Dino V.
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Dino V.
@DinosaurValue
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one.” Charles MacKay
Katılım Nisan 2016
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The biggest wealth transfer in American history isn’t happening on Wall Street. It’s happening on U-Hauls.
Over $2 trillion in income fled high-tax blue states for low-tax red states in just 11 years.
And blue states’ solution? Raise taxes again.
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When the US & Vietnam finally agreed to peace talks in 1968, it took months for the two sides to agree where to hold the talks, & then, once that was decided, another 10 weeks to decide the shape of the negotiating table & who would sit where.
This reminded me of that story👇
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@biancoresearch Come on boy, want to go for a walk?! Go for a walk?! Good boy!
Oh.
Sorry, it’s raining, we can’t go today :(
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Please explain to me like I’m 5 or a golden retriever why stopping the humanitarian effort to get ships out but keep the blockade going is what Iran wants and we happily agree to?
Trump War Room@TrumpWarRoom
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The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) is officially being dissolved.
All it took was:
❌$533 Million dollars in taxpayer funds
❌$44 Million in the red
❌$13 Million simply gone, unaccounted for
❌5 CEO's
❌5 years of continued failures
❌A registered sex offender board member nominee
❌Missed payments to service providers
❌A $12 BILLION request for funds
❌Accusations of retaliation against staff
And finally...
❌A nearly 50% increase in homelessness
@AlejandraG_TV | @fox13seattle
'King County Council votes to dissolve homeless authority'
Article: fox13seattle.com/news/king-coun…
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Please don’t ask any questions that I don’t have a rehearsed answer for. Sounds like Biden.
Ari Hoffman@thehoffather
Staffers for Seattle Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson abruptly end an interview with KOMO News Senior Reporter Chris Daniels when she can't answer basic questions Wilson has been criticized for dodging the press & being unable to answer basic questions since she came into office
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Be Mark Zuckerberg:
> learn Mandarin
> give speeches in Mandarin in China
> put Xi Jinping’s book on your desk
> get employees to read Xi Jinping’s book
> ask Xi Jinping to name your baby
> get rejected
> host Chinese internet officials at Facebook
> try to bring Facebook back to China
> get rejected
> explore China-friendly censorship tools
> get rejected
> quietly test a China-only app
> get rejected
> buy an AI company with Chinese roots
> get rejected by China again
The Spectator Index@spectatorindex
China has blocked Meta's $2 billion purchase of AI firm Manus.
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Washington Still Doesn’t Understand Iran
Yet again, we are seeing evidence of how poorly Washington understands the Iranian regime.
The persistent belief that a single decisive move like a naval blockade, strikes on critical infrastructure, or even the targeted killing of senior officials, could fundamentally change Tehran’s behavior reflects a profound misreading of the system.
This point cannot be stressed enough: when faced with a choice between conceding to U.S. demands or escalating a confrontation it believes it can manage and even win, Iran’s decision is not difficult to predict. It will not capitulate.
There is no scenario in which one dramatic move forces the Iranian regime to raise a white flag. Not pressure campaigns, not military actions, and not symbolic shows of force.
And yet, American policy repeatedly searches for that elusive “silver bullet” meaning a single action that will deliver a quick, decisive victory.
That search is bound to fail.
This is the core of the Iranian challenge. It is not simply a question of power, but of patience, strategic culture, and fundamentally different assumptions about time and success. Iran is prepared for prolonged confrontation; the United States, far less so.
#iran
Gregg Carlstrom@glcarlstrom
Telling detail in this @gideonrachman piece: "Vance returned home from failed talks with the Iranians in Pakistan on April 12 in an upbeat mood—telling confidants that the US blockade would probably force the Iranians to fold within a few days." The whole war has been a search for that one weird trick that would compel Iran to change 47 years of behavior in 47 hours The blockade is probably a useful point of leverage in talks. And on a long enough timeline, maybe it could have compelled Iran to "fold". But with Hormuz still shut, America and the global economy were always operating on a much shorter timeline ft.com/content/845661…
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Seattle continues to drive businesses out of town.
Bloomberg@business
Starbucks is pushing forward with plans for an office for thousands of workers in Nashville, even as the coffee chain struggles to persuade the first round to relocate from its Seattle headquarters. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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@biancoresearch His random capitalization of words kind of triggers me.
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Trump:
I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted.
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So:
No war
No peace
No ships
No oil, LNG, fertilizer, or helium
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@agnostoxxx Ha ha. Maybe the Persian translators are making billions by translating everything wrong.
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“I am pleased to announce that TODAY my Administration officially filed the presentation and plans to the highly respected Commission of Fine Arts for what will be the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World. This will be a wonderful addition to the Washington D.C. area for all Americans to enjoy for many decades to come!” - President DONALD J. TRUMP
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@Malcolm_Pal9 @tanvi_ratna It’s freaky that she does not blink the entire time.
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@agnostoxxx Taco Tuesday. But obviously it was the right thing to do.
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@agnostoxxx I don’t know if he will TACO, but he will definitely Pinochio.
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President Trump declared victory against Iran but then asked for another 2-3 weeks to continue the war. And offered not path to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.
"The countries of the world that […] receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage," he said.
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@valuations_ My main hesitation: Trump is negotiating with their speaker of Parliment, who is not the guy in charge, but maybe will be??
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Trump forgot JM Keynes wisdom “Ayatollahs can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.”
Kuppy@hkuppy
The important thing is that Trump is out of attractive options. Hormuz has to open, or the global economy dies. Iran won’t negotiate and ground wars are messy. Given the size and population of Iran, we likely need a force generation that is a few times that of Iraq 1. As you can imagine, most Americans want nothing to do with an adventure like this. At the same time, Trump cannot simply go home, as that would be a defeat. As terrible as it seems, Trump is slowly realizing what I said a few weeks ago, the only way out of Iran, is through Iran. Are you ready for what’s coming..?? They’ve been prepping for 45 years…
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@INArteCarloDoss USA citizens: No boots on the ground!
Trump: Let them wear sneakers.
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Someone around Sleepy Ayatollah should break it to him:
the minute they attack Kharg and the other islands, the Red Sea Beb-El-Mendeb gets shut and Iran bombs the Suez Canal.
Ofc when this will happens, sleepy will say no one thought they would.
OSINTdefender@sentdefender
U.S. President Donald J. Trump appears to be leaning toward ordering a “major ground operation” against Iran, involving the seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island in the Northern Persian Gulf, with Washington convinced Tehran will buckle under such military pressure, an official from one of the countries mediating between the U.S. and Iran tells The Times of Israel.
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@a_windowlicker @ShangguanJiewen The history of communism worldwide shows that murdering their own people is how they hold onto power.
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@ShangguanJiewen Mao would be proud
He only murdered, what, 50 mil?
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🇨🇳China is the ONLY modern world power to ascend to its status, in peace.
Spain was an empire.
France was an empire.
The UK was an empire.
The USA is an empire.
China is a global trading partner.
We should learn from China's example.
Facts matter.✔️
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