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Apocalypto

This is very logical and the correlation is evident (according to the author). If you’re fit and ripped, you’re a right-wing lone wolf who needs nobody's help. If you can't touch your toes, you’re a left-winger who loves social safety nets and free hugs. Regrets not having more kids.

Thrill-seekers of COBF be aware: https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-austria-spy-service-bvt-government-intelligence-wirecard-jan-marsalek-freedom-party/

https://odessa-journal.com/general-ben-hodges-we-spend-too-much-time-worrying-about-what-the-russians-might-do-instead-we-should-make-them-worry-about-what-were-capable-of This article confirmed my bias and contradicts the views of most Western leaders politicians, especially the German chancellors: Gerhard Schröder Angela Merkel Olaf Scholz

I would assume good money (tax payer money) is used to pay for bad investments made by companies (state/city officials?). Seems they have that in common with every country in the world. I don't think this will make their economy more effective, but it might make officials and even some citizens happy. Anyways, the Chinese should decide what they do with the money. I don't really care as long as they don't become as aggressive as the Russians. Oh wait, they (Xi and Putin) already seem to be (literally) on the same road hugging each other:

Weird, I thought the agenda was common prosperity not unequal distribution of wealth or common misery.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/us/politics/us-biden-china-tariffs-electric-vehicles.html https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/ I'm long PAH3.DE. Sold 1211.HK some time ago, a bit too early.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1708.html It seems the modern Opium War is waged with weapons like TikTok and Fentanyl. Social unrest in the West is partly self-inflicted and boosted by China and its strategy for dominance.

Political jiu-jitsu, tactics, and playbooks: https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/play-to-the-audience-that-isnt-there

More MSCI and VRSN. Price could drop further and I wouldn't care until business fundamentals change.

I was looking at VRSN today, but bought MSCI instead Bought RMV.L earlier this week.

Steve Ballmer is the man behind MSFT's success: Prove me wrong.

This seems to have been implemented in Iran. This is from the brittanica.com link:

Shows you can achieve when you have no fear, the same can be done in gambling, investing, business, everything. Lose it all, or win silly prices, money, fame, life after death…

What are people here investing in, other than overheated semiconductor stocks, to capitalize on the AI boom? Here are some ideas: Energy: Dominion Energy (D) Data centers: Equinix (EQIX) Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Iron Mountain (IRM) CyrusOne (CONE) References: https://wtop.com/business-finance/2022/01/n-virginia-still-tops-global-data-center-markets-and-whats-a-gigawatt/ https://www.coresite.com/blog/top-10-u-s-data-center-markets-and-why-they-are-hot https://twitter.com/BurggrabenH/status/1777796620593004733

Thanks. That was the answer I was looking for. I don't think you can invest in China. My data seems to verify this:

How can I invest in China?

https://twitter.com/zhao_dashuai/status/1776973331851608113

Boy Swallows Universe is really good. The first time I only watched the first episode but gave up after 10 minutes. I'm glad I gave it a second chance.

https://archive.is/PE0qx#selection-1668.0-1677.305

Thanks. Elon's management style is the opposite of ”designed by clowns…supervised by monkeys”.

https://archive.is/3yQcM https://archive.is/ieSMZ

These are some of the dividend stocks I've traded in and out of. Still own BTI, AFL, MO, PM, FFH-PD. Wish I hadn't sold the others. I prefer to park excess cash in high-dividend yield companies. Love buying them during market panics. For the adventurous: QRTEP Dividend cut in half recently (stock doubled) PARAP For this board: FFH-PD.TO For royalties: BSM DMLP Banks: BANX Tobacco: BTI MO PM For the patient: AFL For energy: MPLX EPD