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Jun 7
I decided to play with Tandy 3-voice sound on the PicoMEM 2 today. There's a bit of a nuance with using Tandy sound on non Tandys, but this is a problem that has been solved. Let's explore a bit in a 🧵 here!
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First of all, the PicoMEM 2 does a FANTASTIC job at emulating Tandy sound. You can go into configuration and set the appropriate port settings, or you can use the "PMINIT" program to initialize whatever you need! I am just going to set the settings via the configuration util. Image
Next up, we need to get some patched games. Fortunately, the hard work was already done years ago, and @TheOldskoolPC very generously continues to host the patches online! We'll grab a patch for Lemmings and copy it over to our system! Thanks @FreddyVETELE for the tip here! Image
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Jun 7
Me realizing why Allah asked Maryam (AS) to shake the palm tree even though she was in labor and couldn’t possibly move it.
Me Realizing…

Allah said:

“And shake towards you the trunk of the palm tree.” (Qur’an 19:25)

Why ask the impossible?

Maryam (AS) was in labor.

Alone.
Weak.
In pain.

And a palm trunk is massive.
Allah could have sent the dates down without any effort.

No shaking.
No pain.
No movement.
But He didn’t.

Because miracles don’t cancel effort. They meet it.
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Jun 7
Info utile du jour en #psychiatrie: 10 choses que les patients m'ont dit regretter de ne pas avoir entendu plus tôt.

Il faut que je vous partage ça ⬇️ Image
1️⃣Le rétablissement n'est pas linéaire ni un long chemin tranquille
-la rechute est un passage quasi obligé en psychiatrie
-ne veut PAS dire revenir à 0!
-à l'inverse, ruptures, échecs thérapeutiques, tâtonnement... font énormément apprendre
-ce qui compte: la trajectoire globale
2️⃣Ça peut ne pas passer avec le thérapeute et ce n'est pas votre faute -efficacité du soin repose sur |'alliance thérapeutique
-si elle n'existe pas, ca ne marche pas et ce quelle que soit la compétence du soignant
-demander à changer de thérapeute? ni trahison ni caprice
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Jun 7
A Warning from Scripture and Personal Experience 🧵

Friends, as a Christian who once deeply supported the “Great Awakening” and Q-adjacent ideas, I need to share a sober warning from Scripture and personal experience.
2/ Over ten years ago, in prayer, I believed the Lord showed me Donald Trump would win and expose evil. I poured countless hours into promoting him — often neglecting my family — convinced this was God’s plan.
3/ I saw Q drops mixed with Bible verses as confirmation. The “hidden knowledge,” the “plan,” the awakened versus the sleeping… it felt like spiritual warfare unfolding in real time.
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Jun 7
#MitterrandLecture
#EdgarMorin Histoire (s) de vie, Entretiens avec @LaureAdler chapitre 5 : « Ma relation avec François Mitterrand ». 🧵1/9
1. Le résistant
2. Libération
3. Le jeune ministre
4. Le président
5. Retour sur la guerre d’Algérie
6. La couleur politique
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1. « Il y a plusieurs François Mitterrand dans le temps. Je l'ai connu pendant la Résistance. J'avais 21 ans, et lui, 28.
Nous étions donc tous les deux jeunes. Ce qui m'a frappé chez lui, c'était sa témérité, son courage, son allant et son charisme, car il dirigeait un mouvement de Résistance, et j'observais que les membres de ce mouvement entretenaient un rapport personnel à son égard. C'est ce François Mitterrand qui m'a donc ébloui… » 2/9Image
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L. A. Certains lui ont reproché d'être entré dans la Résistance trop tardivement. Est-ce exact?
E. M. — Je ne pense pas. Il était lié à Maurice Pinot, qui était secrétaire d'État aux prisonniers de Vichy. Il faut se rappeler que le seul cas de non-respect par Vichy des conventions de l'armistice avec l'Allemagne concernait les prisonniers évadés que Vichy devait renvoyer immédiatement en Allemagne.
Le gouvernement de Vichy, au contraire, leur donnait des papiers, et a mis en place des Maisons de prisonniers. Ces maisons, où l'on trouvait des évadés des camps nazis, des prisonniers, étaient des pépinières de Résistance. » Ajoutons :
D’autant plus que François Mitterrand, après avoir combattu, fut prisonnier jusqu’à son évasion fin 1941. Il lui fallut l’année 1942 pour établir le contact avec la Résistance et choisir son camp. 3/9Image
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Jun 7
Courts have found that DHS has repeatedly violated 4th Amendment. In Garrison G. v. Bondi, the Court found DHS violated Garrison’s 4th amendment right by entering his home without a judicial warrant. He was one of several victims of MN home invasions
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In USA v. Juarez-Lopez, the Court found DHS detained numerous employees of a NY manufacturing plant without basis. The only reason we know about it is b/c DHS tried to criminally charge Juarez-Lopez, and the judge suppressed the evidence
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The NY raid occurred AFTER DHS tried and failed to secure a judicial warrant in a similar case in Texas to go into a business without probable cause to interrogate the workers about their status. Undeterred, DHS went ahead with no relevant warrant in NY
cases.justia.com/federal/distri…Image
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Jun 7
1/ When trans activists aren't harassing lesbians, one of their preferred tactics is to silence gay men

