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When you are so conservative that even a 2300 year old book is too liberal for you.
Texas A&M Forbids A Plato Reading In An Intro Philosophy Course
Texas A&M has told a professor he must drop a discussion of race and gender issues and writings by Plato from his intro philosophy course or teach a different course.
www.forbes.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
The hopeless search for Trump’s cunning plan
Attempts to read grand strategy into the US president’s doings have run their course
www.ft.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Hanlon's razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
www.infinitescroll.us/p/there-is-n...
There is No Plan. They're Just Morons.
Trump doesn't have complex trade theories. He's just an idiot.
www.infinitescroll.us
April 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Basically "protection money"
www.ft.com/content/8d3e...
Brands spend nominal sums on X ads to keep Elon Musk happy
Marketers want to avoid being seen as boycotting billionaire’s social media platform
www.ft.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Tesla board: "this is fine"
$TSLA

electrek.co/2025/03/03/a...
A dozen Tesla cars burned at store, arson is suspected amid global protests
A dozen Tesla vehicles burned at a store in Toulouse, France. Arson is suspected amid global protests and vandalism attacks...
electrek.co
March 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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What everyone on the internet is getting wrong about the famous SWIFT messaging chart.

My latest 👉 jpkoning.blogspot.com/2024/12/some...
Someone is wrong on the internet about the SWIFT network
There's a chart that has been circulating for a while now on social media that shows payments traffic on SWIFT, a key global financial messa...
jpkoning.blogspot.com
December 28, 2024 at 12:24 PM
chassaing.bsky.social
Sometimes the Internet rewards you with gems like this
www.oldmapsonline.org/en/history/r...
TimeMap.org - World History Atlas
The easy-to-use getaway to historical maps in libraries around the world.
www.oldmapsonline.org
December 13, 2024 at 4:11 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Really impressive. Google is truly the unappreciated leader in AI
deepmind.google/discover/blo...
Genie 2: A large-scale foundation world model
Generating unlimited diverse training environments for future general agents
deepmind.google
December 6, 2024 at 2:29 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
I'd say he's the greatest threat to American dominance but sure, the dollar too
www.ft.com/content/95d3...
Greatest threat to Trump’s dollar is Trump himself
The incoming US president’s rambling warning to the Brics countries makes no sense
www.ft.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:19 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Blasphemy law, really?
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/uk-...
Tahir Ali: UK MP proposes law to criminalise religious text desecration, sparks free speech debate | World News - Times of India
UK News: UK Labour MP Tahir Ali's call for a law against religious text desecration has sparked debate about reinstating blasphemy laws. While condemning such
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:01 PM
chassaing.bsky.social
Concerning.

www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Elon Musk’s transformation, in his own words
Our analysis of 38,000 posts on X reveal a changed man
www.economist.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:57 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Musk Is Short-Circuiting the EV Revolution He Sparked
Ending support for EVs will slow to a crawl the energy transition in the US and hand the global market to China.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:02 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
An good write-up. The markets clearly beat pollsters, but to be fair to them the crappy electoral college system makes outcomes hard to predict
aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
The Wisdom and Madness of Crowds: Market Prices as Political Predictors!
A blog about markets, finance and all things money related.
aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com
November 8, 2024 at 3:51 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Very accurate article. One missing element though is that conglomerates are usually family-owned and the families aren't interested in making the stock price go up.
www.economist.com/business/202...
South-East Asia’s stodgy conglomerates are holding it back
The region’s ageing corporate empires are stuck in the past—and too cosy with politicians
www.economist.com
October 29, 2024 at 3:23 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
As Elon would say: "Concerning"

Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2024 at 2:18 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Wait, are millennials suddenly the wealthiest generation?
Soaring housing and stock prices make it look like younger Americans are finally getting ahead financially. But could it all be a mirage?
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2024 at 6:34 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Who could have possibly guessed?
www.newsweek.com/javier-milei...
Argentina got rid of rent control. Housing supply skyrocketed
The Argentine president, known for his free-market stance, repealed a law that had imposed restrictions on landlords and significantly reduced rental availability.
www.newsweek.com
August 14, 2024 at 6:29 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
FSD might not be Tesla path to salvation.
www.autoblog.com/2024/05/15/o...
Only a tiny fraction of Tesla FSD trial users signed up to pay for it - Autoblog
Tesla has tried a few promotional measures to drive FSD adoption, but they have so far not been the ticket it's looking for.
www.autoblog.com
May 16, 2024 at 9:13 AM
chassaing.bsky.social
Loving this
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ple...
Please Buy Tesla’s Cybertruck, Which Is Cool, Not Stupid
You gotta get this Tesla Cybertruck, bro. It’s great. Am I a paid spokesperson? Sort of. I’m a person who paid $8 a month to “spokes” for them. Thi...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM