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@itskyleconner x.com/slateauto/stat…

iX3 looks pretty great in the real world Way better than in the studio! Your thoughts?

@SohrabAhmari You have to decide if he is a communist or a mullah.

Stocking up on alcohol. Wife buying up what makeup and mini-skirts she can find. Ready as we can be, I suppose, before the basij patrols begin.

@matthewstoller “Threaten”?

Giant American health insurers routinely threaten to kill people with bureaucracy.

@WilkowMajority It is the definition of government.

IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO FEED YOU

@amanpour @mattpottinger China's interest is stability. An agrarian US under societal collapse is not a good thing for China and they don't want that.

"If Xi Jinping gets his way, we go back to being an agrarian country. The stakes are really that high." China expert and former Trump official @mattpottinger talks to me about the importance of America protecting its technological advantages.

@swlovinist Exactly my impression too. Not amazing but not bad. Visually entertaining with some interesting story bits.

Just saw this at a local theater. While the movie is far from perfect, I did not hate it. My excpections were pretty low to be honest, but would be a movie I would see again. I enjoyed Tron Legacy more, but felt like this one not as bad as some are saying, at least that is how I felt after watching it.

@dpoddolphinpro @SpaceX F9 + 2 FH

"In response to the latest calls, we’ve shared and are formally assessing a simplified mission architecture and concept of operations that we believe will result in a faster return to the Moon while simultaneously improving crew safety." @SpaceX confirms they are working on an expedited Artemis III approach - I wonder what it could be? Stubby Starship?

@DJSnM The ball triangle.

Working on some video thumbnails - what one makes you interested in the video?

@WashTimesOpEd @torybruno @ulalaunch When was the last time China attacked anyone? Or Russia left its neighbourhood?

"We must match and balance any Russian or Chinese capability while assembling a Golden Dome, making it obvious that these countries cannot count on a free hand," writes @torybruno. @ULAlaunch trib.al/qqnK4KK

@BoringBiz_ AI is the excuse.

BREAKING: JP Morgan is considering cutting junior investment banking roles and outsourcing them to India

@NoContextBrits You could convert .p to pounds and that's 2026 prices.

@Erdayastronaut @torybruno @blueorigin And end up at the bottom of the ocean.

@torybruno @blueorigin Awesome!!! Can’t wait to see Vulcan fly more often!

⁦@blueorigin⁩ delivered our 30th BE-4 engine for Vulcan!! Our partnership continues to pave the way for critical missions, now and into the future.

@stacyfmitchell @BedoyaUSA See "Tim Cook" @ Apple.

To me, this is the most important part of @BedoyaUSA's incredible essay. So many times I've been in rooms of liberal friends who would never support a candidate who was bad on, say, gay rights, but have zero discernment when it comes to issues of economic power. This must change.

@AlexTaylorNews It's not pretty. Portugal's average salary is €1200 after tax/€1700 before tax. House prices are at UK levels and food, at least around urban areas, also. But better to have a surplus than bankruptcy like in 2014.

Le Portugal va augmenter les retraites et baisser les impôts, étant en excédant budgétaire pour la 2ème année 👇 Le Portugal est gouverné par une coalition du centre où malgré certains désaccords, les partis font des compromis pour le bien du pays Je dis ça, je dis rien 💪🇵🇹🇪🇺

@SawyerMerritt This bubble and scam is so big it will make Theranos look like Elisabeth Holmes forgot to tip at iHop.

NEWS: OpenAI says it will spend over $1 trillion to build computing warehouses across the U.S. and abroad. Each gigawatt of capacity is expected to cost roughly $50 billion, meaning the company is laying the groundwork for at least $1 trillion in infrastructure spending. Demand is likely to eventually reach closer to 100 gigawatts, one company executive said, which would be $5 trillion. Below is a picture of OpenAI's new 1,100 acre site in Texas, where more than 6,000 workers labor on the project each day, including electricians, plumbers, and steel welders, alternating between two 10-hour shifts, seven days a week. OpenAI says it will be the largest AI supercomputing complex in the world. “I don’t think we’ve figured out yet the final form of what financing for compute looks like,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said. “But I assume, like in many other technological revolutions, figuring out the right answer to that will unlock a huge amount of value delivered to society.” - WSJ

@esaagar I think there should be no basic education for profit like in Finland so politicians make sure public schools are good, then I read this LA nonsense and think again.

Public school district btw

@mitulkanji @ProfHall1955 @matthewstoller

@ProfHall1955 This article follows similar lines, showing how Chinese industrial subsidies create jobs, industries, and consumer value, while the US approach creates mostly shareholder value. Very much worth a read. asiatimes.com/2024/07/chinas…

The WSJ's 'chief economics commentator' tells us that, compared to the US market-driven economy, China is 'inefficient' regarding its 'returns on capital'. 90% of the top 500 US companies are selling loan debts, insurance policies, customer lists, brand logos etc. while China builds bridges, roads, houses, thorium salt reactors etc. and manufactures 30% of the world's tangible goods worth $4.6 trillion. But reality doesn't matter to these clown-ghouls. Only 'returns on capital' to shareholders. x.com/greg_ip/status…

@PeteButtigieg Lina Khan for VP.

@PeteButtigieg You should run on the Dem primary again on that message. Specific real work problems. And be ruthlessly clear on why you're against Newson, Kamala, even Bernie if he runs again.

Recently prices have continued to rise for: - Beef - Coffee - Chocolate - Eggs - Household Utilities Candidate Trump talked a big game on lowering grocery prices during the campaign. But as president, he has failed.

@matthewstoller And the military.

10. Fire services, flood insurance, policing, old person’s medical payments, weather forecasting, sending mail, and global positioning are done by the state. I don’t hear a lot of “Marxism!” when people open up Google Maps and find driving directions.

1. Ok so let's talk about socialism, aka the state taking over from private industry. Here are some examples you haven't heard of - Kentucky and Ohio - replacing their pharma pricing middlemen with state agencies.