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@himmycartersalt @CorneliaLake Lot more than 100 brothers, plus grad donations and other sources.

@CorneliaLake $1.5-2.5M per semester? That means if there were 100 brothers everyone’s dues were $15k-$25k per semester. Really?

To be the social chair in my frat, which was a license to run parties costing ~$1.5-2.5 million per semester…was a bake off between people bidding to pay for the position. The deal was you could skim, the sororities had unlimited social budgets that were contributed to each “event,” but everything had to go smoothly. The “high bidder” almost never won. People knew who would get it done.

@HealthRanger Each one building it is thinking they will win. That's it.

Something's totally off about the number of data centers being built (over 3,000 right now) and the sheer size and compute power they represent. They are massively OVER-building capacity that can't possibly be met by customer demand for compute. And customer revenues can't possibly recover the financial investment needed on these projects. There's clearly some other plan afoot, and I don't yet know what it is. It involves massive compute, but not merely to serve inference or hosting databases and corporate data. There's a much larger plan at work here.

@MeghanEMurphy It's respectable based on how you use it. A 30 minute time to reset after work is fine honestly. Hours while neglecting their health, partners, responsibilities etc. is not.

This is such a stupid take, but one that demonstrates the immaturity and atrophied brains of gamers. There are countless respectable hobbies. Play an instrument, take up jiu jitsu, go hunting, go to the gym, play a sport, learn to fish, go hiking, build a shed, fix a car, build something, make something, write something, read something, play something. Do something that makes you better, not worse. x.com/kevan_gogh/sta…

@conquistadorof1 @VigilantFox It is because being trans and being gay are different things.

@VigilantFox An 8 year old can know they're gay. An 8 year old can know they're trans. It's not complicated.

Bill Maher drags his woke guest out of his liberal bubble and tells him to his face he’s why Kamala Harris lost. It all started when David Cross revealed his 9-year-old daughter has “trans friends.” “Wait, she has trans friends in third grade?” Maher asked. Cross replied: “Yep,” as if it’s completely normal and something society should embrace. That’s when Maher dropped the hammer and told him straight up that no, somebody’s doing something to that little girl. Cross immediately got defensive, but Maher refused to back down. He told Cross that believing a 9-year-old girl is deciding to be trans on her own is exactly the kind of liberal insanity that lost Kamala Harris the election in 2024. And if Democrats keep it up, JD Vance is going to win in 2028. By the end of this exchange, Cross is left sitting there looking like a deer in headlights, like he’s never been challenged on “trans kids” in his life. This is a moment worth watching, but if you’re somewhere you can’t play it, the transcript is below: MAHER: “You need to be checked. People need to be checked… including your little girl.” CROSS: “Fck that btch. (joking) Fck that little btch with her black friends and trans friends and not even understanding.” MAHER: “Trans?! Wait, she has trans friends in third grade?” CROSS: “Yep.” MAHER: “They know they’re trans in third grade?” CROSS: “Just the coolest kid.” MAHER: “[Is kid transitioning from] girl to boy?” CROSS: “Girl to boy. And she has another very close friend who’s not in the school, but who’s boy to girl at three years old.” MAHER: “A woman said [to me] ‘I was what they called a tomboy. If I was alive now and acted the way I did then, that’s what they would have done to me.’” CROSS: “Well, nobody’s doing this to her.” MAHER: “Well, I don’t know.” CROSS: “Literally nobody is doing this to her.” MAHER: “How old?” CROSS: “She is — or HE is — either eight or I think nine.” MAHER: “Okay, then somebody is doing something because eight or nine-year-olds can’t do anything on their own.” CROSS: “No, they’re buying them boys' clothes.” MAHER: “Well then, they’re doing something.” CROSS: “Sure. Yes, you’re right. They’re buying them boys' clothes.” MAHER: “And telling them you’re a boy now.” CROSS: “No, no, they’re not telling them. They’re just agreeing with [them].” MAHER: “Agreeing with an 8-year-old. Because when has their judgment ever been off at 8?” CROSS: “You know you knew you weren’t gay, right?” MAHER: “Yeah, that’s different.” CROSS: “It’s not different.” MAHER: “It is different. Good luck with President Vance. Because, as I always say to my woke friends, we voted for the same person. You’re just why she lost and this is a case of that.” CROSS: “Wait, what?” MAHER: “We voted for the same person…” CROSS: “Right.” MAHER: “You’re just why she lost. Because America hears this, and they’re going to go, ‘Bill’s right. Eight-year-olds can’t really make decisions on their own like this.’ That’s what most people are going to say.”

@High_Financ3 @doc_gero @Gimblin The Dems are at that level these days.

@doc_gero @Gimblin you’ll never dream what was said about Obama in the American South in 2009

I live in a dark blue state, and I know I shouldn’t be shocked, but I was in mixed company with casual acquaintances, and one of them made a comment about “what happened Saturday“ and expressed disappointment… At first I didn’t realize what they were talking about, but then the person repeated it and then a couple other people in the group nodded approvingly and made approving comments, and I realized that it’s actually an extremely mainstream view amongst Democrats that Donald Trump should be assassinated and killed

@noahlt @kimmaicutler No it's fully about the money.

@kimmaicutler I disagree with their premise, but I think this is consistent: people hate billionaires because of their power, not because of a dollar amount. Voting shares are power.

None of the billionaire tax coverage about Sergey Brin in Bloomberg or the NYTimes reports the most important structural detail of why he opposes it so much more than Jensen. It taxes voting shares as ownership. It taxes Page and Brin as if they own 50+% or >$2 trillion of Google rather than 3% each. Jensen does not have super voting shares so he is just taxed like his actual ownership of Nvidia. Imagine if you were taxed like you earned 10 times as much as you actually did last year. @bizcarson @teddyschleifer

@IsmaelKenau @Pirat_Nation China is ok with it as it's their playbook.

@Pirat_Nation You're not mentioning why China is upset about it. They will force Chinese companies to share their IP and build the factories for it in Europe or leave the EU market. This is literal theft

China has warned the EU not to proceed with its new “Made in Europe” industrial plan, threatening countermeasures if it harms Chinese companies. The proposed Industrial Accelerator Act sets strict local content requirements, such as 70%+ European components for electric vehicles and batteries, plus quotas for low-carbon steel and aluminum in public projects. The EU wants to rebuild its manufacturing base and reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains. Beijing describes the rules as protectionist and “discriminatory.”

@m_goes_distance Hmmmm maybe awareness of the problem is creating the problem.

>be me >read South Korea's birth rate is 0.72 >government paying people $360 to go on blind dates >nobody showed up >Seoul birth rate is literally 0.58 >could you imagine, 0.58 children per woman >the govt used $200b to bribe its citizens to reproduce >citizens said no thank you >I look into it further >Japan is worse >Italy is way worse >I check everywhere >same thing >I am now 3 months deep into civilizational collapse content >I have not reproduced either

@Rhidhima1412 @venom1s Stop the demand for sex? Pretty sure the demand for humans to have sexual experiences is a constant throughout our entire existence.

@venom1s Its demand vs supply, stop the demand and supply will stop 🛑.... easy to blame women

A man cast hundreds of girls in porn in Argentina. The girls agreed after he said he would only share those videos outside the country and would not upload them. The worst thing is many of those girls were in relationships. A girl even went on a date with her boyfriend and, on the same day, did porn. All of them were happy and did it consensually. Why are women like this? Just for some money, they choose to be prostitutes? Also, if a high body count gets normalised in society, nothing will stop women from becoming prostitutes.

@GoBuds66 @adamchamb He is paid to be a leader, that's what he's doing.

