Enrique Pallares Fernández

@BillAckman What a beautiful note. A treasure from a dear friend. Good for you! Happy birthday.

I celebrated my birthday this weekend and I received the most beautiful note I have ever received from a friend. I can't imagine a better birthday gift. It is a deeply personal ode to my father. I share it only because I think it is too beautiful a gift for me to keep for myself and I do so in honor of my father. The scene was an event space where Marcin Patrzałek performed for us. I met @MarcinGuitar on @X. He is an incredible talent. The note came in the form of a WhatsApp text: Dear Bill, Yesterday, while a young prodigy performed before an audience of spellbound spectators—much like one is captivated by a magician with more than one trick up his sleeve—images from a family album flashed across a screen. Adults and children with smiling faces, confident in life, happy to be together. Faces of parents, children, and friends—profiles of happiness and silhouettes of joy. Not a cloud in the sky, just the unfolding of a life blessed by love and closeness, gently swept along by the fresh air of travel, camaraderie, and family gatherings. And in all of this, a constant presence by your side, as if you were inseparable, to the point that one might have wondered who was the shadow of whom: your father. The resemblance between the two of you has grown over time—no doubt the effect of graying hair, but not only that: in both men, the same satisfaction in their eyes, stemming from the fact that they have fulfilled their obligations to their loved ones with courage and determination, and that this justifies saying, without presumption, that they did not come into existence for nothing and that they have even carved out a path that has itself become a road to fulfillment for others. The satisfaction, then, of having lived up to a duty that no one in particular ever demanded of oneself, nor spelled out in so many words, nor described in advance, but which nonetheless haunted the conscience of the human being that one is. It is this duty that gives meaning to existence, but also to that category of Mensch that has often been mentioned in connection with you over the course of this weekend. So, yesterday, on the screen, behind a sort of genius-like, slow-to-mature teenager, capable of transforming a toccata as beautiful as the world into a rock riff of eternal youth, what I saw was this: a mature Mensch, loving to take his wife’s hand in his, leaning gently, kindly, and confidently over a little boy at first, then a teenager, and finally an adult who has become a father in his turn, to tell him without saying it: I am you, my son, and you are me, your father; we are united forever, so that everything I do, you do it, and everything you do, I do it. It was then that I myself understood not only where your self-confidence came from, but where that wild generosity, that tireless desire to do good, that appetite for loving life and blessing its kindnesses, came from. Where your sense of responsibility came from. Where your will to find happiness came from. The fact that your father is gone changes nothing about the fact that he never left, and that he will never leave. Leaving simply meant that he would not only be within you, but that he is you. For a while, gazing at these photos, with a fascination that grew as I noticed the absence of any negativity in them, I asked myself: can one ever recover from the loss of such a father? How can one bear his absence, when the love received was so strong? Even the greatest love one can have for one’s wife and children cannot heal the wound of time passing and taking our most precious affections away from our presence... But no, these questions were wrong: I realized this as the photos scrolled by. This father who was supposed to be absent was very much there, completely there, there as never before; he was right in front of me, in the flesh, in the room. He was wearing a bright blue tuxedo and a crisp white shirt; his gaze was clear, like that of someone who sees far and from afar. I myself had just given him a hug; I had just thanked him for the three days of enchanted wonder he had given to his loved ones. Well, yes, this man and his father were one and the same person, and it was from understanding this that came that indescribable feeling of having accomplished something in his life. In the thanks to everyone for contributing to this success, there were two voices in one. The merging of two voices. It was your father thanking your loved ones for making you who you are. It was you thanking your father for making you who you are. It’s not that you’ve made money, that you’ve become known to strangers, that you have the power to influence the course of events, etc. No, none of that matters much. What matters is that you are now living proof that life always triumphs over death, as Judaism teaches anyone who is willing to listen. Yesterday on the screen, in the close-up faces of a father and son, the psalm of the prophet Hosea shone through: “O death, where is your victory?” Happy 60th, my dearest Bill,

@EmmaRincon La realidad del socialismo, estimado amigo.

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, Larry Fink y otros empresarios que acompañaron a Trump a China acumulan una fortuna estimada de US$1.08 billones. Eso equivale a unas 10 veces el PIB actual de Venezuela. Solo Elon Musk tiene más dinero que toda la economía venezolana. Tenemos las reservas de petróleo más grandes de la humanidad y un grupo de imbéciles se las ingenió para aplicar el socialismo y llevarnos al nivel de pobreza de Haití.

