Tariq

Transcending from one illusion to the next 🙏🏼 Gratitude is the attitude 🤓

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

@LadyVictoriaD México will do the same when they beat England

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@jordan_ross_8F 4M

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@benjamincowen Well deserved 👏🏼👏🏼

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@aiishadahir A poetic take MashaAllah. A more complete perspective on the Arabic word غُربة is it’s not loneliness but Estrangement

The state of estrangement can carry loneliness, distance etc…

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

I enjoy your posts and as an inner circle member, wanted to offer a perspective. With respect, this feels like a stretch from a single political statement to a broader narrative shift. A Palestinian official condemning Iran does not necessarily signal the collapse of a “Palestine shield.”

That assumes a unified Palestinian position and overlooks the deeper ideological and regional dynamics that have sustained Iran’s narrative over time. The Palestinian cause itself is far broader than any one state actor, and support for Palestine and views on Iran often diverge across the region.

Given the Palestinian Authority’s alignment with Gulf interests, this reads as strategic signaling rather than ideological realignment.

The framing of “moral camouflage” also feels one-sided. Most state actors operate within narratives that blend principle and interest, not just Iran. The U.S. has engaged in its own visible posturing and rhetoric around this war, and recent internal fractures around foreign policy, including voices like Joe Kent, show how quickly those moral frames can come under pressure.

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

In fairness, this says more about the velocity of AI than anything else.

Being an early adopter is inherently messy.

Calling something like OpenClaw “a hype cycle” when it’s literally weeks old feels like a stretch. People are exploring, experimenting, and trying to make sense of a rapidly shifting landscape. There is a price to being a pioneer...

Meanwhile, Claude is shipping new capabilities at a wild pace and entire SaaS categories are getting disrupted almost overnight.

This isn’t hype vs reality… it’s speed vs expectation.

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

The Reconquista didn’t start as a movement of “200 men in the mountains.” That’s a myth.

It began after the collapse of Visigothic rule with small northern groups simply surviving. Expansion came gradually.

Over time ...like any Game of Thrones a political marketplace of alliances emerged. Christian kings hired Muslim cavalry and mercenaries. Muslim rulers hired Christian knights.

Only later did it take on a more explicitly religious and civilizational frame.

“We lost for 700 years” reflects a reductive ego driven reading of history. Al-Andalus was a golden age for Europe the West and the wider world.

For centuries Muslims Christians and Jews lived traded and exchanged knowledge. It wasn’t perfect but it wasn’t a simple “occupation to victory” story either.

I understand the instinct to defend identity especially when it feels under pressure. But turning history into an “us vs them” narrative doesn’t serve the truth. It’s intellectually dishonest.

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

@shanaka86 Notice the framing:
“Last pragmatist.”
“War machine.”
“What just died with him.”
That’s not neutral language. It’s biased rhetoric dressed up as analysis.

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

@CameronSorsby @AlphaSchoolATX This is wonderful!

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@adilbuilds @ummahOS Amazing! So needed!

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@kinetic_finance More of this!

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

Alternative Approach:
Of course context matters but 80% of the time.

Wife: <problem>

Husband: Babe, I hear you, tell me more. <listen>

Wife: <more>

Husband: I heard you say...<share what you heard no solutions>

Wife: <yes and this...>

Husband: How do you feel now that you shared this me?

Wife: <shares feelings>

Husband: How can I support you?

Wife: You already have. I feel heard and seen by you. You are the best.

Husband: I have a few ideas for you when are ready to hear them <consent for solution>

Wife: Actually I'm good or yes baby please help me.

[Tariq @TariqInFlow]

@benjamincowen Hello and Welcome to the GovernmentVerse. Today we are talking about Corruption Dominance.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

1. Do great work.
2. Share it publicly.
3. Cold email people 2 steps ahead of you.
4. Talk about your work and trade ideas.
5. Host events and meet in-person.
6. Become friends.
7. Rise together.

[Naval @naval]

Clear thinkers take feedback from reality, not society.

[Naval @naval]

If you want to be great, walk the rope without a boss and without a net.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

The things you take pride in are the same things you are likely to be biased about.

How might the things you take pride in be misleading you?

The tighter you cling to your current identity, the harder it becomes to grow beyond it.

[redphone ☎️ @redphone]

Let the MBAs talk of moats and walls

Let you and I speak of composability, openness &amp; freedom

[Alex Lieberman @businessbarista]

In business, I don't believe you can control individual moments of luck.

But I do believe you can control your chances of luck.

Increase your "Luck Surface Area" by doing shit you're passionate about &amp; sharing it with the world.

Luck = Doing * Sharing