For over a year, Taiwan has requested additional flights between Taipei and Canadian destinations with a willing carrier to service the increase. The Liberals responded with typical bureaucratic delays relying on process. Yet today, the government moved quickly to announce expanded service to China. "Ottawa increases flights to - from China": cbc.ca/news/politics/…

@z_Armenia @Osint613 The different is the US has the money.

This is a ridiculous statement given the US is spending over a Billion $$$ USD each day just to remain in this war… by the estimations in this statement. Iran apparently loses by day 14 approx 5.6b, while the US stands to lose over 14B… Iran cost of living in Tehran approx 1500USD per month. In New York it’s approx $9k USD per month. This war makes no sense!

We are approaching day 8 of the U.S. naval blockade on Iran. Estimated losses stand at roughly $435M per day, putting total damage near $3.4B so far. At that pace, once this stretches into double digits around the 14 day mark, the pressure starts compounding and it won’t be easy for the IRGC to absorb. For context, a family of 4 in Tehran can live reasonably on about $1,500 per month. Everything paid.

@FlyinChu @HarmlessHQ They'll just take it and give up more wealth by limiting exports.

Another negotiation edge for Trump. People thought Trump's leverage is just the Strait of Hormuz and superior military might. But there's another... The TOUSCA cargo ship! This ship was boarded by US Marines last two days and they results of their inspection is out. * The TOUSCA cargo ship is under sanction and was coming from China. * The TOUSCA is loaded with 5,000 containers of heavy chemicals used in the production of missiles. Iran and China are presenting Trump a strong evidence to further justify his blockade.

@Eta_Miraklo @TimOnPoint Believe it or not the US Navy knows how to destroy a tanker.

@TimOnPoint - "A 5” hole" - five inch hole doesn't destroy the value of the ship.

This is an interesting escalation. Normally, when a ship is boarded and seized, owners assume it eventually returns to service — future value preserved, financial risk contained. Not this time. A 5” hole through the engine room changes everything: the vessel’s commercial value is effectively destroyed, and risk is now maximized across the entire fleet. Doesn’t matter what flag it flies — someone owns it. Now every operator with Iran-linked shipping is asking: Is this business still worth continuing?

@hokkorigenki @toshio_tamogami The Israel of the far East? Wtf are you smoking.

中国の経済は崩壊していると単純に思ってはいけないと思う。日本企業が撤退しても、ヨーロッパの国々は日本の代わりに中国に市場を求めて接近している。ある意味、日本企業は中国に追い出されていると理解した方が正確だと思う。中国は今、日本への批判を強めている。そして、日本は極東のイスラエルになるのではないかと心配している。この批判はある意味間違っていない。親米保守の自民党政権が米国に隷属を続ければ、日本はアメリカの軍事要塞化し、日本国民は中国を押さえつける消耗品扱いにされるだろうと思う。欧米の国々はアジア人を対等な人間とは思っていない。それを忘れてはいけないと思う。日本国民は、マッカーサーが提唱したように、極東のスイスを目指さない限り、欧米に命と生活を搾取され続けるだろうと思う。日本国民がそれに気が付き、命がけの愛国者が登場するまで、日本人が幸福になることはない。80年間、与野党の政治家に騙され続けて、真の独立を否定してきた日本国民の自業自得の結果でもある。その結果、日本では政治家が安全に多額のお金を儲ける事ができる職業になってしまった。他国ではありえないのだが。

中国経済の崩壊は日本のマスコミではあまり出てこないが酷い状況のようだ。2020年以降の5年で外資は90％撤退、日本もソニー、パナソニック、イトーヨーカ堂など多くの企業がすでに撤退しているが、今度は日本第2位の自動車メーカー、本田技研工業が広州と武漢の2つのガソリン車工場を閉鎖する。本田は2020年に中国販売台数が162万7千台の過去最高を記録して以降、5年連続で減少が続いており、2025年は64万5千台に落ち込んだ。世界の工場と言われた中国の時代は終わった。

@rationalaussie The disruptors are on the way, just takes time.