Las paradojas del socialismo 1. La paradoja de la igualdad Dicen luchar por la igualdad, pero siempre terminan creando una casta que decide por encima de todos. 2. La paradoja del pueblo Hablan en nombre del pueblo, pero desconfían de lo que el pueblo elige libremente en el mercado, en la educación y en su vida privada. 3. La paradoja de los derechos Prometen ampliar derechos, pero para financiarlos necesitan quitarle propiedad, libertad y fruto del trabajo a otros. 4. La paradoja del trabajador Dicen defender al trabajador, pero castigan al que produce, al que invierte, al que contrata y al que arriesga capital para generar empleo. 5. La paradoja de la solidaridad Llaman solidaridad a obligar a otros a pagar por sus promesas políticas. 6. La paradoja del Estado presente Piden un Estado cada vez más presente, pero cuando ese Estado fracasa, nunca se hacen cargo; siempre culpan al mercado. 7. La paradoja del capitalismo Odian al capitalismo, pero viven usando sus productos, sus plataformas, sus celulares, sus redes sociales y sus comodidades. 8. La paradoja de la riqueza Dicen querer repartir riqueza, pero primero destruyen las condiciones necesarias para crearla. 9. La paradoja del empresario Atacan al empresario como enemigo social, pero después se preguntan por qué no hay inversión, empleo ni crecimiento. 10. La paradoja de la libertad Dicen luchar contra la opresión, pero quieren regular qué puedes producir, cuánto puedes ganar, qué puedes decir y cómo debes vivir. 11. La paradoja de la pobreza Usan la pobreza como bandera moral, pero sus políticas suelen multiplicar pobres y volverlos dependientes del poder político. 12. La paradoja del mérito Dicen defender a los débiles, pero desprecian el esfuerzo individual, el mérito y la superación personal. 13. La paradoja del monopolio Critican los monopolios privados, pero defienden el monopolio más peligroso de todos: el monopolio estatal de decidir sobre la vida de millones. 14. La paradoja de la justicia social Hablan de justicia social, pero convierten la justicia en privilegio político y la igualdad ante la ley en reparto discrecional. 15. La paradoja del relato Cuando los datos los contradicen, no revisan la teoría; inventan un relato nuevo. 16. La paradoja del consumo Critican el consumo capitalista, pero miden el éxito de sus gobiernos por cuántas cosas puede consumir la gente. 17. La paradoja de la redistribución Prometen redistribuir para ayudar al pobre, pero en el camino alimentan burocracias, intermediarios y punteros. 18. La paradoja de la moral Se presentan como moralmente superiores, pero justifican la coerción siempre que la ejerzan ellos. 19. La paradoja del progreso Se llaman progresistas, pero defienden ideas viejas que ya fracasaron cada vez que fueron aplicadas. 20. La paradoja final El socialismo promete liberar al hombre de la necesidad, pero termina sometiéndolo a la dependencia del Estado.

@robertoaizuriet @el_BID Estupendo querido @robertoaizuriet. Muy buena entrevista.

Un gusto haber participado en el programa de Carlos Vera, donde pude conversar sobre cómo @el_BID es un socio estratégico en el apoyo al programa de crecimiento económico del Ecuador 🇪🇨.

@InformeOrwell @EmmaRincon Muy merecido reconocimiento estimado @EmmaRincon. Tu permanente cobertura para desenmascarar a los impresentables del SSXXI y parásitos adyacentes, merece un frontal reconocimiento de la gente de bien, como en este caso; de Zambrano-Molina. Enhorabuena!

Presidente del Congreso de Honduras agradece a Emmanuel Rincón por su lucha contra el socialismo en América Latina ift.tt/uOS3Aqt

@ivonnebaki Well deserved dear @ivonnebaki.

Former Ecuadorian Ambassador Ivonne A-Baki Receives Visionary Honors at IFC Gala diplomaticwatch.com/former-ecuador…

On April 30th, the Department of Energy's Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) approved the Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) for the Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor, advancing Aalo into its final pre-operations phase, the Operational Readiness Review. The DSA is the authoritative safety basis for a DOE nuclear facility. It demonstrates that a facility can be operated safely across its full range of normal, off-normal, and accident conditions. In the Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor, Aalo will test its full-scale nuclear core. The reactor contains nuclear fuel, moderator, control rod drive mechanisms, shielding, and instrumentation systems that are direct analogs of what will operate in the 10 MWe Aalo-X reactor being built next door. To further the CTR as an on-ramp to commercial deployment, no components used to achieve this milestone were repurposed: - Fuel assemblies were designed and assembled in-house. - The entirely new, compliant reactor facility was completed in a matter of months. - The commercial fuel supply chain was excercised from mining through on-site uranium delivery. - The reactor was designed and built modularly in-house and transported on commercial trucks to Idaho. - The reactor was built to NQA-1, the standard for commercial reactor quality, rather than ANS 15.8, which governs prototype reactors. A regulatory milestone at this level is the output of many people doing difficult, detailed work over a long period. We want to thank DOE leadership and the review staff who executed the DOE-STD-1271 framework, along with the modernized NE orders. We also want to give a huge thank you to the team at Aalo who carried out this work, along with our partners and advisors. The final phase before criticality is the DOE-led Readiness Review, in which DOE verifies that the people, facility, and programs can be cleared to operate as documented. Today’s DSA milestone proves our team’s execution discipline, and we are looking forward to next steps. Onward to criticality.