One such gay man, Associate Professor Dr. Foran of Keble College, Oxford has just had to cancel a lecture series because some people go to university to shout and not to learn
2/ Associate Professor Foran is one of our foremost legal minds on the subject of sex and gender as it relates to equality law. He has a nationally significant mind and his work has been referenced in the UK Supreme Court by the Law Lords.

3/ He does genuine public good by contributing to legal debates on sex/gender, moreover, you might take the view that him offering free public lectures on the subject in addition to the hours he puts in to public debates on this is an overall good thing

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Jun 7
Since 2024, I’ve spent $200k learning how business, marketing & sales work.

In 2 years, I scaled my media agency to $2 million in revenue, worked with billionaire founders & launched my 3rd company 2 weeks ago.

22 things I’ve learned so far: 🧵 Image
1/ Invest more in operations than in sales

You can learn sales with experience. But operations require systems & playbooks which are veins of a business.

Cashflow is a business’s blood but without veins, it will bleed out.

You’ll realise this when it’s too late.

Act now.
2/ ⁠It's better to hire for character than experience

It sounds absurd but most experienced people don’t have the best character.

The success blinds them & they’ll leave you in a flick of a second.

To have loyalty, train a newbie. They’ll forever be grateful.
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Jun 7
If you visit someone’s home and notice dust on their chandelier, don’t ever go back. Not because their house is dirty, but because your heart is.
They open their door to you. They call for you. They welcomed you with smiles. And you’re inspecting their furniture.
Please don’t be the guest who walks into someone’s home looking for what’s wrong instead of what’s beautiful. We’re in a generation that notices the one dirty dish but ignores the home-cooked meal, that sees the unmade bed but misses the open heart.
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Jun 7
#CountryDuty #PresidentialAddress

#ImmigrationZA

Here we go

- Mzansi is raising real concerns on jobs, crime and various issues.

- here to address the challenges & what we can do together

- cost of living is high, high unemployment & inadequate access to opportunities.

- Frustrations are easily targeted to those who are perceived to be non-nationals.

- answer must be creation of jobs, industrialisation.Image
#CountryDuty #PresidentialAddress

#ImmigrationZA

- we accept people from other countries in line with their plight if they’re experiencing conflicts etc.

- laws are clear who can stay

- everyone here in Mzansi must be here legally.

- every person who runs business must do so legally.

- Mzansi has right to implement policies & measurers to curb migration

- responsibility to enforce immigration law rests in the law enforcement and only law enforcement.

- there have been weaknesses in the systems due to corruption etc, government is addressing that.

- Government will take action to address the violation of immigration laws.