It's funny how AI has made white collar work 10x faster already but there's been basically no economic impact from it. The reason is quite simple: 1. Most white collar work is bullshit, so speeding it up by 10x still equals a pile of bullshit at the end 2. Most white collar employees are using AI to do all their work for the week in 4 hours instead of 40, whilst telling their manager the deadline is still 40 hours away We have been living in a fake economy for the better part of two decades. It is all a fugazi. People who do real jobs in the real world get paid comparatively crap, and people who do fake jobs in the fiat Ponzi world get paid just enough fiat currency to pretend they are important. None of it amounts to anything productive nor valuable for the world though. An entire generation doing fake email jobs, slide decks and excel sheets for corporations who ultimately produce nothing.

@drrickbarnett Well yes, but so does drug addiction.

Ibogaine is known to have risks related to the heart, particularly the potential to prolong the QT interval, which can lead to dangerous arrhythmias. Because of that, medications that also prolong the QT interval—like some antipsychotics, antidepressants, or certain antibiotics—should be avoided. Also, drugs that lower the seizure threshold or affect the liver’s enzyme system, such as benzodiazepines or some mood stabilizers, are a concern. Overall, any medication affecting heart rhythm, seizure risk, or metabolism should be reviewed carefully before using ibogaine.

@AmplifyVeracity @MattMorseTV Portland is literally not safe at night. Their leaders have failed them.

@MattMorseTV Oh my god, y'all... y'all... Portland 11 murders in 2024! 11 murders in a city of 650,000 people! The horrors, the horrors of a rocketing crime rate. There were 11 murders!

No one is more Right-wing than a blue-state conservative. Unless you've seen first hand, up close and personal, the damage that the far-Left is capable of causing, it's all theoretical. I spent the first 25 years of my life in Portland, Oregon. I have seen, with my own two eyes, the real world consequences of far-Left political ideology. Neighborhoods - destroyed. Crime rates - skyrocketing. Small businesses - gutted. Homeless population - through the roof. Illegal aliens - everywhere. Housing costs - stratospheric. Public parks and playgrounds - littered with used needles. Sidewalks - covered in graffiti and human feces. Your old friend from highschool - overdosed, dead. Take it as a warning from me -- we can NEVER let these people win.

@Lawrenc09874431 This helps Europe. Doubt they'll say thank you though.

美国昨天与摩洛哥签署国防协议，这关乎着直布罗陀海峡 (地中海与太平洋的进出口)。 至此，美国在一年多一点的时间里，完全控制了全球四大海运关卡： 直布罗陀 马六甲 霍尔木兹 巴拿马 我不用说，大家也看得出这是在精心布局，感觉比一带一路要靠谱一点。

@sammiraesays @whatever Tell that to the Iranian women. Should they continue until they are all dead?

@whatever It’s not that women couldn’t defend their rights. Of course they could. They would just have to be willing to kill and willing to die.

Rachel Wilson DEBATES if men can take away women's rights?! Whatever Podcast Debate

@0xmarchesss @Mr_Husky1 Free icecream is the charity.

@Mr_Husky1 While people struggle to pay rent, Harry Potter star Rupert Grint spent his fortune on an old ice cream truck just to play pretend. 🤡 Instead of donating to real charities, he drove around villages like a weirdo handing out free popsicles for clout

Rupert Grint, the English actor who played Ron in the Harry Potter films, was too young to spend his money when he started getting rich. He had to wait until he was of legal age to commit his first folly. His first adult purchase, with the enormous fortune he had accumulated, was... an ice cream truck. An ice cream truck. This is the truck he bought. A 1974 Bedford van, designed by Mr. Whippy. And surprisingly, the young actor didn't want an ice cream truck to be displayed in his front yard. He wanted to use it to sell ice cream! Or rather, offer them to children for free. Which he did for a while, driving his truck through the small villages in his region, handing out popsicles along the way. It was a childhood dream.