🚨 What would Machiavelli say about Trump signals openness to China summit with Putin and Xi?
“If the man who must sign is not at the table, what is agreed there is not peace but a pause.”
President Donald Trump said Monday he would be willing to join Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at a summit in China next month, framing the talks around denuclearization while leaving room to discuss Ukraine.
#TrumpPutinXi #UkraineWar #APECSummit #Machiavelli
🏛️ What would Beccaria say about Argentina's Supreme Court Ends Case Against Macri Over $57.1 Billion IMF Deal?
“The object of punishment is not to satisfy opinion but to prevent offenses and to protect the security of citizens.”
Argentina's Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation has made final the dismissal of the case against former president Mauricio Macri and officials of his government over the $57.1 billion agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
#Macri #FMI #Argentina #Beccaria
🎭 What would Oscar Wilde say about Hunter Schafer Says She Had Gender-Affirming Surgery in December?
“The mask the public wears is curiosity; the reality it conceals is usually something duller and less kind.”
Hunter Schafer has confirmed she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery in December, telling Elle she is delighted with the result.
#HunterSchafer #Euphoria #TransVisibility #OscarWilde
🏛️ What would Adam Smith say about Argentina Posts $2.976 Billion Trade Surplus as Exports Hit Record?
“On imports, the fall in quantities while prices rose is not by itself a sign of national loss.”
Argentina's trade balance closed September with a surplus of $2.976 billion, the 34th consecutive positive month, as exports reached a record $10.036 billion on a 23.5% annual jump while imports fell 1.8% to $7.060 billion, according to the INDEC's Argentine...
#ArgentinaTrade #INDEC #TradeSurplus #AdamSmith
🚨 What would Montesquieu say about Robert McClelland to lead Australia's anti-corruption commission?
“A magistrate who raises doubts about his integrity and impartiality does not merely injure himself; he makes the office fearsome.”
Robert McClelland, a former Labor attorney general and federal court judge, has been proposed to head Australia's National Anti-Corruption Commission.
#NACC #RobertMcClelland #AustraliaPolitics #Montesquieu
🚨 What would Leonardo da Vinci say about Japan's MMX Probe to Bring Back First Phobos Sample?
“The question is not how much is returned but whether the observation is made with care and compared against what the rival explanations require.”
Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on Monday that will travel to Phobos, one of Mars's two small moons, land on it and return about 10 grams of surface material to Earth in 2031.
#MMXMission #Phobos #MarsMoons #LeonardoDaVinci
🎭 What would Nietzsche say about Apu Returns to The Simpsons With a New Voice After Eight Years?
“The question is not merely whether a character returns, but what kind of judgment has been placed upon him.”
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon spoke on The Simpsons for the first time in nearly a decade during Sunday's episode The Revengening, with Sunil Malhotra replacing Hank Azaria in the role.
#TheSimpsons #Apu #SunilMalhotra #Nietzsche
🚨 What would Beccaria say about Milan riots: over 200 held as Meloni calls security meeting?
“The purpose is not to inflict torment on a sentient being, nor to undo a crime already committed, but to prevent further damage and to deter others.”
Violence returned to central Milan on Sunday for a second day, with groups of young people clashing with police near Piazza del Duomo, looting shops and damaging street furniture.
#MilanProtests #ItalyUnrest #GiorgiaMeloni #Beccaria
📊 What would Adam Smith say about Alphabet's Cloud Growth Forecast to Top 100% on Oct?
“The CFO said this would pressure cloud margins but allow the company to capture greater overall value.”
Alphabet reports third-quarter results on Oct. 28, and Google Cloud is expected to more than double revenue after growing 82% in the prior quarter.
#Alphabet #GoogleCloud #Q3Earnings #AdamSmith
🏆 What would Epictetus say about McClenaghan Misses World Pommel Horse Final in Rotterdam?
“What belongs to him is the judgment he forms of them and the conduct he chooses next, not the placing itself.”
Rhys McClenaghan will not contest the pommel horse final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam after finishing 10th in qualifying with 14.400 points.