- ONLY authorized immigration and law enforcement to act against violation laws.

- NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO CONFRONT OTHERS & ask for DOCUMENTATION.

- We need to resist temptation to destabilise our country and we will act against those who want to make this country ungovernable.

- social media isn’t a real place, needs to be taken with caution.
#CountryDuty #PresidentialAddress

#ImmigrationZA

- South Africans recognise that illegal migration poses a significant risk to the country

- illegal migration poses burden on health and other systems.

- illegal migration undermines efforts for our people.

- some employers hire undocumented immigrants to avoid minimum wage

- government has uncovered various places where undocumented migrant Ts are working under dire circumstances.

- such employers conduct will attract stronger penalties
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Jun 7
En 1881, un arqueólogo encontró en Egipto una pieza de granito que parecía imposible. Las marcas grabadas en ella sugerían una tecnología que, según la historia oficial, no debería haber existido. Durante más de un siglo alimentó teorías de todo tipo. Tira del hilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Image
El arqueólogo William Matthew Flinders Petrie excavaba en la meseta de Giza cuando encontró un pequeño cilindro de granito rojo catalogado como UC16036. Parecía un simple resto de obra abandonado por los antiguos constructores, pero escondía un detalle desconcertante. Image
La pieza era un núcleo de perforación, es decir, el cilindro de roca que queda dentro cuando se realiza un agujero con un taladro tubular. Nada extraordinario, hasta que Petrie observó cuidadosamente las marcas de su superficie. Image
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Jun 7
Ukraine 🇺🇦 continues its massive mid-range strike campaign against russian 🇷🇺 logistics.

Since early May, more than 290 russian trucks and vehicles have been hit. I have now mapped 210 strikes since january.

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The strike campaign is guided by multiple units, using a large veriety of drones.

The backbone of it are the FP-1/2 strikes on key logistics hubs, mainly oil/fuel depots, trains, gas stations, electric substations and rear bases.

Those strikes are often guided with AI. Image
The latest video recently published showcased some strikes around Melitopol (few missed) with Hornet drones.

Interestlingly, everything is not blurred, which helps understanding how they are using those drones.
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Jun 7
Landmark genetic study published in the journal Cell analyzed ancient DNA to map the genomic history of the Southern Levant. Findings offer powerful scientific evidence of Jewish indigeneity. cell.com/action/showPdf…
The study, "The Genomic History of the Bronze Age Southern Levant," analyzed genome-wide DNA from 73 ancient individuals across 5 archaeological sites, spanning the Bronze and Iron Ages (ca. 2500–1000 BCE). These people shared what we call "Canaanite" material culture.
Ancient DNA reveals 1. Core Ancestry: Ancient Canaanites were a genetic mix of local Stone Age (Neolithic) populations and migrants from the northeast (Zagros Mountains/Caucasus). 2. Genetic Homogeneity: "Canaanites" across different sites were highly genetically similar.
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Jun 7
1/1 The idea of using Iran’s restricted funds in Qatar, Oman, and Iraq for internet access to Iranians sounds appealing. But there’s a fundamental legal problem most people miss: those funds aren’t really under U.S. control to begin with.

@USTreasury blocking means assets in the U.S. or held by U.S. persons are frozen. The accounts in Qatar and Iraq are restricted, not formally blocked. The U.S. can’t just redirect them. Its leverage is secondary sanctions, not possession and that’s a huge difference.
2/2 So what would actually have to happen to redirect those funds?

Step one: the U.S. would need to recognize an Iranian exile government as the legitimate Government of Iran, stripping the Islamic Republic of its legal claim to those assets. That’ll take a presidential determination.

Step two: @USTreasury and @StateDept would need to redefine “Government of Iran” and adapt a similar approach to the Syria case after Assad fell. This is not that straightforward.
3/3 Step three: secondary sanctions would need to be muted or waived, maybe with a definition of the Government of Iran (recognizing the exile government would potentially do that). Gulf banks won’t touch these transfers without protection. Iran’s secondary sanctions regime is far more expansive than Syria’s Caesar Act.

