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Jan 12
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I would like to know how many members of Congress who would not be there had they (or parents) not acquired US citizenship in violation of the law.
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You see, to become a US citizen, one must first be a legal permanent resident of the USA for at least 5 year s (3 years if married to an Ameriican), and that must be preceded byu having a legitimate, US permanent resident visa issued them before they migrate to the USA.
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Those that come to the USA as students, those that enter the USA under temporary protection visas, as tourists, or as foreign workers on a work visa, and especially those that entered the USA on visas that were fraudulently issued, have no path to US citizenship.
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Jan 12
Everyone thinks the age of oil is dead. They are wrong.

In the frozen wilds of Alberta, a $100B "Sands Sovereign" has quietly architected the most durable cash-flow machine in industrial history.

This is the "Empire Building" narrative of Canadian Natural Resources $CNQ. 🇨🇦🧵

#Investing #OilAndGas #CNQ #Stocks

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While Silicon Valley chases "eyeballs," Canadian Natural Resources ($CNQ) is chasing the Cretaceous.

They own an area the size of Florida that contains the 4th largest oil reserve on Earth.

But they don't "drill." They harvest. 🚜💨

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In 1989, Murray Edwards and Allan Markin took over a tiny firm with just 6 employees.

Edwards (the banker) and Markin (the engineer) saw what others missed:

In a world of fast-depleting wells, the person who owns the "Long Life" asset owns the future. 🧠🏰

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Jan 12
FAKTENCHECK:
ICE-Einsatz in Minneapolis: ▶️ Neues Video veröffentlicht
Von dem ICE-Einsatz in Minneapolis, bei dem die 37 Jahre alte Renee Nicole Good von einem Beamten erschossen wurde, ist Videomaterial an die Öffentlichkeit gelangt, share.google/DJk6i10JN4d5Hm…
das der Beamte
▶️ selbst mit seinem Handy aufgenommen hat:
‼️ICE-Beamter wurde nicht überfahren:
Zu sehen ist - aus der Perspektive des ICE-Beamten - wie er sich dem Honda der Frau nähert. Im Hintergrund hört man immer wieder Polizeisirenen, hupende Autos,
Pfiffe aus Trillerpfeifen. Renee Nicole Good ruft ihm durch das heruntergelassene Fenster an der Fahrerseite zu:
▶️ "Das ist in Ordnung, ich bin nicht böse auf dich." Es sind wohl ihre letzten Worte.
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Jan 12
ICE in Minneapolis:
▶️ Warum Trump ausgerechnet Minnesota ins Visier nimmt

Es dauerte nur ein paar Minuten, dann war Renee Nicole Good tot. Erschossen von einem ICE-Beamten, direkt durch das Fenster ihres Autos. share.google/5NJiSmIdJDxU9A…
Noch immer ist nicht geklärt, warum der Beamte sich entschloss, zu schießen, und wie es zu der Situation auf der Straße in Minneapolis am 7. Januar kam. Klar ist aber: Renee Goods Tod ist die Spitze eines Eisbergs, der sich wochenlang im Bundesstaat Minnesota aufgebaut hat.
Weitere Info
ICE erschießt Frau –
Trump verteidigt Beamte
▶️ trotz Videos, die Darstellung widerlegen
fr.de/politik/ice-er…
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Jan 12
Los productos con retinol abarcan estantes en farmacias y tiendas especializadas de cosmética, anunciados por influencers y casi presente en todos los baños de aquellas personas que quieren hacer rutinas de skincare.  

LA OSCURA HISTORIA DEL RETINOL-A, tretinoina. Image
El retinol, un compuesto orgánico derivado de la vitamina A  es más suave para la piel que otros tipos de retinoides. La tretinoína, es el primo fuerte del retinol que solo se vende con receta. Esa crema "milagrosa" que borra las arrugas y combate el acné. Image
¿ Y si detrás de este producto hay una oscura historia?

