Hobbyist intellectual & consigliere to elite tech startups. Dad to 3 w/ Mrs. of 15+ yrs. @UTAustin (Philo/Econ)+ @Harvard_Law. Geopolitics is my sportsball.

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Joined November 2010
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Anthropic $ANT quarterly revenue and operating income:
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My most recurring thought over the last few years has been: “goddam the founding fathers were geniuses to structure our system they way they have” and “thank god for the first and second amendments in equal measure” You don’t appreciate what you have until you see others go without. There is no backup plan. Never blackpill. 🇺🇸
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What a true autist produces after getting rejected once by his crush:
Student from UChicago on Hypergamy
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Men see danger, men help.
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The lesson from Lula winning (after Bolsonaro was priced ~82%) is that prediction markets are just a function of polls—which are increasingly unreliable. There’s no signal from betting odds… just more opportunity to speculate. Expect a lot of “surprises” during midterms.
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Santiago Capital
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“So you went all in on Brazilian equities ahead of the election?” “Yes, Dave” “And you thought Brazil could have fair elections even though they’re an emerging market with a left-wing government?” “That’s correct, Dave”
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No, #China's stock market has *always* been a black hole for suckers looking for decent long term returns. The Shanghai Composite today remains about 40% *below* its 2007 peak. Compare that to +400% for the S&P 500 in the same window.
彭博社:中国股市规模达3.5万亿美元,因利润下滑而大幅下跌,已变成投资者的陷阱
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Vibes are immaculate.
Andrew Curran
@AndrewCurran_Oct 25
I don't take money from any lab. I'm saying this impartially; the number of people on my feed over the last two weeks saying they are switching over to Anth because of Opus 5.5 is like nothing I've seen before. And even if someone does beat Opus, they have Fable 5.5 ready to go.
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Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfalOct 25
The U.S. has a trillion dollar defense budget It also has dudes like this, just in case Writer: Michael
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Elon Musk
@elonmuskOct 24
Correct. Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be. Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them. Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week. Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact. Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communication were destroyed or jammed by Russia. SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR. That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell. End of story.
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There’s a Biden clip for everything
#BREAKING: Haiti says it's “overwhelmed” by illegals deported from the United States.
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Elon Musk found us here. We’re indigenous to this land.
Bella
@stockbellaOct 22
If people dislike Elon Musk so much, why do they still use the platform he owns?
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This is why concealed carry exists Dog bites kid, parent kills dog
A friend of mine shared an absolutely insane story with me. Her child was bitten at an outdoor cafe by a nearby dog. BLOOD was present. The owner of the dog told her to get over it and accused the child of bothering the dog. WORSE YET... (read on)
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“ Sometimes it's really hard to tell who's autistic and who's German.”
Replying to @skysea_u
哎 都习惯了 懒得再去抱怨了。有时候真的很难区分谁是自闭症,谁是德国人
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The point of no return by Richard von Mises is worth reading: "A state becomes almost unreformable when the majority of the population is financially or structurally dependent on the state (state employees, civil servants, recipients of subsidies, grants, or transfer payments, etc.). As soon as those who net benefit from or are supported by the state outnumber those who do not, the system blocks reforms, since the majority votes out of self-interest for the preservation or expansion of state services." Does this sound familiar? Some European countries, France, Belgium, Finland are already way beyond that point, closely followed by Germany, Spain, Austria and Italy. It works for a while, as long as markets buy more sovereign debt at reasonable interest rates. The party ends when they stop though. For France, they stopped this month, Belgium will be next. The longer the socialist illusion persists, the more painful the inevitable cuts and adjustments will be. It’s pure arithmetic. Good luck Europe, good luck Euro. Buckle up, it won’t be pretty.
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Sorry funny is funny
There’s a lot of this vibe in DC these days.
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One key conclusion of Greenback Empire: so far as China's regime remains the same, USD asset will continue to be in demand. Even wealthy Chinese don't prefer to hold RMB asset; and some of the most firebrand anti-US nationalist writers are found holding US property
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Ken Griffin on France and socialism… "Paris should be a real wake up call to every single American. Government spending is 60% of their GDP. It’s the socialist dream the left talks about. That dream comes down to how much you can take from others. It doesn’t belong in America."
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No sweeter feeling as a father to hear this reaction from your kids
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Counterpoint: "International Law" is just how we explain the United States Navy to children and invalids, and the Navy ain't gonna do anything to stop him.
🇭🇹🇸🇻 À ceux qui pensent que Nayib Bukele peut intervenir militairement en Haïti à la suite de la «disparition » des quatre militaires salvadoriens, je tiens à rappeler ceci : La volonté légitime du président salvadorien de sauver ses quatre militaires ne saurait justifier une intervention militaire unilatérale en Haïti, en violation de sa souveraineté nationale. La lutte contre les gangs ne saurait devenir un prétexte pour contourner le droit international. Toute opération militaire doit s’inscrire dans un cadre juridique clairement établi, conformément au mandat de la Force de répression des gangs (FRG) et aux dispositions de la Charte des Nations unies. La gravité de la situation sécuritaire en Haïti ne suspend ni le droit international ni la souveraineté du pays. Nancy Roc #Haiti #Salvador #Souveraineté #InterventionMilitaire
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