Step four, and this is the one people always forget: Qatar, Oman, Iraq, and the banks holding these accounts would have to voluntarily cooperate. They have their own relationships with the regime in Iran. No U.S. law compels them to transfer sovereign funds to an exile body with no territory. Remember post JCPOA, Obama admin had to throw cash on pallets because no bank would move Iranian funds even if asked by the US government.
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Jun 7
Your doctor says your bloodwork is "normal" but that word has probably cost more years of healthy life than any disease.

Normal doesn't mean optimal.

Here are 8 blood markers that predict your future better than your waistline (most doctors don't track #2):
1. HbA1c

This measures your average blood sugar over 2 to 3 months.

Your doctor says under 5.7% is fine. Longevity research says under 5.3%.

Fix it: Cut refined carbs, walk after meals, lift 3x/week, sleep 7 to 9 hours, optional: berberine 500mg 2 to 3x daily.
2. Fasting Insulin

The test most doctors never order.

Normal glucose with high insulin means your pancreas is compensating. You want under 7.

Fix it: 8 to 10 hour eating window, cut liquid calories, 30g+ fiber daily, magnesium before bed.
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Jun 7
Why do people make easily testable claims of fact with such confidence when you can easily find out that they're WRONG?

Younger Maine Dems voted for Platner.
Older Maine Dems preferred Mills.
[Links below]

Maine also has had demographic drift which folks don't acknowledge. A considerable factor in Platner's success is that people who moved to the state only recently lean Democratic.

In 2024, 1 in 40 Mainers was a person who moved to the state that year alone. From 1/1/2020 to 8/1/2025, about 126,400 people moved to Maine according to the Portland Press Herald. Let's round up to 140,000 by 5/1/2026. That's out of 1.4 million.

So 1 in 10 Mainers is somebody who only moved to the State in the last 6 years. 39% were from other New England States - especially Massachusetts (19%) and New Hampshire (12%). Other blue states like California (5%) and New York (6%) were sources too.

Young professionals, remote workers, and families in their 30s and 40s are the primary demographics driving the recent wave of migration to Maine

Folks who move to Maine tend to do so because it costs less and moved to the urban areas in the south of the state. They're younger and bluer and Platner's generational and cultural contemporaries.

Otherwise, of the various older Mainers (60+, a cohort who generally went for Mills) who did break for Platner - they did say that they thought Platner's youth was a plus. It was mainly "she's too old to hold public office" thing, though a desire for "fresh blood" was a factor too. Old timer frustration with the Democratic Party as a whole wasn't really the driving force for Platner among old folks - it was Janet Mills in particular being very old (older than Collins!) and older voters thinking a younger candidate would be more electable.Image
I’m a Maine reporter who went to high school with Graham Platner. Here’s what explains his success
themainemonitor.org/graham-platner…

Poll shows Graham Platner with large lead over Gov. Mills in Democratic Senate primary
mainepublic.org/politics/2026-…

Maine U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
nytimes.com/interactive/po…

Platner opens 33-point lead over Mills, leads Collins in new Maine U.S. Senate poll
mainebeacon.com/platner-opens-…

In Maine, Many Older Women Prefer Graham Platner for Senate
nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/…

Thousands of people moved to Maine since the pandemic. The influx isn’t over.
pressherald.com/2025/08/24/tho…
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Jun 7
அதிகபட்சம் உங்களால்
என்ன செய்ய முடியும்?
கேலி செய்து நகைக்கமுடியும்-

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அவன் நெஞ்சம் நிமிர்த்தி ‌நிற்கிறான்
நீங்கள் முதுகில் ஒளிந்து
குத்திக் கொண்டிருக்கிறீர்கள்-

°°°🧡

உனது ஈனபுத்திக்கு மகிழ்ச்சியென்றால்
இன்னும் ஓராயிரம்முறை
சொல்லிக்கொள் ஆடு-

°°°🧡
N/2👇 Image
போரிட்டு கூட வேண்டாம்
அவனை வாதிட்டு வெல்ல, ஒத்த ஆண்?
நினது கூட்டத்தில் உண்டோ?

