Mike Balmer
@WizardKittySA
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Software Architect. Conservative with a good sprinkling of free marketeer. Don’t follow me because I don’t even know where I’m going
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined January 2012
This person was in a serious accident. Fortunately, he was wearing an Apple Watch, which constantly monitors vital bodily functions such as blood pressure, pulse, and even falls. The watch automatically placed an emergency call to rescue its owner, pinpointing his location on a
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Fun fact The US Air Force is the world's largest air force. The US navy is the second world's largest air force. The US navy has also its own army which in turn has its own air force. The US Marine Corps Aviation is the world's fifth largest air force.
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A BICYCLE-KICK GOAL IN A BLIZZARD ❄️🚲 ONE OF THE CRAZIEST GOALS IN ONE OF THE WILDEST ENVIRONMENTS DURING THE @CPLsoccer FINAL 😱
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It’s Official Gold is the largest official financial reserve, surpassing U$ Treasuries for the first time in decades
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Their blue light brigades are a bit more respectful than ours in SA.
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When you give the government power to feed you, you give them the power to starve you. That's why socialism or communism never works. Ever.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is now sitting on over $344 Billion in Cash, enough to buy 474 companies in the S&P 500 🚨🚨
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💯 The difference between 4% growth and 2% growth is doubling the economy every 18 years vs every 36 years. For the material welfare and living standards of the citizenry, literally nothing matters more than that.
GDP growth is currently an outstanding 3.9%, and AI is 40% of that. It’s easy for politicians to posture and grandstand by beating up on tech. But the real question is whether they want 4% growth rates or 2% growth rates.
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Visualized: fighter jets have explosive ejection seats that launch pilots at over 60 feet per second in emergencies. [📹 usairforce] https://t.co/KsTiwvgf3p
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Rare earths aren’t actually rare. Finding them isn’t the challenge, processing them is. China produces approximately 60% of the world’s rare earth minerals and performs up to 90% of the refining needed to make them usable. These metals are critical for AI, chips, weapons,
What just happened? At 3:00 PM ET, President Trump confirmed a 100% tariff on all Chinese imports starting November 1st, alongside export controls on “any and all critical software.” Within minutes, the S&P 500 fell 2.7%, erasing over $1.5 TRILLION in market value as panic
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