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You don't fear failure. You fear what people will think when you fail.
The funny part?
Nobody is thinking about you at all. There’s no prison except your ego.
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If you manage to crack life outside formal employment, you'll forever be free bro
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We’ve reached a point where some women would rather take relationship advice from bitter strangers online than learn how to build a healthy relationship. Disrespect is marketed as empowerment, accountability is called oppression, and compromise is treated like humiliation. You cannot build a family with an attitude that destroys everything it touches.
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Save more money. Save for emergencies. Save for freedom. Save to invest. Save to say no. Save to start something. Save to sleep well. One good habit can change your whole future.
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The war left Iran without realistic options to negotiate
Today, the points on which Israel and the United States are pressuring Iran in any potential agreement are exactly the same ones that led to the war.
The main one remains the nuclear program. Internal surveys before the conflict showed the construction of a bomb as a project rejected by more than half the population. Today, according to statements from Iranian authorities and the internal political climate, around 70% support the idea of a nuclear weapon.
After being attacked by nuclear powers, with the assassination of Ali Khamenei in the first hours of the February 2026 operation and of several other leaders, it is natural for this population to seek some form of nuclear deterrence.
How can Iran give up the program today?
The attacks by Israel and the United States made this possibility, if it ever existed in a negotiable form, practically impossible to achieve.
Any government that makes a significant move in this direction risks being overthrown and triggering a wave of internal instability.
Another constant point has been the missile program and its range. We go back to the start of the war.
Iran was saved from complete destruction precisely by its missile program and its ability to respond with force.
How can it give that up now? Without advanced missiles capable of threatening American bases in the region and maintaining an exchange of fire with Israel, Iran would today be a complete pariah.
Demanding this at this moment is unrealistic, and yet it remains one of the American and Israeli demands.
The same applies to restrictions on drone development.
Two powers that failed to win the war decisively now want to disarm Iran through agreements. This sounds completely detached from reality. Let’s be coherent here.
Finally, Washington and Israel demand the immediate end of any financial, logistical, and military support to regional militias. The demands specifically focus on cutting off the flow of weapons to Hezbollah, the Iraqi PMF, the Houthis, and smaller groups.
But how can this demand be met when, at the moment Iran was under intense fire, Hezbollah proved loyal and opened another front against Israel?
I am not judging here the legitimacy of Hezbollah’s operations on Lebanese territory, but the loyalty demonstrated leaves Iran with its hands tied.
The Iraqi PMF acted from the beginning alongside Iran, opening fire on American and NATO targets.
The Houthis, responding to Iranian strategic demand, opened the front in Yemen against the Saudis, pressuring the market, weakening Trump politically, and forcing negotiations.
Today I see no political condition in which Iran would be able to distance itself from its militias.
All of this without mentioning the unrestricted opening of the Strait of Hormuz, another demand Iran cannot meet.
The resources that come through there, even if still not as significant as in the past, will be key to the country’s reconstruction in the coming years. This was the outlet the Iranians found to relieve pressure amid the shortage of foreign currency.
On November 8, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the negotiations with Iran as unproductive and called Tehran’s demands unacceptable, absurd, and ridiculous.
Does Rubio have any reason in this?
Read more:
global21.substack.com/p/the-…
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It is understandable why sometimes we get to see the truth about our circumstances but stay away from it. We learn that something doesn’t add up about what we are following, but still follow. Four simple reasons:
I) Sometimes we’ve invested too much in the lie we are following, so we fear that it would take too much to start afresh (Sunk cost barrier)
II) We fear to look foolish, if we admit that we got it wrong all along. Keeping on could at least give an impression that we have some reason for following (same reason why we sometimes stick to foolish arguments and beliefs)
III) We fear getting out of the herd (band wagon), sometimes because we could be ostracised or socially excluded. This also applies to many that dread the responsibility of thinking on their own, and therefore simply follow groups.
IV) We are manipulated by those who gain from our following to think that we might lose something very important if we withdraw. They attach a carrot that the follower will be manipulated to find reasonable to pursue, regardless of the irrationality attached.
These explain many of the irrational things we concede in society - in world order, in cultures, in politics, in entertainment, in religion, in marriage, in fashion, in the professions, and in our everyday relationships
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Those who want to take advantage of our suicidal labour socialise us into thinking that we are on earth to only work. How did our lives get structured in such a way that we spend all our day working, and then return home to sleep for a few hours, resting to prepare for another full day of labour! We’ve been made to think that it is for our survival, but when you think deeply about it, you find much more. How come every other free animal spends its day chilling, grazing, playing, flying, laying in the cool bushes, … but it’s only the human to spend most of his/her lifetime labouring! Is that a mark of the special rationality we claim or historically designed and rationalised slavery that we are simply socialised into?
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People recently bought some banking counters at over 100, thinking they'd sell at 120. Then the stocks fell to 90 and lower.
Others bought Safaricom at 39, hoping to sell at 45. It's now fallen to 34.
Let me explain in a few points.
1. A stock falling below your purchase...
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On 14 August 2024, Dr. Davis Musinguzi @Davisthedoc was handed a letter titled “TERMINATION OF CONTRACT.”
With the stroke of a pen, twelve years of sweat equity—from answering late-night telemedicine hotlines to building Uganda’s premier diagnostic laboratory and clinic network—were formally extinguished.
The public was told it was a triumphant pan-African merger between Kenya’s @MyDawaApp and Uganda’s Rocket Health.
Forensic due diligence, leaked balance sheets, and unsealed records reveal the truth: an asset extraction designed to rescue an insolvent corporate shell and bail out foreign private equity. 🧵1/
We spoke to Founder Davis Msinguzi to bring you the full investigation: open.substack.com/pub/boardl…
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Invitation to Ms. Erina Nanyonga’s PhD Defense (PhD Mathematics) – Tuesday, 17th November 2026, 2:00pm
Abstract: cns.mak.ac.ug/invitation-to-…
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Ever wondered what all the “COP” talk is about?
COP simply means Conference of the Parties, the annual meeting where nearly every country on Earth comes together to tackle the climate crisis. It’s the world’s biggest climate gathering: governments, scientists, businesses, and everyday people in one place, trying to slow down global warming and support communities already facing heatwaves, floods, and storms.
Why should you care?
The decisions made here shape the air we breathe, the weather we live with, and the future of the planet we all share.
This year it’s COP31, happening right now in Antalya, Türkiye (9–20 November 2026) at the Antalya Expo Center. Türkiye is hosting, with Environment Minister Murat Kurum as COP President, while Australia’s Chris Bowen leads the formal negotiations.
Big meetings. Real consequences. Worth paying attention to.
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Projected 2026 Dividend:
Airtel: 12 UGX (6.4% yield @ 188 UGX)
SBU: 10 UGX (10.4% yield @ 96 UGX)
No way I'm paying 188 for Airtel's compressed returns. Wake me up at 120 UGX for that 10% hurdle. ☕️
Disclaimer: Not financial advice. Telecom/banking aren't comparable.
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Marcus Aurelius understood the fleeting nature of human existence when he said, “You will be forgotten either way. So live in such a manner that, while you remain, you belong to yourself.” Stop sacrificing your authenticity for the approval of people who are equally temporary. Their opinions will fade, and so will their memories of you. The real tragedy isn’t being forgotten after death, it’s living a life that was never truly yours.
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Life is all just a big game. The ones who win it are the ones who play it. It's that simple.
They're always having fun, laughing, and surrounded by great people.
They don't care what people think, don't get embarrassed, & aren't afraid.
Their only focus is seeing how good their one & only life can turn out.