°°°🧡

பட்டத்து அரியணை பிறப்பல்ல
ஆடு, மாடு மேய்த்தவன்தான்
தொட்டுத்தான் பாரேன்-

°°°🧡

இப்படியோர் வீரம் உமக்கு அரிது
அவன் தமிழனல்லவா
காணீர், இப்படிதான் இருக்கும்-

°°°🧡
N/3👇
அவமானங்கள் பின்னால் நிற்பது
உமக்கு அழகென்றால்,
ஆண்மகன் பின்னால் நிற்பதே
அறிவுக்கு அழகு-
°°°🧡
அந்த முண்டாசுக்காரனின் ரெளத்திரம்
நூறாண்டுகள் கழித்தல்லவா
அவனிடத்தே பார்க்க நேர்ந்தது-🧡
மயிர்க்கூச்செறியும் நிகழ்வொன்று
சொல்கிறேன், அவன் கத்தினால்
மனிதக் காடே ஆடி அடங்குகிறது-🧡
N/4👇
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Jun 7
🚨 Leonid Schneider’s Documented Pattern of Academic Fraud & Harassment

1. Fraudulent PhD Thesis (2008)
After receiving formal faculty approval, Schneider inserted an obscene middle-finger cartoon (professor flipping off a student) into his doctoral thesis — falsely labeled as a scientific figure — and had it permanently archived in the official Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf library database. This was later confirmed in writing by Dean Prof. Martin Heil (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) in a direct email to ScienceGuardians.

⚠️ Such deliberate post-approval alteration of an officially approved doctoral document may constitute document forgery under § 267 StGB (Urkundenfälschung), punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine (in serious cases up to 10 years). It may also provide grounds for revocation of the doctoral degree.

2. Ongoing Sadistic Harassment
Years of vicious, targeted ad-hominem attacks and defamation against various members of the academic community including senior U.S. scientists and journal editors.

⚠️ Language and accusations of this nature and intensity strongly support criminal liability under German law (Erlensee, 63526, Frankfurt Rhine-Main area):

• §185 StGB (Insult) – up to 1 year imprisonment or fine (up to 2 years if public)
• §187 StGB (Intentional Defamation / Verleumdung) – up to 2 years imprisonment or fine
• §238 StGB (Cyberstalking) – up to 3 years imprisonment
• Potential civil claims under BGB (§823, §1004, §253) for damages and injunctive relief (thousands to tens of thousands of euros)

A clear, multi-year pattern of misconduct with serious criminal and civil implications.

Full evidence thread below ⬇️
2/ 🚨 Full Exposé on Leonid Schneider’s Fraudulent PhD Thesis (2008)

In 2008, after the faculty had already granted formal approval, Leonid Schneider secretly inserted an obscene middle-finger cartoon into his doctoral thesis (falsely presented as a scientific figure) before it was permanently archived in the official Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf library database.

📌 This fraudulent insertion was later confirmed in writing by Dean Prof. Martin Heil (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) in a direct email to ScienceGuardians.

🔗 Complete documentation, screenshots & archive links:
x.com/SciGuardians/s…
3/ 🚨 Ongoing Sadistic Harassment

For years, Leonid Schneider — a Ukrainian-born national residing in Germany — has conducted vicious, targeted ad-hominem attacks and defamation campaigns against scientists and members of the academic community worldwide — using extreme derogatory language and unsubstantiated accusations of fraud and misconduct.

⚠️ There are increasing allegations that these malicious campaigns are paid hit contracts — commissioned smear operations carried out for financial payment by interested parties.

