Odalisk Flower
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Odalisk Flower
@falseworkidol
postironic and superliteral

🇨🇳🇹🇼 China’s window for a play on Taiwan may be opening. Would that spark a World War? A new analysis warns Beijing is closely studying the U.S. war in Iran and planning its next chess moves. With U.S. weapons stockpiles draining and forces stretched thin, some believe China now sees a “use-it-or-lose-it” window to act in the Indo-Pacific. The fear is a significant blockade of Taiwan or even strikes on Japan, using lessons learned from the Iran playbook. If China makes a move while the U.S. is tied down in the Middle East, all hell could break loose… Source: 19FortyFive

clean instances of chatgpt now routinely one-shot-estimate 10-30% chance of china invading taiwan by end of 2026. you should get in the habit of explicitly adding this to your decision models even if you disbelieve bc soon all your counterparties and competitors will do so

the worst tweets have over a thousand likes. the best content was meant to be consumed by 30 people and 6-8 sex bots


Someone gotta take the dried persimmons away from me. I cannot be trusted to act normal around the dried persimmons.

no one is prepared for the possibility of a permanent middle class

a good practice is to watch viral tiktoks with the sound off. the content actually doesn't matter, all that matters is the vibe. on a meta level, the QTs and dunks don't matter, all that matters is who was early and who was late, who smiled and who couldn't help getting mad

oh no

@PrinceVogel @norvid_studies what's everyone's favorite borges story

Canterbury in the AD 300 and 650

Gen Jack Keane to Will Cain: "You don't have to patronize me, just ask the question. Go ahead. Come on. Ask it."
