The Home Office Ulysses

Decoding politics, society, and business—one witty, ironic take at a time.

[The Home Office Ulysses @UlyssesOffice]

Let’s look at this from a religious perspective: Orthodox Christians and Catholics hesitate to admit that they are doing well, because they believe God loves the poor. Protestants tend to claim they are better off than they actually are, as they believe that wealth is a sign of God’s love. Max Weber and Erich Fromm were right.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🔎 Proof of why Pep is football's greatest ever manager is all around us.

🇪🇸 Mikel Arteta — 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹
▪️ 1st in the Premier League

🇧🇪 Vincent Kompany — 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻
▪️ 1st in Bundesliga

🇪🇸 Xabi Alonso — 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱
▪️ 1st in La Liga

🇮🇹 Enzo Maresca — 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗮
▪️ 6th in the Premier League

Pep Guardiola; The Master and his Apprentices.

[Miles Davis @milesdavis]

Around 1980, Miles Davis turned to sketching and painting to, as he explained, keep his “mind occupied with something when [he was] not playing music.” This hobby quickly turned into a serious passion, and Davis approached it with the same obsessive creativity he applied to music

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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[Joe Gebbia @jgebbia]

My directive is to update today’s government services to be as satisfying to use as the Apple Store: beautifully designed, great user experience, run on modern software. An experience that projects a level of excellence for our nation, and makes life less complicated for everyday Americans.

I’d like to thank President Trump and his administration for creating this vision, and supporting America by Design (@americabydesign). I will do my best to make the U.S. the most beautiful, and useable, country in the digital world. 

If you’re interested in joining me at the newly established National Design Studio (@NDStudio) on this ambitious mandate, please reach out with a link to your work. Thank you for your attention to the details.

[The Home Office Ulysses @UlyssesOffice]

From Bismarck and de Gaulle to this... How times have changed.

[The Home Office Ulysses @UlyssesOffice]

Alaska, Alaska...
After the start of the war in Ukraine, many European countries — Germany and France in particular — were reluctant to take a hard stance against Russia and Putin. Yet within just a few days, they adopted the Biden administration’s position: arming Ukraine, pursuing "victory on the battlefield," and presenting themselves as authentic hardliners.

Now a new American administration is coming in with its own ideas. Europe, however, continues defending Biden administration positions (which were not originally European 😉), generating disagreements with the Trump administration. One cannot help but think of a comedy by Oscar Wilde. Europe no longer even has its own genuine opinion on the matter and, as a consequence, can no longer contribute meaningfully to decision-making.

[Entrepreneur @Entrepreneur]

Tired of traditional work-life balance advice? Here are six unconventional strategies that help entrepreneurs prevent burnout, reclaim energy and align work with life in a way that actually works. https://t.co/EIhisNLnBM

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Rod Stewart pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during concert by displaying AI-generated visuals of Ozzy taking selfies with dead celebrities in heaven.

[Top Gun @TopGunMovie]

Remembering Val Kilmer, whose indelible cinematic mark spanned genres and generations. RIP Iceman.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

The Dad of the year...

[Johan Cruyff @JohanCruyff]

From Amsterdam to Barcelona, from the Netherlands to the world.

A true football visionary who changed the game forever.

#CruyffLegacy #JohanForever

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

Novak Djokovic. First in tennis. First in integrity. First in courage. Guess who won this match?

[Mike Tyson @MikeTyson]

Condolences to George Foreman’s family. His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“Greatness does not come out of intelligence, it comes from character.

Character is not formed out of smart people: it is formed out of people who have suffered.”

— Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Baby boy realizes that he is happy for the wrong team and immediately corrected the situation.

We've all been there! 😂😂

[Pink Floyd 💎 @Just_pinkfloyd]

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.

Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.

Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.

Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

#PinkFloyd

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

Retired circus elephant seen mourning and trying to comfort her partner of over 25 years after she had collapsed and passed away.

Jenny and Magda were performing partners in Russia for over 25 years.

When Jenny passed away this week, Magda refused to let veterinarians near her for several hours as she hugged the elephant.

"In the first minutes after the tragedy, she lightly pushed her friend and tried to lift her, and then began to hug her," news outlet Baza reported.

"Magda said goodbye to Jenny for several hours and did not allow veterinarians near her."

So sad.

Video: Daily Mail

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

Boston performing "More Than A Feeling" at Giants Stadium (1979)

Boston is a band that has never had a predecessor and will never have a mimic.

They stand alone in their type of rock. And they KILLED it.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump!