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Mar 5
A.I. and The Humanities—An Experiment

I plan to spend the Fall studying Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy, and for that I will use Claude liberally.

The goal: to see how much it can accelerate the process of close reading.

Call it "Artificial Thoughts on Machiavelli."

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I'm going to use it in a few ways.

1) Collect sources

Machiavelli draws on a number of different texts as he proceeds.

As I go chapter-by-chapter, I will have Claude comb the web for sources people have identified, and compile them into a single document for my review
2) Analyze discrepancies

Machiavelli infamously departs from the sources he draws on, often with intended meaning.

So, I will have Claude add to the compilation of sources a preliminary list of discrepancies, again for my review.
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Mar 5
The idea of digestion affecting mental state is reaching a point of being common knowledge

However the gut's neural network is not a "second brain" but a "third brain," as after the CNS the heart and circulatory system have the second most neurons

So in the same way that the gut microbiome and its metabolites alter brain activity, circulation issues can as well

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One of the best examples of this is "biofeedback"

Anxiety involves increased heart rate, but artificially elevating heart rate can also lead to the perception of anxiety

This isn't just the brain noting the heart rate but instead the fact that the same factors that regulate heart rate are those that regulate anxiety

Adrenaline, noradrenaline, glutamate, and elevated calcium are all involved here
These factors seem to be communicated directly between the heart/circulation and brain at all times

Beyond that, blockages in circulation intimately affect the brain

Calcification, arterial plaque, and amyloid fibrils all impact cognitive function by changing blood flow
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Mar 5
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Fui perito de telecomunicaciones designado por la Embajada de Israel y la DAIA en la causa del atentado a la Embajada de Israel en Buenos Aires.

Y en las pruebas técnicas que analicé no encontré nada que vincule a Irán con ese atentado.

Pero sí encontré algo muy grave.
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Minutos antes de la explosión del 17 de marzo de 1992, el patrullero 115 que debía custodiar la embajada fue retirado de la zona por orden del Comando Radioeléctrico de la Policía Federal.
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Esa orden no es una hipótesis.

Las modulaciones de radio entre el Comando y el patrullero quedaron grabadas en el sistema Assmann 200 que registraba las comunicaciones policiales.
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Mar 5
🚨BREAKING: GOODBYE POWERPOINT forever.

Claude just collapsed 3 hours of presentation building into 120 seconds completely free.

7 prompts to go from completely unprepared to completely untouchable in every meeting:

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1. Complete Presentation Blueprint

"Act like a professional presentation consultant who has built decks for Fortune 500 boardrooms and billion-dollar pitch meetings. Create a complete presentation blueprint for [topic]. Define the objective, target audience, key message, emotional arc, and exact slide flow. Make every section earn its place and eliminate anything that loses the audience for even a single second."
2. Slide Structure & Flow Architect

"Act like a presentation strategist who has designed slide structures for TED speakers and C-suite executives. Build a complete slide-by-slide structure for a presentation on [topic]. For every slide define the title, core purpose, and key message so the entire presentation builds unstoppable momentum toward a final slide that makes the audience feel they have absolutely no choice but to act."
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Mar 5
¿Cuántas veces un candidato promete algo… y cuando llega al poder actúa distinto? 🤔
En  nos enfocamos en lo verificable: cómo votaron cuando tuvieron poder, en reformas y políticas importantes para el país.hechosynopalabras.pe
No juzgamos por planes de gobierno bonitos ni frases de campaña. Revisamos votaciones, decisiones y acciones concretas.
Si hoy un congresista postula a la reelección, puedes revisar su posición en la reforma de la educación:
¿La apoyo, se opuso? ¿Con qué frecuencia?
Mostramos de forma sistemática y cronológica:
– quién votó a favor
– quién votó en contra
– cuántas veces lo hizo
– cuál era la importancia de cada ley
Con datos públicos organizados para que puedas consultarlos fácilmente.
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Mar 5
Delcy has surrendered to the Nazis in Washington. The U.S. has its foot on the throat of her government which is flat on its back. This enraging spectacle is imo largely the fault of China & Russia, but also of course the cowardice of regional governments like Brazil and Mexico.
To be fair, without China (also Russia and Iran) Vzla under Maduro could not have defeated the murderous sanctions that Trumo/Biden put in place. That’s what forced Trump to escalate from lethal sanctions to the bombing of Caracas & kidnapping of Maduro.
But China & Russia have also made clear they were never going to make US military aggression against Vzla a red line like the USSR made a U.S. invasion of Cuba in the 1960s and 70s.
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Mar 4
📢NEW: In a study of 600,000 people published today in @bmj_latest, we found GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) associated with reduced risk of addiction across alcohol, opioids, cocaine, cannabis, nicotine—and 50% fewer substance-related deaths.
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We used VA data—one of the largest healthcare systems in the world—to emulate 8 randomized trials.
600,000 people. 3 years of follow-up. Over 1.5 million person-years.
Two questions: Do GLP-1 drugs prevent addiction? And do they reduce harm in people already struggling with it?
Among people with no prior addiction, GLP-1 drugs were associated with lower risk of addiction across substances:
▸ Opioids: 25%
▸ Cocaine: 20%
▸ Nicotine: 20%
▸ Alcohol: 18%
▸ Cannabis: 14%
Consistent across every substance we tested.
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Mar 4
🚨 BREAKING: Claude can now write & design a full book in 48 hours.

Here are 9 prompts that turn beginners into published authors in 10 days.

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PROMPT 1: THE BOOK IDEA VALIDATOR

You are a Senior Publishing Strategist at Penguin Random House with 20 years of experience identifying bestselling book concepts.

My Idea: [YOUR BOOK IDEA IN ONE SENTENCE]
My Expertise: [YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE]
Target Reader: [WHO YOU WANT TO HELP]
Goal: [INCOME, AUTHORITY, IMPACT, OR ALL THREE]
Validate and sharpen my book concept using this framework:

Market Demand Analysis:
Is there proven reader demand for this topic
What are the top 10 books in this category and their weaknesses
What gap exists that my book can own completely

Concept Sharpening
Refine my idea into one irresistible book premise
Define the single transformation the reader experiences
Identify the unique angle no existing book has taken

Title and Subtitle Generator:
Generate 10 title options using proven bestseller formulas
Write a subtitle that promises a specific outcome
Recommend the strongest combination with reasoning

Reader Promise Statement:
One sentence that tells the reader exactly what they will gain
The emotional state they will be in after finishing the book
The practical result they will achieve by applying it

Publishability Score:
Rate my concept from 1 to 10 on market demand
Rate my concept on uniqueness and differentiation
Rate my concept on my credibility to write it
Overall recommendation with honest assessment

Here is what to do next:
Do not move to the next prompt until your concept scores above 7 in all three categories. A strong foundation produces a strong book. A weak concept produces a strong disappointment.
PROMPT 2: THE CHAPTER ARCHITECTURE BUILDER

You are a Master Book Architect who has structured over 200 bestselling nonfiction books.

Book Title: [YOUR TITLE]
Core Promise: [TRANSFORMATION YOU DELIVER]
Target Reader: [WHO READS THIS]
Book Length Goal: [SHORT 20K WORDS OR FULL 50K WORDS]
Tone: [CONVERSATIONAL, AUTHORITATIVE, OR INSPIRATIONAL]
Design the complete book structure using this framework:

Book Opening Strategy:
Hook chapter that earns the readers trust immediately
Origin story placement and emotional arc
Promise statement that keeps them reading past page one

Complete Chapter Outline:
Introduction with the problem and promise
Chapter one through final chapter with individual purpose
Each chapter title written as a reader benefit not a topic
One sentence summary of what each chapter delivers
Logical progression that builds on the previous chapter

Chapter Internal Structure:
Opening hook for every chapter
Core teaching framework for each chapter
Story or case study placement within each chapter
Key takeaway summary at chapter close
Transition bridge into the next chapter

Book Closing Strategy:
Conclusion that creates momentum not closure
Call to action that extends the reader relationship
Final sentence that stays with the reader permanently

Content to Page Ratio:
Recommended word count per chapter
Story versus teaching ratio for engagement
Exercise or implementation section placement

Here is what to do next:
Print this structure and tape it to your wall before writing a single word. Every chapter you write should serve the overall arc. Confusion in structure produces confusion in the reader.
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Mar 4
2025年、中国のA株上場企業約5,500社のうち約26%(1,443社)が赤字を計上し過去最高となる見込みです

