@kbs924 @MarioNawfal The biggest town they captured was bakhmut, years ago. It only had 80,000 people in it. They haven't captured fuck all except marsh, and they are being driven back on every front. They're done.
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@Megamicrodot1 @MarioNawfal Russia has gained a lot of territories in NATO-backed Ukraine
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin: The whole of NATO can't stop us in Ukraine
"Our fighters in Ukraine are confronting an aggressive force backed by the entire NATO bloc, and despite this, they continue to advance."
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇷🇺🇺🇦Russia's Victory Day celebrations are underway in Red Square, marking the 81st anniversary of the WWII victory over Nazi Germany It's scaled down this year, with no heavy military hardware on show in case Ukraine tries to take it out.
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@MarioNawfal Putin cope is off the charts. The end is near. Slava Ukraini
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@MarioNawfal Is it just me or Iran seems to be giving "New World Power" vibes
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🇮🇷🇨🇳 Iran's FM Araghchi is flying to Beijing today, days before Trump arrives for his summit with Xi.
- Araghchi will meet his Chinese counterpart to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments
- Trump is scheduled to meet Xi on May 14 for a 2-day summit
Tehran is getting its message to Beijing before Washington does
Source: CNN
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇰🇷🇺🇸 A South Korean cargo ship was just hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Seoul still won't commit to joining the U.S. mission to reopen it. - Seoul says it is carefully reviewing its position on joining the U.S. mission in the Strait of Hormuz - Any decision will weigh international law, alliance obligations, and the security situation on the Korean Peninsula - Sending a warship is a last resort as it requires National Assembly approval and the Strait is an active warzone - South Korea is in discussions with the UK and France on supporting the reopening of the Strait through other means - On the damaged vessel, Seoul has only confirmed an explosion and that the fire originated from the engine room. The cause remains under investigation Trump said an Iranian projectile hit the ship. South Korea is not saying that yet. Source: Al Jazeera
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Powell: LOW inflation is "one of the major challenges of our time."
"Yellen's only regret as Fed Chair: LOW inflation"
"Fed's Brainard calls for new strategy to BOOST inflation"
NY Fed President John Williams says LOW inflation is "the problem of this era"
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@MarioNawfal And whose fault was that? The man stood in one spot? Or the woman wondering around playing a million dollar instrument?
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A conductor knocked a $1.3 million 18th-century violin out of a musician's hands mid-concert in Finland.
The violin is fine, but the conductor's heart rate probably isn't.
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@albiondumsday @LoftusSteve Except it was fucking disgusting! And made everyone stress heads.
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@LoftusSteve Tobacco smoking is the one addiction that had no anti-social effects whatsoever.
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The dumbest thing about the smoking ban is the problem was already resolving itself.
The Government just HAD to interfere for no reason.
Jack@FFS_WhatNow
New Zealand did the same and backtracked swiftly when they realised they needed the tax money.
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@mrluiscalderon @MerlijnTrader They are literally telling you what to buy before they buy it. How are you losing?
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@MerlijnTrader You don’t get it. The whole thing is built on trust that they’ll be punished. People will abstain if they know they have too low a chance to win and that will cause the markets to shrink.
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MASSIVE:
🇺🇸 The BBC just validated everything we've been saying.
A clear pattern of trades right before major Trump announcements.
Iran war. Tariff reversals. Policy shifts.
We tracked a whale for weeks.
0 losses. 11 wins. 100% win rate.
You would go to prison for trading on a tip from your cousin.
They front-run war decisions with billion dollar bets.
Now the BBC has the receipts.
Nobody will be investigated.
Nobody will be charged.
The game is rigged. And now the world knows it.
Merlijn The Trader@MerlijnTrader
UNREAL: 🇺🇸 The Trump insider is already up $1,000,000 on his oil short. 10 trades became 11. 10 wins became 11. 100% win rate. Unchanged. This is not a coincidence anymore. This is a pattern that cannot be explained by skill alone. Someone in a very important room keeps picking up the phone. And nobody is stopping them.
