Rouj

Keeping it real! Listen, rather than talk, and you’ll learn a lot more about the reality of others. 🇺🇸| 🇦🇪

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Meta’s tax bill: down $8 BILLION.

How? Donald Trump added loophole after loophole to Democrats’ minimum tax on billion-dollar corporations.

What has he done to lower your costs? Nothing.

[Rouj @realitybitz121]

@unusual_whales So shrinking midddle class
Ballooning exploding wealth of the rich equity holders
Glad data finally revealed what we all suspected
Billionaires buying up political power
Suppressing workers and middle class

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Curious fact.

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For a more guided, interactive path, MITx on the edX platform provides structured Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that closely replicate the depth and rigor of on-campus classes. These self-paced offerings let learners dive into high-demand fields like machine learning, data science, entrepreneurship, supply chain management, and more.

Both platforms are completely free to access, no enrollment, age restrictions, or geographic barriers required, just an internet connection. The key difference: OCW delivers self-directed, archival materials without any formal credentials, while MITx courses often include the option to earn a verified certificate for a modest fee upon completion.

Popular starting points include classics like "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python" (widely used for beginners), alongside specialized series in areas such as financial accounting, circuits and electronics, probability, and aircraft systems engineering.

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[Jack’s World 🌎 @itsjacksworld]

Uruguay is the new Europe for second residency.

- Spain ended its golden visa in April 2025
- Portugal killed the real estate route to residency in 2023
- Greece raised its golden visa to €800,000 in high-demand areas
- Ireland shut down its investor program in 2023, the UK in 2022
- Malta's citizenship by investment program was struck down by the EU court

Every year the price goes up and more doors close.

South America now has the opportunity Europe used to have.

Uruguay asks for no investment at all. No property purchase, no fund subscription, no six figure anything.

You apply once, and what you get is permanent residency from day one. Not a temporary permit you renew every year and hope gets extended.

You also don't have to move there. You fly to Montevideo, file your application in one day, get a temporary ID on the spot, and then you can leave the country. Six to twelve months later, your permanent residency comes through approved.

To keep it, you enter Uruguay once every three years.

And Uruguay is the country you actually want as your backup. Ranked as the safest country in Latin America. 400 miles of Atlantic coastline. Uninterrupted democracy since 1985.

Citizenship is available if you do move to Uruguay. Eligibility comes after 5 years of living in Uruguay for over 6 months per year. If you're living there with family, the clock goes from 5 years to just 3 years.

Not to mention taxes. Europe takes 50%. Move to Uruguay and your foreign income is officially taxed at 0% for the first 11 years, with easy options to stay at 0% afterward.

Send me a DM and I'll answer any questions you have and get you started on residency.

[Entrepreneur @Entrepreneur]

Abhi Thanendran arrived in Canada as a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee at 8 years old. His parents had been teachers in Sri Lanka and took odd jobs after settling in a low-income Toronto neighborhood while pushing him toward education. That foundation carried him to the University of Waterloo, actuarial science, Wall Street hedge funds and eventually Revolut in London — where he met his future co-founder Neil Shah on day one and rose to head of data and machine learning.

The lesson he took from Revolut: anybody can do almost anything. He left to build Tilt, a live commerce platform launched in 2023 designed not for influencers but for people willing to start from nothing. The early product focused on brand drops and didn't work. The pivot to live auctions and resale fashion changed everything — conversion rates jumped immediately, and a new user base emerged trading sneakers, watches and collectibles.

Today, between 1,500 and 2,000 sellers make at least one sale on Tilt each month. None of the 13 who hit $1 million in annual sales last year were influencers. One is a 20-year-old doing $260,000 a month. Another sells from her room while managing fibromyalgia and reaches $70,000 a month. What unites them is work ethic, not audience size. Tilt is now live in the U.S., UK, Italy and Spain.

His advice: if you have conviction, there is never a reason to give up. Most businesses fail because the founders let their minds wander before the product has a chance to prove itself.

Entrepreneur is partnering with B12, an AI website builder, so you can bring your vision into reality: https://t.co/t7N80tP7jt

[Gia Macool @GiaMMacool]

After a certain age,

your parents slowly become your children.

They ask same questions again.

They repeat stories you've heard a thousand times.

They forget little things.

Their steps become slower.

Their world becomes smaller.

And without realizing it...
The people who once carried you through life begin depending on you.

