Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 John 4:7–11
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was released 35 years ago today. One of the most commercially and critically successful crime thrillers ever made, the making of story is like having an old friend for dinner…
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7 years after the success – and film adaptation of – his 1981 novel Red Dragon, author Thomas Harris published a sequel. It followed an enigmatic character from the first – Hannibal Lecter – and was called The Silence of the Lambs.
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Immediately on the book’s release, film studios were interested. Gene Hackman and Orion Pictures joined forces to acquire the rights for $500k. The idea was Hackman would direct the film, possibly write it, and star as FBI Agent Jack Crawford.
Us naive Americans dont think about currency returns as part of our portfolios as we have the biggest and for decades best place to invest in equities.
Every other global investor cares about currency returns at basic level for their investing
The basic idea for investors or all nationalities should be simple and obvious to all. But we Americans just haven't had to care. Maybe we still don't but at least we should be aware. This 101 will explain what is obvious to all non Americans and then show how it works
The goal of all investors is simple. We want to maximize the risk adjusted return of our investments in the currency we expect to spend in the future.
As Americans we want to maximize our USD returns
If we are Japanese we want to maximize our Yen returns
1/ Russian warbloggers are outraged at being told by a journalist that it's their own fault that the Russian government is restricting Telegram. They argue that if not for the warblogger community, the military's lies would have gone unchallenged – which is exactly the point. ⬇️
2/ Komsomolskaya Pravda journalist Ivan Pankin has prompted fury with his claim that "endless nameless insiders, all those endless bloggers, the smartest people on earth who know everything and who have been spreading all sorts of nonsense" have annoyed the Russian government.
3/ He is almost certainly correct, but the warbloggers aren't having any of it and have responded angrily. They claim they have been consistently right in warning about the failures of the Russian military, to the overall benefit of the war effort and Russian population.
Ein Hinweis einer Parteikollegin verhinderte wohl Schlimmeres:
▶️ Bei einem Wahlkampftermin von Cem Özdemir soll es einen Anschlagsversuch gegeben haben. share.google/gfwUAycnZPLem8…
Zunächst war im Polizeibericht von einem Docht die Rede, der zwischen den Balken im historischen Keller in Metzingen gefunden wurde.
▶️ Etwa 400 Menschen waren zum Wahlkampftermin gekommen.
Der Gegenstand sei zwischen den Balken platziert worden
Keiner wisse, was geschehen wäre, wenn man es nicht entdeckt hätte. Ein anwesender Personenschützer löschte dem Bericht nach die Flamme.
▶️Das Staatsschutzzentrum bei der Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Stuttgart und das Landeskriminalamt ermitteln nach Angaben des Magazins
Didn't find the Atlantic article about the Mellon as objectionable as some, but I parsed AWM's most recent 990: of $555M in giving, $225M went to higher ed. That's like half the annual spend of an Arts&Sciences college at a big public R1. It's just not enough to move the needle.
Put another way, there are about 400 R1s + liberal arts colleges in America. $225M = about $500K per. Higher ed in America is simply enormous, and the idea that a few hundred mil in grantmaking each year can exert a real gravitational effect seems questionable by the numbers.
The top 4 public R1s recieved $8M (directly, excluding things like ACLS), which probably sounds like a lot, until you realize that they probably spend ~$3-400M on their respective humanities divisions in aggregate, which makes this like 2% of funding.
Eilmeldung vom 14.02.2026: Während die Welt auf den Valentinstag blickt, brennt an der Front die digitale Leitung. Unverifizierte Berichte aus Geheimdienstkreisen deuten darauf hin, dass der Kreml eine Notfall-Direktive zur Requisition ziviler chinesischer Router plant – ein Akt purer Verzweiflung nach dem Starlink-Blackout. Zeitgleich kollabiert der Zugang zu Telegram. Die Fronten sind in Bewegung, die Nerven liegen blank.
🧵Ein Thread zur Lage.