これは現在の中国経済が直面している問題は一時的な景気後退ではなく、構造的な危機であることを強く示唆しています

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まとめ
中国A株上場企業約5,500社の利益予測によると、2025年には中国のA株上場企業の約26%が赤字を計上し、過去最高を記録します、国有企業の総利益は6.3%減少し、大規模工業企業の付加価値に占める利益の割合は17.7%に低下します Image
根本的な原因は、深刻な供給過剰、住民所得の伸び悩みによる需要不足、そして深刻な価格変動にあります

不動産・消費関連が沈み、半導体・レアアースが好調という明確な「K字型」の二極化も進んでいる Image
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Mar 4
Noam Chomsky defended the Khmer Rouge while they were killing 25% of Cambodia's population.

He kept his position at MIT. His reputation kept growing. His books kept selling.

Thomas Sowell predicted this would happen. He explained exactly why it always does.🧵 Image
Chomsky's linguistics work was genuinely brilliant.

It made him one of the most cited academics alive and gave him a platform far beyond his field. He decided, so, to use that platform not to side with the oppressed, but to cast doubt on genocide survivors.

When the Khmer Rouge took Cambodia, Chomsky didn't defend the victims. He questioned their testimony.Image
In 1977, he and Edward Herman published "Distortions at Fourth Hand" in The Nation, arguing that Western media was exaggerating the killings to justify U.S. intervention. He wrote that refugee accounts deserved "great care" because refugees are "subject to pressure."

He even dismissed François Ponchaud, a French priest who documented the massacres in ”Cambodia: Year Zero”, as unreliable. Called his figures inflated.Image
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Mar 4
300万!?!?w
速やかに隊長先任に相談してください。マジできるだけ速く。今日中がいいぞ。
あとその金額の借用書、印紙とか必要だけどそのへん大丈夫?
もう色々含めて個人間のやり取りで解決できる範囲を超えてるので、一刻も早く中隊長まで話入れないとダメですこれ。
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私見だけど、3桁万を超える金額というのは人が死ぬ金額なんですよ。借りた側じゃないよ。貸した側、君が死ぬ。
ちょっと話逸れるけど、護身術みたいな話する時に皆さん何故か「路上で知らない人に襲われる」みたいな前提で考えるじゃん?
でも日本で起きる殺傷事件ってほとんどは身内か顔見知りで、
しかも理由もかなりの割合で金銭トラブルです。返せない呵責に苛まれて凶行に走るケース、マジでいくらでもあるんですよ。
ということで「個人的に金を貸している」状態自体が、とんでもないリスクである。まずここ知っといてください。
僕ですらそれがあるから他人に5万以上は貸したくないし、
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Mar 4
¿Sabéis a quién hay que notificar que te vas de la OTAN? Al custodio. ¿Sabéis quién es el custodio? Si, el mismo: Trump. El custodio tiene que avisar. Un año después, está hecho. Ni por el parlamento hay que pasar. La OTAN es el juguete de Trump. No salir es estar a su servicio.
Es aún más sencillo que darse de baja de una compañía telefónica. Si esto no es un "Guerra, de entrada no", hay que dar ese paso. "Pero es que nuestra seguridad...". Si tu seguridad depende de Trump y Rutte, estás en la boca del lobo. La neutralidad es la única seguridad posible.
Imaginad tan solo que Trump invoca el art. 5 del Tratado: "uno para todos, todos para uno" en caso de ataque. O que lo hace Merz porque un dron ha hecho algo contra la Wehrmacht. Pues hay que entrar en guerra. Por eso es urgente salir ya, ponerse bajo el mandato de la ONU y punto
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Mar 4
El nuevo mantra que se ha extendido en muchas cuentas es que los estadounidenses están a punto de quedarse sin municiones guiadas en sus ataques a Irán. Un par de reflexiones. Image
Las armas Stand Off son las que el avión lanzador puede lanzar a mucha distancia de su blanco, a veces a cientos de kilómetros de él. Fueron utilizadas sobre todo en las primeras oleadas de ataque. Un ejemplo son las JSOW. Image
Estos días las imágenes muestran casi en exclusiva aviones cargados con JDAM. La JDAM es un kit de guiado que se instala sobre una variedad de bombas “tontas”. El kit se compone de un control de guiado y unas superficies aerodinámicas móviles para dirigir la bomba en su caída. Image
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Mar 4
GeoConfirmed Iran.

