Snider @ 6:46: The AI engineers saying, "AI is going to destroy us." Happens to coincide with the govt deciding whether or not to restrict AI. Sounds like these are planted engineers. AI companies trying to get rid of their competitors with the help of the govt to win the AI race
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Americans have been telling pollsters this feels like a recession for a full year, and oil demand is now falling at a pace seen only three times in sixty years
Jeff Snider brought one chart.
The University of Michigan asks people whether they expect unemployment to rise, and that line has sat at the bottom of every past recession for a year now, since before the war began.
The New York Fed's version just hit its worst reading since 2020.
The numbers are catching up to the mood.
The IEA expects oil demand to drop 2.5 million barrels a day this year, and Americans are already using three to four percent less fuel than last year.
Kroger says fewer shoppers, spending less.
Iran understands this better than anyone, which is why the Houthis choked the second strait once the world learned to route around the first:
"the IRGC is in a war of survival"
Both sides are in it to the end. Neither blinks.
Gas stays near $5 through Christmas even if the war stopped tonight.
@JeffSnider_EDU@WeTheBrandon
В Офісі Президента дізналися, що я зустрічалася у США з людьми, які готують понад 100 кримінальних справ на найближче оточення Зеленського. Зеленський, Єрмак та інші слуги олігархів дуже сильно бояться відповідальності за розкрадання українського держбюджету та міжнародної допомоги, і тому готові на все, щоб приховати свої злочини та зберегти награбоване.
У відчаї, внутрішній ворог вирішив розгорнути масштабну кампанію дискредитації мене і нашої антикорупційної організації СПРОТИВ, що триває вже понад два місяці.
Як відомо, заступник Єрмака Ігор Жовква і колишній заступник панамського корупціонера-втікача Владислава Каськіва поставив задачу своїй медіа прислузі усіма можливими способами зіпсувати комунікацію українських антикорупційних діячів з представниками нової американської адміністрації. Тому вони не придумали нічого кращого, ніж зробити публічний скандал під час українського молитовного сніданку у Вашингтоні та запустити кампанію з погрозами моєму життю та моїй родині, а також звинуваченнями у тому, що я нібито працюю на Кремль. Це стандартна методичка ЗЕ-пропаганди, яка, на жаль, попри критичне мислення замарафонила голови багатьом свідомим людям.
Це ознака відчаю та агонії.
Адже американським спецслужбам добре відомі усі деталі, як деякі проєкти USAID разом з агентами Сороса та Офісом Президента розкрадали кошти американських платників податків. А також у чиїх інтересах працював Офіс Президента та посол України в США Оксана Маркарова протягом трьох років російсько-української війни.
Українці зовсім скоро дізнаються разючі подробиці цих злочинів. Дізнаються, що Україною керують мародери, які діють в інтересах чужих сил, а свої владні повноваження використовують виключно для особистого збагачення та роботи на ворога. Дізнаються, хто винен у смертях та каліцтвах сотень тисяч українських воїнів, знищенні десятків українських міст та селищ, а також вигнанні мільйонів українців з рідної землі.
Мафіозно-кланова система, яку підтримують в Україні справжні агенти Кремля та ставленики олігархів в Офісі Президента буде знищена. І погрозами від них мене не залякати.
Цією системою вже займаються американські слідчі.
А остаточно її, як і окупантів, змете український народ.
@vtchakarova Putin didn't agree to the ceasefire.
He knows that Ukraine won't agree to get rid of "initial reasons for the crisis" - decrease the Ukrainian army and recognise Donbas and Crimea as Russian.
@elonmusk Shadow banning caused by X algorithms occurs with no apparent reason—no harmful or vulgar content, no spamming, no advertising.
I think such unjustified shadow banning happens to many X users, both non-verified and verified.
I believe it is a grave infringement on free speech.
@jasonsinghreal@JacquiHeinrich Because Ukraine needs to strengthen its defence.
If Russia attacks again, Ukraine must be able to defend itself. You don't want Russia to massacre Ukrainians, do you?
Ukraine's presidential office presenting this as the JOINT statement following talks with US delegtion (Rubio, Waltz, Witkoff) -- two notable points:
- "The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine."
- "both countries’ presidents agreed to conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine’s critical mineral resources to expand Ukraine’s economy, offset the cost of American assistance, and guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security."
Ukrainian doctor Serhii Shyrinkin to Americans: „Help us end this war quickly. People are already very tired and want peace. This is our greatest wish at the moment: to end the war and have good, peaceful lives.”
📽️ taken by US Navy Captain (ret.) Gary Tabach.
With English subs:
🇷🇴🇺🇲 Elon Musk scheduled to attend the Eastern Europe Peace Forum in Bucharest on April 4 at the Palace of the Parliament
He will very likely talk about the illegal cancellation of the presidential elections in Romania
Dr. Călin Georgescu - @CG_Romania . You may not have heard of him—yet. But in Romania, he’s public enemy number one. Seconds ago, the establishment cancelled his constitutional right to run for office. Why? Not because he committed a crime, not because he’s corrupt—those things are practically required in politics these days. No, he’s hated because he dared to challenge the system.
