Jaws2

Engineer, Tesla customer and investor, Technology addict

[Francis Loveday | Author: Our Two Democracies @LovedayWrites]

The level of opulence is genuinely repulsive.

#TaxTheRich

#MansionTax

[IMF @IMFNews]

A record 1.2 billion young people will enter developing-world labor markets over the next decade, even as AI raises new questions about the future of work, Harry Jacques writes from Southeast Asia in F&D magazine. https://t.co/bWZH9raKhx

[Jason Wilde @JasonWilde108]

Forget Plato's Cave

The learned helplessness experiment bothers me more.

In 1967, Martin Seligman and Steven Maier ran experiments where dogs were exposed to shocks they could not control. Nothing they did stopped what was happening.

Later, the dogs were put into a situation where they actually could escape. They just had to cross a small barrier. They didn't.

They had already learned that trying was pointless. The door was basically open and they still stayed there. Some pretty ugly implications for humans.

Keep someone in a system long enough where working harder changes nothing. Complaining changes nothing and following the rules changes nothing. Trying again changes nothing.

Eventually they might stop trying. Then one day an opportunity appears and everyone looking from the outside says, “Why don't they just do something?”

They already did.
A hundred times.

People don't rebel when conditions get bad. Not always.

People will shut down and withdraw. They distract themselves and accept shit they once would have fought against. They have learned that fighting changes nothing.

Who has to convince people that the cage is good? You don't.

You need to convince them the door doesn't open.

Eventually you can unlock it and they will never even check.

[Bloomberg @business]

An investment firm for one of Saudi Arabia’s richest families is relocating from London to Dubai https://t.co/n7bwMTijNI

[AK2MX2K @AK2MX2K]

After more than 10,000 leftists asked for refunds for their tickets to Ed Sheeran's show, Sheeran did something nobody expected: He bought the tickets himself and donated them to VetTix, a free service that gives concert and sporting event tickets to low-income veterans.
"If people don't want to come, that's their right," said Sheeran. "I don't think it's fair to let those seats go empty."
Sheeran has quickly flipped the script on the angry leftists so determined to destroy him.
"I just want to sing my songs and entertain people."

[James Price @jamespriceglos]

Does anyone remember before the election, when Labour promised they would be careful with our money?

They promised us they had fiscal rules.

They promised no return to huge borrowing.

They promised our kids wouldn't inherit this huge debt.

Let's see how that's going...

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Solar is so obviously the future

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci removing her chador during her tense 1979 interview with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Qom, Iran...

In October 1979, Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci traveled to Qom, Iran, to interview the Islamic Revolution's supreme leader. To get inside the room, Fallaci was forced to cover herself from head to toe in a heavy black chador, leaving only her face visible.

The conversation inside the room was tense from the very start. Fallaci did not hold back her questions.

She pushed the Ayatollah on political executions, the sudden shutdown of independent newspapers, and the sharp loss of rights for Iranian women under the new regime.

When she asked about the forced wearing of the veil, Khomeini dismissed her concerns and claimed the garment was meant to protect young and respectable women. He then added,

"If you do not like the Islamic dress, you are not obliged to wear it."

Fallaci took his words literally and replied, "Thank you, Mr. Imam. Since you tell me so, I am taking it off right now."

With a quick move, she pulled the chador off her head, leaving her hair completely exposed right in front of the Supreme Leader.

Khomeini was furious.

He stood up without saying another word and walked out of the room. The room fell silent, and the interview was abruptly stopped. However, Fallaci refused to leave Iran until he returned a day later to finish the conversation.

This confrontation became legendary in the history of journalism.

It showed a reporter refusing to bow down to authority, even in one of the most dangerous settings imaginable.

Fallaci proved that real journalism requires standing up to power, asking hard questions, and refusing to be silenced by fear or tradition.

When journalists trade raw courage for easy access and comfortable silence, we lose one of our strongest shields against tyranny.

In an era where true courage in reporting feels rare, her brave stand reminds us that honest journalism still has the power to light up the dark, giving a voice to the voiceless and inspiring future generations to speak truth without fear.

#archaeohistories

[Jaws2 @Hiki2u]

Excellent 😂

[FeelGoodThoughts @feelgoodtale]

This morning, a 65 year-old man woke up in the early hours and heard thieves in his garage.

He called the police. Unfortunately, the officer on the phone told him they don't have any police officers free at the moment.

The guy hung up and then called again in a moment and tells the officer:

- it's about these thieves in my garage.

Don't bother coming anymore i’ve shot them.

After literally 2 minutes, 4 police cars, Armed response, counter terrorists, ambulances turned up,..... Thieves were obviously caught.

Police officers had a chat with the gentleman

Officer says - " You said you shot them! "

Gentlemen - " And you said you don't have a free police car "

Credit: Rudes On a roll

[Jaws2 @Hiki2u]

When BMW was an Engineering marvel

[Robert Karcher 🇵🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺 @Robert08938405]

Na początku lat 90. Mobil przeprowadził słynny test wytrzymałościowy BMW E30 325i/325is z rzędowym sześciocylindrowym silnikiem 2.5. Samochód pracował na hamowni przez około cztery lata, 24 godziny na dobę, aż uzyskał równowartość 1 miliona mil, czyli około 1,61 mln km.
BMW najpierw przejechało około 1000 mil na drogach, aby dotrzeć silnik zgodnie z normalną procedurą.
Następnie auto zamocowano na hamowni/stanowisku z rolkami, a nie wysłano na drogę.
Pracowało głównie przy symulowanej prędkości około 85 mph, czyli 137 km/h, z okresowym obniżaniem do około 45 mph, aby nieco urozmaicić warunki pracy.
Stosowano syntetyczny olej Mobil 1.
Były postoje na normalny, zalecany przez BMW serwis, https://t.co/1bXbdxPaNC. wymiany oleju i obsługę techniczną. Stwierdzenie „non stop” oznacza więc ciągłość projektu i pracy między serwisami, a nie cztery lata bez wyłączenia silnika ani jednej sekundy.
Po osiągnięciu miliona mil silnik rozebrano i zbadano. Według relacji z testu zużycie elementów miało być minimalne, a część podzespołów pozostawała w granicach tolerancji przewidzianych przez BMW nawet dla nowych części.
Czekam teraz na taki test obojętnie jakiej marki

[WayMac 📊 @waymac_x]

POV: Traders using the iPhone Duo😂😂💔

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Why do Europeans owe our lifestyle to US workers?

Trump is right about one thing. We Europeans owe our welfare states to US workers. Why? Because Europe has free ridden on American military spending for decades whilst expanding social entitlements and neglecting shared defence. Europe now is vulnerable

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[Jaws2 @Hiki2u]

The underdog has a bite

https://t.co/0Shl6FaFHR

[Aria Radnia 🇮🇷 @ariaradnia]

Arguably the greatest investing meme ever made

[The Timmverse Earth-12 @TimmverseDCAU]

The man who tried to climb down the outside of Tower 1 on 9/11.

This is his story.

[Cut My Tax @CutMyTaxUK]

The Telegraph have discovered that the so-called “Patriotic Millionaires" 'Proud to Pay' campaign was followed by a mere £550 in two donations made by anonymous members of the public.

The Treasury received a £400 donation on July 28 and a separate £150 donation on July 31, a Telegraph FOI request revealed.

At the time Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Emma Reynolds, said: “There’s a link on gov. uk if they want to pay more taxes.”

“We are proud to pay and here to stay" the so-called millionaires wrote in their letter. The first part was a lie.

[Lucas Gage @LucasGageX]

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This video debunks the claim that the Twin Towers were demolished on 9/11: 500+ mph jets full of fuel cut columns and stripped the fireproofing. Fires sagged the trusses until they detached and the floors dropped through. No bombs needed.

[Daniel ShenSmith (BlackBeltBarrister) @dshensmith]

Well, didn't this age well? ...