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Die Aktenlage am 06.02.2026 markiert den Point of No Return. Elon Musk hat die Daumenschrauben angezogen. Was monatelang als „Grauimport“ über Drittstaaten die russische Angriffsmaschinerie befeuerte, ist nun Elektroschrott. Die koordinierte Abschaltung der Starlink-Terminals für russische Einheiten trifft den Kreml ins Mark. Ein technologischer Exorzismus, der die Front in sekundenlange Paralyse stürzt. Wer ohne digitale Sicht kämpft, hat bereits verloren.
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Rechercheergebnisse vom 07.02.2026 bestätigen: SpaceX nutzt ein radikales „Whitelist“-Verfahren. Nur verifizierte Terminals der ukrainischen Verteidigungskräfte erhalten Zugriff. Russische Einheiten, die sich auf die Infrastruktur des Gegners verlassen haben, stehen vor dem Nichts. Es ist die ultimative Demütigung einer selbsternannten Großmacht, deren Kommunikation am seidenen Faden eines US-Milliardärs hing. Ein Systemfehler mit Ansage, den Moskau bis zuletzt ignorierte.
कुछ दिन के लिए अपने X Account को बंद करदो आपलोग।
छुट्टी पे भेज दो हैंडलर को।
समझ नहीं आरहा सनातनीभक्तों🚩को,
की कोई CON ग्रेसी बोल रहा है या भाजपाई।
वैसे भी CON ग्रेस की सारी पराकाष्ठा तो BJP पार कर ही चुकी है लेकिन फिर भी,
ज्ञान का चूरन अब हजम नहीं होरा।
आपके अंध समर्थको के प्रति सहानुभूति है
हम सब सनातनीभक्तों🚩की।
हमें नहीं पता ऐसी कौनसी विवशता ने आपलोगों को जकड़ रखा है।
परंतु,
अभी अभी आपलोगों ने इतना रायता फैलाया है।
अब दूध, दही की बातें करते अच्छे नहीं लग रहे हैं।
पहले उस बिल गेट्स को आने से रोकिए उसके पश्चात दूध की बात करिए।
हमें, हमारे पीएम को, और आपकी सरकार को, ये कटु सत्य का ज्ञान देने का पूर्ण अधिकार है।
2010 से केवल और केवल 🪷 को वोट दिया है।
ये दिन देखने के लिए ?
अगर आपके विकसित भारत की कल्पना ऐसी है तो नहीं चाहिए ऐसा भारत जहां,
BREAKING: AI can now build financial models like Goldman Sachs analysts (for free).
Here are 12 Claude prompts that replace $150K/year investment banking work (Save for later)
1/ DCF Valuation Model
You are a Senior Analyst at Goldman Sachs. I need a complete DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) valuation model for [COMPANY NAME].
Please provide:
- Free cash flow projections: Next 5 years with growth assumptions
- WACC calculation: Cost of equity + cost of debt breakdown
- Terminal value: Both perpetuity growth and exit multiple methods
- Sensitivity analysis: How value changes with different assumptions
- Discount rate justification: Why we chose this WACC
- Key drivers: What makes cash flow go up or down
- Comparable companies: How our assumptions compare to peers
- Valuation range: Bull case, base case, bear case scenarios
Format as investment banking pitch book valuation page with clear formulas.
Company: [DESCRIBE COMPANY, INDUSTRY, FINANCIALS]
2/ Three-Statement Financial Model
You are a VP at Morgan Stanley. I need a complete three-statement model for [COMPANY NAME].
Please provide:
- Income statement: Revenue, costs, EBITDA, net income (5 years)
- Balance sheet: Assets, liabilities, equity (5 years)
- Cash flow statement: Operating, investing, financing activities (5 years)
- Link formulas: How statements connect (net income → cash flow → balance sheet)
- Working capital: How AR, inventory, and AP change
- Debt schedule: Principal payments and interest expense
- Key assumptions: Revenue growth, margins, capex as % of sales
- Error checks: Balance sheet balancing and circular references
Format as Excel-style model with formulas explained in plain English.
