Mongkol is a 61-year-old former logging elephant. His captive-held life was spent hauling trees in the Thai forest. His body shape is deformed through hard labor, and he lost his right eye and tusk in this brutal logging practice. Mongkol was rescued and brought to Elephants World to spend the rest of his days relaxing peacefully in freedom by the River Kwai. He is an extremely gentle and sensitive elephant who enjoys music, especially this slow movement by Beethoven, which is often played for him during the day and night.
Usually a lurker on here but dipping my toes briefly into the "k-shaped economy" discourse.
At PNC we track the debit & credit spending trends of a fixed cohort of ~4 million households.
Long story short: lower-income spending/balance sheet trends have been on a tear in 2026
I’m so excited. My secret (not so secret) observational experiment is about to begin.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for wastewater surveillance.
FIFA World cup.
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@SecureBio
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In 1992, a 32-year-old historian became Prime Minister of Estonia.
He had read exactly one book on economics: Milton Friedman's Free to Choose.
He used it as a policy manual. Western advisors and Estonian economists told him it would fail. 🧵
@BullRush__ Not really, they don’t have a solid separator and no lithium plating anode. Instead they will use a more complicated and expensive lithium foil in the anode. Pro-logium is a better adversary.
We've officially reached the "brutal" stage in the global bond market sell-off. The 10y10y forward yield (red) is making new highs all over the place. Japan's 10y10y forward has risen 30 basis points in just a few days. Even Swiss 10y10y forward is rising.
https://t.co/wLyQataCjN
@GraphCall I think you are mixing up electrolyte and separator. QS electrolyte on the cathode side will still be liquid/gel based. Also the JDA with Corning means they are trying to incorporate Cobra with Corning Roll 2 Roll ceramic ribbon in continuous flow for Gigascale
Tesla is officially launching in Estonia.
The company is holding an opening event on April 24th at Ülemiste Center
"Bring your friends and family to see our models, take part in the day’s activities and test drives. We will also be showcasing the Cybertruck for the first time in Estonia."
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🇯🇵 I often see endless third world resentment toward the West and feel only pity.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki were destroyed by atomic bombs. We lost everything. We didn't scream about trauma or demand endless reparations. We rebuilt. Today these cities are beautiful.
So, drop the victimhood. Stop blaming history. Change and build something or otherwise get used to being disliked.