David G. O'Sullivan

Writer. Debut novel 'The Bomber' out 2015 with Pen Name Publishing. My new novel 'Anvil Soul' is out August 2016.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Those who knew must go to prison for a long time

[Rev. Ray Cistman ✊🏾🙏🏾 @RevRayCistman]

No Black mother should ever fear sending her son to a high school track meet only for him to lose his life to the prison system from a murder conviction.

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@DrewPavlou @romanhelmetguy

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@cmclymer @ASX1500 @netflix this guys life should be a movie.

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@cmclymer @ASX1500 Should be a movie

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

Ghostbusters is a story about academics who lose institutional support, find product market fit, build a brand, operationalise their expertise, scale quickly, and collide with regulators once they become too visible to ignore.

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@AmericanGwyn

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@longhorncapital

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@LiteralMem3s 100 metres

[Jim Ferguson @JimFergusonUK]

🔥 Elon Musk just summed up modern slavery in one sentence:

“You work. You get taxed. You buy something. You get taxed. You own something. You get taxed again.”

It’s the loop of quiet control — a system designed to keep you compliant while the government spends your money on causes you never consented to.

Every paycheck, every purchase, every property — siphoned through layers of bureaucracy.

And what’s left? A fraction of what you earned, traded for a false sense of freedom.

Musk’s point cuts deep:
The problem isn’t just taxation — it’s how it’s weaponized.

To fund endless wars.
To bankroll wasteful projects.
To grow a government that lives off your labor while pretending to “serve” you.

It’s not public service anymore.
It’s public extraction.

Time to break the loop.

[Paul Weston @PWestoff]

A good illustration of modern Britain. Masked man removes artistic dissent against a Tyrannical State, under the guard of Foreign State Security.

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@longhorncapital KLR being completely normal today I see

[Isaac Nelson 🇺🇲 @IsaacNe74512085]

@anjgi @HiddenYorkshire All your opinions are bad and no one should ever listen to any of them

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@elonmusk interesting insight

[Nick Fabrio @longhorncapital]

*US TARIFFS - LONG POAST ALERT*

A few thoughts on US tariffs.. I have refrained from commentary here because I wanted time to try figure out what the end goal is here for Trump. Lots of people have simply put him in the "he's an idiot" bucket, but keeping an open mind, and trusting there are smart people around him, I believe there is more to it. Also caveat here, I am not a macro guy, not trying to be an expert in this, simply offering a throw away take for how I am seeing the world right now. What I am writing is probably all wrong so keep that in mind!

1. Labor costs are going to zero

This is probably the key point the administration is working from - within 5-10 years labor costs for manufacturing will essentially be zero with the rise of robotics/humanoids/automation etc. To date China has had its key edge over the US due to low labor cost, i.e. sweat factories. Hence why you saw manufacturing shift from the USA > China. I think Trump realises this human capital edge that China had is going away within the next decade. If you do not reshore manufacturing now, it will remain stuck in China forever when it doesn't have to when labor costs are zero. People joke/meme that the MAGA folk are going to be in sweatshops screwing together iPhones, making sweaters, but the reality is this will all be done by robots within the next decade, even in China.

2. When labor costs are zero, you have mass de-skilling

How do you combat this de-skilling and maintain the prosperity of your population if you keep sending dollars to China for manufacturing when labor costs are zero? Look at the damage this has already done in the US since manufacturing went offshore - homelessness, drug use, poverty etc are all on the rise and have been for decades. I think Trump believes the best/only way to solve this problem and resurrect his people out of squalor is reshore the manufacturing to the US and keep USD at home and circulating within the US economy. I think this is why he keeps talking about tax free income under $200k - this is the carrot to keep people engaged through what is going to be a tricky transition. I believe what he is really talking about is some combination of universal basic income plus a degree of tax cuts that are likely funded by US domiciled productivity/manufacturing when labor costs are zero and manufacturing is reshored.

3. Interim reduction of US consumption of Chinese goods.

Generally speaking, I think he believes the US consumer is spending (wasting) a significant amount of their discretionary dollars on Chinese non-essential crap; toys, ice cube makers, items from Cettire, just complete and utter garbage. This has been doing 2 things, stimulating the Chinese economy and sending USD to China for decades, allowing them to strengthen their military and invest in their future and become one of the largest global economies. He has also tariff exempted a bunch of goods you could probably define as essential for the moment, stuff like phones and certain electronics etc. The question is, how much does the US economy tank because the US consumer stops buying 50 drop shipped Chinese toys for their child at each birthday? That is the unanswered bit for now.

4. Fortune 500 CEO's aren't freaking out (so far)

I haven't really seen any panic from the largest businesses in the USA outside of retail (see Amazon showing tariffs on billing) and logistics, this to me suggests they've been somewhat briefed on what is happening, and why you've seen a few already commit to manufacturing investment/capacity in the USA.

Conclusion:

To sum up, I don't know how this ends, it is pretty obvious Trump wants interest rates and inflation down, and a lot of this tariff stuff will likely make this happen, the question is what happens to the economy as a result? - I don't know the answer! I do think there is a method to the madness though, and people need to be patient and let it play out. He clearly wants the rest of the western world to reduce their China exposure and align more closely with the USA - I think right now he is trying to sell his vision and using tariffs to get them to the table.

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@JustinTrudeau I knew Canada was to blame

[Simon Smith @SimonSperling]

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[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@seanonolennon Merry Christmas, Sean

[Max @HardMoneyMax]

@ErinNYC75 Do you ever ask yourself “maybe I’m insane”?

[David G. O'Sullivan @1DavidOSullivan]

@man_rocket97805 Just goes to show how competent and well organised the Government is. Really restores my faith in the public service.