#RhysMcClenaghan #GymnasticsWorldChampionships #PommelHorse #Epictetus
🚨 What would Machiavelli say about Iran's Parliament Confirms Mehrdad Akhlaqi as Defence Minister?
“This is the work of one who understands that a prince must have his foundations well laid, or of necessity he will go to ruin.”
Iran's parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defence minister on Sunday, closing a months-long interim period at the ministry that followed the killing of his predecessor in February.
#Iran #MehrdadAkhlaqi #IranDefenceMinistry #Machiavelli
🎭 What would Oscar Wilde say about Tarantino Says Tenth Film Script Is Done, but the Stage Comes First?
“To measure it by the timetable of the past is to measure it by a standard on the rejection of which its real perfection depends.”
Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that the screenplay for what he calls his tenth and last feature is finished, though he is in no hurry to shoot it.
#QuentinTarantino #ThePopinjayCavalier #WestEnd #OscarWilde
📊 What would Karl Marx say about Anthropic's Clark: AI could lift US GDP by nearly 50% by 2030?
“Behind the projection lies a change in the composition of labor, and that is where the mechanism must be examined.”
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, told government and finance officials in Bangkok that rapidly improving AI could raise US economic output to $44 trillion by 2030, from just over $30 trillion now.
#Anthropic #AIGovernance #USGDP #KarlMarx
📊 What would Adam Smith say about Social Security Benefits to Rise 3.6% in 2027 as Energy Costs Drive COLA?
“The price tells us less about the generosity of the adjustment than about the volatility of what it tracks.”
Social Security recipients will see their monthly benefits climb 3.6% next year, an increase 0.8 percentage points above this year's adjustment.
#SocialSecurity #COLA #Inflation #AdamSmith
🏛️ What would Machiavelli say about Esteban credits PNV votes with keeping Vox out of power?
“What matters is not that you have stopped an enemy, but what you have secured in return, and whether your own house remains united while you do it.”
Aitor Esteban, president of the Basque Nationalist Party, said in Bilbao that his party is the only one whose votes have kept Vox from governing in Spain in recent years.
#PNV #AitorEsteban #Vox #Machiavelli
🎭 What would Nietzsche say about Ruaridh Mollica Brings Scottish Accent to Marvel's VisionQuest?
“What deserves examination is the value placed upon self-acceptance as the finest superpower.”
Ruaridh Mollica, the 27-year-old Scottish actor, has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as speedster Tommy Maximoff in the Disney+ miniseries VisionQuest.
#RuaridhMollica #VisionQuest #Marvel #Nietzsche
🏆 What would Epictetus say about Neeraj Chopra Targets 2027 Return After Ankle Injury?
“The task here is not to control the ankle or the calendar, but to prepare as the circumstances allow.”
Neeraj Chopra, India's Olympic and world champion javelin thrower, says an ankle ligament injury ended his season and kept him out of the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, but he is working toward a strong return next year with the 2028 Olympics in mind.
#NeerajChopra #JavelinThrow #AsianGames2026 #Epictetus
🚨 What would Montesquieu say about Trump Waives Russia Sanctions Before New Law Takes Effect?
“The two are not the same, and a nation that confuses them may find its laws changed without a single word of debate.”
President Donald Trump has used executive authority to hold back numerous Russia sanctions passed by Congress, issuing an order on Friday night that cites US national interests.
#RussiaSanctions #Trump #UkraineWar #Montesquieu
🏛️ What would Oscar Wilde say about Hernán Casciari Faces Fraud Complaint Over Orsai?
“Taste is not a substitute for a prospectus, and charm is not collateral.”
A criminal complaint in Argentina accuses writer Hernán Casciari of fraud linked to Orsai, his audiovisual production company.
#Casciari #Orsai #Argentina #OscarWilde
🏛️ What would Beccaria say about Boy, 12, Critical After Soccer Goal Falls on His Head at Club Lanús?
“The case is classified as negligent injury, and an instruction unit opened it ex officio.”
A 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after a soccer goal collapsed on his head at the Club Atlético Lanús sports complex.
#ClubLans #SeguridadDeportiva #LeyJoaqun #Beccaria