Josef Dunne

The dawn is breaking in Persia. ​Right now, as we move into 2025, the streets of Iran are witnessing a "final battle" moment. This isn't just about inflation or the Rial hitting historic lows—it’s about the unbreakable spirit of a people who have reached the point of "nothing to lose." ​What you need to know in the last 24 hours: ​The Bazaar has Spoken: The Grand Bazaar and tech hubs are SHUT DOWN. When the merchants strike, the regime’s foundation cracks. ​A New Unity: For the first time in decades, the calls for the return of the Monarchy (Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi) are echoing nationwide. This is no longer just a social movement; it is a national identity reclaiming itself. ​"Iran First": The people are rejecting proxy wars. The chants "Palestine and Gaza, both should die for Iran" send a clear message: Take care of our people first. ​Unmatched Bravery: From girls risking everything on the front lines to symbolic acts of defiance in the face of tear gas—the "Woman, Life, Freedom" spark has turned into a wildfire. ​As a physician, I see the pulse of a nation. It is fast, it is strong, and it is demanding to live. ​History is being written in real-time. We cannot be silent. We are the digital bridge for those whose voices are being throttled by censorship. ​HOW TO HELP: 1️⃣ SHARE this post to break the media blackout. 2️⃣ AMPLIFY the hashtags #IranProtests #KingRezaPahlavi #IranRevolution2025. 3️⃣ TAG @WhiteHouse—demand they acknowledge the Iranian people’s right to self-determination. ​The world is watching. The fire is rising. 🦁☀️ ​#FreeIran #Iran2026

The crowd at the World Darts Championship chanting “Keir Starmer’s a wanker”. New national anthem.

Why aren’t all communities protected in Britain? @Keir_Starmer

Hello @annavitals hope you are well! Have you ever created an info graphic showing human body type by Olympic sport? Swimmers, runners, cyclists etc… would love to see it, is this one you’ve seen before? Thanks!! #Olympic2024 #OlympicGames

@ThreeUKSupport 5G mobile broadband is down. London area. Is there a known issue?

@eon_next There is no logic in this. Why stop customers access to their accounts if they are using a #VPN/not located in the UK? There are many valid reasons for people to use a VPN and why a customer may need to access their account while outside the UK. #PrivacyMatters

3-4x Turnover or 8-10x Net Profit. But selling a viable operating business that has growth potential and is something you still enjoy building doesn’t make sense to me. Why not keep it operating and use it to fund other enterprises and opportunities. That’s my brain dump on this. Selling out isn’t the aim of the game in my opinion. But of course, it’s a potential option.

What multiple would you sell your business for with no hesitation? 4x profits? 6x profits? 8x profits? 10x profits? 12x profits? Curious how other entrepreneurs think about this.

Watching Novak Djokovic serve an Ace after being heckled by the crowd “GET VACCINATED” is incredibly satisfying. Remember they wouldn’t let the GOAT & one of the fittest persons on the planet play tennis because he refused several doses of an experimental mRNA Gene Therapy for a virus that posed him ZERO threat - because 🤡SCiEnCE🤡

Discrimination on the basis of anything other than merit is wrong

Just a casual reminder that in the next 24 months, we'll witness a mind-blowing transformation that'll melt faces. Wall Street still think Tesla is a car company akin $GM. #Tesla #AI #Bots #AGI #Revolution Probably nothing 🤣 @elonmusk

