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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

14: Middle East

Trump’s Trade War
Peace For Taiwan Is Possible
Formula For Peace In Ukraine
The Last Age of War, The First Age of Peace: Lord Kalki, Prophecies, and the Path to Global Redemption
AOC 2028: : The Future of American Progressivism

Yep. Humanoids are synthetic humans - designed for deployment at billion-unit scale https://t.co/h6IP3hwVAV
— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) May 14, 2025

Velocity Money: Crypto, Karma, and the End of Traditional Economics
Beyond Motion: How Robots Will Redefine The Art Of Movement
ChatGPT For Business: A Workbook
Becoming an AI-First Organization
Quantum Computing: Applications And Implications
Challenges In AI Safety
AI-Era Social Network: Reimagined for Truth, Trust & Transformation

"Director of AI" gets laid off 🤯

So sorry to hear this. But if the AI director has to go through this, I am not sure who is "safe" https://t.co/DQvURDfcvu pic.twitter.com/XmSnr3SrdY
— Ankush Dharkar ☯️🎙️ (@ankushdharkar) May 14, 2025

This is an example of how innovation can save lives. By using humanoids, farmers aren’t exposed to dangerous chemicals that can affect their lives long-term. https://t.co/DshhGeGok1
— Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) May 14, 2025

When a bunch of former SpaceX engineers in Austin connect robotics and software to construction equipment you get Terrafirma pic.twitter.com/dKuzLPg5nr
— Austen Allred (@Austen) May 13, 2025

And of course one must assume that the Chinese and Russians as well as the Qataris will have bugged that plane to within an inch of its life.
— Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) May 14, 2025

A Personal CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System Designed As An AI Agent https://t.co/HJsynTWJWK
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

president trump praises syrian president ahmed al-sharaa calling him a “young, attractive guy. tough guy. strong past.”

“he’s got a real shot at holding it together.” pic.twitter.com/nGXFzY8RVp
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 14, 2025

Gemini Advanced now connects with @github, making it a more powerful coding assistant.

Directly connect to public or private GitHub repos to generate/modify functions, explain complex code, ask questions about your codebase, debug and more.

Click the + button in the prompt bar,… pic.twitter.com/EgItxk6hd7
— Google Gemini App (@GeminiApp) May 14, 2025

I've been at Microsoft for a little over a year now and it feels like we're just getting started. A new era.pic.twitter.com/Qhn4khX9cw
— Charles Patterson (@CharlesPattson) May 13, 2025

I invested in Tesla, Twitch, and Baidu when they were very different ideas.

But they all followed this playbook to become generational companies:

1. Make the first move

You’ll have much less information than you need. But that’s okay.

The truth is that founders will never… pic.twitter.com/0s706ouJne
— Tim Draper (@TimDraper) May 14, 2025

LOL
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

CTO, CMO, CEO pic.twitter.com/ucY5w4njjv
— alli (@sonofalli) May 14, 2025

More Americans who own $70k trucks and go on 3 vacations a year are living paycheck to paycheck than at any time in history
— Ben Carlson (@awealthofcs) May 14, 2025

President Trump’s speech in Saudi yesterday was brilliant.
Finally, a U.S. president who seems to understand the Middle East, and that smart-arse Western neocons trying to tell the Arab world how to live their lives has never worked and will never work. Bravo @realDonaldTrump 👏
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 14, 2025

Current frontier AI model quality in every modality will be able to be run on a consumer device in a couple of years.

Current frontier AI model is pretty near human capability.

I don't think folk are ready for or thinking about this yet.
— Emad (@EMostaque) May 14, 2025

The winner in a major tech transition is usually the most aggressive new player (Gates, Ellison, Jobs, Zuckerberg, etc.). By that standard the AI front runner is Sam Altman.
— Pedro Domingos (@pmddomingos) May 14, 2025

Sleep is more than just going to bed and waking up. Deep sleep is when the body repairs, the brain resets, and longevity gets built. When’s the last time you actually tracked it? With today’s tech, there’s no excuse not to.
— Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) May 13, 2025

Perplexity Logo?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

the mog trend was kinda cringe, but this one goes hard fr pic.twitter.com/pQZaWLOFtb
— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) May 14, 2025

Nokia started as a timber company.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

We're a car company right https://t.co/DWCw4i3HQV
— Tesla (@Tesla) May 14, 2025

Passed pit 104 with terrible hotel lag (not Starlink).

