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I extracted the most common failure patterns from my 20-year-long startup journey.
(spoiler: most successful founders have done the same thing, while failed ones did many different things)
Why Startup Founders Fail:
(spoiler: most successful founders have done the same thing, while failed ones did many different things)
Why Startup Founders Fail:
1. Solution looking for a problem.
This one accounts for over 50% of failures I've seen & done. Founders build a solution first and then go to users, pitching it and trying to convince them they have such a problem.
The problem often isn't serious enough to change their habit.
This one accounts for over 50% of failures I've seen & done. Founders build a solution first and then go to users, pitching it and trying to convince them they have such a problem.
The problem often isn't serious enough to change their habit.
2. They like it, but won't pay.
Happens in b2b. You start with a generous free tier or a long trial. Later, you see nobody upgrades to a paid tier.
You think you must massage the pricing model, but the product isn't usually worth paying.
Often happens to "vitamin" products.
Happens in b2b. You start with a generous free tier or a long trial. Later, you see nobody upgrades to a paid tier.
You think you must massage the pricing model, but the product isn't usually worth paying.
Often happens to "vitamin" products.
Моя соседка оказалась сумасшедшей: она установила камеру и наблюдает за мной, через функции умного дома запрещает мне готовить и ограничивает стирку 15 минутами в неделю. За год от нее съехало 10 человек, сейчас я спасаюсь только тем, что держу ее ЛОЖКУ в заложниках. Тред-дурка 
Я снял комнату в квартире с парой – китаянкой и мексиканцем. Я всегда живу с соседями, они помогают не оставаться в одиночестве в эмиграции. Квартира крутая, в небоскребе в самом центре, у меня есть собственные душ и спальня. Я плачу $1800, а соседка является еще и лендлордкой
Ничего не предвещало беды, но были странности: договор был чересчур строгим, а стол, за которым я впервые позавтракал, был выброшен в этот же день со словами, что на следующей неделе привезут новый. Почему не подождать доставки и потом выкинуть? Мы же остались без стола
I infiltrated Antifa for six months back in 2017-2018, to subvert and sabotage, but also to understand my enemy. I wanted to get inside their heads and the best way to do that is to get them to let their guard down because they think you’re one of them.
At six months, I was at the upper limits of my ability to hold my tongue and blend in while listening to them spew the most retarded bullshit imaginable. Even someone who’s well-read in Marx would laugh at what the average antifascist believes about Marxism and leftwing philosophy.
The modern American version of the movement is a shaky alliance between leftwing anarchists and communists. Hence the black and red colors in their symbolism. They’ve agreed to set their differences aside and sort things out after they’ve overthrown the government. Which is their primary mission, for anyone who thinks it’s something more noble like policy reform. No, it’s about seizing power, plain and simple.
One thing I noticed was that each antifa organization had an unspoken hierarchy. Black
militants would always be in a public-facing leadership position where they could scream through a bullhorn and agitate the rank & file into a frenzy. The organizers were almost always White women and gays. The trans element was usually relegated to being mere foot soldiers, and any straight White guys pretending to be allies in order to fuck the art hoes were at the very bottom.
Being a White guy at their meetings and events felt like how I’d imagine it would feel to be a White guy at a Black Panthers meeting. It’s rarely said aloud, but there’s a not-so-subtle tension…an underlying menace that permeates every interaction with other members, excuse me, “comrades.” You’re not welcome, you are tolerated. But only if you’re useful. Only if you show twice as much enthusiasm. Only if you never speak except to affirm someone else.
Your only purpose is to be a whipping post, to nod along, smile like a jackass and clap the loudest everytime a minority says the dumbest shit you’ve ever heard. And to carry heavy shit. The women and the gays will tell you to carry things anytime something weighs more than five ounces. They don’t ask. They point to whatever needs moved and expect you to volunteer yourself. They do it with a satisfied sneer and a glare of contempt.
This victim hierarchy of women, LGBTs, blacks, latinos, muslims, jews, etc. rules every thought they have. Everything must be dissected, deconstructed and categorized according to the oppressor-oppressed dynamic. This is the lens through which they perceive the world. Nothing exists to them free of its guilt or innocence, a stone isn’t just a stone. It’s an object attached to a label created by the language of the patriarchy.
