Category: Politics
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On Monday, February 5th, a young Cuban woman landed at Tampa International Airport. She brought with her something rather unusual: $100,000 in cash. Mirtza Ocana, 38, was no tourist. Under questioning, she admitted to smuggling cash from Cuba to the United States several times a month. Flight records show 45…
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Last night, I scrolled through Amazon, entranced. You can buy a whole house for only $30,000! Some were as cheap as $15,000. But being Mr. Fancypants, I had my eyes on one for $72,000. I better hurry — there’s only 10 left in stock! 🙂 But as exciting as manufactured…
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“In Cuba, families get one dozen eggs per month,” my friend said. “So what do they eat?” I asked. “They starve.” I was in New York recently talking with a friend who left Cuba in 2021. She first moved to Uruguay, then made her way to the United States two…
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+ Carribean, Communism, Communist Party, Cuba, Cuban, Human Rights, Latin America, Revolution, World+
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What if we had an AI Copilot for the economy? Yesterday, Anthropic released what amounts to a beta, and it’s already got amazing capabilities. Check this video out: In the demo, Anthropic uses its AI to project the GDP of the US and other major countries into the future. Everything…
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+ Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Claude, Economics, Economy, Finance, Government, Money, Policy, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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The Chinese social contract is simple: give us a good economy, and we’ll stay out of politics. The problem is, that contract is breaking down. The Chinese economy has 3 pillars. Today, all 3 are under extreme stress. The 3 Pillars Exports. Exports are down on a weak world economy.…
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Bao Fan did everything right. Despite being one of China’s top tech investors, Bao kept a low profile and hewed to the Communist Party line. Then, he disappeared. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From an article out this morning in The New York Times: …on Valentine’s Day last week,…
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Let’s say I come to you asking for a raise. “Sorry Francis, we’re tapped out for the year.” I could leave — if only I didn’t sign that noncompete. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Noncompete agreements restrict a worker from starting or working for a competing company for a…
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Russia’s best tech talent is fleeing the country. Pushed out by a draft for the war in Ukraine, nearly a quarter of the nation’s best developers have left, according to a report in The New Scientist: Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! These engineers are the key to dominating the…
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Chinese homebuyers are refusing to pay their mortgages in a boycott that’s spreading across the country. Many fear the homes they’re paying for will never be finished. Now, suppliers to builders are also defaulting on loans. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From ABC News Australia: A fast-growing mortgage boycott…