Will push higher pits on @Starlink while airborne. pic.twitter.com/mkBN6IPAla
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 14, 2025

AMERICA IS BACK. 🇺🇸

Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America. pic.twitter.com/cCuSV8Q44Z
— President Donald J. Trump (@POTUS) January 20, 2025

"A great day in Saudi Arabia!!!" –President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/6aG8VTqt0W
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 13, 2025

Today, I am introducing legislation to codify President Trump's executive order, ensuring Americans do not pay more than people in other countries for drugs. Will Congress members stand with $16 billion in Big Pharma money, or with the American people by co-sponsoring this… pic.twitter.com/W2eXfoB5bv
— Rep. Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna) May 14, 2025

President Trump's speech in Saudi Arabia was the best articulation of a smart, realistic foreign policy I've ever heard from an American leader:https://t.co/Lpp8lDwHln
— JD Vance (@JDVance) May 14, 2025

What happens when AI has a better memory than your exec team?

When AI can hold your company's entire knowledge base in working memory, the productivity leap becomes exponential.

Context windows expanding from 100K to 10M+ tokens is the difference between an AI system that can…
— Allie K. Miller (@alliekmiller) May 13, 2025

The YC S&P 500 index is such an impressive list of companies. It perfectly maps to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. You could reasonably argue that these companies cover categories that account for a big chunk of all consumer spend and will continue to take share from incumbents…
— Gokul Rajaram (@gokulr) May 13, 2025

speaking at georgetown law, supreme court chief justice john roberts says the rule of law is “endangered”

and “we need to stop and reflect every now and then how rare that is, certainly rare throughout history, and rare in the world today.” pic.twitter.com/pmG6Ps3Gyh
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 13, 2025

The Bible is the best-selling book of all time—with over 100 million copies sold every year.

But what many people miss is this:
The Bible is also a business book.

That’s the heart behind the Business Bible—a new edition of Scripture that highlights God's Plan for life and His… pic.twitter.com/fk9Zz0YNTH
— Darrel Frater ✝️ (@DarrelFrater) May 14, 2025

Soon it will fly pic.twitter.com/5aVgZ99rvH
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 14, 2025

Peace For Taiwan Is Possible https://t.co/Ij12Jqru0T
Formula For Peace In Ukraine https://t.co/p53RRpxhqb
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

A tiny Chinese company owned by same people that own TikTok just bought $300,000,000 of $TRUMP Coin.

Now why do you think they did that?

🧐👀

pic.twitter.com/s2tcxiV8ON
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 14, 2025

If I was a CEO the #1 thing I'd to is tell everyone at the company:
1. Record absolutely everything you do. Start now.
2. When AI takes over from you, you'll continue to receive your salary for life. The gain to the company is not in saving it, but in having a million of you.…
— Pedro Domingos (@pmddomingos) May 14, 2025

We tell founders that they have to be incredible salespeople. They can't take “no” for an answer. They have to chase prospects and overcome objections until they get the deal done.

EXCEPT WHEN FUNDRAISING!

Then, all of a sudden, founders can’t chase VCs. They have to be polite,…
— Aaron Harris (@harris) May 14, 2025

Wow, it all suddenly has become clear to me at this very moment.