And for that sin, it must be redeemed. Renamed, baptized into the religion of decolonization and given a new name that doesn’t vibrate the vocal cords the same way as words invented by evil White men.
At six months, I was at the upper limits of my ability to hold my tongue and blend in while listening to them spew the most retarded bullshit imaginable. Even someone who’s well-read in Marx would laugh at what the average antifascist believes about Marxism and leftwing philosophy.
The modern American version of the movement is a shaky alliance between leftwing anarchists and communists. Hence the black and red colors in their symbolism. They’ve agreed to set their differences aside and sort things out after they’ve overthrown the government. Which is their primary mission, for anyone who thinks it’s something more noble like policy reform. No, it’s about seizing power, plain and simple.
One thing I noticed was that each antifa organization had an unspoken hierarchy. Black
militants would always be in a public-facing leadership position where they could scream through a bullhorn and agitate the rank & file into a frenzy. The organizers were almost always White women and gays. The trans element was usually relegated to being mere foot soldiers, and any straight White guys pretending to be allies in order to fuck the art hoes were at the very bottom.
Being a White guy at their meetings and events felt like how I’d imagine it would feel to be a White guy at a Black Panthers meeting. It’s rarely said aloud, but there’s a not-so-subtle tension…an underlying menace that permeates every interaction with other members, excuse me, “comrades.” You’re not welcome, you are tolerated. But only if you’re useful. Only if you show twice as much enthusiasm. Only if you never speak except to affirm someone else.
Your only purpose is to be a whipping post, to nod along, smile like a jackass and clap the loudest everytime a minority says the dumbest shit you’ve ever heard. And to carry heavy shit. The women and the gays will tell you to carry things anytime something weighs more than five ounces. They don’t ask. They point to whatever needs moved and expect you to volunteer yourself. They do it with a satisfied sneer and a glare of contempt.
This victim hierarchy of women, LGBTs, blacks, latinos, muslims, jews, etc. rules every thought they have. Everything must be dissected, deconstructed and categorized according to the oppressor-oppressed dynamic. This is the lens through which they perceive the world. Nothing exists to them free of its guilt or innocence, a stone isn’t just a stone. It’s an object attached to a label created by the language of the patriarchy.
And for that sin, it must be redeemed. Renamed, baptized into the religion of decolonization and given a new name that doesn’t vibrate the vocal cords the same way as words invented by evil White men.
This is the level of their neurosis. And it is often the side effect of a movement that attracts the mentally unstable, the outcasts. People with schizophrenia, BPD, DID, etc.
Failed artists who believe the state should be funding their endless sabbatical. Junkies with HIV and short-term memory who want to abolish the police so they can do heroin in the street without getting arrested. Pedophiles who want anarchy so there won’t be any cops to check their hard-drives. Felons who want to get rid of all the laws they’ve been caught breaking, including the one they break every time they train with their comrades at a range using a gun they’re not legally allowed to own.
And at the top, an inner circle of women with septum rings who do all the busy work. They send the emails, coordinate with allies, hold fundraisers (their hatred of capitalism doent extend to capital), and communicate with partners at organizations like the DSA, UAW, etc. who pretend not to know them when asked. You see, antifa is like a mercenary outfit, any leftist organization can invite them to an event while maintaining plausible deniability.
The 50501 movement doesn’t advertise that it coordinates with local antifa groups. They just tell them when the No Kings protests will be held and where the staging area is. And sometimes there’s overlap, where an activist will be a volunteer for 50501 or the DSA, while “secretly” being antifa. Meaning their fellow activists pret ne not to know. So when the event happens, if antifa gets violent or causes trouble, the organizers can say “it’s not us, we’re separate organizations.”
The black militants are often black nationalists who see the White liberals in antifa as useful idiots to be raped and murdered once the revolution kicks off. They don’t say that overtly, but it’s obvious in their demeanor, how they interact with their White comrades. They’re often members of fringe religious organizations like the Black Hebrew Israelites, Nation of Islam or fringe politics like the Moorish sovereign citizens.
The dynamics are complicated, as these black militant groups aren’t Marxist, but they’re happy to use Marxists as tools against other Whites. It’s not so much an alliance as it is a coup. They’ll smile and nod as someone quotes Lenin or Mao, but they only care about how Leninism and Maoism can help them dismantle White communities and the government. Decolonization is the common cause that unites them.