Company: [DESCRIBE BUSINESS, CURRENT FINANCIALS, GROWTH STAGE]
El peor partido de la era Flick tiene una compleja explicación. Lo intento desde mi visión aquí
Con @KlipDraw + @Effmatch + @gusfop + @adnan
HILO 👇👇👇
LA PEOR PRIMERA PARTE : Tal y como ya hizo en Anota, Flick optópor la figura de un falso extremo para suplir las ausencias de Raphinha y Rashford. Y el asignado para ello fue Dani Olmo.
@Effmatch
El objetivo era el de tener superioridad en medio pero el plan no salió nada bien. Y eso acabó por ser más problema que solución. Pq al Barça no le duró el balón en la 1ª parte y, con Olmo dentro y el equipo sin asentarse en campo rival, cada recuperación fue un 2vs1 a espaldas.
Je vais tenter d'expliciter brièvement le post de Diane.
Pour ceux familiers avec le mouvement de Bouteldja (qui n'est qu'un des mouvements décoloniaux), vous allez y lire des évidences, mais pour ceux qui ne suivent que de loin, vous comprendrez peut-être mieux :
On commence par la base, c'est un courant de pensée qui vient d'AmSud (et d'Inde) et dont le but était, au sein de ces sociétés, d'identifier puis de déconstruire les formes de domination héritées des colons et toujours en vigueur malgré les indépendances.
Ca a ensuite bien pris aux US, notamment parce qu'il y avait des parallèles assez facile à faire liés à l'histoire américaine.
Pourquoi la seule culture légitime était la culture blanche (wasp), alors que les cultures des 3 autres "communautés" présentes dès la fondation de la
@SonofManwithus La 2 non tanto ( Stauros, Palo ), per la 4 direi che si applica ad un gruppo particolare, i santi del supremo, direttamente chiamati da lui in cielo, quelli unti con lo spirito Santo alla Pentecoste del 33 EV e altri in maniera simile con chiamata diretta di Dio, Apocalisse o ..
@SonofManwithus .. Rivelazione li identifica come 144.000 che andranno a costituire l'esecutivo del Regno di Dio e Cristo Gesù in Cielo come Re e Sacerdoti con Gesù come Sommo Sacerdote e Re dei re e Signore dei signori, o come disse Gesù, un piccolo gregge! Di questo Regno ci saranno dei ..
@SonofManwithus .. sudditi, Gesù li identifica come una grande folla che anche quelle deve condurre, facendole diventare un solo gregge, sotto un solo pastore ( Gesù ) . Infatti il Regno millenario di Cristo servirà a riportare l'umanità e la Terra in condizioni Perfette Edeniche, come era il ..
Le mode opératoire de Némesis est connu depuis des années : attaquer les évènements de gauche avec des caméras partout, filmer la moindre réaction, et se protéger derrière un service d'ordre de gros bras fascistes (ou de policiers) une fois qu'elles ont provoqué un conflit.
Après avoir savamment choisi les bonnes images pour se victimiser, elles sont invitées sur Cnews et Europe 1 pour aller raconter que les antifascistes sont méchants.
Cette fois-ci, aucune image du "lynchage" de leur camarade. Aucun élément. Juste des récits contradictoires.
L'activisme de Némesis consiste à tout filmer pour les réseaux sociaux, mais ici rien. Il faut croire sur parole que ce militant d'être droite aurait été "attaqué".
Il a été pris en à charge à plusieurs kilomètres de cette conférence. Ses propres amies parlent d'une "balayette".
