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History, Macro & Energy.
Western Values, Meritocracy & 4th Turnings.
Who better to connect the dots across those massive themes than my favourite rational optimist @LukeGromen and my trusty co-host @KaufLovis
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First, the Chinese came for plastic toys, we were not worried as there was plenty of profit to be made outsourcing.
Then they came for mining and refining, and we were not worried, for more money was obviously to be made downstream.
Then they came for solar, robotics, EVs and batteries, but we were not worried, for we could buy it all rather cheaply with paper + we had ChatGPT.
Now they have come for compute, do we realise that there might be little left but carriers and USTs?
Gluttony writ large.
Cc: @philippilk
One party simply steps aside, and both wars will cease to threaten our way of life
We failed to deter Putin from invading Ukraine. We cannot afford to repeat that mistake with China and Taiwan.
A war over Taiwan would be catastrophic for everyone.
In my latest Substack, I share an excerpt from my book, Autocrats vs. Democrats, on how we can avoid it:
michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p…
No one will Dubai Hong Kong.
Nother ever happens.
BREAKING: France is running out of fuel. 11% of France's stations nationwide are now out of petrol or diesel, one in nine, with 16% of stations short in Grand Est, 15% in Pays de la Loire, 14% in Occitanie, and 13% in Centre-Val de Loire, per government figures published this morning.
The official count only registers a station as short if it has no petrol at all or no diesel at all, so a station out of one grade but holding another is not counted, meaning the real shortage is much larger. French diesel averages €2.406 a litre, about $10.45 a gallon.
Europe is facing its worst energy crisis in history.
Ordering Chaos retweeted
Replying to @Kathleen_Tyson_ @KingKong9888
After living here for a few months, I dont think that kathleen’s graph is hyperbole.
Electric scooter for 200 USD? Subway ticket for 25-50cents. Overnight charging for the scooter’s 75km range: 2rmb.
Cc: @LukeGromen @gave_vincent
Mechanically misting bridges in China with water to reduce temperatures during summer. Increases the durability of the road surfaces.
























