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The only thing worse than a conservative is a liberal and the only thing worse than a liberal is a conservative.

[Saagar Enjeti @esaagar]

This remains the most important geopolitical story with no clear answer: Why is China importing 40% less oil than normal?

As a softpower gift to Asia? At the request of the US? To prove how energy independent they are? All answers are not great for the US

[Bannon’s WarRoom @Bannons_WarRoom]

Brandon Weichert on the NDAA Clause No One's Talking About: America Is Merging Its Defense Industry With Israel's

@WeTheBrandon

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Corporation: "We made $4B but spent $3.9B so we only owe taxes on $100M."
Government: "Totally reasonable."

You: "I made $60K but spent $58K on survival."
Government: "You owe taxes on $60K."
You: "That's not—"
Government: "File by May 15."

[وهم العلمانية الرسمية 🔻 @secularism24]

يبدأ المقطع بأوروبي يدعي أن أوروبا هي أكثر الدول أمانا ليأتيه الرد وهذه ترجمة نصية للرد:
"أي شخص سبق له السفر أو العيش في الخارج يعلم أن هذه القائمة هراء. يبدو أن هذا الشخص يلوم حقيقة أن المقاييس التي اختاروها ليبرالية، لكنني أعتقد أن السبب في الواقع هو أن المقاييس التي اختاروها ذات نزعة تفوق عرقي للبيض.
​سأعرض عليك المقاييس التي يجب أن تنظر إليها بعد لحظة. هناك مقياس آخر مشابه لهذا يسمى مؤشر المرأة والسلام والأمن، والذي أعتقد أيضاً أنه متحيز جداً للغرب.
​المشكلة في الكثير من هذه المؤشرات هي أنها تختار المقاييس التي يجب استخدامها والأوزان التي يجب توظيفها، وغالباً ما يختارون ذلك بطريقة تحابي الغرب.
​إذاً، ما هي الدول الأكثر أماناً للسفر إليها؟ لننظر إلى الأمور التي تتعلق فعلياً بالأمان، وليس أموراً مثل عدد الهواتف المحمولة التي تمتلكها النساء.
​المعيار الذهبي لهذا هو معدل جرائم القتل. القتل يؤخذ على محمل الجد في كل دولة، ويتم قياسه بشكل متساوٍ تقريباً عبر جميع المجتمعات. معدل الجريمة الإجمالي مختلف لأنه يعتمد على مدى اهتمام بلدك بجرائم معينة، بالإضافة إلى ما إذا كنت تعتقد أن الشرطة ستتصرف فعلياً إذا أبلغت عن جريمة.
​أعلم أنه في الولايات، لا أهتم حتى بالإبلاغ عن السرقات البسيطة لأنه لن يتم التحقيق فيها.
​هذه هي الدول ذات أدنى معدل لجرائم القتل،(من أعلى الدول سنغافورة وقطر والسعودية وعمان مع جزر المحيط الهاديء التي تتصدر القائمة) وأنا أتخطى كل هذه الدول الصغيرة (Micro-nations) في المراكز العشرة الأولى ذات الصفر من جرائم القتل لأن بعضها لديه - هذه الجزر في المحيط الهادئ سيكون لديها جريمتان، وسيقفزون فوراً إلى مستويات أفغانستان. لديهم فقط تعداد سكاني منخفض جداً.
​أعتقد أن المقياس الأكثر دقة هو معدل قتل النساء، لأن معدل جرائم القتل يمكن أن يتأثر بأشياء مثل عنف العصابات أو أمور من هذا القبيل. أعتقد أن معدل قتل النساء هو الأقرب للسؤال: إذا كنت شخصاً بريئاً لا يفتعل المشاكل، فما هي فرصة تعرضك للقتل؟.
​تحية للهند لامتلاكها معدل قتل نساء أقل من الولايات المتحدة.
​أخيراً، أعتقد أن أحد أفضل المقاييس هو أنهم سألوا مجموعة من الناس: هل تشعر بالأمان عند المشي وحيداً في الليل؟ وهذه كانت الدول التي شعر فيها الناس بأكبر قدر من الأمان عند المشي وحيداً في الليل.
​وأعتقد لأي شخص سبق له السفر إلى أي من هذه الدول، فهذه ليست مفاجأة. هذا ما يجب أن تبدو عليه القائمة.
​إذاً، إذا كنت تنظر إلى أي نوع من مؤشرات الأمان لأي بلد، ولم تكن سنغافورة وعمان في صدارة هذه القائمة، فهي مجموعة من الهراء."

