“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

@Nigelgd1 @IISS_org Rule of law is dead in EU. In same week as Article 122 override of unanimity, EU produces legal rationale for CBRF asset expropriation that amounts to ‘even if it is illegal under Belgian law, no EU court would enforce a claim’. Here be monsters. Legal certainty around bonds

If you want to terrify people, don't display anger. Display cold indifference. Less angry narcissist, more cold and detached psychopath.

Breaking: A new study shows that good sleep is more important for longevity than diet, exercise, and social ties.

Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different. That’s your source of power.

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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear. — Edmund Burke

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"At base, the Europeans are arguing for a world as they would like it to be, while their US counterparts are dealing with the world as it is. ‘Now is the time for peace,’ Chancellor Merz said this week. But of Ukraine’s allies it’s the Americans who are actually talking about

The smartphone era has been an extinction level event for hobbies. So many pastimes have disappeared or are in the process of disappearing into the glowing event horizon of the screen

The bleakest thing about screens is how they’ve destroyed the concept of pleasure. People don’t dance anymore. They don’t read. They don’t have hobbies. If Big Tech has its way, there will be no more writing fiction or making music. Everyone is entertained and no one is happy.

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My coverage of the Ukrainian conflict and Russian coverage in general. As Italian and Swiss citizen doing geopolitical reporting, I can no longer cover Ukrainian conflict. The EU fascistic persecution is just too much, I could loose everything overnight. I still have family in

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OK I have to admit I was surprised to meet engineers and EMs today who work in the Warsaw office of: - Google - NVIDIA - Netflix - Snowflake - Meta - Superhuman - Wix Can’t name another city in Europe save for London with this much concentration of Big Tech + hot startups! 🇵🇱

🇺🇦 Conscription in Ukraine. Imagine telling your family you are going out for an evening walk, just to never return. Kidnapped and sent to dіе because Zelensky says so.

BREAKING: 🇩🇪🇷🇺 German Chancellor Metz announces FORCED mobilization if Germany fails to gather volunteers for the military to counter Russia

Idiot: - Obsessed with politics - Wants to change society Smart: - Extremely focused on becoming rich and strong - Accepts that society won't change and thinks of ways to hack the matrix Learn life.

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China is debunking the idea that entrepreneurship and innovation can only thrive in a free-market-oriented economy. There is a flourishing private sector in China that plays a key role in driving the country's innovation and entrepreneurship. Yet, the state — not capital —