Antes de que la tretinoina fuera aprobada por la FDA en 1971, se había probado en cientos de personas encarceladas en Filadelfia como parte de un programa de larga duración dirigido por el dermatólogo Albert Kligman. Image
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Jan 12
A Lot Many Tweets Have been written here on RIVA RESORTS #Mandrem #Goa .

WATCH This Guy's Full 7 Minutes Video.

1) Very Wrong Decision To Make Sachin Naik A Partner. But when you arrive in #Goa and want to build a business, the easiest way is to pocket some Local Heavyweight. Image
2) Establishing a Business means doing a due-diligence with whom you are going to partner.
At First, When THIS GUY's Business got set-up due to Strings pulling of Sachin Naik of RIVA; He was Very Happy.

#Goa DREAM fulfilled. Dhandha-Paani here. Then He did not Complain?
3) Even a BLIND PERSON can tell that Entire RIVA RESORT Property at #Mandrem is ILLEGAL.

CM #Goa Pramod Sawant & Rohan Khaunte are not Blind though. It's not only about CRZ; but the Slope Cutting as well.

So, Before starting Business; This should have been looked into 1st.
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Jan 12
Saturday was very hot in Sydney, over 40 degrees for much of the day.

And as the sun set, it was still hot.
Prices spiked to over $10,000/MWh, and stayed there for nearly an hour.

A short thread on what really happened, and what it means for the renewables transition. 1/ Image
Now it's worth noting that at 6:20pm, this spike was still forecast. But it wasn't forecast to endure for 10 price intervals. As it happened, the peak grid demand was slowly falling (middle column in post above), but not as fast as that available (right column) was. 2/ Image
In the middle of Sydney (Olympic Park) it was still over 40 degrees at 6:30pm. People wouldn't have been turning down their air conditioning much.

Later on that evening, around 8pm, the temperature would drop 12 degrees in an hour. Wind picked up. Still no clouds.

But at dusk it was still very hot. 3/Image
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Jan 12
Gedanken zur Tageslosung für Montag, den 12.01.2026

Losungswort
HERR, es ist dir nicht schwer, dem Schwachen gegen den Starken zu helfen.
2. Chronik 14,10

Lehrtext
Jesus bedrohte den unreinen Geist und machte den Knaben gesund und gab ihn seinem Vater wieder.
Lukas 9,42
Die Losungen der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine

Jesus ist stärker

Das heutige Losungswort ist ein Gebet des jüdischen Königs Asa. Als er von einem riesigen Heer angegriffen wurde, rief er zu Gott. Er sah die eigene Schwäche, die
Stärke der anderen, vor allem aber Gottes Stärke. „Es ist dir nicht schwer, dem Schwachen gegen den Starken zu helfen“ – davon war Asa überzeugt. Das führte dazu, dass er sich mit seinem Heer dem Kampf stellte, anstatt zu fliehen oder sich zu verstecken.
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Jan 12
Shiva's form Krittivasheshvara as ' Cosmos of Kashi ' ...
The 18 lingas symbolises the eighteen branches of knowledge comprising 4 Vedas, 6 Vedāṅgas, and remaining disciplines. In this sense Kashi itself becomes a symbol of complete knowledge
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Shiva's vehicle "Bull", Nandi, as a cosmogonic frame of Kashi....
As Śiva’s vahana, Nandi governs the rhythm of time and oversees the continuous functioning of saṃsāra on behalf of his lord Image
Kāśī encompasses multiple sacred territories defined across different ritual and cosmological contexts. Among these 5 are the most prominent. All possess irregular spatial forms
In conceptual terms 4 inner sacred pilgrimage Image
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Jan 12
I want to demonstrate Donald Trump's highly abnormal pathology, with one issue, that is being treated as a bit of a joke. However, as he is deadly serious about it, we should take it seriously. His obsession with getting a Nobel Peace Prize.
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The first, and most important aspect of this obsession, is that Trump can't claim he is doing this for America. This is purely about Trump's vanity and ego. There would be no material net gain for America, if it happened.
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The second, and most important point, is that Trump is objectively unfit to even be considered for a Nobel Peace Prize. Trump has been threatening to annexe, or militarily invade Canada, Greenland, Mexico and South American countries from day one of his second term.
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Jan 12
#ProjectEngine
#SixWeeksReport

1/ The grind report on Project Engine – the AI superstructure slaying Web3 chaos & ghost problems! Building in public, leveling up quests, gamification, and anti-sprawl vibes. No fluff, just wins. #Web3PM #BuildInPublic 🧵👇
2/ Grok drops the heat: Ranks Project Engine as priority #1! Aligns with my grind – helps builders tackle sprawl, build communities, and own their brand. Reordered the stack: Engine feeds everything.
#ProjectPriorities
🧵👇
3/ Real talk update: AI quest engine is live (prompts need polish)! Gamification layer incoming – points, badges, streaks to gamify enterprise quests. Overlap of gamers, AI, and biz opps? That's the meta.
#GamingStrategy
🧵👇
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Jan 12
BRODUM. Men at arms.

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Jan 12
My mum still in hospital. I have reported on the terrible air quality and lack of respiratory protection but I was unprepared for what happened on tonight's visit.
For the 40th time, I visit the ward she's on. As I walk in, nurse says "you know your mum isn't here, right?"
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Well of course I did not know this.
"They moved her in the night"
Where to?
"I'm not too sure - ask at the nursing station"
Why did they move her?
"I don't know"
Another nurse arrives "They moved her to W9"
Why?
"I don't know - ask W9"
Why did nobody inform me?
"I don't know"
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As her next of kin, I can't understand not being told this.
Anyway. I arrive in W9.
I'm looking for (mum's name).
"Are you sure she is on this ward"
As it happens, not really but I've been told she was moved here.
"Not on my section. Ask the nurse on Bay A"
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Jan 12
This week I wrote an 11 page summary of violence my 6-yr-old stepson witnessed. I provided this to his biological mother. The bio parents each gave their accounts to the therapist. My stepson, based on my testimony, provided by bio mom, got enrolled into DV-specific therapy.
It is such a strange, horrific experience. To document one's own abuse so extensively for another woman. In this case, my partner's ex-wife. The rewards can feel so small. But therapy is not small. I told the truth. To other adults. A child will not live in that darkness alone.
That's how I got separated from all of my things. I had a whole escape plan. But I was so scared for my stepkids. I made a calculation. I asked their bio mom, "Will you use your legal power to put them in therapy?" She said, "Yes." Then I told her, "Ok, I'll give you everything."
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Jan 12
A new blog, on the challenges China now faces as it manages renewed pressure on its currency to appreciate

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cfr.org/blog/chinas-cu…
I of course think that China should allow its currency to appreciate -- the yuan is absolutely very weak (see the PPP comparisons) and, in real terms, it is about as it weak as it has been in the last 15 years while China's trade surplus is at an all time high

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And I don't think the magnitude (and breadth) of China's sustained export outperformance (in volume terms) over the last two plus years can be explained w/o reference to the yuan's real depreciation in 22/23

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Jan 12
Greenland-Arctic thoughts:

Danish notion there isn't a China problem...what does their own data tell us in (select) Nordic intelligence threat assessments re Arctic (in)security viz China?

(PIC cover of Norway's 2024 intel assessment ft. Bear 🇷🇺 & Dragon 🇨🇳)

nb: did not include Russia bc over 50% of Arctic Ocean coastline is legitimate Russian territory so in "external actor" terms lets just look at China.Image
1. 🇳🇴2025 Norwegian Threat Assessment (PST)

"Chinese actors have shown interest in developing the Port of Kirkenes, and in establishing the port as a transportation hub in the Arctic"

2025 Norwegian Intelligence Service (FOCUS)

"China has ambitions to strengthen its presence, capabilities and influence in the Arctic in the coming years. China currently has five polar icebreakers and is working on developing heavier icebreakers and icebreakers with nuclear propulsion. This enables more Chinese sailings in the Arctic, thereby increasing the ability to map the region for both civilian and military purposes."
2024 Norwegian Intelligence Service (FOCUS)

"China...has an interest in establishing a political, economic and, in time, military foothold in the Arctic. Recent investments in polar capabilities, including icebreakers, have given China the opportunity to operate more independently in the region."Image
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Jan 12
A time for choosing, from main street to wall street.

"This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings. It is not about Congress’s oversight role. .... Those are pretexts."

Thank you, Chairman Powell.
2/ "I have served at the Federal Reserve under four administrations, Republicans and Democrats alike. ... Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats."
3/ "I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people."

Full transcript:
federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe…
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Jan 11
@MikeCarlton01 It’s actually getting a lot of attention see the links below. What you’re really saying is that you think Jews get too much attention.
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Jan 11
弱者は一発逆転に賭ける。
裕福な人生は複利と積み上げである。

弱者は一度限りの成功を夢見る。まさか100円の節約を夢見ない。しかしそれは正のフィードバックループを回さない。

一撃で100万円ゲットは掛け算ではない。一瞬で100万円稼げたところでそれは一時の利益で後が続かない。凄くスケールが小さい。しかし100円の節約はスケールする。掛け算である。100円の節約は繰り返せる。節約は横展開が可能であり福は白い色を避ける事で汚れにくくなり長持ちする。

水筒で水を入れて会社に持っていく。タクシーに乗らず歩く。余ったお金を投資に回す。

どんな小さなことでもいいが
正のフィードバックループを回せるかどうか。これで人生が上手くいくかどうかが決まる。

足し算ではダメで、すげ〜ショボくていいが掛け算かどうかだ。

強者は正のフィードバックループが回っていて、弱者は継続の掛け算を軽んじる。

水筒の水を汲むという1%の改善、毎日10秒走る。片付けるから病まない。課題を持ち越さない。健康だから効率よく働ける。

こういう小さいスケールの組み合わせ掛け算を実践する事で周囲がそういう人間に囲まれていく事から発生する正のフィードバックループが起きる。

毎日小さな習慣を1000回そして10年続けると魔法のような異常な結果となる。一発逆転思考の人間はこれに気づいていない。

君はきちんと日焼け止めを塗って歯磨きが出来ているか?って事だ。常識を正しく組み合わせれば異常なことが起きる。それは豊かな人生である。
賢い、強い、裕福というのは分解可能で
それは細かい小さなスキルの集合体なんだよな

特定の課題に対して正のフィードバックループを回しているとそうなる。

出来ない事も大抵は分解してしまえば解決は可能。ただしすげ〜面倒なのでその苦手なことを100個や1000個に分解して実践したいどうか出来るか出来ないかが決まる。

非モテなら非モテ理由は100個や1000個のショボい理由があり、それをわざわざそこまで解決したいかどうかという事。そこまで情熱があるなら大抵のことは解決可能でやりたいことは殆ど実現可能であるって事。
あと成功者の結構な部分が正のフィードバックループを幸運と外注しててそれに気づかない

支援を惜しまない太い親
縁に恵まれた配偶者
周囲の人間関係
地域的な資本の累積
蓄積を良しとする習慣
自動で正のフィードバックループを回している会社に運良く入ることができた

この辺を人生ガチャあるいは本人の努力でゲット出来ている

これらの大半は分解可能であり、後天的に手に入れることができる
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Jan 11
Nunca te harás rico mientras tu casa viva en la pobreza.

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Jan 11
Russian pro-Kremlin blogger Alexei Chadayev concedes that Ukrainian tactics are starting to prevail over Russian infantry assaults.

“The enemy is increasingly mastering the ‘playing second fiddle’ strategy - a situation where Russian forces are constantly advancing …
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“…almost everywhere, and their task is to make our offensive as difficult, bloody, and resource-intensive as possible. And this is not just about the ‘drone line’ anymore.
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“For example, we are now seeing tactical techniques like this: their artillery is positioned deep in their battle lines, beyond the reach of our main drones, and they keep their own forward positions and key objects on it well-fortified with well-positioned fire.
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