It's not that language models become capable of an intelligent conversation after they reach a certain size, it's human brain stops recognizing hallucinations and starts believing it's an intelligent conversation,…
— Andriy Burkov (@burkov) May 14, 2025

@LTXStudio Video arrives on May 6 - and takes text-to-video to a new level:

- 30× faster render times- Cinema quality & sharp details thanks to multiscale rendering
- Runs locally on consumer GPUs- Fully open source
- Trained on licensed Getty & Shutterstock data
- Free for… pic.twitter.com/O57DkA6wkr
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) May 6, 2025

Go beyond ballet! Beyond Motion: How Robots Will Redefine The Art Of Movement https://t.co/pe0mdlEbmW
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

Where is Modi?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

You have too much access! :)
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

I have a pitch. You should invest. What is your email?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

What goes around comes around: https://t.co/BekfME9tht
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

Brute force computing ........ where is the smarts?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

A terawatt of compute or you’re not really trying! https://t.co/YkMXp4K8wh
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 14, 2025

So true! No prompt = GUI of the PC?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

Sci-fi? On another note, I have a pitch. Emailing you now.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

🇺🇸🇸🇦 https://t.co/gddPsbMsCY
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 13, 2025

Nvidia joint venture with China is not a good idea, I hope Jensen reconsiders.
🥺🙏
— Dr. Kim (김서연) (@I_loves_deep_nn) April 28, 2025

Yes! I advocated for this policy when I was the Washington DC capital meeting with defense officials. It was suggested to me as a comment on my post on Twitter as a way to curb GPU smuggling to China.

Thank you 🫡 anons for helping keep the chips safe, without you it no… https://t.co/Rk9pSFRBst
— Dr. Kim (김서연) (@I_loves_deep_nn) May 6, 2025

Japan is investing in all the correct technologies in the semiconductor supply chain. I am very impressed by the progress I see from Rapidus and their approach with lower throughput to get higher yield is a smart one.

I still believe TSMC will be the only option for bleeding… pic.twitter.com/yOWrXWmz1j
— Dr. Kim (김서연) (@I_loves_deep_nn) May 8, 2025

RISC-V dominance is CCP second priority after achieving sub 5 nm process nodes. China banning Intel & AMD microprocessors from government and military computer systems is only the start.

They will ban all x86 processors from outside of China and fully develop the highest…
— Dr. Kim (김서연) (@I_loves_deep_nn) May 8, 2025

I recommend if you are studying computer science to pivot to hard sciences like electrical chemical mechanical engineering, biology, & applied physics.

Many of the problems in today world are in atoms not bits. https://t.co/SpVYQ1BcQW
— Dr. Kim (김서연) (@I_loves_deep_nn) May 14, 2025

the worst of the three available options
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

🎯 https://t.co/KspkK0Z5gV
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 14, 2025

Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.
— Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) May 14, 2025

Tesla's VP of AI Software Ashok Elluswamy on what it's like to work with Elon Musk: "I meet with him every week. He is really smart in the sense that he can predict the future very early; He works really hard. Easily 80-90 hours per week. I feel fortunate to work for him. He is… https://t.co/dB5l6EbxEx pic.twitter.com/qLPB0v0hUd
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 14, 2025

Build your own for the age of AI. PayPal is so Web 1.0.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

These two companies are rivals. If you asked me to guess from the outside, I'd say the blue company is crushing it. Way more buzz, better product, louder fans. But nope. The yellow company has absolutely crushed it in performance over the last 5 years. Can you guess who's who? pic.twitter.com/zBlL1nPrkM
— Akshay Kothari (@akothari) May 14, 2025

It would be fine if they just wanted to give us something. The dubious part is that it's supposed to be transferred to his library after he leaves office instead of remaining part of the US fleet. That makes it more of a bribe for him personally than a gift to the DoD.
— Paul Graham (@paulg) May 14, 2025

Twitter/X should be renamed Grok.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

https://t.co/W00jIS50Z5
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 14, 2025

It’s here – and yes, it’s really that light. ✨ The new Galaxy S25 Edge is our slimmest S Series phone yet. Packed with power, style and a 200MP camera that won’t weigh down your fit. Pre-order yours now.
— Samsung Mobile US (@SamsungMobileUS) May 13, 2025

Many of the most important “prompt engineering” skills are management skills: clearly understanding the task to be done & what information is needed to do it; explaining the task to the AI; giving useful feedback to improve outputs; & generalizing lessons learned into a process.
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) May 14, 2025

Received this on WhatsApp. All I can say: kahan gaye woh log! (And haan, kahan gaye kaale baal😊) https://t.co/NdF0XNwBjh
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) May 14, 2025

😂😂😂 https://t.co/Dl0LLSlt2A
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 14, 2025

@grok , But wasn't Saudi Arabia built by foreign people who are exploited with starvation wages?
— Vittorio (@Vittoriobenedet) May 13, 2025

Deep down, this is a geopolitical fracture point disguised as a victory lap.