"The Girl School Bombing"

"Occam’s Razor" is right. Again.

Satellite imagery, provided by @planet, now confirms that the school was hit during the bombing of the base.

It is also clearly visible that all other buildings, just as the the school, were struck at the center. --> indicating that one of the two countries involved in the attack on Iran bears responsibility.

Sec. Marco Rubio said in an interview: "It is clear the the United States would not target... deliberately target a school."
x.com/EricLDaugh/sta…

"Deliberately" is the keyword here.

We had already proven that other buildings were struck a the same time.
(x.com/GeoConfirmed/s…)

Read our previous statemen/assesment here:

"Using logic. Given the school’s position, next to and possibly integrated into a military facility, the more logical explanation is that the school was mistakenly targeted during an attack on the base."

x.com/GeoConfirmed/s…

Statement regarding our posts about the bombing of a girls’ elementary school reportedly resulting in the deaths of over 100 girls.

Because many readers still misunderstand our posts or how geolocation verification works, I will explain this as simply as possible.

1) The girls’ school was located next to a military base and according to multiple sources even within the perimeter of that base.

However, this does not make it a legitimate target under the Law of Armed Conflict, even if it was within the premises.

The school was not in Pakistan or Afghanistan, as some claims suggest. (because the location is GeoConfirmed)

The footage is not old.

In Iran, schools are open Saturday through Thursday. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek_…).

Fact: The school, located in Minab, Hormozgan Province, Iran, was destroyed, based on the footage.

Geolocation of the school bombing: x.com/GeoConfirmed/s…

2) The claim that the explosion was caused by a failed IRGC missile launch has no supporting evidence, at this time (!). The widely circulated footage used to support this theory originates from a location approximately 1,300 km away from the school.

It is impossible that a missile failure visible there caused the bombing at such a distance.

At this moment, there is no proof that a failed missile launch caused the incident.

(See below or x.com/GeoConfirmed/s…)

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Using logic. Given the school’s position, next to and possibly integrated into a military facility, the more logical explanation is that the school was mistakenly targeted during an attack on the base. A thorough investigation is required to confirm this assessment, or additional verifiable evidence must emerge to support alternative claims. When conducting analyses, always consider the principle of "Occam’s Razor"

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s…):

"When presented with competing hypotheses about the same prediction and both hypotheses have equal explanatory power, one should prefer the hypothesis that requires the fewest assumptions."

In this case, the only “evidence” for the failed IRGC missile launch claim has been proven false.

Therefore, there is currently no credible evidence supporting that theory.

Reminder: OSINT, and reporting (journalism) in general, is based on the information available at the time an investigation is conducted. Therefore, analyses may change as new footage or evidence emerges.Image
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Mar 4
🚨PAIS RICO, POVO MISERAÉL: O Brasil é a 11ª MAIOR economia do MUNDO. O país tá nadando em dinheiro.

Aí você abre a sua geladeira, olha pro seu limite do cartão e pensa: "Cadê a porra da minha parte?"

