Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social
Please God let this be the promised land.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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The world is currently a 1999 8-player public big game hunters map.
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The world is currently a 1999 8-player public big game hunters map.
I suspect OAI’s transition to ads is going to relate them and a lot of things.
January 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I suspect OAI’s transition to ads is going to relate them and a lot of things.
Probably about how they were going to leave Iran alone.
TRUMP AND NETANYAHU DISCUSSED IRAN IN A 2ND PHONE CALL - AXIOS
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Probably about how they were going to leave Iran alone.
Having a former BoC/BoE governor run the country is a good idea in these trying times.
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Having a former BoC/BoE governor run the country is a good idea in these trying times.
Aptly named then.
The first of the Navy’s proposed “Trump-class” battleships could cost up to $22 billion, a price tag that would make it one of the most expensive US military vessels in US history, according to an early analysis.
Trump-Class Warship May Be Among Costliest Ever Military Vessels
The first of the Navy’s proposed “Trump-class” battleships could cost up to $22 billion, a price tag that would make it one of the most expensive US military vessels in US history, according to an early analysis.
bloom.bg
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Aptly named then.
Germany sends 100x this to beat up anti-genocide protestors in Berlin.
How many soldiers were deployed to Greenland:
🇫🇷 France – 15
🇩🇪 Germany – 13
🇳🇴 Norway – 2
🇫🇮 Finland – 2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom – 1
🇳🇱 Netherlands – 1
🇩🇰 Additionally, one company of the Danish Armed Forces is deployed in Greenland.
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🇫🇷 France – 15
🇩🇪 Germany – 13
🇳🇴 Norway – 2
🇫🇮 Finland – 2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom – 1
🇳🇱 Netherlands – 1
🇩🇰 Additionally, one company of the Danish Armed Forces is deployed in Greenland.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Germany sends 100x this to beat up anti-genocide protestors in Berlin.
This is actually the kind of headline Trump needs to see to soften his positions. Anything else is considered a sign of weakness.
🇨🇦🇨🇳CANADA PM: RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA IS MORE PREDICTABLE THAN WITH THE US. #CHINA #CANADA
January 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM
This is actually the kind of headline Trump needs to see to soften his positions. Anything else is considered a sign of weakness.
NA carmakers about to find out.
CANADA TO ALLOW 49,000 CHINESE EVS AT 6.1% TARIFF RATE: CARNEY
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
NA carmakers about to find out.
Europe needs to stop all American arms purchases yesterday.
I could be wrong, and I do think Europe is serious about Greenland being a red line. But if it was serious about defending it militarily, they would already have a tripwire force there. The fact they don't suggests they still hope they can appease Trump without a head-on confrontation.
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Europe needs to stop all American arms purchases yesterday.
dropping metaphorical bombs before literal bombs
Trump signed an executive action to impose a 25% tariff on semiconductors that are imported and then shipped out of the U.S.
January 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
dropping metaphorical bombs before literal bombs
America doesn't bomb anything until @vcdgf555.bsky.social greenlights it.
Thread on Iranian developments for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
America doesn't bomb anything until @vcdgf555.bsky.social greenlights it.
"We're a superpower. Wait, no, we're a victim of western imperialism."
LAVROV: MOSCOW IS WATCHING WITH SYMPATHY HOW THE LEADERSHIP OF VENEZUELA IS TRYING TO STAND UP FOR ITS RIGHTS WHILE MAINTAINING ITS READINESS TO TALK TO THE U.S.
January 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
"We're a superpower. Wait, no, we're a victim of western imperialism."
Yes, everything is AI is undersupplied if we apply the logic of von Neumann machines. We're going to colonize galaxies! We'll need infinite water to cool our data centers. We're going to boil Europa.
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Yes, everything is AI is undersupplied if we apply the logic of von Neumann machines. We're going to colonize galaxies! We'll need infinite water to cool our data centers. We're going to boil Europa.
Says literally every committee. Never happens. It's fine. Why set people up for disappointment?
January 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Says literally every committee. Never happens. It's fine. Why set people up for disappointment?
Going to be overrun by crypto bros. You like $GOOG coin?
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Going to be overrun by crypto bros. You like $GOOG coin?
You should have a minimum of 5% eggs in your IRA
Eggs getting very close to free (wholesale) @teconomics
$0.33/dozen
$0.33/dozen
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
You should have a minimum of 5% eggs in your IRA
If it's that bad, America should welcome spending on Chinese air defense systems.
🇨🇳🇻🇪 "Any nation around the world with Chinese defense equipment is checking their air defenses and wondering how safe they actually are from the United States," says Michael Sobolik:
With Venezuela raid, US tells China to keep away from the Americas
China's progress in Latin America has been an irritant for the U.S.
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
If it's that bad, America should welcome spending on Chinese air defense systems.
Berlin needs a decade to ramp.
Germany is boosting its defense spending to levels that its allies can't match — and that's making some of them nervous
Germany’s Growing Military Might Rekindles Old Fears in France
The unease is acute in Paris, where some worry that the continent’s center of political gravity is moving east as Berlin boosts its defense spending to levels its allies can’t match.
bloom.bg
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Berlin needs a decade to ramp.
This is much of the developed world. He will walk this back.
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 US President Donald Trump has announced a 25-percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a rights group estimated a crackdown on protests has killed at least 648 people.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This is much of the developed world. He will walk this back.
He's not wrong. Germany is a hypocrite though.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: HAVE BEEN CONCERNED FOR SOME TIME NOW, NOT JUST FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS OR WEEKS, ABOUT HOW STRONG THE POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON CENTRAL BANKS AROUND THE WORLD IS BECOMING
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
He's not wrong. Germany is a hypocrite though.
On a long enough timeline, everything becomes a meme stock.
January 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
On a long enough timeline, everything becomes a meme stock.
Suspect they're trying to deter action against their recovering nuclear program.
Rattled.
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: “If the United States of America carries out a military attack, both the occupied territories (Israel) and the US military and naval transport centers will become legitimate targets for us."
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: “If the United States of America carries out a military attack, both the occupied territories (Israel) and the US military and naval transport centers will become legitimate targets for us."
January 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Suspect they're trying to deter action against their recovering nuclear program.