The #Niemann v. #Carlsen case is one of a kind in the #chess world. But the US legal system relies heavily on caselaw when deciding these matters. For my chess friends, here’s a 🧵 on a relevant & recent case I found in the same jurisdiction: I present to you Turntine v. Peterson Turntine v. Peterson is quite similar to Niemann v. Carlsen. It’s a slander & libel case appealed from the Eastern District of Missouri. It’s in the context of a niche competitive sport (dart throwing), where the main defense applied is “Opinion Privilege.”

Chinese social media is insular, difficult to access, and hard to translate. That's why I sifted through hundreds of Weibo posts for you! This 🧵 is your window into ordinary Chinese internet discourse following Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan: “The battlefield chosen by the Americans for us is definitely not the best battlefield, and the timing chosen by the Americans for us is definitely not the best time. The war starts with trillions of dollars. I suggest that first Taiwan is trapped, then the outer islands are...

🧵on Taiwan, for semiconductor investors:
$AMD, $AAPL, $NVDA, depend on $TSM for chip production. This means that their stocks/supply chains are sensitive to issues in Taiwan if things escalate. In comparison, this could be an opportunity for struggling companies like $INTC... 1/ ...since $INTC designs and produces almost all of its own semiconductor chips, it's a far safer option for those trying to avoid geopolitical risk. $INTC had weak earnings in the early Qs of 2022, but will be the main beneficiary of things like the CHIPS bill in the U.S... 2/

My main problem with the TWTR inquisitors targeting a “progressive” Lockheed Martin employee is that they are not claiming that manufacturing weapons is inherently bad (this position would be difficult to defend). They claim that manufacturing weapons for the U.S…. 1/4 …Military is bad. While the U.S. military has perpetrated – in my view – some of the worst war crimes in history, it seems odd to me that the most socially progressive people would still default to a position of opposing the U.S. when it’s adversaries are relatively more… 2/4

At the beginning of this year, I set a New Year’s Resolution to reach a chess rating of 1600.

Last year, I barely accomplished 1200, passing the threshold just one day before the New Year…

Today, I’m proud to say that I SMASHED this year’s target by reaching 1705!!! (1/4)

https://twitter.com/justindiamondhq/status/1344347117557583872

In two years, I’ve put on over 1,000 rating points! Climbing from 700 to 1,700. This means that if I played myself from two years ago, today, I would win 99.965% of the time. (2/4)

If people in the SA want to do something useful for once, they can get rid of all ELS requirements (except for Title IX)

I'm sick of the 3 mandatory, uninformative, and hour long "learning" sessions which are no better than background noise. (1/5) I'm currently in an ELS session. I promise you that nobody is paying attention. If they were, they wouldn't be learning anything. Who'd have thought that if you're "planning an event" you'd need to tell people the time and location of the event? Everybody. That's who. (2/5)

I don't identify with any party, I try to be a rational observer, and I give those I disagree with the benefit of the doubt. But supporting Trump in 2020 is strong evidence that you either haven't analyzed the situation honestly, or you don't have your priorities straight. 1/11 Donald Trump has clearly mishandled a public health crisis. America is worse off than any other country, while he's doubling down on misinformation and openly encouraging bad behavior. He's endangering the lives of Americans, especially those who put faith and trust in him. 2/11