Segue o fio pra entender por que o país é rico e você continua fodido: Image
Imagina que o Brasil fez um bolo gigante de trilhões de reais. O problema é que o governo senta na mesa e corta quase METADE desse bolo só pra ele (impostos). Você trabalha igual um condenado, mas o sistema rouba a sua fatia no imposto do feijão e da luz antes do bolo chegar no seu prato.
Os arrombados de brasilia comemoram no jornal que a economia "cresceu". Mentira pra caralho. A economia cresceu em notas de Real. Só que o Real tá derretendo no supermercado. Se você medir em Dólar, o Brasil encolheu. Até a Rússia, no meio de uma guerra cheia de bomba, passou a gente.
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Mar 4
دل کٹ رہا ہے خمینی خامنائی مردودوں کی بکواس شئر کرتے ہوئے لیکن لوگ اپنے ایمان ضائع کرنے پر تلے ہیں ان گستاخ ظالموں کے پیچھے
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👈آج نام نہاد سنی مسلمان رونا رو رہیں ہیں خامنہ ای کی موت کا اور اسے شہید کا درجہ دے رہیں ہیں، ایک جاہل نے تو اسے سیدنا حسین رضی اللہُ عنہٗ کے ساتھ Image
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جنت کا پڑوسی تک بنا دیا۔ کیا آپ کو معلوم ہے اسی خامنہ ای کہ استاد خومینی نے ہمارے عشرہ مبشرہ صحابہ کرام اور ہمارے نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی سب سے پیاری بیوی سیدہ عائشہ صدیقہ طاہرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کے بارے میں کیا لکھا ہے ؟ اس نے لکھا ہے کی یہ لوگ ”عائشہ، زبیر، Image
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طلحہ اور معاویہ وغیرہ“ (نعوذبااللہ) کتے اور خنزیر سے بھی زیادہ خبیث ہیں۔ خود پڑھو اس کی لکھی ہوئی کتاب Image
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Mar 4
This is from the Canadian Jewish News interview with Stephen Bronfman March 5/2025 titled: Stephen Bronfman is starting a new Jewish climate fund to counter Trump’s environmental cuts. Stephen is Charles Bronfman’s son. He sees Trump as beneficial to Israel. Image
Jewish Climate Trust staff and stakeholders at the 2025 Jewish Funders’ Network Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on March 23, 2025. From left: Nigel Savage, Jeff Hart, Michael Sonnenfeldt, Sarah Indyk, Clarence Epstein and Jeffrey Solomon. Courtesy/Jewish Climate Trust Image
The Trust aims to promote sustainable rebuilding in regions devastated by the October 7, 2023 attacks. **jta.org/2025/02/13/isr…
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Mar 4
If I woke up tomorrow with $0 in my bank account…

I could get to $30,000/month in 26 days.

Without money, skills, or courses.

Here's the exact blueprint I'd use (that a toddler can follow): Image
There I was, I had $50 and I was 2 weeks away from getting evicted.

I had to figure out a way to make money FAST. I had no other choice.

I did what all the gurus said: started a YouTube channel, built a course, tried dropshipping, crypto.

I made a few grand...
Was able to pay my bills and I was in the clear (so I thought).

Then I ran out of money again...

This time, my car broke down.

And that's when everything clicked.
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Mar 4
石油価格の高騰、ミサイル(🍅🦅、PAC-3等)装弾数減、米の対PURL消極化と、確かにロシアにとって肯定的な要素。そして、その情報はプーチンに上がる。そして、その情報を受けたプーチンが「ならば、今は停戦より継戦が有利」と考えれば、現在の和平協議がまとまる可能性は小さくなる。
…そこであり得る問題は、これまでの様にプーチンが今回もロシアにとって有利な情報を過大評価するおそれだと思う。米国保有のトマ/パト弾減少で戦局は大きく変わらないし(パト減で宇インフラ破壊・民間人死者増は生じる)、石油価格高騰で継戦は楽になるが、戦勝に至る決定的要因でもないと思う。
…つまり、露は今「戦況も経済も芳しくないので、(一時的にでも)停戦すべきかもしれない」と考えていたとしても、「イラン情勢で追い風なら、もう少し頑張って侵略してみるか」と前向きになるかもしれないが、プーチンはその手の過度な楽観主義のせいで何度も失敗してきたという話。逆リスク。
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Mar 4
Die Büchse der Pandora ist geöffnet

Möge es nicht enden wie in Syrien, mit 14 Jahren Bürgerkrieg
Besonders bemerkenswert: die Amis verkünden es, kurdische Quellen wissen nichts davon. Sieht nach einer ganz üblen Nummer der US-Regierung aus:
Ich wäre nicht überrascht, wenn es diese Nacht noch zu Schießereien käme - womöglich ein paar SOF (ISR und/oder USA), mit ein paar Kurden dabei, die Feuerwerk machen um das Geschehen in Gang zu bringen
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Mar 4
🚨 SHEINBAUM PROPONE ELIMINAR PLURIS DEL SENADO Y RECORTAR 25% EL DINERO A LOS PARTIDOS: la reforma electoral ya está en el Congreso 👇 Image
🏛️ SENADO: Propone eliminar los 32 senadores plurinominales. Se reduciría de 128 a 96 escaños. Solo mayoría relativa y primera minoría. #ReformaElectoral Image
💰 Menos dinero a partidos. Establece la disminución del 25 % al financiamiento ordinario: el factor de cálculo pasaría del 65% al 48.75% de la UMA por ciudadano en el padrón. También se prohíbe recibir recursos del extranjero. Image
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