Aalo just got the DOE equivalent of an NRC operating license for Aalo-X at Idaho National Lab -- the DSA is approved. A bit of context for why this is historic: The last time the US built a brand-new nuclear reactor this fast, the Beatles hadn't broken up yet. INL is the birthplace of the first atomic age -- 52 reactors built between 1949 and the mid-70s, where Walter Zinn lit four lightbulbs with EBR-I in 1951 and birthed civilian nuclear power. Then we atrophied our ability to move fast. Vogtle 3 & 4, the most recent US reactors, took ~15 years and over $30B. Matt and Yasir founded Aalo in 2023. We were the first to back them. It's 2026, and they have: – designed their own fuel and stood up the supply chain that will deliver hundreds of reactors – designed and built the core components to be full-scale and identical to the full-power reactor that can economically generate 30 MWth – constructed an entirely new nuclear facility from a dirt field Reactor 53 at INL. First new reactor there in 50 years. And the first sodium-cooled reactor to start up in the US in over four decades. The scaling laws of the second atomic age are about how quickly you can build, iterate, and scale reactors for commercial uses. Aalo is about to prove that design and build isn't a decade-long affair and instead can be done in single-digit years, as a first-time operator, with their own fuel, on land they leased and built on themselves. Next up: criticality. This is exactly why @fiftyyears exists -- to back founders like @MattLoszak and @yasir_fission who make the impossible possible. Huge props to the @AaloAtomics team for delivering on an impossible timeline, and to the DOE team whose support has been instrumental. The first light of the second atomic age is genuinely dawning. Onwards.

@MattLoszak This is great @MattLoszak. What are tremendous achievement!

Aalo has received DSA approval from DOE for our 10 MW reactor, zero-power criticality! This is the equivalent of an NRC license in DOE space. We've been working towards this milestone at Aalo for 2.5 years. This was a very ambitious project under the DOE reactor pilot program for a bunch of reasons: ➡️ 10 MW, commercial-scale system. This is a system with the full-scale amount of fuel, moderator, controls, etc, necessary for powering AI data centers. Proving out this supply chain is a big deal. In the coming weeks we'll be taking it to zero power criticality, and then going to full-power operation in the months that follow. We'll be getting the factory set up in parallel to mass-produce it. ➡️ Built everything ourselves, from scratch. We started with a green field, and within 4 months finished the building, facilities, policies & procedures, reactor, shielding, instrumentation, control, etc. People thought this would be impossible to do on this timeline for a reactor of this size, but we've done it. Hyperscalers care about speed, and we're showing that moving fast is possible at commercial scale. ➡️ Achieving criticality before July 4th. We set out to ensure we met the president's order, and we are on pace to do so. We only started hiring at Aalo 2.5 yrs ago. It was questionable how realistic it was to take on all of the above while being one of the younger nuclear companies, but we are on track to pull it off. Insanely proud of the team for all the hard work, nights and weekends that went into this. Full blog post will be linked in comments.

@UHN_Plus Es un imbécil. Como todo socialista demagogo.

🇺🇸‼️ | Luego de prometer proyectos gratuitos imposibles y desafiar a Donald Trump, Mamdani, alcalde musulmán de Nueva York, dio a entender que la ciudad está quebrada: "Estamos en una crisis presupuestaria histórica. No tenemos ingresos. El déficit es enorme. Una crisis de esta escala no puede resolverse sin la acción del estado. No podemos cerrar este déficit solo con ahorros. Necesitamos nuevos ingresos...". Lleva solo cuatro meses en el cargo.

@JesusGmez347298 @Jgironi1974 @Jhonffonseca De acuerdo. Si no fuera por los americanos, los franceses hablarían alemán tan simple como eso.