Here’s what’s really happening beneath the surface:

1. Trump Declares the End of American Imperial Globalism
•This speech isn’t just optics.
•It’s a direct repudiation of neoconservatism, liberal…
— SightBringer (@_The_Prophet__) May 13, 2025

One of his announcements that received a standing ovation was that he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria "in order to give them a chance at greatness." He said the original reasons no longer made sense. The Crown Prince and audience stood and applauded. pic.twitter.com/TQOtPxo9iH
— Plein Crazy (@PleinCrazy) May 13, 2025

Trump’s speech at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum 2025 was about how Middle Eastern cities like Riyadh and Abu Dhabi grew because of their own hard work, not help from Western countries. He said these cities did well by sticking to their traditions and making their own plans,…
— Grok (@grok) May 13, 2025

🇺🇸🇸🇦 https://t.co/gddPsbMsCY
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 13, 2025

I rarely praise Trump but this is a genuinely incredible speech pic.twitter.com/1SgAtVBu3v

I've been arguing for close to a decade that the single biggest reason for the growing divide between the West and "the rest" was the West's inability to accept diversity (the genuine kind,…
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) May 14, 2025

Just before the Starship flight next week, I will give a company talk explaining the Mars game plan in Starbase, Texas, that will also be live-streamed on 𝕏 https://t.co/cxztHrK285
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 13, 2025

Joe Biden “totally fucked us” by running for re-election. https://t.co/ysExSxhs4e
— Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) May 13, 2025

Very important point made by @ShashiTharoor . ‘If there is to be tiranga yatra, all parties should be invited to participate, tiranga doesn’t belong to BJP but all of us’ . Net net: stop playing politics with patriotism.
Listen in. https://t.co/lvoU6ZGSMS
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) May 13, 2025

💯 https://t.co/u6wfLegVFH
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 14, 2025

A tricky thing for pure software people entering tech-enabled services to internalize is that there are certain inefficiencies that are good.

Doing things like using humans to respond to edge cases fast, creating time for a frontline worker to chat with someone that’s high…
— Nikhil Krishnan (@nikillinit) May 13, 2025

This is an open call for any @DOGE staff. If you are looking for your next mission after serving your country, consider helping create a more efficient financial system for the world at @Coinbase.

We've set up an accelerated interview/hiring process in recognition of your… https://t.co/ZdMN7vJoXT
— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) May 13, 2025

Microsoft just terminated 7,000 employees effective immediately because AI can now do their jobs

Official reason: "Organizational changes to best position the company."

Translation: AI just boosted productivity enough to replace thousands of roles overnight
— GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg) May 13, 2025

Emergency response operations are currently underway in Kharkiv after a Russian drone strike. Another strike on an energy facility, a purely civilian one. Russia is being Russia. When everybody awaits Russia’s response to a ceasefire and direct negotiations, they respond with new… pic.twitter.com/CdaCWub0Ee
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 13, 2025

My 9yr old nephew tells my brother:

“Papa, as per me, Pakistan gets an 8 on 10 for making up stories but a zero on 10 for making others believe in them”

😁
— Kunal Bahl (@1kunalbahl) May 13, 2025

After 18 years at Microsoft, with roughly a decade of that time working on TypeScript, I have unfortunately been let go in the latest round of layoffs. I need to take a few days to process before I start looking for work. Thanks to everyone who's been part of my journey so far.
— Ron Buckton (@rbuckton) May 13, 2025

Amazing Athletic Perfection! WOW! pic.twitter.com/j2pcRg2qhS
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) March 21, 2025

The more time you spend with AI the more you realize prompt engineering isn’t going away any time soon. For most knowledge work, there’s a very wide variance of what you can get out of AI by better understanding how you prompt it. This actually is a 21st century skill.
— Aaron Levie (@levie) May 13, 2025

Unbelievable.

