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Bob Way wrote extensively about the important role of market makers for XRP and especially ODL. I'd recommend everyone to read through these slides. I know it's quite a lot, so it's not for the lazy, but really important to understand role of MM: xrpchat.com/topic/30745-an… /1

@Microinteracti1 That’s a great commercial for the Gripen E/F

The F-35 was supposed to be unkillable. That was the whole point. Lockheed Martin spent thirty years and four hundred billion dollars, the most expensive weapons programme in human history, building an aircraft that the enemy simply could not see. Not on radar. Not on infrared. Not on anything. The F-35 was not just a fighter jet. It was a theological statement. America’s way of saying: we have moved beyond the reach of your missiles, your sensors, and your prayers. Iran apparently didn’t get the memo. Somewhere over Iranian airspace on March 19, 2026, an IRST system, infrared search and track, the kind of sensor your grandmother could probably explain, looked up, found the F-35, and locked on. Not because Iranian engineers are geniuses. Because the F-35, it turns out, is extremely hot. All that engine. All that thrust. All that carefully sculpted stealth geometry, and the bloody thing glows like a kettle. The heat signature data Iran now holds is not just embarrassing. It is a gift that keeps giving. To Moscow. To Beijing. To every procurement ministry on the planet that has been quietly wondering whether to spend the money on systems designed to kill this aircraft. The answer, as of this week, is yes. And here is the bit that should really worry the Pentagon. You can patch software. You can redesign coatings. You cannot reprogramme a pilot’s brain. Every F-35 driver who takes off from here on knows, actually knows, that someone down there might be able to see them. That changes everything about how they fly. Caution replaces aggression. Hesitation replaces instinct. Four hundred billion dollars. And in the end, it was done in by a heat sensor. Tremendous. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

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@SteveL2090 @RosenvoldGeo Less developed economies can grow much faster on average compared to advanced economies.

@RosenvoldGeo Isn't that fair though? Across Europe, Poland is the anomaly in regards to growth and the EU countries that have focused on immigration to boost growth have largely underperformed, showing that immigration is not the panacea to growth people thought.

Shit like this infuriates me. 1) Poland’s economic miracle was largely thanks to joining the EU and enjoying massive EU investments. In fact this was the main project for the EU for the past 20 years and a big reason why we didn’t spend as much on defense and tech. 2) They only needed a restrictive migration policy because the US triggered enormous refugee waves by bombing one country after another in the Middle East.

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@Andwy6Jean @polish_man23 @browzer63 @CanadianPolling @338Canada Decades of propaganda against this model (often from the US) has made people very confused regarding this.

@Andwy6Jean @polish_man23 @browzer63 @CanadianPolling @338Canada There’s no pure free-market economy, every advanced economy is a mixed economy, yet Sweden ranks as one of the freest economies in the world, despite high taxes on wages and VAT, with a robust safety net.

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@polish_man23 @Andwy6Jean @browzer63 @CanadianPolling @338Canada Yup and Sweden is one of few countries in Europe in where you get to keep your wealth. This is a main reason why capital flight is not a big issue and wealth is instead reinvested in the Swedish economy. A main reason why Sweden has the best capital markets in Europe.

@X__Anderson @Andwy6Jean @browzer63 @CanadianPolling @338Canada imagine taxing someone's inheritance or gift tax. How messed up does one person have to be..

Tax system is not socialist at all. Corporate taxes are lower than in the US, no wealth tax, inheritance tax, gift tax etc… high taxes is on income and VAT (which is a regressive tax). Plus Sweden has low taxes on capital, great incentives for companies. Below you can see how this compares to vast majority of Europe. Sweden is more or less a tax haven for the wealthy, because wealthy people don’t rely on wages, they rely on appreciating asset values. In the 70s Sweden was homogenous.. but so was countries like England and France as well, and rest of western europe, so that argument makes no sense. The definition of socialism is where the state owns the means of production, which has never been true in Sweden.

@X__Anderson @Andwy6Jean @browzer63 @CanadianPolling @338Canada Sweden def diluted its elf in the last 10 years but what made them what they are is being homogenous. Their tax system is also heavily socialist.

@HankRohan1638 @cem_uk_ @JulieMCTaylor Sure… but the regime is still in place and Iran has prepared for this type of war for decades with a plan to endanger the world economy. Probably why no prior US president was stupid enough to try this…

@cem_uk_ @JulieMCTaylor You coward and typical Liberal BS…. Iran has been a source of worldwide terrorism and murder…

Not sure people are grasping this. Israel and the US were too chicken to send warships through the Strait of Hormuz so they begged Europe, expecting our warships to be bombed instead of theirs. They wanted our sailors to die on their behalf in the war they fucking started.

@polish_man23 @Andwy6Jean @browzer63 @CanadianPolling @338Canada Sweden is neither socialist, nor homogenous. It’s one of the most open economies and is ranked as the 2nd most innovative economy in the world.

Canada has an oligopoly problem. Gives the illusion of competition. Also, we’re taxed like a socialist country without the services, while playing capitalism but paid less than Alabama. Also, “socialism” will not work in Canada like it does in places like Sweden (if thats what you’re comparing it to). Because Canada is not a homogenous country.