These people are your neighbors. They’re the cashier who knows what type of smokes you like. They’re the sons and daughters of your coworkers. They’re going to school with your kids. And they hate you. In fact, they spend a good portion of their day fantasizing about killing you.
So it’s important you know who they are. And the best way to do that is to make a sock account and join your local leftist activist groups.
They’re not hard to find. They’ve been recruiting openly on social media for years as the government looked the other way and pretended they weren’t dangerous. That’s over, now they’re recognizing them for what they are: terrorists.
And the sooner you know which people in your town, your neighborhood, your kids’ school are terrorists, the sooner you can put distance between you and them. Screenshot their calls to violence. Report them all to the FBI.
Failed artists who believe the state should be funding their endless sabbatical. Junkies with HIV and short-term memory who want to abolish the police so they can do heroin in the street without getting arrested. Pedophiles who want anarchy so there won’t be any cops to check their hard-drives. Felons who want to get rid of all the laws they’ve been caught breaking, including the one they break every time they train with their comrades at a range using a gun they’re not legally allowed to own.
And at the top, an inner circle of women with septum rings who do all the busy work. They send the emails, coordinate with allies, hold fundraisers (their hatred of capitalism doent extend to capital), and communicate with partners at organizations like the DSA, UAW, etc. who pretend not to know them when asked. You see, antifa is like a mercenary outfit, any leftist organization can invite them to an event while maintaining plausible deniability.
The 50501 movement doesn’t advertise that it coordinates with local antifa groups. They just tell them when the No Kings protests will be held and where the staging area is. And sometimes there’s overlap, where an activist will be a volunteer for 50501 or the DSA, while “secretly” being antifa. Meaning their fellow activists pret ne not to know. So when the event happens, if antifa gets violent or causes trouble, the organizers can say “it’s not us, we’re separate organizations.”
The black militants are often black nationalists who see the White liberals in antifa as useful idiots to be raped and murdered once the revolution kicks off. They don’t say that overtly, but it’s obvious in their demeanor, how they interact with their White comrades. They’re often members of fringe religious organizations like the Black Hebrew Israelites, Nation of Islam or fringe politics like the Moorish sovereign citizens.
The dynamics are complicated, as these black militant groups aren’t Marxist, but they’re happy to use Marxists as tools against other Whites. It’s not so much an alliance as it is a coup. They’ll smile and nod as someone quotes Lenin or Mao, but they only care about how Leninism and Maoism can help them dismantle White communities and the government. Decolonization is the common cause that unites them.
These people are your neighbors. They’re the cashier who knows what type of smokes you like. They’re the sons and daughters of your coworkers. They’re going to school with your kids. And they hate you. In fact, they spend a good portion of their day fantasizing about killing you.
So it’s important you know who they are. And the best way to do that is to make a sock account and join your local leftist activist groups.
They’re not hard to find. They’ve been recruiting openly on social media for years as the government looked the other way and pretended they weren’t dangerous. That’s over, now they’re recognizing them for what they are: terrorists.
And the sooner you know which people in your town, your neighborhood, your kids’ school are terrorists, the sooner you can put distance between you and them. Screenshot their calls to violence. Report them all to the FBI.
🚨BOMBSHELL: Marine Scout Sniper Analyzes 4 Angles of Charlie Kirk Assassination Footage —MUZZLE FLASH Seen Proves FBI's Narrative is a LIE! Shot Came from REAR RIGHT, Not Front Roof! 😱
My mind is blown — this video from a former Marine scout sniper with 5 years experience and ballistics teaching background dissects the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 11, 2025, at a Utah university event. He starts with a clean slate, assuming nothing from the FBI, who he says routinely lies, and focuses purely on ballistics from multiple camera views.
What’s in the video (detailed breakdown):
• He maps out four camera angles around Kirk, showing the bullet streak visible in frames from Camera 1, proving trajectory from behind and right, not the front roof where officials claim the shooter was positioned.
• Debunks body armor claims: What looks like a hit on armor is actually Kirk's earpiece and mic cord reacting to the shockwave, demonstrated with his own similar setup; entry wound low on right side, exit on left neck, causing immediate blood and no armor bulge.
• Clears "white hat guy" (Frank Turek, apologetics author): Phone reflection isn't bullet but a military-grade infrared laser sight (850nm range) from the real shooter, visible only on camera, not naked eye; dot moves up phone screen then Kirk is hit split-second later.
