I have never seen an “estimate” so specific all the way down to the last digit. 🤭 Ok, OCD, we are in awe of your counting skills. But what are we supposed to do with this information? 🤷🏻‍♀️

THREAD 1- Parliament’s selection of ICJ Judge Nawaf Salam as PM of #Lebanon is another political earthquake, after the landmark election of Joseph Aoun as president last week. Salam is opposed by both Hezbollah & incoming Trump team, presenting both challenges & opportunities.

Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff held a "tense" meeting w/ PM Netanyahu on Saturday during which the former leaned hard on the Israeli premier to accept compromises necessary to secure a hostage deal by Jan 20, two officials familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel (1/3)

Okay fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned

actually an interesting thing to reflect on

JUST IN: Zelensky says he doesn't owe Trump an apology

handling it with grace #SlavaUkraïni 🇺🇦

Polish PM Donald Tusk, speaking before his flight to London for the European Ukraine summit: “500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians. [...] Europe today lacks the belief that we are truly a global force.”

Feels like these 33 companies will have no shortage of work in the years to come...

Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.

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Update: It's the 22nd; I tried doing the pre-voting enrolment for Online OAV on the COMELEC website, but it seems nowhere to be found, and the website itself is not the most user-friendly (presuming the intended user is an ordinary voter) COMELEC are you going to fix this?

it's super fun seeing people love images in chatgpt. but our GPUs are melting. we are going to temporarily introduce some rate limits while we work on making it more efficient. hopefully won't be long! chatgpt free tier will get 3 generations per day soon.

Vere Papa mortuus est. Requiescat in Pace 🙏🏼

“You are arguing with an economist!” Like that should ever stop anybody from questioning the validity of anyone’s arguments? If I ever become so arrogant that I assert that any of my policy arguments are foolproof by virtue of my profession, my family should put me in a home!

THREAD: Despite the Hype, Why is Philippine Tourism STILL Falling Behind? The Philippines has what other countries dream of: jaw-dropping beaches, vibrant culture, incredible food, and the warmest locals. So, why are tourists still choosing Thailand, Vietnam, and Bali over us?