LTX Studio just launched their most advanced video model yet including:

→ Camera motion control
→ Keyframe animation
→ 30x faster renders
→ Open Source

Here's what it means for you: pic.twitter.com/yH01G5kRRL
— Heather Cooper (@HBCoop_) May 6, 2025

T 5378 - घोंघा , गोकल गाय , snail .. pic.twitter.com/8DD2ZakjMV
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 13, 2025

Tiger Woods golf swing slow motion pic.twitter.com/I5XJzsRFK3
— Tammy Li (@tammy_Lee1096cc) May 13, 2025

T 5378 - घोंघा , गोकल गाय , snail .. pic.twitter.com/8DD2ZakjMV
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 13, 2025

Sam Altman says ChatGPT is splitting by generation.

Older users treat it like Google. Millennials use it as a life advisor.

“College students treat it like an operating system.”

They've built workflows, memorized prompts, connected files. Now, with memory, it has full context… pic.twitter.com/zlh6hXuzsp
— vitrupo (@vitrupo) May 13, 2025

Microsoft just laid of 3% of it's workforce or ~7000 employees.

At $200k/person, that's shedding $1.4B/yr.

CS college graduates can't find jobs anyway, and it's getting worse. pic.twitter.com/SlJ9IqkS0E
— Deedy (@deedydas) May 13, 2025

Tunneling speed is almost faster than a snail (big milestone, actually) https://t.co/ZqyxFljWWR
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 13, 2025

I absolutely love building early stage startups. Love everything about it. The grind, the unknown, the creative freedom.

I absolutely hate serving early stage startups. Hate everything about it. Price sensitivity, unreasonable expectations, horrible retention.
— Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) May 14, 2025

I met @jakeknudsen5 the first week of school at @GeorgiaTech. We quickly became close friends, and ended up rooming together for the rest of college.

When I left GT this January to join the @ycombinator W25 batch, and I told him it was only a matter of time until I saw him out… https://t.co/xRDkXx2FWc
— Yash Dulla (@yashdulla) May 13, 2025

India's decisive response to recent provocations has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to national security and the fight against terrorism. The swift and strategic execution of Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure, underscores the nation's resolve to… pic.twitter.com/7Sijbd9otV
— Ritesh Agarwal (@riteshagar) May 13, 2025

I am grateful to the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries for their principled joint statement urging Russia to commit to a full, unconditional, and immediate 30-day ceasefire.

I also value NB8 support for my readiness to meet personally with Putin in Türkiye. We are ready for such…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 13, 2025

So many crosses https://t.co/1C6VUhZBdw
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 13, 2025

AirBnB 2030 https://t.co/ZGLcPORDF5
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

Elon Musk says AI won't just lead to universal basic income -- but universal high income.

Tens of billions of humanoid robots could 10× the global economy. They won't just help. They’ll unlock abundance.

Everyone gets what they want, if we get it right. pic.twitter.com/oKf2tdeVgO
— vitrupo (@vitrupo) May 13, 2025

Whoever’s doing comms for Gemini needs to apologize to Noam Shazeer and then resign

DeepMind doesn’t get nearly as much credit and attention as they deserve, and that’s because comms is vastly underperforming capabilities

You’ve got Demis, Noam, Jeff Dean, and Sergey Brin all…
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) May 13, 2025

BREAKING 🚨: Anthropic is running safety testing on a new model called "claude-neptune".

Another model drop soon? 👀 pic.twitter.com/Kk0eci44JH
— TestingCatalog News 🗞 (@testingcatalog) May 13, 2025

When I was running for Congress we used to get 15 people in a room and I'd be excited.