• Spots muzzle flash in background: Single-frame white dot in top left of footage, timed 8-10 frames before impact, suggesting vapor trail and confirming alternative shooter location for a smaller caliber round (possibly 9mm or 5.56, not 30-06).
• Explains wound ballistics: Temporary cavity from hit at base of ear/jaw pulls cord, flips earpiece; exit wound gushes blood on shirt instantly, inconsistent with entry; likely instant kill via spine/brain base, not blood loss.
Whether this changes everything or sparks more questions, it's a must-watch for anyone doubting the official lone shooter story in this politically charged killing. Hit play, analyze for yourself, and share to expose the truth! 👀🔁
Shot Out To: Outside the Overton & Israeli News Live On Youtube Who's Footage I used To Compile This Video. PLEASE Go FOLLOW them and give them a LIKE. I will post both OP links to the videos in the comments.
My mind is blown — this video from a former Marine scout sniper with 5 years experience and ballistics teaching background dissects the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 11, 2025, at a Utah university event. He starts with a clean slate, assuming nothing from the FBI, who he says routinely lies, and focuses purely on ballistics from multiple camera views.
What’s in the video (detailed breakdown):
• He maps out four camera angles around Kirk, showing the bullet streak visible in frames from Camera 1, proving trajectory from behind and right, not the front roof where officials claim the shooter was positioned.
• Debunks body armor claims: What looks like a hit on armor is actually Kirk's earpiece and mic cord reacting to the shockwave, demonstrated with his own similar setup; entry wound low on right side, exit on left neck, causing immediate blood and no armor bulge.
• Clears "white hat guy" (Frank Turek, apologetics author): Phone reflection isn't bullet but a military-grade infrared laser sight (850nm range) from the real shooter, visible only on camera, not naked eye; dot moves up phone screen then Kirk is hit split-second later.
• Spots muzzle flash in background: Single-frame white dot in top left of footage, timed 8-10 frames before impact, suggesting vapor trail and confirming alternative shooter location for a smaller caliber round (possibly 9mm or 5.56, not 30-06).
• Explains wound ballistics: Temporary cavity from hit at base of ear/jaw pulls cord, flips earpiece; exit wound gushes blood on shirt instantly, inconsistent with entry; likely instant kill via spine/brain base, not blood loss.
Whether this changes everything or sparks more questions, it's a must-watch for anyone doubting the official lone shooter story in this politically charged killing. Hit play, analyze for yourself, and share to expose the truth! 👀🔁
Shot Out To: Outside the Overton & Israeli News Live On Youtube Who's Footage I used To Compile This Video. PLEASE Go FOLLOW them and give them a LIKE. I will post both OP links to the videos in the comments.
FOLLOW: Israeli News Live On Youtube and @stevendenoon on X.
Who Is The Real Assassin of Charlie Kirk?
Who Is The Real Assassin of Charlie Kirk?
Follow Outside the Overton On Youtube and @OtO_Clips On X.
Ballistics don't LIE | A video I didn't want to make.
Ballistics don't LIE | A video I didn't want to make.
El Premio Nobel de Economía es un mecanismo d poder que reproduce las estructuras ideológicas y económicas del capitalismo. No son neutrales, sino que operan como herramientas para consolidar el poder de la clase dominante, legitimando sus valores y perpetuando la explotación.1/5
El Premio Nobel actúa como un mecanismo para legitimar ciertas narrativas, valores y figuras que son funcionales al orden capitalista. En economía, este premio se convierte en un instrumento para consolidar la hegemonía ideológica del capitalismo financiarizado.2/5
Este premio Nobel de Economía ha promovido consistentemente teorías económicas neoliberales, como las de Milton Friedman o Robert Lucas, que favorecen los intereses del gran capital al justificar la desregulación, la privatización y el libre mercado. 3/5
A recent report revealed that AppCloud, an Israeli application developed by IronSource, comes pre-installed on certain Samsung devices, particularly Galaxy A and Galaxy M models, and cannot be fully removed. The app automatically collects user data, including location, device fingerprints, and IP addresses.
An Israeli war criminal recently boasted at a press conference that “anyone who owns a mobile phone carries a piece of Israel in their hands,” proudly highlighting Israel’s deep infiltration into technology and global industries, including smartphones.
