I like the Erik Erikson model for psychological development
Ages 20-45 is the Generative vs Stagnation stage of life
Its when we WORK, create, produce, contribute
He calls this Generativity-when you do work that you believe matters, gives you purpose, connection
Vs Stagnativity-you dont work, or it feels pointless, or you become self absorbed and disconnected
Eventually in 40s or 50s you become contemplative, reflect on what you built (maybe you keep building because the vision is incomplete)
If youre proud of it you have ego integrity, what you did mattered, you can enjoy the fruits of labor
Or you despair if you have regrets and it felt wasted, pointless, it left you disconnected
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Axios reporting a senior U.S. official:
“President Trump is focused on making Iran pay for their violations of the MOU and their continued acts of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, the President will make Iran pay for the recent deaths of U.S. soldiers.
These devastating blows will continue until the President deems otherwise, but talks between our countries are continuing.”
TL;DR: Trump's hitting Iran hard while keeping the door just open enough for talks.
Writer: Oliver
The timeline is forming:
-Trump secures 2026 midterms
-US has legitimate election
-Dems get massacred
-American public see that the Dems’ popularity is an illusion propped up by fraud and propaganda
-Mass public awakening
-American public demand accountability
-Game over
Once babies turn into toddlers, you want to encourage them to have initiative and purpose
Dont diminish exploration. Biggest challenge is simply keeping them from hurting themselves, as children are natural risk takers and dont understand safety
You also want to avoid anxiety driven safetyism, helicopter parenting, longhousing (especially with boys), hysterical woke woman therapy speaking pathologizing about behavior, etc
A guy just turned standard home Wi-Fi into a radar that sees through walls.
Over 62,000 stars on GitHub for a system that tracks humans without using a single camera lens.
It doesn’t just know you’re there.
Watch what happens when a person lies down on a bed in another room.
The AI instantly maps their exact posture, tracks their breathing, and calculates their heartbeat in real-time.
No optical surveillance, no privacy leaks - it just analyzes how your body disrupts ordinary radio waves.
The whole thing runs on a tiny $5 microchip.
Traditional security requires a direct line of sight and invades your personal space.
Now, your Wi-Fi router is a camera that sees through solid brick.
Ever walk away from a conversation and think, “Man… that was painful.”
Ran into a hockey dad I hadn’t seen in a year or two. Our kids played on the same team for two seasons.
For the next 10 minutes, he talked about his kids… and only his kids.
Never asked about mine. Honestly, I don’t even think he remembered their names.
The second I realized it was an own way convo, I stopped engaging.
Shook his hand, said, “Great seeing you,” and went on with my day.
Nothing drives me crazy more than talking to a caveman with zero listening skills and the social IQ of a tree stump.
Don’t care if I’m a broken record on this topic…
If you can learn to listen more than you talk…you’ll be someone people actually enjoy being around and be viewed as an interesting person.
🇮🇶 IQD Update: This Is Extremely Important For What This Sets The Table For:
Strengthening dinar stability + expanded international bank access = the exact mechanics needed for a controlled upward revaluation.
We Are In A Prime Reform Phase
The Central Bank gets breathing room to defend a stronger rate without bleeding reserves, while US-backed access to global clearing rails (think SWIFT, correspondent banking, tokenized settlement channels) brings in legitimate foreign capital inflows.
That influx of investment and trade volume creates real demand for the dinar, letting the CBI gradually (or in phases) shift the peg higher without triggering chaos.
This Is The Bridge Needed To Pave The Way For Forex Entry
Which means from the old oil-dependent fragility to a diversified, market-integrated currency that can actually hold and appreciate value sustainably. The agreements remove the old choke points that kept it suppressed, and the timing with everything else converging makes the reval not just possible it becomes the logical next step to lock in the stability they're announcing.
Saw all my friends and met some new ones yesterday, we talked late into the night, had a delicious meal, food, drinks, cigars
Had a beautiful moment at almost midnight looking at the whole crew
"Look at everyone here...Weve done life right"
BUT DID I TAKE ANY PICTURES?
No.
