It would be great if Elon Musk could take a look inside Fort Knox just to make sure the 4,580 tons of US gold is there. Last time anyone looked was 50 years ago in 1974.

On April 30th, Josh Smith of Montana Knife Company said you won't have to worry about tariffs if you buy American. Last week, he realized his costs are going up bc he imports equipment and steel. And so do his suppliers. IMO many people aren't aware of how much they import.

Philosopher Dr. Émile P. Torres Dr. Émile P. Torres interviewed at the last protest in front of OpenAI in San Francisco on 7/25/25. Thanks for coming Émile!

2025, day 216 Good morning from the U.K. In geopolitics, ‘‘We are on the precipice of defeat’: Former IDF chiefs of staff, intel chiefs demand end to Gaza war’ (ToI) as PM Netanyahu underlines he seeks a “decisive military victory” while the U.S. continues to search for an

"The U.S. is ready to impose much higher secondary tariffs on fellow Quad member India over purchasing Russian oil; as India correctly points out the U.S. and EU both still rely on Russian imports in various sectors;"

One of the best episodes on bird's eye view global finance and macro economics IMO :).

Fascinating. #tech 9to5mac.com/2025/08/04/app…

This is profoundly depressing.

Private and public Kremlin statements indicate that Russian President Putin continues to demand the entirety of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts before he will initiate a peace agreement. Putin's belief that Russia is winning and his doubts that US sanctions

2025, day 219 Good morning from the U.K. President Trump heralds "great progress" with Russia, but imposes first penalties for invasion (Axios) - after yesterday calling Russia “an extraordinary threat” to the U.S.; and he informed European leaders of his intention to meet with

What a time to be alive! $AAPL

Iran Executes Man Accused Of Spying For Mossad Amid Surge In Hangings zerohedge.com/geopolitical/i…

2025, day 220 Good morning from the U.K. The U.S. reportedly proposed a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire with: De facto recognition of occupied territories, “freezing" the issue for 49–99 years; Lifting most sanctions; Eventual return to importing Russian gas & oil; No guarantees

Wait until you learn that Europe depends 98% on rare earths exports from China. And yet, there is too little of urgency to relaunch production in Europe because it’s not fitting politically and ideologically to the decarbonization agenda. But in the end, something’s got to give.

NEW ANALYSIS: Wildfires have already scorched a UK-record land area in 2025, double the previous high – and 4x above average By Orla Dwyer, Ho Woo Nam + Tom Prater carbonbrief.org/analysis-recor…

2025, day 221 Good morning from Abu Dhabi. ‘Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine’ (WSJ) with both presidents to meet in Alaska next week - Europe is just an observer again, but likely faces the de facto bill from the meeting’s outcome; as ‘Putin

Good Morning from #Germany, where the cost of Nutella is rising faster than overall inflation. A 750g jar has gone up by nearly 40% since 2019, far outpacing Germany’s general inflation rate of 21.8% over the same period. But this isn’t just about hazelnut spread: food prices in

Lol. #Grok #AI