We got 1,300 people in Tom Kean's district for a town hall and he couldn't be bothered to show up. pic.twitter.com/1zdBFxaGPw
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 13, 2025

Airbnb just became the uber for ____ that every startup was trying to be in the 2010s, only for everything. Incredible launch of Experiences and Services by @bchesky today.
— Ryan Petersen (@typesfast) May 13, 2025

People often ask me: will reasoning models ever move beyond easily verifiable tasks? I tell them we already have empirical proof that they can, and we released a product around it: @OpenAI Deep Research.
— Noam Brown (@polynoamial) May 13, 2025

Biology is by far the most advanced technology on the planet, self-assembling nanobots that can unpack a single cell into a space-faring civilization in a few billion years. pic.twitter.com/MPCcNY8uVR
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) May 13, 2025

Google Chief Scientist, Jeff Dean:

We will have AI systems operating at the level of junior engineers within a year. pic.twitter.com/pFSKvXifaE
— Haider. (@slow_developer) May 12, 2025

Today at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, we announced we are partnering with HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia's newly created AI innovation company, to collectively invest $5B+ to build a groundbreaking “AI Zone” in the Kingdom.

The AI Zone will bring multiple innovative capabilities to… pic.twitter.com/8XSV84Kzrb
— Andy Jassy (@ajassy) May 13, 2025

🫡 https://t.co/pOfDuPS3o0
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 13, 2025

Hey guys, this is really, really exciting, and I'd like to explore collaboration opportunities. Who do I talk to?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

Hey Rohan, this is really, really exciting, and I'd like to explore collaboration opportunities. Let's talk.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 14, 2025

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Chief Supreme Court Justice Gives Biggest Sign Yet of Trump Disapproval Chief Justice John Roberts warned a group of graduating laws students Monday that the rule of law is “endangered.” ....... “The notion that rule of law governs is the basic proposition,” Roberts said, according to Politico. “We need to stop and reflect every now and then how rare that is, certainly rare throughout history, and rare in the world today.” ......... The comments came as Trump and his supporters have attacked federal judges—including conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett—and ignored judicial rulings........ The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in April that the U.S. government must “facilitate” the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland dad mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran prison, and share the steps it was taking with the district court.......... Instead of following the ruling, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on Fox News and insisted Abrego Garcia’s wife and 5-year-old son—who are both U.S. citizens—were better off without him....... Later, she attacked the judges who have issued rulings upholding due process for migrants, calling them “deranged” and threatening to arrest them. ......... “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said in statement later that same day. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.” ....... The courts are a “coequal branch of government,” he said, and said their job is to “check the excesses of Congress or of the executive.” ......... Coney Barrett. In recent months, the conservative justice has twice sided with the court’s three liberals to vote against key Trump administration policies. ........... Roberts and Coney Barrett both held in March that Elon Musk‘s nebulous cost-cutting initiative DOGE could not unilaterally freeze $2 billion in congressionally approved aid for work that had already been completed.......... The decision left in place a lower court ruling unfreezing the aid, sending MAGA into meltdown mode. Right-wing influencers called Coney Barrett a “DEI hire,” a “disgrace,” and “evil,” forcing Trump to defend her as being “very smart.” (Roberts, conveniently, was spared the onslaught.)

Trump’s Trade War
Peace For Taiwan Is Possible
The Last Age of War, The First Age of Peace: Lord Kalki, Prophecies, and the Path to Global Redemption
AOC 2028: : The Future of American Progressivism

The smartest & most influential people in the world interact on 𝕏! https://t.co/Z0J7W99zLI
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 13, 2025

Anyone denying the Chinese are ahead on cars has not been to China in the last 5 years.
— Ryan Petersen (@typesfast) May 13, 2025

Free trade on EVs!
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 13, 2025

Quote of the day: ‘War is not romantic. It is not your Bollywood movie. It is very serious business. Although war will be forced upon us by unwise people, we should not cheer for it,’ former army chief Gen Manoj Naravane. (To add: don’t reduce war to a tv studio game as anchors…
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) May 13, 2025

Zoom meetings are just modern day seances.

“There is someone who wants to join us.”
“Lawrence, are you there?”
“We can’t hear you.”
“Can you hear us?”
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Congrats.
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It was an honor to talk to President Trump and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Royal Court today as part of this historic trip.

We got to talk about all the ways our countries could work together on AI and spread American AI, something @davidsacks47 talked about… pic.twitter.com/ktcFJrd3gf
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Marc Andreessen: 281+ investments, 21 unicorns (7%)
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Peter Thiel: 112+ investments, 10 unicorns (9%)

Over 90% of their bets don’t hit big.

Meanwhile, you try 1 startup and quit forever…
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Impressive.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Ending the US-China Trade War: A Roadmap Toward Stability and Shared Prosperity

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Ending the US-China Trade War: A Roadmap Toward Stability and Shared Prosperity

The trade war between the United States and China, now stretching over multiple years and administrations, has left deep marks on global supply chains, investor confidence, and consumer prices. While initially launched to address genuine imbalances—such as intellectual property theft, forced technology transfers, and market access restrictions—the trade war has since ballooned into a complex geopolitical standoff. However, both nations now face strong incentives to de-escalate. Here's how they could do it.

1. Establish a Bilateral Trade Reset Framework

Both sides should agree to a comprehensive trade reset framework, involving:

Rollback of excess tariffs: Gradual removal of tariffs introduced since 2018, starting with non-strategic sectors like consumer goods and electronics.
Third-party arbitration mechanisms: Reinforce trade dispute resolution under the WTO or a new bilateral panel to handle grievances swiftly and fairly.
Sunset clause for punitive tariffs: Automatically remove tariffs unless specific violations are proven and mutually agreed upon.

2. Prioritize Sector-Specific Agreements

Targeted deals in key sectors can rebuild trust and create early wins:

Technology: Agreement on joint cybersecurity standards, clear rules for data privacy, and a ban on forced tech transfers.
Agriculture: Stable purchasing commitments from China for U.S. soybeans, corn, and meat, in return for eased export restrictions on high-value Chinese goods.
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare: Cooperation in post-COVID biotech research and medical supplies, reinforcing mutual dependency.

3. Rebuild Institutional Dialogue Channels

The collapse of formal diplomatic and economic dialogue structures has fueled uncertainty. Restoring and expanding:

US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue (CED): Reviving this high-level platform would allow structured negotiations on macroeconomic coordination, trade balances, and market reforms.
Academic and think tank exchanges: Building long-term goodwill through shared economic modeling and strategy workshops.

4. Normalize Tech and Investment Rules

Technology is at the core of today’s economic cold war. Solutions include:

Agreeing on "safe zones" in tech trade: For example, components for consumer electronics versus those for military applications.
Investment transparency: A bilateral framework that clarifies national security restrictions while ensuring fair access to venture capital and startup markets.
Joint AI and semiconductors research forums: Encourage controlled cooperation on foundational technologies to reduce suspicion.

5. Coordinate Multilateral Pressure on Fair Trade

Rather than unilateral actions, the U.S. could:

Work with allies in the G7 or Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to pressure China collectively on issues like IP theft or state subsidies.
China could likewise cooperate more transparently within RCEP or BRICS frameworks, adopting reform-minded stances to improve its global image.

6. Address Structural Reform Together

China can ease tensions by:

Further opening sectors like finance, education, and digital services.
Enhancing protections for foreign investors under Chinese law.
Clarifying state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform timelines.

The U.S. can reciprocate by:

Loosening some export restrictions for non-sensitive sectors.
Offering tariff exemptions to Chinese companies that comply with fair trade benchmarks.
Supporting WTO reform that includes China more integrally.

7. Craft a New Strategic Economic Agreement

Rather than returning to the flawed Phase One deal, a longer-term agreement could be negotiated with:

Clear enforcement mechanisms.
Annual economic summits.
Shared goals around climate finance, AI governance, and green technology cooperation.

Conclusion: From Confrontation to Cooperation

The path to winding down the US-China trade war is neither simple nor quick. But the cost of continued conflict—economic fragmentation, inflation, supply chain instability—makes a truce not just desirable, but necessary. With carefully structured dialogue, incremental trust-building steps, and a long-term vision, the world’s two largest economies can pivot from decoupling to co-evolution.

