génie à la nullité crasse en passant par l'excellence, le sérieux et la médiocrité. Inversement, des essais non universitaires peuvent être aussi bien des livres admirables que des fumisteries. Autrement dit, l'origine universitaire ou essayistique d'un auteur ou d'un ouvrage, sans être un critère négligeable, ne suffit pas à en juger.
3/Face à un essai comme L'islam contre la modernité, quelle peut être l'attitude des universitaires ? Je distinguerai deux cas :
a/Les spécialistes du domaine concerné. Ceux-là peuvent décider de ne pas commenter l'ouvrage d'un essayiste, en considérant que ces discussions doivent être réservées à des cercles savants. Ils peuvent aussi juger opportun (en raison de son succès éditorial, de sa présence dans le débat public, etc.) de discuter l'ouvrage, de corriger ses erreurs ou ses lacunes, de pointer ses failles ou ses biais, ou inversement de valider certaines propositions.
Les deux positions se défendent.
b/Les universitaires non spécialistes du domaine. Ceux-là doivent commencer par admettre leur incompétence. Être titulaire d'une chaire en chimie moléculaire ou a fortiori d'une simple thèse en littérature ou en musicologie ne vous qualifie pas a priori pour juger d'un essai portant sur un autre domaine. Tout universitaire que l'on est ou que l'on prétend être, on reste, jusqu'à preuve du contraire, incompétent dans un domaine que l'on n'a pas travaillé, et l'on ne saurait se prévaloir d'une position académique (a fortiori de la simple possession d'un diplôme de troisième cycle) pour juger de haut la production intellectuelle d'un essayiste qui a vraiment bossé sur son sujet.
a/Les spécialistes du domaine concerné. Ceux-là peuvent décider de ne pas commenter l'ouvrage d'un essayiste, en considérant que ces discussions doivent être réservées à des cercles savants. Ils peuvent aussi juger opportun (en raison de son succès éditorial, de sa présence dans le débat public, etc.) de discuter l'ouvrage, de corriger ses erreurs ou ses lacunes, de pointer ses failles ou ses biais, ou inversement de valider certaines propositions.
Les deux positions se défendent.
b/Les universitaires non spécialistes du domaine. Ceux-là doivent commencer par admettre leur incompétence. Être titulaire d'une chaire en chimie moléculaire ou a fortiori d'une simple thèse en littérature ou en musicologie ne vous qualifie pas a priori pour juger d'un essai portant sur un autre domaine. Tout universitaire que l'on est ou que l'on prétend être, on reste, jusqu'à preuve du contraire, incompétent dans un domaine que l'on n'a pas travaillé, et l'on ne saurait se prévaloir d'une position académique (a fortiori de la simple possession d'un diplôme de troisième cycle) pour juger de haut la production intellectuelle d'un essayiste qui a vraiment bossé sur son sujet.
🧵 THREAD: Reid Hoffman: the quintessential "Defender of Democracy"
LinkedIn founder and tech mogul Reid Hoffman has spent endless millions making himself indispensable to the democracy ecosystem. Here's just a sampling :
🔹 Created fake "Russian bot accounts" to create allegations of Russia helping a 2017 Senate election
🔹 Mis-stated the extent of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and how long he continued to meet with Epstein
🔹 Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, the mysterious foreign-policy thinktank which receives money from both US and foreign governments
🔹 Highly influential in foreign policy circles: Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, and more
🔹Along with George Soros, one of the biggest donors to American Bridge 21st Century, a Brock-ran PAC designed to trash Republican candidates
You'd think that @RadioFreeTom , if he were so worried about lack of expertise, he would be calling out those people who spend enormous amounts of money interfering and shaping US elections. But, instead, nah, it's the West Virginia blue collar guy who's ruining America.... not the fact that people like Reid Hoffman and Jeffrey Epstein can buy their way into the highest levels of global influence.
Here's the highlights of Reid Hoffman.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread👇
LinkedIn founder and tech mogul Reid Hoffman has spent endless millions making himself indispensable to the democracy ecosystem. Here's just a sampling :
🔹 Created fake "Russian bot accounts" to create allegations of Russia helping a 2017 Senate election
🔹 Mis-stated the extent of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and how long he continued to meet with Epstein
🔹 Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, the mysterious foreign-policy thinktank which receives money from both US and foreign governments
🔹 Highly influential in foreign policy circles: Bilderberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, and more
🔹Along with George Soros, one of the biggest donors to American Bridge 21st Century, a Brock-ran PAC designed to trash Republican candidates
You'd think that @RadioFreeTom , if he were so worried about lack of expertise, he would be calling out those people who spend enormous amounts of money interfering and shaping US elections. But, instead, nah, it's the West Virginia blue collar guy who's ruining America.... not the fact that people like Reid Hoffman and Jeffrey Epstein can buy their way into the highest levels of global influence.
Here's the highlights of Reid Hoffman.
As always, patience as I pull together the thread👇
In 2017, with Roy Moore vs. Doug Jones in Alabama, Hoffman quietly invested $750,000 in a group called American Engagement Technologies.
What that money bought is one of the most shocking stories in recent political history you've never heard of.
What that money bought is one of the most shocking stories in recent political history you've never heard of.
AET funded New Knowledge, which created fake "Russian bot" accounts, deliberately designed to LOOK Russian, and pointed them at Roy Moore.
The goal: make Moore appear to be Russia's preferred candidate.
The goal: make Moore appear to be Russia's preferred candidate.
