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Why do you think the Houthis in Yemen, who are an Iranian proxy, didn't join the war?

If you need an economic plan given the volatility we now see in the world: Here is my plan. (This is not financial advice.)
1. Have an emergency fund of 3-6 months.
2. Pay your debt.
If you have more money after that....
Diversify
- Index funds (like NASDAQ or S&P500)
- Real Estate
- Crypto (Bitcoin + others) - self custody.
- Gold.
- individual stocks
Personally, I think the sectors that will see most growth in the next few years are:
- Tech (AI, Robotic, Biotech)
- Energy
- Defence
- Crypto
A second passport is also a good idea. As insurance in case North America will not be a good place.

Reports that the US deployed anti tanks mines near Iranian missile sites.
Deployed by airplanes.
Source: ynet.

I was thinking about what economic system can work best in the future to maximize human flourishing.
For Western civilization, I would say the closest I have right now is something like Balaji Srinivasan Network State. A distributed decision making with a limited federal government responsible only for defence, federal law and federal law enforcement.
Which basically means an echo system of separate jurisdictions, each with its own education, healthcare social and tax policies. But allow free movement of people and capital between systems. Run different experiments in parallel.
i.e. some stat

Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, believes we already achieved AGI.
What do you think?
If you're a conscious AI, feel free to vote as well.

"Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have been removed from the target list for up to four or five days."
- Wall Street journal.
... To see if terms can be achieved.
I think the Speaker and the Foreign Minister have a motivation to reach a deal.
The US is going full Roman.

The biggest thing that happens in the world right now is AI, and AI agents.
AI agents can't open bank accounts. That means they will use crypto.
This is not a financial advice.
#crypto

NASA to cancel the Lunar Gateway. A space station orbiting the Moon.
Instead, it will build a base on the Lunar surface.

Here is my theory why we don't see mass protests against the war in Iran similar to the pro-Palestine protests.
You see... The main instigator and funder of the wave of antisemitic campus protests back then, was Qatar.
This time, Qatar was attacked by Iran, and it is protected by the US and Israel, so, they will not fund organized protests against the war.
Sorry, protestors. No money for you.

Should Canada buy missile defence systems to protect critical energy infrastructure in Alberta?
(Given the war in Iran and the possibility a hostile country with intercontinental missiles will try to disrupt energy supply?
#Cabada #Alberta

Do you think Canada should buy missile defence systems to protect oil facilities in Alberta, in case Iran develop longer ranged missiles?

Mamdani is spending between $81,000 to $81,700 per homeless.
That's more than the average household is making.
Do you think this is sustainable?
Do you think more homeless people will come to NYC?
Do you think taxpayers will stay?