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[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: A Syrian billionaire needed U.S. sanctions lifted so he could cash in on $12 billion in reconstruction contracts, per NYT.

In an attempt to influence American foreign policy, he proposed a Trump-branded golf course, cut Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump into a multibillion-dollar real estate deal for a resort in Albania, and had someone physically deliver a stone engraved with the Trump family crest to a Republican Member of Congress with instructions to take it to the White House to get the President's attention.

Trump threw his weight behind repealing the sanctions. They were lifted. The contracts are moving, and the Trump family’s deals are expanding.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market.

In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold.

These orders were 4–6x larger than anything else at the time.

The trader seemingly made huge gains.

Unusual.

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.

May God bless America.

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@realEstateTrent If I was in town I'd give you a ride for free to pick your brain!

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@EstateRanger Where have you been for 2-3 years??

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@BraddrofliT @grok is the comment on ice budget more than USMC budget true?

[Aidan Simardone @AidanSimardone]

CHINA, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@drewfallon12 Comps

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@drewfallon12 Compa

[The Halfway Post @HalfwayPost]

BREAKING: Greenland is reportedly offering to sell itself to the US in exchange for the DOJ releasing ALL the Epstein Files with NO redactions.

[North Charleston Police @NCPD]

Mental Health Crisis on Don Holt Bridge Causes Closure - https://t.co/v8Q58cuFWg

[Eddy M 🇺🇸 @Eddyonxx]

@Jason Chamath will explain to us how this is genius 😭😂

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@michaelpatron0 Nice work!!!

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees.

$30 per seat per month.

$1.4 million annually.

I called it "digital transformation."

The board loved that phrase.

They approved it in eleven minutes.

No one asked what it would actually do.

Including me.

I told everyone it would "10x productivity."

That's not a real number.

But it sounds like one.

HR asked how we'd measure the 10x.

I said we'd "leverage analytics dashboards."

They stopped asking.

Three months later I checked the usage reports.

47 people had opened it.

12 had used it more than once.

One of them was me.

I used it to summarize an email I could have read in 30 seconds.

It took 45 seconds.

Plus the time it took to fix the hallucinations.

But I called it a "pilot success."

Success means the pilot didn't visibly fail.

The CFO asked about ROI.

I showed him a graph.

The graph went up and to the right.

It measured "AI enablement."

I made that metric up.

He nodded approvingly.

We're "AI-enabled" now.

I don't know what that means.

But it's in our investor deck.

A senior developer asked why we didn't use Claude or ChatGPT.

I said we needed "enterprise-grade security."

He asked what that meant.

I said "compliance."

He asked which compliance.

I said "all of them."

He looked skeptical.

I scheduled him for a "career development conversation."

He stopped asking questions.

Microsoft sent a case study team.

They wanted to feature us as a success story.

I told them we "saved 40,000 hours."

I calculated that number by multiplying employees by a number I made up.

They didn't verify it.

They never do.

Now we're on Microsoft's website.

"Global enterprise achieves 40,000 hours of productivity gains with Copilot."

The CEO shared it on LinkedIn.

He got 3,000 likes.

He's never used Copilot.

None of the executives have.

We have an exemption.

"Strategic focus requires minimal digital distraction."

I wrote that policy.

The licenses renew next month.

I'm requesting an expansion.

5,000 more seats.

We haven't used the first 4,000.

But this time we'll "drive adoption."

Adoption means mandatory training.

Training means a 45-minute webinar no one watches.

But completion will be tracked.

Completion is a metric.

Metrics go in dashboards.

Dashboards go in board presentations.

Board presentations get me promoted.

I'll be SVP by Q3.

I still don't know what Copilot does.

But I know what it's for.

It's for showing we're "investing in AI."

Investment means spending.

Spending means commitment.

Commitment means we're serious about the future.

The future is whatever I say it is.

As long as the graph goes up and to the right.

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@michaelpatron0 You do have a way with words!!

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@michaelpatron0 @Budgetdog_ Can't disagree @michaelpatron0 . Keeping it simple seems to be extremely valuable as well. I bet an automated contribution would do better than 80%. When getting complex you have to deal with emotional responses, seasoned professionals that might sell garbage etc.

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@ankurnagpal Guide

[Ankur Nagpal @ankurnagpal]

This is the last call for my tax planning guide

I break down every single tax saving strategy that I wish I knew 3 years ago in a 30,000 word Notion guide

Most of these need to be implemented by December 31 to save money

RT / comment below and I'll DM you a free copy

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@unusual_whales @grok is this the answer?

[Lukejb @LukeJB]

@michaelpatron0 Definitely lock up the tires.... $300 release fee