Daniel Frtn

Investor | Business Owner | Buildl | Legaltech

[Daniel Frtn @dgf]

Just published my first #dapp it is an idle game on $ftm in which you (eventually) can collect a #NFT out of a newly minted nft collection. Besides transaction costs, it is a free game! https://t.co/3D3ucgKinj

[UKRAINIAN SQUAD🇺🇦 @ukrainiansquad]

Ukrainian soldiers still moving to the front lines. Don’t forget to wish them safety & victory 🙏

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

Disqualified by IOC. Overqualified by dignity.

[WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 @WarMonitor3]

Ukraine is fighting back again and liberating territory, simply incredible...

[Vladyslav Heraskevych OLY @heraskevych]

I want to thank everyone for all the support we’re receiving. There really is an incredible amount of it.

For me, the sacrifice of the people depicted on the helmet means more than any medal ever could - because they gave the most precious thing they had.
And simple respect toward them is exactly what I want to give.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

I am Jeff Bezos.

I own The Washington Post.

I bought it in 2013.

For $250 million.

That's 0.1% of my net worth.

A rounding error.

A tax strategy.

A civic gesture.

On Tuesday, we laid off one-third of the newsroom.

300 people.

I was not on the call.

I had other commitments.

The publisher was also not on the call.

He had other commitments.

HR handled it.

HR is very good at handling things.

We eliminated the sports section.

Sports was not profitable.

We eliminated the books section.

Books were not profitable.

We eliminated every photojournalist.

Photos can be licensed.

From agencies.

That still employ photojournalists.

For now.

We shrunk the metro desk.

From 40 reporters to 12.

Washington D.C. only needs 12 reporters.

To cover democracy.

Dying.

In darkness.

That's our slogan.

"Democracy Dies in Darkness."

We added it after the 2016 election.

It was very popular.

With subscribers.

Who are leaving.

The Post lost $100 million last year.

That's a problem.

Not for me.

For the people who work there.

Worked there.

The executive editor announced the cuts.

He said we were "repositioning for the future."

Repositioning means layoffs.

The future means fewer journalists.

We closed foreign bureaus.

Foreign news is expensive.

We canceled the daily podcast.

Podcasts require staff.

Staff requires salaries.

Salaries require revenue.

Revenue requires subscribers.

Subscribers require trust.

Trust requires editorial independence.

Editorial independence requires not killing the endorsement of Kamala Harris three weeks before the election.

I killed the endorsement.

In October.

Before the election.

Some people said this was because I wanted access to the incoming administration.

Some people said this was because Amazon has $2 billion in federal contracts.

Some people said this was because I'm building rockets that require government approval.

I said it was about "principle."

Principle is a word that means many things.

To many people.

The subscribers left.

Hundreds of thousands of them.

In weeks.

The opinion editor resigned.

Publicly.

Other journalists resigned.

Less publicly.

The ones who stayed got laid off.

On Tuesday.

The same week I donated millions to Melania Trump's inauguration fund.

That was a coincidence.

A very public coincidence.

The same week Amazon announced 16,000 layoffs.

That was also a coincidence.

A very large coincidence.

Someone asked why I don't just fund the Post myself.

I could.

$100 million is nothing to me.

I make that in hours.

Sometimes minutes.

But that's not how business works.

The Post must be "sustainable."

Sustainable means profitable.

Profitable means fewer journalists.

Fewer journalists means less coverage.

Less coverage means less accountability.

Less accountability means...

Well.

That's the point.

Isn't it?

The laid-off staff rallied outside the building.

On Wednesday.

They held signs.

They gave speeches.

They talked about "the mission."

The mission is journalism.

Journalism is expensive.

I am the richest man on Earth.

Some days.

Depending on the stock price.

The Post's slogan is "Democracy Dies in Darkness."

I'm turning off the lights.

One section at a time.

One bureau at a time.

One photojournalist at a time.

300 people at a time.

But the slogan stays.

The slogan is good for branding.

Someone asked if I care about journalism.

I said: "I care deeply about the role of a free press in a democracy."

I said that.

In a statement.

Written by someone who still has a job.

The truth is simpler.

The Post was a hobby.

Hobbies get expensive.

Hobbies get complicated.

Hobbies require attention.

I have rockets.

I have retail.

I have cloud computing.

I have federal contracts.

I have relationships to maintain.

With the administration.

That my newspaper used to cover.

Critically.

We still cover them.

With 12 metro reporters.

