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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

It’s just to give companies more money

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Civilization @greeniteration.bsky.social · 2h

Germany experienced a major currency collapse, known as hyperinflation, in 1923 under the Weimar Republic,.. the Reichsmark, becoming virtually worthless, prices for basic goods, like bread and heating fuel, skyrocketed, devastating the economy and middle class.

the MAGAsmark is fail.

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 18h

"The stock market just erased -$450 billion in 7 minutes because President Trump threatened to start producing cooking oil in the US."

(The Kobeissi Letter)

#lolz
#collapse

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

Nobody wants the dollar

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 7h

Oh look, gold is currently trading for $4,207.70 an ounce.

#collapse

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

Earth needs a pair of sunglasses

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 7h

Oh look, existing buildings and infrastructure in the UK should be upgraded to withstand temperatures of at least 2C higher than normal by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee.

#collapse

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 7h

"Working Americans now allocate an average of $2,358 per year into the Magnificent 7 stocks.

This comes as 71% of 401(k) contributions, totaling $8,580, are going into equities, according to Apollo."

(The Kobeissi Letter)

#collapse

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 7h

Oh look, Iraq has reported an outbreak of severe bird flu among poultry in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday.

#collapse

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 7h

"While global renewable capacity additions hit 582 GW in 2024, the UAE Consensus goal of 11.2 TW of renewable capacity by 2030 now implies that annual additions must reach 1,122 GW per year from 2025 onward, which would be a sustained growth rate of 16.6% annually."

(oilprice.com)

#collapse

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...

Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a 50% price hike — PC Game Pass is now almost 38% more expensive, with hardly any new benefits

PC Game Pass subscribers drew the short straw.

www.tomshardware.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...

Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a 50% price hike — PC Game Pass is now almost 38% more expensive, with hardly any new benefits

PC Game Pass subscribers drew the short straw.

www.tomshardware.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

Game Pass made over 5 billion for Microsoft last year.

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

After announcing a 50 percent increase to Game Pass Ultimate

www.theverge.com/news/794032/...

Microsoft delays Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hikes for some subscribers

Some European countries won’t be impacted by subscription price hikes yet

www.theverge.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 2h

www.theverge.com/news/794032/...

Microsoft delays Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hikes for some subscribers

Some European countries won’t be impacted by subscription price hikes yet

www.theverge.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 7h

When share finally wake up to the fact AI isn’t generating cash flow, only burning it, the guillotine will fall on management, on stocks, and on broader market that bet its future on a fantasy.

www.firstlinks.com.au/simple-maths...

Simple maths says the AI investment boom ends badly

This AI cycle feels less like a revolution and more like a rerun. Just like fibre in 2000, shale in 2014, and cannabis in 2019, the technology or product is real but the capital cycle will be brutal. ...

www.firstlinks.com.au

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 7h

They are literally giving technology away

www.firstlinks.com.au/simple-maths...

Simple maths says the AI investment boom ends badly

This AI cycle feels less like a revolution and more like a rerun. Just like fibre in 2000, shale in 2014, and cannabis in 2019, the technology or product is real but the capital cycle will be brutal. ...

www.firstlinks.com.au

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 7h

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Trump Lashes Out Over Bad Time Magazine Photo, MAGA Minions Push for Nobel Prize & Eric's New Book

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 7h

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Clem A Kaos @clemakaos.bsky.social · 12h

AI isn’t a research tool—it’s a text generator. It doesn’t verify, fact-check or retrieve academic papers. Instead it makes it up

Academia is a machine incestuously thriving on what it produces. Sucked in and spit out by this machine, real research for hire!

blog.unemployedprofessors.com/about-us/

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 7h

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Clem A Kaos @clemakaos.bsky.social · 12h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. The day after crypto experienced its biggest one-day selloff, everyone in the industry was trying to figure out who was left holding the bag.

“.. More than 1.6 million traders were liquidated, according to data tracker CoinGlass.” 👀

@bloomberg.com #crypto
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Clem A Kaos @clemakaos.bsky.social · 12h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. The day after crypto experienced its biggest one-day selloff, everyone in the industry was trying to figure out who was left holding the bag.

“.. More than 1.6 million traders were liquidated, according to data tracker CoinGlass.” 👀

@bloomberg.com #crypto
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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