For years, Georgescu was a respected expert, working on agriculture and environmental policy. The elites loved him. He was invited to the most prestigious institutions—Romania’s National Bank, the Academy of Sciences. He was part of the club. But the second—the second—he decided to run on a pro-Trump, anti-woke, nationalist platform, everything changed.
Suddenly, the political cartel in #Bucharest and their handlers in Brussels panicked. They saw a real threat to their globalist order. So, what did they do? They canceled democracy. Literally. The 2024 elections? Scrapped. His 2025 candidacy? Wiped out. Just like that. No debate, no vote—just pure authoritarianism.
And this is the European Union—the same EU that lectures America about “democratic values”? Please. It’s a joke. The real question is: What is the United States going to do about it? Because #Romania isn’t just some far-off country—it’s a NATO ally. And we can’t have a strategic partner that behaves like a corrupt, third-world dictatorship.
President Trump @POTUS and the Republican administration in Washington need to step in. If the U.S. is serious about defending freedom, then it’s time to call this what it is: a coup, backed by Brussels, against the people of Romania. And we should not be funding or supporting corrupt regimes that silence real conservatives.
This is bigger than Romania. This is about the entire Western world. Are we still a civilization that believes in free elections? Or is everything rigged from the start?
We all know the answer. @DonaldJTrumpJr@elonmusk@JDVance@SecRubio@MarioNawfal@RealAlexJones@TuckerCarlson
FULL TRANSCRIPT OF MACRON’S SPEECH: 🧵
Macron delivered a very important 15 minute speech to the nation tonight in which he announced he will offer France’s nuclear weapons umbrella “to all allies on the European continent”
Tomorrow, the EU leaders will meet to decides on Europe’s remilitarization. Hundreds of billions of euros will be spent on defense.
Here’s the full transcript of the speech:
“Inknow that you are legitimately concerned about the historic events that are shaking up the world order.
The war in Ukraine, which has resulted in almost a million deaths and injuries, continues unabated.
The United States of America, our ally, has changed its position on this war, supporting Ukraine less and leaving doubt as to what will happen next.
At the same time, the same United States intends to impose tariffs on products from Europe.
Finally, the world continues to grow ever more brutal, and the threat of terrorism continues unabated. All in all, our prosperity and security have become more uncertain.
It has to be said that we are entering a new era. The war in Ukraine has now been going on for more than three years. From day one, we decided to support Ukraine and sanction Russia.
And we were right to do so, because it is not only the Ukrainian people who are courageously fighting for their freedom, but it is also our security that is under threat. If one country can invade its neighbour in Europe with impunity, then no one can be sure of anything any more, and the law of the strongest will apply, and peace can no longer be guaranteed on our own continent. History has taught us that.
Beyond Ukraine, the Russian threat is there, affecting the countries of Europe, affecting us. Russia has already turned the Ukrainian conflict into a global conflict. It has mobilised North Korean soldiers and Iranian equipment on our continent, while helping these countries to further arm themselves.
President Putin's Russia violates our borders to assassinate opponents and manipulates elections in Romania and Moldova.
It is organising digital attacks on our hospitals to stop them operating. Russia is trying to manipulate our opinions with lies spread on social networks.
And basically, it's testing our limits. It does so in the air, at sea, in space and behind our screens. This aggression seems to know no bounds, and at the same time Russia continues to rearm, spending over 40% of its budget on it.
By 2030, it plans to have increased its army still further, with 300,000 more soldiers, 3,000 more tanks and 300 more fighter planes.
Against this backdrop, who can believe that the Russia of today will stop at Ukraine?
As I speak and for years to come, Russia has become a threat to France and to Europe. I deeply regret this and I am convinced that in the long term there will be peace on our continent with Russia once again at peace.
But this is the situation I am describing to you, and we have to live with it. Faced with this dangerous world, it would be foolish to remain a spectator.
Without further delay, we must take decisions for Ukraine, for the safety of the French, for the safety of Europeans.
First and foremost for Ukraine. All the initiatives that are helping to bring about peace are moving in the right direction. And this evening I would like to pay tribute to them.
We must continue to help the Ukrainians to resist until they can negotiate with Russia a solid peace for themselves and for us all. That is why the road to peace cannot involve abandoning Ukraine. Quite the contrary.
Peace cannot be achieved at any price and under Russian dictatorship. Peace cannot be Ukraine's capitulation. It cannot be its collapse.
Nor can it mean a ceasefire that is too fragile. And why not? Because here too we have the experience of the past. We cannot forget that Russia began invading Ukraine in 2014 and that we then negotiated a ceasefire in Minsk.
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@MOSSADil If it is not fake, I disagree with this one with Trump. There's a full-fledged war in Ukraine.
But I strongly support President Trump's Peace Plan. 🙏
@DouglasKMurray@spectator MAGA isn’t wrong about Ukraine!
Do you speak Ukrainian or Russian? Do you listen to the voices of average Ukrainians?
Are you aware that the Ukrainian government has suspended the Ukrainian Constitution and is disregarding the rights of its citizens? That it is a dictatorship?