[Piers Morgan Uncensored @PiersUncensored]

'If you knew, as I know what had been done to the people of Gaza... in the face of that you can't be surprised by Oct 7!'

Watch more of Norman Finkelstein on the latest Uncensored👇

📺 https://t.co/NqxtEVV7Ps

@piersmorgan | @NormFinkelstein

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Thierry Henry on why Arsenal divide opinion in football:

🗣️ “People keep asking why Arsenal get so much attention, so much criticism, so much reaction… it’s actually very simple.

Arsenal are not a club people can ignore.

When they win, it becomes a global conversation. When they lose, it becomes a global celebration. That doesn’t happen to small clubs.

That happens to clubs that matter.

And Arsenal matter.

That’s why every decision, every mistake, every defeat gets amplified beyond normal football discussion.

Look at what happens after a night like the Champions League final against PSG. It’s not just PSG fans celebrating you see rival fans, neutral fans, even people who don’t watch Arsenal regularly suddenly very interested.

That tells you everything.

Nobody spends that much energy reacting to a club they don’t care about.

And yes, part of the noise comes from the size of the fanbase. Arsenal supporters are everywhere, and when a fanbase is that big, opinions become louder, arguments become bigger, and rivalries become more personal online.

But let’s be honest… every top club in the world behaves the same way when they’re successful.

People say they don’t like Arsenal fans, but what they really don’t like is the visibility that comes with success and expectation.

Because Arsenal are back in conversations for the biggest trophies, every result now carries weight.

That’s not hatred. That’s relevance.

And the truth is simple clubs that nobody talks about don’t get loved or hated.

Arsenal get both.

And that alone tells you exactly where they are in football.”

[Jack @jackcoder0]

Two economists just published a mathematical proof that AI will destroy the economy.

Not might. Not could. Will — if nothing changes.

The paper is called "The AI Layoff Trap." Published March 2, 2026. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Boston University. Peer reviewed. Mathematically modeled.
The conclusion is one sentence.
"At the limit, firms automate their way to boundless productivity and zero demand."

An economy that produces everything. And sells it to nobody.
Here is how you get there.
A company fires 500 workers and replaces them with AI. A competitor fires 700 to keep up. Another fires 1,000. Every company is behaving rationally. Every company is following the incentives correctly. And every company is building a trap for itself.

Because the workers who were fired were also customers.
When they lose their jobs faster than the economy can absorb them, they stop spending. Consumer demand falls. Companies respond by cutting costs — which means automating more workers — which means less spending — which means more falling demand — which means more automation.

The loop has no natural exit.
The researchers tested every proposed solution. Universal basic income. Capital income taxes. Worker equity participation. Upskilling programs. Corporate coordination agreements.
Every single one failed in the model.
The only intervention that worked: a Pigouvian automation tax — a per-task levy charged every time a company replaces a human with AI, forcing them to price in the demand they are destroying before they pull the trigger.

No government has implemented this. No major economy is seriously discussing it.
Meanwhile the numbers are already tracking the curve. 100,000 tech workers laid off in 2025. 92,000 more in the first months of 2026. Jack Dorsey fired half of Block's workforce and said publicly: "Within the next year, the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion."
Nobody is doing anything wrong. Companies are following their incentives perfectly. That is exactly the problem.

Rational behavior. At scale. Simultaneously. With no mechanism to stop it.
Two economists built the math. The math leads to one place.

Source: Falk & Tsoukalas · Wharton School + Boston University ·

[GRIM @grimshub]

🚨| 💣 Arsenal spent big and won the league.

This summer? Sources confirm Arsenal are in a stronger financial position than any previous summer under Arteta comfortably exceeding last year's transfer budget with Champions League prize money, Premier League title bonuses and record commercial revenue all landing simultaneously.

And Berta already knows exactly where every penny is going.

Five positions. Five targets. Zero compromises.

🔸 Second striker — Julian Alvarez the priority, Bayer Leverkusen's Christian Kofane being scouted as a younger alternative. Arsenal want a genuine goal threat to rotate with and push Gyokeres and Eli Junior Kroupi also on the list.

🔸 Left winger — Bradley Barcola the dream target at £70m, Mika Godts from Ajax emerging as a serious alternative, Morgan Rogers also firmly in the picture despite Villa's £116m valuation.

🔸 No.6 — Sandro Tonali leads the race — Newcastle could accept £80m. Adam Wharton from Palace also discussed at £100m. Two elite profiles for one position.

🔸 No.8 — Alex Scott from Bournemouth identified as Norgaard's direct replacement technical, box-to-box, already England's brightest young midfielder. £60m fee.

🔸Right back — Tino Livramento described as Arsenal's dream target and primary right back option. Marco Palestra from Atalanta and Lewis Hall also being monitored as alternatives.

Here's the part that puts everything in perspective 👇

Last summer Arsenal had a budget of roughly £200 million. They spent it on Gyokeres, Eze, Mosquera, Zubimendi and Berta's quiet additions.

Those players just won them the Premier League and reached a Champions League final.

This summer the budget is bigger. The ambition is bigger. And the targets are bigger.

Five signings. Potentially £400 million spent. A squad built not just to defend the title but to dominate England and Europe for the next decade.

Berta doesn't rebuild. He upgrades. And the upgrade starts now.

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

“People do not become Arsenal fans because it’s easy,” NYC mayor and Arsenal supporter Zohran Mamdani tells FOS.

After years of being mocked for choking, Arsenal are Premier League winners and playing for a Champions League title—all with a huge global fanbase that has blown up.

[RT @RT_com]

Cuba UNVEILS breakthrough CANCER VACCINE Vaxira

Vaxira trains immune system to IDENTIFY and DESTROY lung cancer cells

‘All… achieved by country under DECADES of US economic blockade’ — Cuban Embassy US

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

Paris Saint-Germain supporters’ unforgettable “Free Palestine” tifo.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Standing on the brink of history.

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

“Why argue with an Arsenal fan when you can just wait?” We waited. We won. We are champions of England - and we are just one game away from being crowned champions of Europe. Read my piece on what Arsenal means to me here: https://t.co/J6cg388mRH

[Hobbes @Hobbes00478272]

@pinitreply I regret that I wasted this small portion of my life watching this. That’s entirely on me 😞

[Uncover AI @uncover_ai]

Marc Andreessen wrote the essay that predicted software would eat the world, and he just identified something new with coding.

"Everybody I know who uses AI for coding, you would think they'd either be out of the profession entirely, or maybe they just have a better life now because they're working less. What's actually happened is virtually to a person they're all working more hours."

"There is a new term of art used in the valley called the AI vampire, it's when AI turns you into a vampire. You're up all night doing AI coding because you are so productive, you're getting so much done that you can't turn off."

"The top coders in AI make $50 million a year. They've got the philosopher's stone."

"Every company I know has a thousand things they've wanted to have code for that they've never been able to get to. All of a sudden they can do all those projects. Not only is this sustainable, this is going to intensify."

PS. If you found value in this post make sure to like and repost this tweet + follow @uncover_ai to stay updated with the latest AI news.

See you in the next one:

[Alex Cosh @AlexCosh_]

BREAKING: Canada exported $14.6 million of military goods to Israel in 2025, according to data released today by Global Affairs Canada.
https://t.co/6EgTXDyRT4

[Pamphlets @PamphletsY]

🚨🇺🇸 HASAN PIKER & TREVOR NOAH —

“They Break Government, Give It To Billionaires.”

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

Richie Sadlier and Stephen Kelly speak very strongly on RTÉ regarding Israel match.

[Dwarkesh Patel @dwarkesh_sp]

The CCP is more like a VC fund than a traditional central planner.

Arthur Kroeber argues this is how China has succeeded, gaining massive dominance in industrial manufacturing, and sidestepping the traditional failure modes of centrally planned economies.

The CCP supports broad sectors rather than single nationalised firms, and encourages ruthless competition in those sectors.

Even though the CCP knows that competition will cause state-supported firms to fail, it believes that a few winners will make up for the failures.

[Hassan Mafi ‏ @thatdayin1992]

It's not "land loss", it's genocide.