@Jgironi1974 @Jhonffonseca Waooo que estúpido..quien reconstruyó europa .plan Marshal ..quien reindustrializo a europa ..quien paro a los comunistas un día después de la rendición de los nazis ..exacto la gran potencia. Eeuu

URGENTE: Marco Rubio le asesta un golpe demoledor a la OTAN y pone las cosas en su lugar. Si no nos dejan usar nuestras propias bases en sus países cuando las necesitamos de verdad, ¿qué demonios sentido tiene seguir defendiendo a Europa? “Si la OTAN se reduce a que Estados Unidos sea el escudo que defiende a Europa cada vez que es atacada, pero ellos nos niegan el derecho a usar esas bases cuando nosotros lo exigimos… ¡eso no es un buen acuerdo! ¡Es una calle de un solo sentido!” “Es muy difícil justificar que esto siga siendo bueno para Estados Unidos. Por eso todo va a tener que ser reexaminado. ¡Todo!” Marco Rubio tiene toda la razón. Basta de subsidiar la defensa de aliados que luego nos cierran la puerta en la cara. Es hora de que Europa despierte y entienda que la protección tiene un precio… y que el acuerdo ya no es unilateral.

@DeputySecState @gabisommerfeld Congrats Ecuador. Thank you @gabisommerfeld and @DeputySecState for executing this MOU. This opens the opportunity for players in the industry to consider Ecuador as a possibility.

Signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Ecuador's Foreign Minister, my friend @gabisommerfeld today. This is yet another milestone that strengthens U.S.-Ecuador ties, advances energy security, economic growth, & nuclear safety in our region!

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El edge en oil trading no es predecir WTI, es construir sistemas que integren ML, contexto y decision engines. Convicción, sizing y filtro y frecuencia.

@MattLoszak @RanginuiVenture I am pretty sure that the math for CAPEX, when doing it in modular units, is gonna work just fine. I love the concept @MattLoszak.

@RanginuiVenture Haven't done the math on that yet, but I think the whole system could be very modular, so could probably start small and scale it up

Imagine a future Aalo facility that: > Uses seawater for cooling, > Desalinates that water to make it drinkable, > Splits that salt to make sodium metal for our reactors, > And separates out Uranium from that sea water for "limitless" fuel! Feasibility & math below 👇

@MattLoszak , I loved this interview: youtu.be/qlxvmN2lpR0. Go @AaloAtomics !

@isaacrrr7 El votante tiene, generalmente; una memoria muy frágil. Por otro lado NY tiene votantes que hace 25 años no estaban presentes en el mundo democrático. Capacidad analítica de 128 caractéres.

¿Alguien me puede explicar cómo la ciudad que sufrió el mayor ataque terrorista islámico de la historia votó por un alcalde musulmán?

@UHN_Plus Vergonzoso

🇪🇺🇨🇺🇳🇮🇻🇪‼️ | En una entrevista con Martí Noticias, el diputado del parlamento europeo, Jorge Martín Frias, reveló un escándalo mayúsuculo: "La Unión Europea le dio 500 millones de euros a Venezuela, 100 millones a Cuba y 90 millones a Nicaragua. ¿Saben por qué le dieron dinero a Nicaragua? Fortalecimiento de la sociedad civil, en Nicaragua. Europa queda desnuda con esto. Ha colaborado con Venezuela y mantiene diálogo con Cuba. Hay muchos europeos no saben que su dinero es para mantener la dictadura más larga del mundo".

@EmmaRincon Hay que recordar que y el alacrán tiene en su naturaleza atacar a quien se acerque. Petro, es uno más de los guerrilleros narcotraficantes. Siempre estará en su ADN proteger a uno de los suyos.

🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA Los comunistas de las FARC asesinaron a Miguel Uribe, mientras Petro los protegía y decía que buscaban la paz total en Colombia.

@ALBERTOACOSTAB Más claro que el agua @ALBERTOACOSTAB. La solución es muy simple, el estado tiene que salir de cualquier gestión productiva, ya que no lo hace bien y está plagado de corrupción.

COLOMBIA tiene un MERCADO ELÉCTRICO competitivo. ECUADOR tiene un MONOPOLIO ESTATAL… con #APAGONES. Pedirle a Colombia que venda a Ecuador energía subsidiada (1,6 c/kWh) es pedirle que destruya su sistema y adopte el modelo FRACASADO ecuatoriano. La solución no está afuera. Está en Ecuador: ⚡ Crear un MERCADO ELÉCTRICO MAYORISTA ⚡ Vender energía a nivel mayorista a PRECIOS REALES ⚡ Atraer INVERSIÓN PRIVADA #Economía #Ecuador #Inversión #Empleo