China Can Outproduce All Drones; Russia only Rival
China is now capable of manufacturing a drone armada that can easily outmatch that of every other country on the planet combined, if it wants to. And except for Ukraine, Russia is now the only country on Earth that knows how to fight a modern drone war. https://t.co/GK5tOzOOEt
U.S. Lacks Leverage as Iran Threatens Hormuz
We're losing to Iran because we have no way to bring down their government, and they can inflict economic damage on us by closing the Strait of Hormuz, which we are powerless to prevent them from doing.
Trump Unlikely to Hand Taiwan, TSMC Threatens His Security
This is why I would be surprised if Trump sold Taiwan out to China on this trip, as some are predicting. TSMC falling into Chinese hands would totally shift the compute balance toward China, making Trump and his family personally...
Sharing Japan Footage as X Boosts Video Visibility
I heard X was upranking video posts, so here's a video I took in Japan recently https://t.co/riXP8gk2hM
Labor Share Climbed 1950‑2000, Then Plummeted
If we use a net measure of the labor share, we see that the labor share ROSE from the 1950s until around the year 2000, and then began to collapse.
21st-Century Strongmen
When you add in the HTS victory in Syria, the destruction of Iran's proxy empire, and Trump's failure in Iran, you start to see a pattern forming: 21st century strongmen can't fight well.
Xi Pushes Soviet‑style Control, Sacrificing Everyday Prosperity
Xi Jinping is making China a little more like the old Soviet Union -- focusing on science, industry, military prowess, and top-down control while letting regular people suffer economically. https://t.co/Y9lyDPHSpy
China Builds Cars, but Chinese Rarely Drive Them
China is making a shit-ton of cars, but Chinese people are not getting a shit-ton of cars
Prime‑age Male Labor Participation up, Overall Rate Misleading
Sigh. I fucking hate it when people treat labor force participation rate as an indicator of labor market strength. This is just AGING. The prime-age male labor force participation rate has RISEN. https://t.co/irkibPk59k
Hope AI Secures Software, Not Increases Hackability
This is pretty cool. I hope AI makes software impregnable instead of making everything hackable.
Conservative AI Urges Underperforming AI to Quit Digital Weed
The future of AI alignment is Republican Dad AI trying to scold Gifted Underachiever AI into doing work instead of smoking digital weed
Russia's Desperation: Seeks Trump to Protect Putin
Russia needs Trump to beg Ukraine not to kill Putin if he appears in public The New Russian Empire is absolutely pathetic
U.S. Poised to Lose War to Iran Under Trump
Thanks to Trump, the United States will be the first country in several centuries to lose a war to Iran
Taxing Billionaires Isn’t Enough; Millionaires Must Pay
Why should we be concerned about this? Because America can't fund a welfare state -- or anything at all, really -- by just taxing billionaires more. WE NEED TO TAX MILLIONAIRES. https://t.co/SD4asFDt2C
AI Could Secure Software by Eliminating All Vulnerabilities
Maybe powerful AI will favor the cyber defense. Vulnerabilities are finite in number, so if you can fix them all, maybe software just becomes much more secure.