My bank is trying to get me to invest in private credit for a 9% return. Seems safe.

Fifteen bucks for a little punnet of blueberries. We need a Mandibles progress bar more than a CPI print. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░ 61%

Has anyone seen a spy balloon recently?

15% refundable tax credit for Clean Electricity introduced that can be applied to all nuclear power installations, large or small. Things you don’t expect to see with Enviro activists still in Canadian ministerial posts. I’ll take it!

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Budget 2023 further integrates nuclear power into Canada’s clean energy strategy - Canadian Nuclear Association

Through the announcement of Federal Budget 2023, the Government of Canada has indicated its clear and strong support for nuclear power playing an i...

The speed with which this bullshit is accelerating, books will become subscriptions and accept annual revision (indeed, “unprompted update” behaviour has already been observed on Kindle). Buy physical.

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Introduced two non-technical people to Bitcoin today with zero prior knowledge or experience. Downloaded WoS to phones, opened apps, received Sats, sent Sats between themselves. Eyes opened. Yes, the learning curve for Bitcoin sovereign wealth management is steep, but just seeing how easy this transactional Lightning stuff is blows minds.

Of all the malevolent aliens at work on this planet trying to squash human potential and prevent a galactic break-out, Ursula von der Leyen is one of the most transparent. Every action straight-up Misanthropy. Nuclear “not strategic” for EU:

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Von der Leyen: Nuclear not 'strategic' for EU decarbonisation | Euractiv

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined limits to EU backing for nuclear power under the bloc’s Net-Zero Industry Act, which ...

Just. Can’t. Quit.

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The Fed updated their balance sheet ... now ~two-thirds of QT has been reversed.

Apropos of nothing, though possibly related to a recent reading of “The Mandibles”, I’ve recently cleared my accounts of any exposure to bonds. note1dxd32gxapdtymsme22d3xgct3emy7axuek44wcjuhr0nlf5l453s9emw3n

I want to take Balaji at face value. Like Elon, some suspect alignment over the past few years but directionally correct more often than not. A laser focus on the CBDC threat is absolutely necessary.

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GET TO BITCOIN BEFORE DIGITAL LOCKDOWN Perhaps it’s intentional, perhaps simply emergent. But in the middle of this crisis, when everyone is wir...

Listened to traditional news media this morning. It’s *amazing* how they talk about inflation as this random externality that just happens to us, like the weather, with no connection drawn to the governments that cause it.

Nuclear power plants through the eye of Midjourney 5. Great thread via the “other” site. https://twitter.com/cornoisseur/status/1637561117856677895