His remarks came amid growing concerns over privacy and data security in the Middle East due to the app. Although users can disable the app, it cannot be permanently deleted, raising serious questions about privacy and device control, especially given that Samsung has not clarified how the data is used or what measures, if any, are planned to address these surveillance and intelligence concerns.
Magistrate judge Faruqui, who has been on a tear over DOJ's flimsy prosecutions in recent weeks, was floored by the Trump administration's decision to level a federal marijuana possession charge against a recently arrested defendant. But that's not all... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
He says DOJ held the man in detention for *three days* on this misdemeanor charge even though prosecutors later agreed he shouldn't be detained at all. And that's still not all... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Prosecutors seized the indigent man's phone, leaving him without a means to contact his lawyer or access his personal information. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Alliance for Global Justice is basically one giant RICO-like structure for antifa. If anyone is in the administration is listening, start there.
Here’s a partial thread on them. But there’s a lot more to them. And yes foreign governments are tied.
I have a cold, haven’t slept more than a few hours since Sunday, that’s why no posts for a couple of days. Prayers appreciated.
Yesterday, Rep. Cory Mills (@RepMillsPress) voted against censuring Ilhan Omar for suggesting Charlie Kirk was to blame for his own murder.
Rep. Mills must resign. He has a conflict of interest and cannot represent his constituents faithfully.
A thread.
Rep. Mills must resign. He has a conflict of interest and cannot represent his constituents faithfully.
A thread.
Ilhan Omar is loathed by Republican voters, and her comments about Charlie were beyond the pale. This should have been straightforward.
But Rep. Mills claimed that First Amendment concerns guided his vote - and implied that Charlie himself would agree.
But Rep. Mills claimed that First Amendment concerns guided his vote - and implied that Charlie himself would agree.
One doubts that this is Rep. Mills' actual rationale. For one, Nancy Mace claims that he threatened her over text last night. (Rep. Mace authored the censure resolution against Omar.) Hard to imagine he cares about Ilhan Omar *that much*. So what's really going on here?
I just discovered a major new threat by American Library Association against the American public. Parents and communities will not stand a chance if countermeasures are only left to a smattering of parents. ALA is now community organizing its acolytes to take over library boards.
Link below, and @AGPamBondi @AAGDhillon @EDSecMcMahon and other have been saying they will support parents against indoctrination, but they haven’t directly helped struggling parents a lot yet, and if they don’t here, libraries will forever be Marxist: data.librariesforthepeople.org
So I’m also alerting @SenMikeLee @BasedMikeLee @JohnKennedyLA @Sonderling47 @DonaldJTrumpJr @LaraLeaTrump @elonmusk about this new and growing threat from American Library Association to organize people to control library boards to ensure kids remain exposed to harm.
🔍#LupaTeExplica | La posibilidad de una Asamblea Constituyente en Ecuador volvió al centro del debate y, con ella, también la desinformación.
🗣️ Se dice que podría instalarse con plenos poderes, aprobar la pena de muerte o eliminar derechos ya reconocidos como el matrimonio igualitario o el aborto por violación.
Lo cierto es que ninguna de estas afirmaciones es verdad. Entonces, ¿qué significa realmente una Constituyente, cómo se convoca y cuáles son los pasos que debe seguir?
🧵 Te explicamos datos y desinformación en este hilo ⬇️Revisa la explicativo completo aquí: lupa.com.ec/explicativos/a…
🗣️ Se dice que podría instalarse con plenos poderes, aprobar la pena de muerte o eliminar derechos ya reconocidos como el matrimonio igualitario o el aborto por violación.
Lo cierto es que ninguna de estas afirmaciones es verdad. Entonces, ¿qué significa realmente una Constituyente, cómo se convoca y cuáles son los pasos que debe seguir?
🧵 Te explicamos datos y desinformación en este hilo ⬇️Revisa la explicativo completo aquí: lupa.com.ec/explicativos/a…
1⃣ ¿Qué es una Asamblea Constituyente?
🔹 Es un mecanismo democrático para redactar una nueva Constitución.
🔹 Busca cambios estructurales en el Estado, derechos de la ciudadanía y diseño institucional, más allá de simples reformas.
🔹 Puede convocarla el Ejecutivo, 2/3 de la Asamblea Nacional o 12% del padrón electoral (iniciativa ciudadana).