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@chlveh @ryansrugby Ahahahaha
I work full time to, why can't I afford a house in Belgravia. 'I work full time why can't I afford a place in one of the most expensive areas of the one of the most expensive cities on earth'
The entitlement is staggering
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i work full time in westminster and have a masters degree from cambridge, but i still claim universal credit.
if rent controls were a thing, i wouldn’t be spending 75% of my salary on my rent and i wouldn’t have to claim housing benefit to afford to live 🏡
Anthony O'Neill@AnthonyAinsdale
1 in 8 brits are now on universal credit. This is crazy. It's not sustainable. Time for some tough love to get people self reliant again.
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@chlveh @ryansrugby I work minimum wage. I spend less the only 50% of my wage and it cover everything. Mortgage, food for me, my wife and two kids, fuel etc. With enough left over to save. You're doing it wrong
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@ryansrugby maybe a hot take but i think i should be able to afford a studio in zone 2 of london after working full time 🤷♀️
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@TfL @SadiqKhan On the Central Line and people are stretched out asleep across the seats these doctors and engineers must’ve had a really long night. Since when was this acceptable behaviour. Respect has completely gone. And we thought graffiti was bad. Sadiq Khan is a terrible mayor.
@TalkTV
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Michael Saylor is coming on Bankless today.
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@RealRayBland @GreenTextRepost @ShadyIndividu4l If you can do 5 miles in 2 minutes then you need to compete. If you missed the 0 off of 20. Then yeah 20 on minute flat, about 30 up hill. I think the average person is put off of a 30 minute slog up hill especially if they have the option of 5 minutes in a car.
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@simonlevans @WoolcockBrian Because its a belief held mostly by children. But most people grow up and realise that you are rewarded for risk. Zach will cause a gilt crisis which will lead to the destruction of the NHS and most public services being chronically underfunded. Its gonna be cool to watch
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@WoolcockBrian It’s funny isn’t it.
The infantilisation of people whose politics isn’t to give the very wealthy everything and leave the rest of us struggling.
I wonder why that is.
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The Greens have got the whole of the old school rightwing really rattled.
Why is that? Because the country could vote away their centuries old privilege.
And there’s no one on the Green Party they can capture with their bribes.
It’s called integrity.
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski
This is why Daily Mail journalists are going after my family now. The right wing propaganda machine will not work on the Green Party. We're ready to end Rip Off Britain, end the cost of living crisis and make hope normal again.
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@ramsfanus7 @LukeGromen @TMTLongShort Yes and no. Those other systems also got over massive rivals, and the rot takes longer.
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@LukeGromen @TMTLongShort Its always so odd to me when everyone says this time is different. I will agree that history doesnt repeat itself but it sure is similar. It happened to the Dutch, it happened to the Romans and it happened to the British. Its going to happen to us as well, and this is a Suez cris
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The longer oil prices stay elevated the more valuable liquidity becomes.
Don’t forget who provides swap lines.
Bessent is going to be the grim reaper with a big fat “get fucked” button on his desk.
It’s called manufacturing leverage.
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@oreillyasia @LukeGromen @TMTLongShort Not enough. So its all for nothing. Then there's the debt china owe to itself, how do you think that plays out? China is beyond fucked. Its system is already creating the absurdities seen in the late stage USSR. No fuel, no food. Will speed up the inevitable.
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@LukeGromen @TMTLongShort "highly reliant on the existing financial rails" 🤔
You can just print money.
You can't print steel, electricity, or drones (or oil).
The PRC can get fossil fuels directly from Russia and Central Asia.
Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan can't.
GIF
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Another day, another UK economics speech. I can't say that I found much to agree with in the Zack Polanski speech - although full credit to him for laying out his thinking (that is always worthy of praise). His anti- abundance agenda involves capping prices (rents, electricity generation, utilities) assuming that the supply side is inelastic. Alongside raising a whole range of capital taxes (NI on investments, CGT=Income Tax (no inflation allowance), & a new HNW tax) whilst assuming those individuals impacted are also inelastic in residency/tax jurisdiction. The anti-AI stuff (data centres/ legacy jobs) was also incoherent. This type of model only works in the event of extensive capital controls/ high exit barriers for people (in contrast to more permissive entry criteria!). I would judge that GBP & Gilt markets would react exceedingly negatively to this ever seeing the light of day - squeezing UK living standards very significantly.
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If you didn't already know who Banksy was you don't collect high end art or pay attention to the market whatsoever.
This is not news, lmao.
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@Kathleen_Tyson_ At least we probably don't have to worry that anyone worse will replace him. That's not really possible is it.
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