The irony is that US’ power relies on other countries. In actuality it’s one of the countries most dependent on the rest of the world. Europe holds majority of US Treasuries outside the US and the US - EU trading corridor is the largest in the world. The ultimate source of US power is the US dollar being the world reserve currency, i.e US can just print dollars, while rest of the world have to grow their economies in order to trade. This provides US immense power and wealth, something US seems eager to end. If the world drops the US dollar along with US Treasuries, the US economy will go belly up. You’ve not just offended Europe, Canada, Australia etc… you idiots didn’t defend the Gulf countries from Iranian missile and drone attacks and moved military gear to protect Israel instead. The petro dollar deal with the Gulf countries was made to protect them and in return they would sell oil in dollars (especially the Saudis), a relationship they now have every incentive to end, along with the petro dollar. Good job! And no country will join your wars again, except Israel.

@JohnBouras3230 @allenanalysis You have no idea how little Europe or Canada matters, how few of your countries are important enough to be taken into account where American decisions on military action and economics is concerned.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: “Canada is not participating in the offensive operations of Israel and the United States. And will not. Ever.” America’s closest ally. Longest border. Largest trading partner. Not with us. Switzerland closed its airspace. Gulf allies cut 6.7 million barrels. Spain is reconsidering its US air bases. Japan’s population is protesting in the streets. Canada just said never. France welcomed the doctors America expelled. Iran banned American ships from the Strait while letting everyone else through. This war has not united the world behind America. It has isolated America from the world. Trump declared victory 5 times in 13 seconds. Canada said never.

@LarsArvidAhlin @drbergh @hanifbali En stor anledning är detta. Arbetslösheten bland folk födda utanför Europa har minskat medans den har ökat bland folk födda i Sverige. All ökning av arbetslöshet sedan 2022 står svenskfödda för (tvärtom vad vissa politiker vill påstå).

@drbergh @hanifbali Fantastisk minskning, tvärtemot vad jag trodde. Vad beror den på?

Här är andelen absolut fattiga bland utrikes födda och födda i Afrika ("klarar inte nödvändiga omkostnader som mat, boende, barnomsorg, lokala resor och så vidare"). Ber om ursäkt för tjat, alla som oroar sig för bristande integration har säkert redan tutat detta till leda

@jonas_jonaslar @drbergh Nja, all ökning av arbetslöshet sedan 2022 står personer födda i Sverige för medans arbetslösheten bland personer födda utanför Europa minskat.

@drbergh Det beror väl på att de får bidrag som håller dem över fattigdomsgränsen. De skulle aldrig släppts in i landet. De skulle stannat i sina hemländer och tagit kampen där. Det är bidragen de ville åt, inget annat. De är så lågt utvecklade att de anser sig stå över västerlandet.

@FaraPl4ys @Whale_Guru US started this whole mess. Not other countries issue. 50 countries participated as allies in Iraq and Afghanistan. Seeing the disaster that led to, along with zero appreciation for their war efforts along with dead soldiers means no country (except Israel) will help again.

@Whale_Guru It's time for Trump to stop helping these countries that refuse to help him. These countries should use their own ships to escort their oil tankers!

🚨🚨🚨 TRUMP ASKED THE WORLD TO SEND WARSHIPS. HERE'S WHAT EVERY COUNTRY SAID: 🇫🇷 France — OFFICIALLY REJECTED. Will not send warships. 🇨🇳 China — No response. Called it a "sovereign right." 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — "Discussing options with allies." No commitment. 🇯🇵 Japan — Silence. 70% of Japan's Middle East oil comes through Hormuz. 🇰🇷 South Korea — No confirmation. Seoul caught between Washington and its own oil dependency. 🇩🇪 Germany — No convoy support. 🇳🇴 Norway — Rejected. 🇶🇦 Qatar — Already STOPPED gas production. Declared force majeure. Their energy minister said "this will bring down economies of the world." 🇦🇪 UAE — Gulf states "tried to stop this war because they knew the implications." 🇮🇷 Iran — Still attacking ships. Still laying mines. Still blocking the strait. 10 countries. 0 warships. The most powerful military on Earth asked for backup and got ghosted.

@DarthSquig @disintresting @GissiSim Yeah I don’t think Iceland’s fishing waters will be a big issue.

@X__Anderson @disintresting @GissiSim We‘ll find a way to keep Iceland‘s fishing grounds in a way Icelamders want to have them, one way or the other.

Same for Iceland. My whole life I've never wanted Iceland to join the EU... but times have changed this past year. The EU is the future of free people and that'll always be the best place to align. That's why America was so amazing to begin with... but that time has passed.

@disintresting @DarthSquig @GissiSim Thus still controlling their own monetary policy, since they could at any time drop the peg for whatever reason. By adopting the euro they couldn’t have this flexibility.

@disintresting @DarthSquig @GissiSim As a matter of fact, only Denmark has an opt-out adopting the Euro. Rest of EU countries are legally required to join, yet you have to meet certain criterias first. Thanks to Denmark’s opt-out they’re able to tie their currency to the Euro without having to join.

This creates a system with strong social security, while not dampering innovation and where capital stays in the country and is reinvested in new businesses etc, The numbers are clear, Sweden is ranked 2nd in the global innovation index, has more IPOs than Germany, Italy and France combined

I get what you’re saying but it doesn’t need to be steeply progressive tax rates. In actuality, the Nordic tax rates are less progressive than in most rich countries, especially Sweden, which is an outlier in having no wealth tax, inheritance tax, gift tax and very low taxes on capital.

"I was poor in Germany for like a decade and I had the best life on the planet. Being poor in Germany is better than being rich here on some days." They are are aware of the difference between Western Europe and America. But they see it is as a problem.