📌 This pattern strongly supports criminal liability under German law (Erlensee, 63526):

• §185 StGB (Insult) – up to 2 years
• §187 StGB (Intentional Defamation) – up to 2 years
• §238 StGB (Cyberstalking) – up to 3 years
• Civil claims under BGB for substantial damages

🔗 Full documentation and examples:
x.com/SciGuardians/s…
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Jun 7
For Ukrainian children, childhood is about air alerts at night, rushing to shelters, and waiting for brief reunions with a parent defending the country.

Despite everything, they continue to dream, play, support one another, and believe in a peaceful future.

Help protect Ukrainian children. Join Sky Defense.
u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?ut…Image

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Jun 7
A guy walked into a Chase bank branch ready to close his checking account after 15 years.

He was getting denied for apartments. Rejected for a basic auto loan. Quoted $250/mo for car insurance.

He had never missed a payment. Paid his credit card off in full every month. Used a budgeting app. Nothing worked.

His credit score was stuck at 612.

He filled out the account closure form and slid it across the desk: "I'm just going to use cash from now on. The system is rigged."

The banker looked at the form, then back at his screen.

"Before you close this and tank your score another 45 points, let me show you something. Your credit isn't bad. It's misunderstood. There is a hidden behavioral algorithm punishing you for doing exactly what your parents taught you. The credit bureaus won't tell you this because they make billions selling your data to lenders. Let's fix it."

Here's what he showed him in the next 11 minutes:
1. The "Zero Balance" Trap

The Situation: You pay off your credit card in full every month, days before the statement even closes. You think you are being incredibly financially responsible. You assume zero debt equals perfect credit behavior because you read that paying interest is a trap.

The Algorithm's View: You are starving the algorithm of data. The credit bureaus cannot see your "responsibility" if you never let a balance report. When you pay before the statement date, your bank reports a $0 utilization to the bureaus. The FICO system interprets this as you simply not using your credit at all. It reads like dormant plastic. You aren't proving you can handle debt; you're proving you are avoiding it.

The Fix: You need to show the system that you can juggle knives without cutting yourself. Let the statement close with a small, calculated balance (ideally between 1% and 4% of your limit). Then, pay it off in full before the actual due date. The bureaus will see active, responsible utilization being managed flawlessly. You still avoid paying a single penny of interest, but you finally get the algorithmic credit for your discipline.

The Rule: Stop paying early. Start letting it report.
2. The "30% Rule" Myth

The Situation: Every financial blog, podcast, and well-meaning uncle tells you to "keep your credit utilization under 30%." You actively use your cards for travel points, carefully keeping the balance around 25% of your limit, assuming you are safely in the green zone for a top-tier credit score.

The Algorithm's View: The algorithm does not view 30% as a target or a "safe zone." It views 30% as a ceiling before you trigger a catastrophic penalty. Being at 29% utilization signals to lenders that you are actively reliant on nearly a third of your available liquidity just to survive the month. FICO scoring models tier your utilization, and the moment you cross 9.9%, the system begins silently chipping away at your points.

The Fix: You must treat 10% as your absolute maximum ceiling, not 30%. If you have a $10,000 total credit limit, never let the statement close with more than $999 across all cards. To achieve elite-tier scores (780+), you must keep your reported utilization firmly between 1% and 9%.

The Rule: 30% is a warning siren. Single digits are the cheat code.
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Jun 7
FT: Zelenskyy invited Roman Abramovich to Kyiv on May 21 and asked him to tell Putin he was ready for their first one-on-one summit after more than four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Ukraine tried a direct peace channel. Putin still saw no point in meeting. 1/ Image
Ukraine wanted to prove it takes direct peace talks seriously while the US, which tried to broker a ceasefire, focuses on the Middle East war.

Kyiv also sees leverage in Russia’s slowed offensive, huge casualties, and Ukraine’s deep strikes behind enemy lines. 2/
Kyiv hopes its success in halting Russia’s offensive, now slowed to a crawl, and hitting deep behind enemy lines can push momentum toward an immediate ceasefire.

Putin still believes Russia’s larger resources will eventually wear down Ukraine’s resistance over time. 3/
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