It's over, Europe has officially given up on its digital sovereignty: they just signed up to Pax Silica, the US initiative to lock other countries in its AI stack.
In case you think I'm exaggerating, Jacob Helberg, the US Under-Secretary of State who architected Pax Silica, LITERALLY says so in the article (see screenshot 👇): he himself explicitly positions Pax Silica as designed to counter "digital sovereignty" - a concept he opposes because it would mean countries building their own tech stacks.
I wrote a long article 2 weeks ago titled "The Pax Silica Con," warning Europe that it was a "cage" to keep them "dependent on American tech and unable to build their own": https://t.co/yqq6uzhKnz
The cage door was wide open and clearly labeled. They walked in anyway.
“So you print something out of thin air and sell it and then buy bitcoin”
“That’s right Dave”
“And then you created other things to print out of thin air to sell to people and then buy bitcoin?”
“That’s correct”
“And now you’ve finally landed on the ideal instrument to print out of thin air and sell to people to buy bitcoin?”
“I believe so Dave. I believe so.”
“But in order to service the payments on this new instrument, you have to sell the bitcoin, am I understanding that correctly?”
“Well I’m saying we might sell some bitcoin to pay the dividend or we might choose to, that’s right”
“Why don’t you just not buy the bitcoin in the first place then, Michael? Or why not just keep the bitcoin and not issue more of this thing?”
“No. it doesn’t work like that.”
@cryptaxpt@levelsio@NapierHolland the simple fact that you consider normal to use the livro de reclamacoes is amazing... never had to use one anywhere else 🤣
@cryptaxpt@levelsio Maybe bureaucrats dont want to work 😂 Clealry this sentiment is shared by 100% of the expat comunity, it could also be anti expats behaviour... but all expats I know that tried to do anything in Portugal have the same feedback... Many are leaving because of that...
@cryptaxpt@levelsio Dont think it is a you problem 🤣 @levelsio has not even mentioned the administration : visa, construction permits at the camara, financas, social security... this is all directly from Brazil... insane and not a "you" problem.
You want the NATO allies to join you in a war you started without ever consulting these allies about the war or explaining your war aims. We’re meant just to meekly fall in line.
You recently supported a US invasion of a NATO ally (Denmark/Greenland) but now you want these same allies to join your war.
Your president disparaged and misrepresented the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan. But now you want them to join with you again in a war of your making.
You went to war with Iran without a thought of how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and without involving your allies in the matter. But now you want the NATO allies to bail you out, even though there’s still no plan for Hormuz.
You want the NATO allies to join you in a war in which you still cannot articulate the endgame. Or what victory would look like.
You went to war thinking the Iranian regime would quickly topple, that Tehran would not attack the Gulf States or close Hormuz. Why would we align with such Epic Stupidity?
You and other know-nothing blowhards started this war all on your own. You can finish it on your own. If you’re able to …
🚨🇺🇸 THE COST OF "BREAKING" IRAN
Anthony Scaramucci warns of the "Pottery Barn" rule in the Middle East: if you break it, you own it.
He argues that a direct U.S.-Iran war risks a $1B-a-day disaster, stressing that 25 years of failed regime changes should be a warning.
The goal must be stability, not another endless occupation.
@Scaramucci
@jdorman81 It feels easy for you to trash all these guys but I not sure your returns are better than any of those guys. Maybe you should do a bit of introspection, in terms of running a shitty hedge fund, you clearly are one of the best.