Jim 🔥

// influence strikes me as a function ... etc

.. obs, what do I actually know 😆

Agreed ... influence is a function of trust ... trust that you will be heard, trust that you won't be abused, trust that the platform will foster conversation with people worth speaking to.

Twitter has none of that any more... obs.

Pressure Points ➜ Germany’s pension debate exposes a continent’s aging crisis — while Gaza’s conflict risks spiralling beyond control. What holds us together now?

Well, nothing I suspect. But it would be unusual and would carry all manner of ludicrous risk so one would hope they wouldn’t.

Far more likely that Apple turn a blind eye. The enterprise certs allow distribution without further scrutiny (or did last time I had one).

Even the enterprise side-loading requires a certificate rooted at Apple.

Not sure (in the US) there are other routes to deploy that don’t have ultimate Apple sign-off are there?

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… but they’ll be weeely weeeely sowwy if it does.

How to win an election. Because the rules have changed. Completely.

... using the same precision-guided targeting the already perfected last year, presumably ...? ultraprocessed.substack.com/p/how-to-win...

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I picked the wrong year to start watching The Man in the High Castle …

For the energy density neigh-sayers — it’s not just capacity but charge speed / ESR.

Pairing LiIon with a compatible capacitor would open massive regen & on-the-fly opportunities to extend range toward endless.

Supercapacitor material is where the next leap is at.

Sounds eerily familiar …

Civil War or Endless Dictatorship ? … at this point, I can barely see a third way.

Civil War or Endless Dictatorship ? … at this point, I can barely see a third way.

Civil War or Endless Dictatorship ? … at this point, I can barely see a third way.

... he had one job – trump off ...

... he had one job – trump off ...

It's not *FREE* healthcare ... it's not paid for by a money fairy ... paid for out of taxation.

🌍 Fractures and Flames ➜ Culture fades, alliances shift, and flames rage—what these global crises reveal about power, survival, and the urgent need to adapt.

no words. no clue.

what the absolute fucksticks is this supposed to be?

Tensions and Triumphs ➜ Millionaires flee Britain, drones darken skies in Ukraine, and a boxing legend defies age — what does this say about our world in 2025?

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn

Have they've literally picked one of the heaviest and most "don't rapidly disassemble across the upper atmosphere" things to try and get into space?

Please, mother of god, don't put it on a Starship.

Fractures and Faultlines ➜ Seismic shocks, shattered ceasefires, and scorching heatwaves—why the world’s fractures demand more than a glance.

Clearly think they are above the law ... thank god these people are nowhere near government.

Oh. Wait.

Robert Maxwell - Wikipedia

Straw poll folks ... I'm curious ...

... how many people know that Ghislaine Maxwell's father, the media tycoon Robert Maxwell, was a known Russian / KGB + Israeli / Mossad asset?

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If all of us here realize how fucking stupid and delusional Trump is, why does he still have do much power? Asking for a friend

The Prestige Why would a bunch of IQ-obsessed eugenist billionaires back Trump, a bankrupt idiot? Because he's a great distraction. Possibly the best distraction in the history of distractions.

Because he serves a purpose … read.ultraprocessed.news/p/the-presti...

amazing, thanks.

(.. "origin?" .. probably a better way of asking, soz)

... etymology?

As in Alice-in-Wonderland red queen ... or is there another?