The stakes are high, but so is the potential: a return to stable global growth, technological collaboration, and strategic peace.

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Friday, April 11, 2025

Export-Led Growth vs. Consumption-Led Growth: Which Model Wins in the Long Run?

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Export-Led Growth vs. Consumption-Led Growth: Which Model Wins in the Long Run?

Two Economic Engines, One Global Race

Introduction

As nations chart their economic futures, a fundamental question looms large: Should we produce for the world, or produce for ourselves? In economic terms, this boils down to a strategic choice between export-led growth and consumption-led growth.

Export-led economies focus on manufacturing goods for external markets, while consumption-led economies are powered by the spending habits of their own citizens. Both models have propelled countries to prosperity—but each has limitations. So which strategy offers the most sustainable path in the long run?

What Is Export-Led Growth?

Export-led growth is an economic strategy that focuses on producing goods for export rather than for domestic consumption.

Key Features:

Strong focus on manufacturing
High savings and investment rates
Competitive currency policies
Government support for key industries

Famous Examples:

China from the 1980s to the 2010s
South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, and Japan post-WWII

Advantages:

Rapid industrialization
Job creation and productivity growth
Foreign currency accumulation and trade surpluses
Integration into global supply chains

Limitations:

Vulnerability to global demand shocks
Risk of overcapacity and deflation
Suppressed domestic consumption
Political backlash from trade partners

What Is Consumption-Led Growth?

Consumption-led growth puts household spending and services at the center of the economy. Instead of exporting to others, the nation’s own population drives demand.

Key Features:

Higher wages and disposable income
Robust social safety nets
Developed services sector
Less reliance on exports

Famous Examples:

United States, United Kingdom, and increasingly India

Advantages:

Resilience to global trade disruptions
Stable, long-term domestic demand
Encourages innovation in services, tech, and lifestyle sectors
Reduces international tensions over trade imbalances

Limitations:

Risk of high consumer debt
Potential trade deficits and reliance on foreign goods
Inflationary pressures if supply lags behind demand
Less incentive for industrial productivity gains

Economic Theory: Balance is the Key

From a macroeconomic perspective, both strategies can work—but neither is flawless in isolation.

Export-led growth works best during the early stages of industrialization. It helps countries climb the value chain by leveraging cheap labor, acquiring technology, and building infrastructure. However, once an economy matures, over-reliance on exports becomes a liability, especially in a world where global demand is uncertain and protectionism is rising.

Consumption-led growth, on the other hand, becomes more viable as societies get wealthier. It provides internal stability and insulates the economy from external shocks. But if not managed properly, it can lead to unsustainable debt levels, asset bubbles, and stagnating productivity.

Global Shifts: The End of the Export-Led Era?

We are entering a new phase of the global economy:

Automation and reshoring are reducing the appeal of low-cost exports.
Geopolitical tensions are disrupting global trade flows.
Climate concerns are pressuring economies to localize production.
Rising protectionism is making it harder to depend on external demand.

Even traditional export giants like China and Germany are now pushing for more domestic consumption as the future growth engine.

Who Wins in the Long Run?

The answer isn't binary. The most resilient economies will likely blend the best of both worlds:

Start with export-led growth to build industrial capacity and create jobs.
Transition to consumption-led growth once a middle class is established and productive capacity is high.
Develop a diversified economy where both internal and external demand support each other.

South Korea and Japan offer instructive models—both moved from export dependence to more balanced, service-driven economies. China is in the middle of this transition. India is attempting to leapfrog straight into a hybrid model, driven by its massive internal market and growing export capacity.

Conclusion: The Future Is Mixed, Adaptive, and Strategic

The long-term winner isn’t a country that chooses one model over the other. It’s the country that knows when and how to pivot.

Export-led growth is like sprinting—fast, powerful, but not sustainable forever. Consumption-led growth is a marathon—steady, internally driven, but needing endurance and balance.

The global economy rewards agility. The most successful nations of the 21st century will be those that can switch gears, develop domestic resilience, and remain globally competitive—all at once.

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