Happy New Year! 2024 is going to be a good one! #london

X Has Already Won Elon Musk closed the acquisition of Twitter, now X, in October of 2022. Once that deal was closed, a bunch of advertisers left the platform out of fear of their brands being impacted by the new “Freedom of Speech” rules that X was looking to implement. The premise was that ads would be shown next to content that advertisers don’t want to be associated with, and because X would now allow more “improper” content, the chances of having a negative ad experience could increase. After leaving the platform for a few weeks, almost all advertisers have come back, albeit with lower ad spends. However, earlier this year, X gave guidance that the platform is near cash-flow neutral, minus debt obligations. This means that even though the platform has suffered losses in terms of ad revenue, the company is close to being self-sufficient. In other words, no outside cash has to be brought into the company to keep it alive, as long as the trend continues. Fast forward a few months, and after controversial comments made by Elon and an effort by Media Matters to encourage advertisers to boycott the platform, advertisers left again. However - just like the first time, after a few weeks, advertisers are beginning to come back. There’s confirmation that Netflix has started to spend ad money on the platform again, and per Elon at his recent conference in Italy, advertisers are beginning to come back to the platform en masse. I think all of this points to something quite clear - the Overton Window is beginning to shift, and with it, a massively profitable endeavor for advertisers. For those that are not familiar, the Overton Window is a term used to express what is “acceptable” to be discussed in a given time period. If you compare what is acceptable to be discussed on X today, vs what was acceptable on Twitter pre-acquisition, you can very clearly see that the “acceptable” topics are much more diverse and plentiful. This means that the Overton Window has shifted. Another example of this is also on YouTube. A few days ago, Mario hosted a space with Elon Musk, Alex Jones, Andrew Tate, and other folks discussing Alex’s reinstatement and a bunch of other topics. These topics pre-acquisition would not be admissible under Twitter’s former rules. What’s really interesting is that after making this edited content available on YouTube, YouTube has a) not taken down the content from the platform and b) allowed monetization on the content. This implies that advertisers are now becoming comfortable advertising on content that they weren’t comfortable with in the past. What does this mean for X? It’s quite simple - X’s willingness to stand for Free Speech, even when the CEO makes statements that cause the business to temporarily lose revenue, is creating a brand new market for advertisers that previously did not exist precisely due to an unwillingness to embrace Freedom of Speech. And because X’s entire approach has been to uphold Freedom of Speech and accept the repercussions that come with it, the platform has positioned itself as the premier place for content that will be generated on this principle. This same content is a market that advertisers have had 0 access to in the past because of the unwillingness of platforms to embrace Freedom of Speech, and the skittishness of ad agencies to sully their brands with controversial topics. On top of this, it’s a market that is untapped, which will generate billions of views, and billions of dollars, for creators and advertisers alike. I do not suspect we’ll see another advertisers boycott in the future because of this dynamic. There’s way too much money to be made, and now that the Overton Window has shifted to where the “public” is now “comfortable” with listening to dissenting and controversial opinions, advertisers will be tripping over themselves to advertise on X over the long term. In my opinion, people respect the notion of being allowed to think for themselves, and because this has been subdued for far too long, there will be an avalanche of interest for content that is specifically challenging and controversial. Ultimately, this will be massively profitable for advertisers due to the engagement and attention it’ll receive from the public. I posited when Elon bought the platform that X would win if they could make Freedom of Speech profitable, and I think we’re starting to see glimpses of this being the case.

@rustyrockets Of course. They don’t like competition.

Car crash in journalism here. Lack of research and no evidence to back up their claims, all they have to say is “some other person or organisation said X”…. @elonmusk countered his generalisation perfectly. We need more of this.

Once a customer. My oh my! What will Monday bring...? #SVBCollapse

@Arwenstar @Bagnuts2 Using a SIM card for 2 factor authentication isn’t ideal and it’s good that it’s being phased out. I recommend instead using a security key like YubiKey @Yubico or @1Password to run 2 factor authentication on all your apps/websites. Much more secure!

@Bagnuts2 No, this is simply the way to ensure nobody else wherever they may be in the world can log into my account.

WTAF!

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@paulg @OzraeliAvi @elonmusk They are not accredited at Davos. But they are journalists and have every right to ask questions and do their job, the context makes perfect sense, it's Davos. Expect CEO's and journalists. Crying out and labelling these journalists fake is disingenuous to say the least.

@OzraeliAvi @elonmusk These "reporters" are fake. They're both from the same organization, as you can see from the logos on their microphones. Real news organizations don't send multiple reporters with mikes to the same interview.

This video has now been BANNED on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The WEF wants it scrubbed, and their lackeys are happy to oblige. Thank you @elonmusk for not caving. 7.3M views and counting. The public want answers. MORE: WEFreports.com