The US TikTok ban just got delayed, again.

But this isn't about an app – it's a digital Cold War.

Trump vs Xi Jinping: The winner shapes the next century of technology.

The truth about what Washington and Beijing are REALLY fighting for: 🧵
In April 2024, Biden signed an act giving Tiktok owner ByteDance 270 days to sell or face a complete ban in the U.S.

ByteDance's Beijing roots and data collection practices were cited as primary concerns.

But the path to that point was far from linear:

In 2024, Trump said about tariffs:

It is "the most beautiful word in the dictionary."

Today, 'Liberation Day' - tariffs begin.

Canada, China, and the EU are preparing devastating 25% counter-strikes.

Here's what the next 12 months look like for America, and your wallet:🧵 Conventional wisdom views tariffs through a single lens:

Inflation.

That higher import taxes = higher prices for consumers.

But this ignores the complex dynamics of supply chains – and a crucial factor most people overlook:

This unknown woman is history's greatest life-saver:

Stephanie Kwolek.

In 1964, her "failed experiment" accidentally created the MOST important military innovation of the 21st century.

Here's her incredible story (and how she has saved 100,000+ soldiers):🧵 Born in 1923 to Polish immigrants, Stephanie Kwolek's path was shaped by two influences:

Her naturalist father sparked her love for science.

Her seamstress mother taught her about fabrics.

Little did she know these interests would converge to save thousands of lives...

The biggest security breach since Snowden:

An adversarial journalist had access to a high-level government group chat.

Fat fingers? Sabotage? Or something more sinister?

To understand what happened, we first need to understand Signal.

Here's a crash course: 🧵 Signal isn't your average messaging app.

It's a non-profit co-founded by Moxie Marlinspike and WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton.

Acton donated $50M to keep it ad-free and fiercely independent.
No corporate overlords. No data harvesting.

But something unexpected just happened…

'Snow White' just bombed at the box office.

After 200+ years of timeless appeal, Hollywood spent $370M on a controversial remake.

Now facing $100M+ in losses, everyone's missing the REAL reason why.

Here is what you need to know about 'Woke Hollywood':🧵 The "billion dollar princess" has been resurrected again.

Disney's remake of Snow White is finally here, readapting the timeless battle of good versus evil onscreen.

But the real battle is happening offscreen: tradition versus modernity.

Here's what's REALLY at stake:

This secret ritual made Steve Jobs, Kim K, and Bruce Lee unstoppable:

• Not meditation or visualization
• Needs only 10 minutes, paper and a pen
• Proven to improve goal achievement by 42%

The technique that icons use but never reveal: 🧵 Bruce Lee wrote that he'd become America's highest-paid Asian superstar and earn $10M by 1980.

Remember, this was 1969 – when Asian actors barely got speaking roles in Hollywood.

The audacity of his dream seemed delusional at the time.

But something magical happened with those words:

One of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century:

Estée Lauder.

With immigrant parents and zero education - she built an empire now worth more than Uber and Ferrari COMBINED.

Here's her unbelievable story: 🧵 Born Josephine Mentzer in Queens to immigrant parents.

No formal education. No connections. No capital.

But she had something more valuable - an uncle who taught her to create luxury skin creams in their family kitchen.

She had a formula. Now, she needed buyers...

Macron just made a historic nuclear offer:

France is ready to extend its nuclear shield over Europe.

The EU is desperately pumping nearly a trillion euros into defense—more than Russia’s entire military budget.

But no matter what happens, there can only be ONE winner: 🧵
The strategic implications are profound, and perhaps long overdue.

While alliances are important, defense is inherently nationalistic.

And 80 years post-WWII, it is time for Europe to recalibrate.

Here's what you need to know: