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@derJamesJackson @ben_golub But why are there no political bets in Germany?

You can now bet on German train delays

@gear_web @EmmanuelMacron @ylecun No, you are not old enough to remember France deploying the Guillotine😉

I am old enough to remember that when France wanted they developed their own internet (minitel) before the internet, the first commercial supersonic plane (Concorde), and very notably, the guillotine. When they decide to go for something, they can do it better than anyone. If they finally decide to go after AI, don’t bet against them. I am Spaniard. We do love and admire our French neighbours here. We will never admit it in public, though 😅

“This clown wants to make France an AI leader with €30M.” €30 million → to attract and support around forty top-tier international researchers. They chose France for its values and its commitment to science. Sometimes it’s too slow… €54 billion → mobilized as early as 2022 to build France 2030. A France that advances health, climate, and fundamental science by investing boldly in artificial intelligence. Over €100 billion → in private investment announced at the Paris AI Summit by French and international companies to develop AI in France. That’s it? #1 → In 2025, France ranked first among countries attracting foreign investment to build data centers. More billions invested in our regions and in our talent. Yes. Here in France, we believe in science. And AI is here to elevate, to build, to move the world forward, not to insult. 🙊 #ForSure

@ojblanchard1 Theoretically, fewer imports should lead to less currency outflow. Ceteris paribus, you would expect the Dollar to appreciate versus the Euro. But Trump is messing up all kind of things.

An interesting fact: Increase in average US tariffs vis a vis the EU since US election: 13%. Appreciation of the euro vis a vis dollar: 13%. (Tripple whammy, as tariffs work on EU exports , but appreciation works on both EU exports and EU imports).

@PrinzTom1 @WarMonitor3 Unluckily

@WarMonitor3 Luckily?

North Korea has launched 3 new destroyers in the last 2 years one was recently inspected by Kim Jon Un luckily it did not collapse in the water.

@opinion @chrismbryant It is better to rebuild bridges than stadiums for commercial football. Germany's indebted municipalities are subsidizing professional football to the tune if millions, while their infrastructure is crumbling.

Germany’s Autobahn bridges are crumbling. @chrismbryant explains why and what’s at stake 🎥

Actually, in Anglosaxon Common law, a Letter of Intent is a binding declaration, which may even be used instead of a contract. As so often, #oldenburg’s current Mayor #obkrogmann is off to an ill start.

Des Moines’ representatives should, that Mayor Krogmann used the English term Letter of Intent in the resolution he proposed. He defined a “letter of intent” for the local councillors as a non-binding agreement.

With Oldenburg’s current Mayor’s term expiring in 2026, he urgently wants the City Councillors to agree to signing a “Letter of Intent” to twin with #desmoines, when they visit Lower Saxony in November. @BoesenForMayor @SherillW @DMRegister @vbarreda2 @DesMoinesGov

@BachmannRudi Das ging den Römern schon so, nachdem Julius Caesar das gallische Gold geplündert hatte....

Econ Studierende: Was ist der Denkfehler hier?

@FAZ_Wirtschaft Bezos hat schon dementiert.

Der Onlinehändler Amazon plant angeblich, Verbrauchern den Zolleffekt auf Preise anzuzeigen. Trumps Sprecherin sieht darin einen „feindseligen und politischen Akt“. faz.net/aktuell/wirtsc…

@panyiszabolcs @hadhazyakos Why would the Orbans use a German number plate from Neuburg an der Donau in Bavaria to drive around Marbella?

💰Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law István Tiborcz was spotted with a €600K Ferrari SF90 Spider in Marbella, per MP @hadhazyakos's findings. Tiborcz and Orbán’s daughter Ráhel lived there and likely still own undisclosed assets in Spain. 🧵A short thread on the Orbán family's luxury.👇

@Mihai_Guia @Gerashchenko_en Why would Russia align with the USA against China? It is only natural that Russia wants to keep North Korea, Mongolia, China, Iran and India as potential allies. Russia won't be swayed by Trump.

Just a speculation here: Forge an alliance with Russia vs. China. Probably it was suggested in Riyadh, as from that meeting the US tune changed entirely. Europe/Ukraine is just in the way. There seems to be also an obvious bet that Europe will be unable to escape the gravitational pull of a combined US / Russia. So US & Russia kissing, Europe making some irrelevant noise but having nowhere to go really, and China being isolated. So let's hope @EmmanuelMacron, @Keir_Starmer and @_FriedrichMerz will grow a pair and make sure that monstrous alliance does not happen.

Friends, What do you think are the true goals of the current United States Administration? What do they want? We have a community of thinkers and experts here. Maybe you've seen some analysis on the topic. Where are the United States and the world headed? Thank you.

@DianeArseneaul3 @RpsAgainstTrump Why does Trump want another bureaucracy on top of the US Customs and Border Protection, which currently collects import duties? cbp.gov/travel/interna…

@RpsAgainstTrump If I understand the tariffs well, it means that if the fruits and veggies coming from Mexico go under tariffs, the companies buying them will pay more. But then the new agency will connect the same amount. This is a new tax for companies???

Donald Trump still doesn’t understand how tariffs work. This is not going to end well for the country.

@MauriceHoefgen In Afrikaans endet es halt auf "d" – und damit sind wir vielleicht an der Wurzel...

Musk will wissen, wie Deutschland zu retten sei, aber weiß nicht mal, wie die Zeitung heißt, die seinen rassistischen Brandsatz veröffentlicht hat 🤨

"The richest 1% now has as much wealth as the rest of the world combined, according to Oxfam." It's not immigrants stealing your wealth, but the people paying for the propaganda, to get people to believe this. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

FM @sikorskiradek's speech at the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council, held in Malta on 5-6 December ⬇️

Amol Rajan: Are you glad to see the back of the Rwanda scheme? John Major(former PM): "Absolutely... I thought it was un-Conservative, un-British, if one dare say in a secular society, un-Christian, & unconscionable & I thought that this is really not the way to treat people."

This wins the internet 🤣twitter.com/TheKiffness/st…

@BachmannRudi That's probably the most important takeaway from this debate!

One thing became clear tonight: Trump can be baited and tricked nearly at will.

@anders_aslund <sarc>And together the US billionaires and evangelicals make up 45% of the vote - sufficient for Trump to become president again...</sarc>

It appears as if the Trump coalition consists of two groups: 1. The billionaires who don't want to pay taxes. 2. The evangelicals that only want to prohibit abortion. Neither cares about the US or its people.