🔹 Es un mecanismo democrático para redactar una nueva Constitución.
🔹 Busca cambios estructurales en el Estado, derechos de la ciudadanía y diseño institucional, más allá de simples reformas.
🔹 Puede convocarla el Ejecutivo, 2/3 de la Asamblea Nacional o 12% del padrón electoral (iniciativa ciudadana).
2️⃣ Pasos del proceso
El proceso comienza con la solicitud ante la Corte Constitucional, seguida de su revisión.
🗳️De ser aprobada, se realiza una consulta popular para que la ciudadanía decida si quiere o no realizarla.
🗳️Si el voto mayoritario es el “sí”, se eligen los constituyentes, se instala la Asamblea, se redacta el nuevo texto y finalmente se somete a 🗳️referendo para su aprobación.
Es decir, serían tres procesos electorales para definir una nueva Constituyente.
El proceso comienza con la solicitud ante la Corte Constitucional, seguida de su revisión.
🗳️De ser aprobada, se realiza una consulta popular para que la ciudadanía decida si quiere o no realizarla.
🗳️Si el voto mayoritario es el “sí”, se eligen los constituyentes, se instala la Asamblea, se redacta el nuevo texto y finalmente se somete a 🗳️referendo para su aprobación.
Es decir, serían tres procesos electorales para definir una nueva Constituyente.
🔥🛢️ Russia's oil empire is crumbling under sanctions & unprecedented drone attacks.
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🔥Ukraine’s drone campaign has hit Moscow where it hurts most: the economy.
Fuel shortages are spiralling, prices are soaring, and ordinary Russians are paying the price.
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Fuel shortages are spiralling, prices are soaring, and ordinary Russians are paying the price.
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🔥Oil shipments suspended: SBU drones hit a key Russian export hub — the port of Primorsk
On September 12, Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's northwestern port of Primorsk has for the first time forced the suspension of loadings at its key western oil terminal.
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On September 12, Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's northwestern port of Primorsk has for the first time forced the suspension of loadings at its key western oil terminal.
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1).
„David Hogg [1], a Parkland shooting [2] survivor and gun-control activist, has been the subject of conspiracies for nearly a decade and has seen an uptick in threatening messages over the past week.
„David Hogg [1], a Parkland shooting [2] survivor and gun-control activist, has been the subject of conspiracies for nearly a decade and has seen an uptick in threatening messages over the past week.
2).
Soon after law enforcement officials released a CCTV image of the suspected shooter last week, @elonmusk's chatbot, Grok, responded to several posts falsely suggesting that the shooter resembled Hogg.
Soon after law enforcement officials released a CCTV image of the suspected shooter last week, @elonmusk's chatbot, Grok, responded to several posts falsely suggesting that the shooter resembled Hogg.
3).
– »There will always be, whether it’s real people or bots or anonymous accounts or whatever, who are going to make these threats.
– »There will always be, whether it’s real people or bots or anonymous accounts or whatever, who are going to make these threats.
Ethereum Daily ~ September 18, 2025
🔵 Morpho Lending on Coinbase
✅ SEC Approves Crypto ETF Listing Standards
🐣 SYND Community Launch Goes Live
+ Much more below! 🧵⬇️
🔵 Morpho Lending on Coinbase
✅ SEC Approves Crypto ETF Listing Standards
🐣 SYND Community Launch Goes Live
+ Much more below! 🧵⬇️
2/ 🗣️ Today's "Take of the Day" goes to @ryanberckmans
3/ 🌐 Mainnet News
@cu_eth_research announces 'Columbia-Ethereum Research Center on Blockchain Protocol Design' in partnership with the @ethereumfndn + @CUSEAS + @Tim_Roughgarden.
@cu_eth_research announces 'Columbia-Ethereum Research Center on Blockchain Protocol Design' in partnership with the @ethereumfndn + @CUSEAS + @Tim_Roughgarden.
This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.
First there’s this piece by David French, who devoted much of his legal career to defending the First Amendment rights of conservative writers and scholars
nytimes.com/2025/09/18/opi…
nytimes.com/2025/09/18/opi…
Second, it’s worth reading this excerpt from Frederick Douglass
constitutioncenter.org/the-constituti…
constitutioncenter.org/the-constituti…