👨🏾🦱: (Anil ala books chusthu, manchi feel tho koduthunnadu) Ma'm mi books ni chetho pattukovacha? (ani innocent ga aduguthadu)
👩🏻⚕️: Ok, ee okkasariki pattuko. Time aipothundi, fast ga finish cheyy
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👨🏾🦱: (Inka dorikindhe chance ani Anil Sam books ni pattukuni pisikesthu, okkasariga moham vaati madhyalo petti ruddhuthu vasana chusthu enjoy chesthu mathuga) shhh mam (antu vaati paina kiss chesthu, kindha chetho kottukuntunnadu 👊🍆)
Chinese FM Wang Yi on Ukraine: Europe should not be on the menu, but at the table.
The war is in Europe — Europeans have every right to be at the negotiating table.
Beijing supports Europe talking to Russia.
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Wang Yi: I do not believe that the situation in the Asia-Pacific is becoming increasingly tense.
In fact, Asia is probably the only region that maintains overall peace.
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Wang Yi: The Japanese PM said a Taiwan contingency could trigger collective self-defense. This is the first time in 80 years that a Japanese leader has made such remarks.
It violates China’s territorial sovereignty and Japan’s commitments to China.
@GibsTweets_KF @d33p3r4m4 Hey I thought you might like this. It's Jersh defending hosting a board for pedophiles to discuss being pedophiles. He's a proud, unabashed pedophile enabler. Because of "free speech."
@GibsTweets_KF @d33p3r4m4 Here he is also calling this character "fucking hot." I understand you and the rest of his cocksuckers bought into the "age appropriate neko shota" line, but he was 15 when he wrote this and this is clearly a little girl.
Gemini Pro reads up to 1,500 pages in one go without missing details.
Here are 8 prompts for analyzing contracts, research papers, and reports (Save for later):
1/ Contract Risk and Red Flag Scanner
You are a senior corporate lawyer. Think step-by-step before answering. Base everything strictly on the uploaded document(s). Quote exact text + page/section number in [brackets] after every claim. Never add external knowledge or interpret beyond what is written.
I will upload a full contract.
Your job:
- Summarize the agreement in 10 clear bullets anyone can understand, quoting key phrases with [page/section].
- List all clauses that are risky or one-sided for my side, explain why each is risky in practical terms, and suggest safer alternative wording, always quoting source text with [page/section].
- Highlight hidden gotchas such as automatic renewals, broad indemnities, undefined terms, vague obligations, and extra fees. For each, quote the exact text with [page/section] and explain the real world risk.
- Create a negotiation cheat sheet with my top 10 points to push back on, ranked from must fix to nice to have, each tied to the original clause with [page/section].
Assume I am [role: freelancer/startup founder/small business owner].
Use markdown tables for all comparisons, lists, or extractions.
User tip: Upload the full contract PDF directly in Gemini Pro for best results.
2/ Research Paper Deep Dive
You are a world class researcher and teacher. Think step-by-step before answering. Base everything strictly on the uploaded document(s). Quote exact text + page/section number in [brackets] after every claim. Never add external knowledge or interpret beyond what is written.
I will upload a long research paper.
Your job:
- Give me a 10 bullet expert summary of the entire paper, with each bullet backed by a short quote and [page/section].
- Explain the paper like I am five in 5 short sentences, still anchored in the text with at least one quote and [page/section].
- Identify the main findings and what is genuinely new versus prior work, citing text and data with [page/section] for each point.
- Describe the methodology in plain English, including sample, data sources, and methods, quoting the relevant parts with [page/section].
- Call out the biggest limitations, assumptions, or biases mentioned by the authors, quoting their wording with [page/section].
- List 5 to 7 practical actions I should take as a [role: marketer/founder/investor/student] based only on what this paper explicitly supports, with [page/section] for each action.
- Extract the 10 most important quotes or data points with their [page/section].
Adapt your explanations to a [level: beginner/intermediate/advanced] reader.
Use markdown tables for all comparisons, lists, or extractions.
User tip: Upload the full PDF in Gemini Pro and then paste this prompt in the same chat.