And no photojournalists.

And no sports section.

And no books section.

And no foreign bureaus.

And no daily podcast.

And no Harris endorsement.

But we have the slogan.

Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Very inspiring.

Very marketable.

Very ironic.

Anyway, I remain committed to journalism!

The statement said so.

[Hawzhin Azeez @hawzhin_azeez]

Here you go world. You get what you deserve. Your beloved Syrian “President” and fellow jihadists are releasing ISIS prisoners. May they flood your cities as they did ours. May every single state complicit in the betrayal of the Kurds experience jihadists running wild and free in your cities. This world doesn’t deserve the Kurds. Good luck and don’t bother calling us again. We’re so done with you! #DefendRojava

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

Happy Soviet Union Collapse Day!

[Ready @ready_co]

Ethereum has failed.

[Bert Slagter @bslagter]

Blij dat Nederland ook tegen Chat Control is.

Dat is een Europees plan dat techbedrijven verplicht om alle privé-communicatie mee te lezen. Een Orwelliaans einde van digitale privacy, en groot risico voor digitale veiligheid.

In dec nieuwe stemronde.
https://t.co/eldL4PJVYz

[Bert Slagter @bslagter]

CBS: “Weer meer miljonairs”

Misschien is dit een betere kop: “Euro weer minder waard geworden”

Over een paar decennia is de helft van de bevolking miljonair. Kun je dan mooi een weekendje van weg ;-).

https://t.co/7V8KendLzU

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: China officially opens the world’s tallest bridge, completing the project in under 4 years.

The bridge features a restaurant at the top, a whopping 2600 ft above the river.

The bridge not only cuts a 2-hour drive to 2 minutes, but also features as a theme park with a glass skywalk, a high-speed glass elevator, and a waterfall off the edge of the bridge.

Visitors can also bungee jump off of it.

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is 2050 feet above the river and spans 4600 feet over the river.

Insane.

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Ukraine will win

And Russia will be a pariah for 100 years

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Europe must stop importing any Russian oil and gas. All this money is spent by Russia directly on the war. We see no increase in social support inside Russia, which means all of these funds are going to the war. If there is a shortage of money for the war, social support for people in Russia will decrease. If social support decreases, people will become dissatisfied. And the Russian leadership will be dissatisfied as well. History shows: Russia has always changed after hunger riots. And that is exactly what they fear.

Yes, there are risks and alternative logistics may cost more. But a way must be found to stop buying Russian energy. On this, I fully support the U.S., and Ukraine is ready to help Europe.

This must be part of a comprehensive solution: not only energy, but also the shadow fleet, and in principle, halting Russia’s ability to trade and export goods by sea. This is also an important way to reduce its economy. Shadow fleet, banking sector, energy – total sanctions are needed, without exceptions.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Russia has once again rained down hundreds of drones and a dozen missiles on Ukraine overnight, striking indiscriminately — including residential areas and the seat of government.

My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones, and with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.

Together with Ukraine and our partners, we stand for peace.

Russia, meanwhile, is locking itself ever deeper into the logic of war and terror.

By Ukraine’s side, we will continue to do everything to ensure that a just and lasting peace prevails.

[UKRAINIAN SQUAD🇺🇦 @ukrainiansquad]

Pray for these brave soldiers who still fighting on the front lines 🇺🇦

Faces of Freedom! 🙏

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

❗️RETWEET if you stand with President 🇺🇦Zelensky!

[mRr3b00t @UK_Daniel_Card]

Why is the Nord vpn app 426MB

[Hester Bais @Wftproof]

Barosso lanceerde in 2007 het Globaliseringsfonds. Deze EU-gelden zouden voor ondernemingen zijn die niet konden overleven als gevolg van de globalisering.

Wie kregen deze gelden ?

Banken die hun kantoren sloten. 🤡

Barosso sprak tijdens zijn voorzitterschap van de Europese Commissie stiekem met Goldman Sachs. Na zijn aftreden stapte hij over naar Goldman Sachs en sprak met Europese Commissie over o.a. defensie.

Goldman Sachs is samen met o.a. ING, NN en ABP/APG een van de hoofdrolspelers in Worst Bank Scenario. Onze pensioenpotten, spaargelden en wij zelf (in de vorm van belastingen) vormen het onderpand.

Stop deze bank- en pensioenroof, waaronder de Wet toekomst pensioenen, en stem 29 oktober op de de Libertaire Partij.

#WorstBankScenario