C.Z. Nnaemeka

Philosophy · Finance · Politics · Art · Ever concerned, always optimistic...

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“It’s a simple story, but it reminds you that the most down-trodden, suffering man is still a man.” Dostoevsky, on the role of literature.

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The gods are not pleased with America on this her 250th birthday.

A hell-hot heatwave all day of July 4th,
and now a Biblical rainstorm to round off (or ruin) the night.
No fireworks for this historic holiday.

Thus endeth an Empire, it seems...

SAD.
(as our Emperor would say)

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Thank you to everyone working
in the cold, out in the field, 'round the clock
to keep us safe, warm, connected, illuminated & informed thru the storm.

With all the shit going on in America,
you have to remember when things go right.
We may stumble, yeah, but we don't fall...

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“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
Vladimir Lenin

I think we've witnessed what may be 1 of the biggest shifts in history this afternoon -- and it was sparked by a Vice-President.

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Had JD not attended that Ukraine "peace" talk, the conversation between Zelenskyy & Trump would have gone totally differently.

Trump can be a hot-head, but I think he would have cooled the temperature of the discussion --
kept it 1 man to 1 man, head of state to head of state.

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Negotiations are neither pretty nor easy...
but something about JD's presence -- the asymmetry? the tone? -- unsettled the balance.

Who knows what outcomes 5/10/50 years from now will have been shaped by 10 minutes of an ugly argument.

We can only pray for wise leadership.

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Bloody f*n right.
I'll always have a soft spot for Wall Street – loved the companies & people I worked with / learned from –
pero Private Equity has NO business owning / running / even touching any hospitals, nursing homes, schools, newspapers... None.
https://t.co/RDEUkjTvne

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"I know I was born,
and I know that I'll die.
The in-between is mine..."

God bless this band, man -- Pearl Jam.

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@grace256mugisha @AnnahAshaba A warm hello to you from sunny New York : ) Hope you're both well. By chance, are you still working on the Lab Rat Project? Wanted to highlight it for a Scientific venture here in the States. Whatever the response, would be honored to hear from you: [email protected]
Cheers.

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I rarely read fiction, or The @NewYorker (lo siento), but, man, I've been missing out.
This short story captures, so brilliantly, the whims of history & business far better than the 'serious' stuff I've been reading. https://t.co/dhzvoAbWPz
@JamilJanKochai: This was perfect.

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@cindygallop @sxswsydney @sofitelsydney @sofitelsydneydh That's a Suite view : ) Send us some sun from Down Under, and good luck with @SXSWSydney...

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Very many thanks to all those whose ideas, initiatives, research, writings, quotes, companies and more helped strengthen this piece:

@Surgeon_General, @DrRenatoCunha, @RealDoctorMike, @FiercePharma

"Evolution bites Deeper: The Mathematics of Ozempic"
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Many thanks to all those whose ideas, initiatives, research, writings, quotes, companies and more helped strengthen this piece:

@MegTirrell,@MichaelMossC, @PewResearch,@PoppySeedHealth,@SimmoneTaitt

"Evolution bites Deeper: The Mathematics of Ozempic"
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Many thanks to all those whose ideas, initiatives, research, writings, quotes, companies and more helped strengthen this piece:

@JamesLeFanu, @JennyCraig, @MorganStanley, @Mrs_Pea68, @NationalWeight

"Evolution bites Deeper: The Mathematics of Ozempic"
https://t.co/fFngl5SExA

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Many thanks to all those whose ideas, initiatives, research, writings, quotes, companies and more helped strengthen this piece:

@FT, @htsi, @GillianTett, @GoldmanSachs, @GwynethPaltrow, @LVMH, @KFF

"Evolution bites Deeper: The Mathematics of Ozempic"
https://t.co/fFngl5SExA

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Many thanks to all those whose ideas, initiatives, research, writings, quotes, companies and more helped strengthen this piece:
@TheAtlantic, @iamcardib, @CompaniesMarke1, @DKThomp, @DukeGHI , @FGolfar

"Evolution bites Deeper: The Mathematics of Ozempic"
https://t.co/fFngl5SExA

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Evolution bites deeper: The Mathematics of Ozempic.
Would you spend $1,000 – to lose just 1 lb?
https://t.co/BWMZqbPp7Y

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Super-surprising to see @AnandWrites mentioned today in the @FT's How To Spend It Magazine. Generous praise of his book from authoress @MinJinLee11. Enjoyed her interview: equal parts fun & profound.

Next week in @HTSI, a visit to @BernieSanders' Tuscan villa, haha : )

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I grew up on Grunge & Alternative -- Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, NIRVANA -- but I happily made the switch, in high school to Hip Hop.
Rap from the 90s -- and ONLY the 90s -- was so damn good: gritty, deep, dope, philosophical, fun. It made you dance but it also made you think.

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I hadn't thought about DMX in some time, but he, among others -- Nas, Jay Z, Mos Def, the LOX -- was the sound of high school, the sound of NYC, the sound of the streets.
I remember -- school uniform & all :) -- going up to 125th St in Harlem to buy epic bootlegs of DMX mixes.

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I thank the gods for my happy upbringing. It was in part due to growing up in a superb family; in part due to living in a peaceful, prosperous US; in part due to coming of age listening to the vibrant, raw music of the 90s - with its angry but REAL rock, and its sad but REAL rap.