Very few people recognize this role reversal.

What feels like an inconvenience is often just time reminding us that nothing lasts forever.

Don't rush them.
Don't correct them harshly.
Don't make them feel like a burden.

One day, their voice will be silent.

The questions will stop.

The stories will never be told again.

And you'll wish for just one more interruption...

One more repeated story...

One day, you'll give anything to hear those same stories again.

One more chance to hear them call your name.

Growing old is a privilege not everyone receives.

Care for them the way they once cared for you

It’s repayment. 

It's the final way we say...

Thank you for spending your life loving me .

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Our digital way of life is giving us fewer reasons to make casual conversation with strangers. But what do we lose when small talk disappears? A lot, researchers say. https://t.co/EOMVSc96M7

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

President Trump said Chevron and ExxonMobil are “making too much money” and should return some of their profits back to the public

[alexei @alexeixbt]

uber lowered prices. lyft matched them. both ended up burning billions in a pricing death spiral.

that isn't a bad business strategy, it's a classic prisoner's dilemma.

professor john list breaks down the exact game theory framework used to model corporate rivalries, political positioning, and high stakes negotiation.

you can find these frameworks and core takeaways in the article bellow.

[Laurieann Lettau @lmtobias]

Amazon raised their prices because of the tariffs.

Then they got a $600,000,000 refund.

SIX HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS!

Where is our refund for the extra money they charged us.

[David Perell @david_perell]

The lack of bay windows is a shortcoming in modern architecture.

Most of what's built these days is boxy, but bay windows bring warmth to a room. The light has more ways to shine, which makes them cozy places to read or look out at the street.

Almost everybody I know who has one drinks their morning cup of coffee there. That's because the extra angles make it easier to see outside and more likely that the morning light shines directly onto your face.

They're peaceful, too. I don't think it's a coincidence that a disproportionate number of bay window photos have a dog sitting on the cushion. Even animals can sense that they're relaxing places, like in 101 Dalmatians when Pongo sits at the bay window in Roger Radcliffe's apartment.

[End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 @end3of6days9]

She has an actual refrigerated salad bar right in her kitchen.

It’s fully stocked with prepped veggies, fruits, eggs, sliced turkey, dressings, and more. Both the top and bottom stay cold, so everything stays fresh. She restocks it once or twice a week and says her kids are way more likely to grab fresh produce because it’s already ready to eat.

Quick meals, less waste, and healthier choices without the extra work every single day.

I would love something like this in my house.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

$5.1 million in taxpayer money to restore 19-foot statues with 23.75-karat gold leaf.

Just when you think Trump cannot be more out of touch with the needs of working people, he outdoes himself.

[Bill @BillWiIdin]

McDonald’s charging $14 for a mediocre combo meal is the ultimate proof that fast food has lost its identity. It’s literally cheaper to go to a local diner or Chipotle at this point. They’re pricing out the exact demographic that kept them alive for decades.

[Americans For Tax Fairness @4TaxFairness]

Apple workers could have gotten $4 MILLION each over 8 years.

Instead, Apple spent $650 BILLION on stock buybacks.

Shareholders got rich. Workers got nothing.

This isn't investment. It's theft.

Tax the rich.

[Rouj @realitybitz121]

@TheMaineWonk Obnoxious behavior by the rich and powerful

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

61% of Americans: cutting groceries because they can’t afford Trump price hikes.

Corporate Tariff Refunds Received:

Apple: $2.2B
Ford: $1.3B
FedEx: $800M
Amazon: $600M
GM: $500M
UPS: $500M
Stellantis: $470M
John Deere: $272M

[CB🦿🇺🇸 @cpiguy60]

@FrankLuntz Of course the corporate cronies will keep all of it instead of lowering prices to the consumer. Millions in bonuses to the rich management? Reminds me of the bank bailouts. We the people are always f-cked.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

The U.S. National Debt is $40T

Donald Trump accumulated $16T of that $40T

In just 6 years, Donald Trump has been responsible for 40% of the debt our country has ever accumulated in 250 years.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Netanyahu: I need $12 billion
Trump: Approved

Elon Musk: SpaceX needs $4.16 billion
Trump: Approved

Jeff Bezos: Amazon needs $17.5 billion
Trump: Approved

Top 1%: We need a $1 trillion tax cut
Trump: Approved

Average Joe: My wife has cancer. Can we get Medicaid?
Trump: Denied