Andy

I’ve bought my first Bitcoin in perhaps 9 years. 😳🙈. “Diversify Andy, diversify”.

@freedombill3 All good thx. Back from the bar and thinking about a plan for the day. It’s sunny but a freezing cold wind. May resign myself to some overdue indoor jobs. 😁

@andyturner Yep, I'm up early nearly every morning, just finished a gym session and now going for a sauna before starting the day. Good morning mate, how you doing over there in Italy?

We spend forty years paying National Insurance and assume the government will hand us a comfortable retirement. Why do so many people think the State Pension is going to save them? Because they have never actually looked at the maths. Here is the reality of relying on the state. The full UK State Pension currently pays out just under £12,000 a year. That is roughly £1,000 a month. Let's look at what that actually covers. Your energy bills. Your council tax. Your basic weekly food shop. If your boiler completely packs up? You are struggling. If you want to take a decent holiday? You are struggling. You work for four decades, and your reward is a lifestyle that barely covers the absolute essentials. Here is what the people building real wealth are doing right now. They know the State Pension is just a baseline to keep the lights on. They are funding a SIPP and a tax-free Stocks and Shares ISA to build the lifestyle they want. While people relying on the state are stressing over heating bills, boring investors are letting the US giants pay for their holidays. Here is what that automated growth looks like when you build a mature pot over a few decades.... S&P 500 tracker $VUSA: £4,800 received in total dividends. Microsoft $MSFT: £1,500 received in total dividends. Apple $AAPL: £1,200 received in total dividends. Total overall for all three: £7,500. That is £7,500 of pure, tax-free cash generated on autopilot. It just appears in the account to supplement your pension, and you didn't have to work a single hour for it. The government will provide you with an existence. Your own investments will provide you with freedom. Start building it today.

Don’t get excited. This is classic spin. They're not pledging ships or escorts now - they're offering to contribute to 'appropriate efforts' and (checks text…) highlighting 'preparatory planning.' Several signatories (like Germany and Italy) have already clarified that any real role would only kick in once hostilities end or a ceasefire holds.

I WAS WRONG!!! We're already at 7 countries helping with the Strait of Hormuz.

@IanJohn37337084 @BenGrahamUK It’s not about journey time - without the additional legs it’s pretty difficult to shave time off. The payoff however is significantly freeing up capacity on existing lines.

@BenGrahamUK As I understand it, it will shorten the journey between London and Birmingham by 20 minutes. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR EXTRA 20 MINUTES?

HS2 has burned through £40 billion of taxpayer money. The northern legs scrapped. Costs still rising. Completion nowhere in sight. This isn’t infrastructure. It’s a case study in how Britain wastes money at scale.

@aganstwallst There are many accounts on 𝕏 which only make their (large) sums of money by stealing content from other platforms. They should also be demonetised imo.

you probably know this. He stole my video, shared it on his account, and it exploded to MILLIONS of views He pocketed thousands of dollars off my hard work, pure theft But after months of reports? Justice finally hit. His creator payout has been paused Stealing content never pays. Karma always wins @TheBTCTherapist 😉

@CarolinAramburo 💯. I just hope he gets Tesla, the car company, back to doing what it does best l. He can go all out on Robotaxi for those markets which will adopt it. But give me the very best EV, which I can drive myself, as an option too.

@andyturner I love his Pivoting speed ❤️😆

Interesting.

@anonimouse99 @Alice_MiaX And not just villages. Reasonably-sized towns too. The kids leave school having had hundreds/thousands of hours of english lessons, yet few can communicate orally. They’re reasonably proficient at written work.

@andyturner @Alice_MiaX Go to small villages and the English disappears. The employees in the tourist areas are hired with the requirement that they are proficient in English.

What my friends have noticed in Italy so far 🇮🇹 Italians have way more cardio than Americans 😂 We haven’t taken a single Uber or taxi. We’ve walked about 60 miles so far. The crazy part is, you don’t even feel it. There’s so much to see, people everywhere, and you just keep going. Old people here don’t act old. You see 70- and 80-year-olds carrying groceries for blocks, walking uphill, and taking the stairs like it’s nothing. Almost everyone smokes or vapes. You notice it everywhere. Young and old. Everyone is polite. You walk into places hearing buongiorno, and leave with grazie and prego. It feels like old southern hospitality we once had in the states. People being respectful and saying hi or acknowledging each other. It feels calm and respectful. They’re shocked by how many people speak English. They expected a language barrier and haven’t had one. Italians love speaking English. Paying is easy everywhere. Cards, Apple Pay, and chip readers are accepted. No issues at all. They barely see overweight people 😂 Between all the walking and the lifestyle, you can feel the difference just being here.

Oh please let there be a decent correction here.

@CarolinAramburo 😁. Elon constantly surprises. I haven’t a clue where his next pivot will be, but one thing is certain, he’s never afraid to do exactly that.

@andyturner I don't think he used Claude for complex algorithms yet🤣🤭

@CarolinAramburo @Kpaxs 😁😁🙏

@andyturner @Kpaxs 🤣😂 You are awesome Andy😘

❤️👽 The Behavioral Neuroscience Fun FACT of the day; Iykyk @Kpaxs

Why are public officials (Politicans) able to use this platform for campaigning without the audience being able to respond?

@Alice_MiaX Yep. Anywhere that tourists go. Come where I am and absolutely no one speaks a word.

@andyturner Well, most people who visit Italy will go to Venice, Rome, Florence, Naples etc. everyone speaks English. I also have family in Sicily and Milan. Lots of English speaking people there as well.

@CreeCoder Yup. But also because you’re only paid on recent effort. If you take a break your income goes to zero. This is where YouTube will always be the better option. Mr Beast still earning from his very first videos.

This is why I’d never go full-time on X. You can build for 5 years and lose it in a second. There’s no warnings and no customer support to help you get back.

For context, UK Prime Minister is entitled to £172,153 annually. Minister of Defence - around £154,000–£172,000.

@PeterMcCormack @TheGreenParty Badge of honour. Bravo 😁

LMAO, I have finally been blocked by @TheGreenParty for exposing their childish level understanding of economics and Marxist ideology. Wild!

@CreeCoder So we could dislike this post Josh? 😁

Dislike button will only be for replies:

I asked about a dislike button as a joke. Elon Musk took it seriously:

@LouiseMensch @SmithyMeLad @elonmusk @Starlink @rupertmurdoch @Madonna @Schwarzenegger Haha - similar. I clearly remember Thatcher being elected. I was a young fan of Reagan as well. Strong leaders who commanded respect globally. Oh how times change.

@andyturner @SmithyMeLad @elonmusk @Starlink @rupertmurdoch Agree. People assume because I oppose Donald Trump I am some kind of liberal. I adore Margaret Thatcher. A real child of the 80s. My three role models growing up were Margaret Thatcher, @Madonna, and @Schwarzenegger.

Why is that?