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المصارف العراقية التي رفع عنها الحظر باستخدام الدولار:
مصرف الموصل
مصرف الاستثمار العراقي
مصرف العربية الإسلامي
مصرف الجنوب
مصرف التنمية الدولي
مصرف المشرق العربي
مصرف كوردستان الدولي للاستثمار
In his 1st EO OBAMA #Renegade (he personally chose the name for ss) SEALED HIS PERSONAL RECORDS
Obama SAYS HE WENT TO COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL, but Professor Henry Graff who taught at Columbia for 46 years SAYS NO WAY👇
ونحن نختتم زيارتنا إلى واشنطن، عائدين إلى بغداد الحبيبة، فإننا نعرب عن شكرنا العميق لإدارة الرئيس ترامب وللشعب الأمريكي الصديق، على حفاوة الاستقبال والتقدير.
نجدد عزم حكومتنا على المضيّ بتجسيد الشراكة الاقتصادية الاستراتيجية بين البلدين الصديقين، وتعزيز الثقة المتبادلة والرؤية المشتركة للمستقبل، استنادًا إلى ما عقدنا من اتفاقات ومذكرات تفاهم وتعاون ستفضي لبناء مرحلة جديدة من العلاقات الثنائية القائمة على المصالح المشتركة في مختلف المجالات، والتنسيق المشترك لتثبيت الاستقرار ومسار الازدهار في العراق وعموم المنطقة.
#BREAKING: The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) announces that seven Iraqi banks have met the requirements to reconnect to international correspondent banking channels for non-US dollar transactions, adding they may later regain access to US dollar transactions after meeting additional compliance, governance, and regulatory requirements - statement
In Nashville I ordered hot chicken.
The woman at the counter was named Brenda. She did not ask if I wanted it spicy.
She asked how much of my afternoon I was willing to lose.
"Mild, medium, hot, XXX, or the one we do not put on the menu?"
A guest does not choose the lightest blade.
"XXX," I said.
Brenda looked at me the way a smith looks at a man who has asked for a sword sharper than his hands.
"You ever had this before?"
"No."
"You sure?"
"I am sure."
She wrote it down. No mercy.
It arrived. Red. Gleaming. Beautiful the way a warning is beautiful.
I took one bite.
For three seconds there was chicken.
Then there was only light.
A child at the next table whispered, "Mama, that man is glowing."
Brenda glanced once. "You good?"
I could not feel my tongue. I nodded anyway. A samurai does not negotiate with poultry.
She set down a glass of milk I had not ordered.
"On the house. Everybody gets one lie. Yours was XXX."
I finished it. The chicken won.
I returned the next day.
Brenda smiled, not unkind.
"Medium?"
"...Medium."
She nodded like a teacher watching a student finally read the room.
In Japan we test a blade by cutting, then leave the student alone with the lesson.
In Nashville they test a man by fire—
then set the milk down like a hand on his shoulder.
That is not cruelty.
That is belonging.
America does not ask if you can take the heat.
America brings the heat.
Then America brings the milk.
Iraq and the US have reached a framework allowing Iraqi banks cut off from international financial networks to gradually regain cross-border banking access, following talks between CBI Governor Ali al-Allaq and US Treasury officials.
➡️ Seven Iraqi banks are currently eligible to reconnect with non-dollar correspondent banking, with full dollar transaction access to follow as they meet further compliance and anti-money laundering standards.
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نرحب بالتفاهم الذي توصل إليه البنك المركزي العراقي مع وزارة الخزانة الأمريكية، والذي يمثل خطوة مهمة في مسار إصلاح القطاع المصرفي وتعزيز اندماجه بالنظام المالي العالمي.
إن تأهيل سبعة مصارف عراقية للعودة إلى قنوات المراسلة المصرفية الخارجية بالعملات الأخرى، تمهيداً لاستعادة أهليتها للتعامل بالدولار الأمريكي، بعد استكمال متطلبات الامتثال والحوكمة، يؤكد نجاح نهج الإصلاح المالي الذي تتبناه الحكومة، ويعزز الثقة بالقطاع المصرفي العراقي ويفتح آفاقاً أوسع أمام الاقتصاد الوطني والاستثمار.
سنواصل دعم الإصلاحات المالية والمصرفية، وترسيخ مبادئ الشفافية والحوكمة، بما يخدم مصالح العراق ويعزز مكانته الاقتصادية إقليمياً ودولياً.