Barackface: 16: India, Pakistan

Rethinking Trade: A Blueprint for a Just and Thriving Global Economy
The $500 Billion Pivot: How the India-US Alliance Can Reshape Global Trade
Trump’s Trade War
Peace For Taiwan Is Possible
Formula For Peace In Ukraine
The Last Age of War, The First Age of Peace: Lord Kalki, Prophecies, and the Path to Global Redemption
AOC 2028: : The Future of American Progressivism

"The president doesn't like windmills. Because it's just not windy all the time. But coal you can rely upon. Big beautiful coal." - Howard Lutnick

And the dumbest person on earth is back on TV!

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— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 16, 2025

Would not a global perspective be better? And a world at 5B people? We had it recently. How bad was that? pic.twitter.com/VAEFqzdntj
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2025

This is a deeply disturbing issue https://t.co/NdyPiihvpY
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2025

it’s amazing watching the gulf states have a competition to see who can come up with the highest made-up number. Saudis said $600B, Qataris $1.2T, now the Emiratis say $1.4T.

All numbers that are way bigger than the countries’ entire economy or sovereign wealth funds https://t.co/go26rI22tF
— Joey Politano 🏳️‍🌈 (@JosephPolitano) May 15, 2025

Vibe investing.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2025

“I shook more hands than any human being is capable of doing. That was a long deal. And they were big people. But they were starving for love.” - Trump

?????????

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— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 16, 2025

This is a HUGE scandal.

Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud.

Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%.

Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits. https://t.co/zfWwMWYNHq
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 15, 2025

As tariff talks loom, Vietnam approves a $1.5 billion Trump golf resort project https://t.co/dpTBSAHd02
— Quartz (@qz) May 16, 2025

I got so tired of trying to explain to my parents that all these calls from Citibank Fraud Department or whatever are SCAMS even if the person sounds like "they speak perfect English" that I created AI voices of themselves talking on vocloner (3 free voices) in 2 mins to show how…
— Rui Ma (@ruima) May 16, 2025

The only sign that you are a high functioning adult with a chance to be successful:

You develop hierarchies of priorities and make hard decisions, that have trade offs, to achieve them.

That’s it.
— Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) May 16, 2025

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Republicans just failed to pass their own budget bill out of committee.

They couldn’t agree on how many people to take health care away from in order to give billionaires a tax cut.

Embarrassing. We’ll keep fighting to protect Medicaid and the American people.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) May 16, 2025

The World Bank confirms that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria's outstanding debt
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 16, 2025

Unable to conquer Ukraine, Putin wanted Trump to gift wrap it for him. He is also trying fake negotiations to rebuild his depleted forces & escape sanctions that are rattling Russia's economy and his grip on power. It's time to finish him off and end the war.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) May 16, 2025

Formula For Peace In Ukraine https://t.co/p53RRpxhqb
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2025

kek pic.twitter.com/dp7HuvpjdU
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2025

Economic data suggests consumers do not care about tariffs yet — prices are down and sales volumes are up.

Not exactly what the predictions suggested. pic.twitter.com/1YiN0zVA2N
— Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) May 16, 2025

A review from you would mean the world to me:

Rethinking Trade: A Blueprint for a Just and Thriving Global Economy https://t.co/8aGH1Vh2WL
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2025

Western leaders always want or wish or talk or plan or promise or…. Anything but do or act. https://t.co/7UGJs7ZiUU
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) May 16, 2025

It amazes me how big a business is Astrotalk in India. pic.twitter.com/MDfRjLJPKf
— Ravi Handa (@ravihanda) May 16, 2025

Japan realized that if they just hold out, Trump will cave, spin it as a win, and they won’t have to even make the minor concessions they were planning to make.

What a waste of time. pic.twitter.com/oyTXdQfkfF
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 16, 2025

Retention is a product problem, not a marketing one.
— Paul Mit (@pmitu) May 16, 2025

Spoke with @POTUS together with President Macron, Federal Chancellor Merz, Prime Ministers Starmer and Tusk. We discussed the meeting in Istanbul.

Ukraine is ready to take the fastest possible steps to bring real peace, and it is important that the world holds a strong stance.… pic.twitter.com/CG3pAnN5Ip
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 16, 2025

Poland receives 246 Billion Euro of EU funding while it contributes 84 Billion. There is no Polish miracle. EU makes rules that stunt growth and proof is in the pudding. pic.twitter.com/WtgUBtN3nZ
— Henri-Jean Bardon (@renewableworks) May 16, 2025

We somehow managed to make China and Russia more popular than us in 100 days.

What a pathetic joke. pic.twitter.com/JeR50KSNFS
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 16, 2025

Indeed, the reports coming out of Microsoft seem to indicate a flawed process! https://t.co/FqQEP7I3z5
— Carlos E. Perez (@IntuitMachine) May 16, 2025

Former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt:

OpenAI and Google are creating millions of AI software programmers who never tire and only require electricity

As AI gets closer to superintelligence, progress speeds up fast.

the first to reach it will have a massive lead, with the power to… pic.twitter.com/QMCfgdFp4q
— Haider. (@slow_developer) May 15, 2025

No one accepts tips in Asia (where I want to tip almost everyone).

Everyone expects tips in America (where I want to tip almost no one).
— Arjun Khemani (@arjunkhemani) May 16, 2025

I started blogging on May 15, 2005 - as a student at ISB.
Documenting my journey, my day, my life.

It's been 20 years.
I still write that blog, everyday!

Compounding isn't just for money.
It is for relationships, knowledge, skills.
It is for life.
— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo) May 15, 2025

Lutnick: We will build these automated high-tech factories of the future. These AI things suck water. They need a plumber but not a plumber plumber. An HVAC specialist that starts in a 100 grand. We have to train people for the AI revolution.
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— Acyn (@Acyn) May 16, 2025

Star player laid off by Microsoft.

This is why I do what I do.

We need a new social contract where your health, happiness, and stability cannot be decided by a corporate algorithm.

We need a foundation of dignity. Of support. Of stability.

We did not build the most… pic.twitter.com/z87QfKZKox
— David Shapiro ⏩ (@DaveShapi) May 15, 2025

Software engineering is changing by the end of 2025, it's going to look fundamentally different.
~ Greg Brockman (President, OpenAI)

Devs, what are your thoughts? What's next? pic.twitter.com/hAzklp36Bz
— AshutoshShrivastava (@ai_for_success) May 16, 2025

Last year, the annual cost of childcare increased by 29%, pushing the cost of care out of reach for many Americans.

Affordable childcare is critical to our success. My bill would reduce costs to $10/day while paying employees at least $20/hour.
— Rep. Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna) May 16, 2025

BREAKING NEWS 🚨 📢

Modi Govt has approached Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to lead all party delegation to US and Europe.

Source : News 18
— News Arena India (@NewsArenaIndia) May 16, 2025

OpenAI bought Windsurf and will be revealing its own coding agent today as well

Google probably will release a couple more next week! 😁

The world is flooded with 100s of coding agents
— Bindu Reddy (@bindureddy) May 16, 2025

Taylor Swift catching strays this AM pic.twitter.com/cd753eNUgj
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 16, 2025

Rolling out to ChatGPT Pro, Team and Enterprise users today, with Plus and Edu coming soon.

Many more details in our blog: https://t.co/b5OxCC6YQP
— Greg Brockman (@gdb) May 16, 2025

ive been hanging out with founders under 22 lately living in sf/nyc and they're built different.

my observations of these young founders getting rich with AI:

1. these kids grew up watching YT creators flexing Porsches and private jets from their bedrooms. but when they looked…
— GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg) May 15, 2025

Google I/O is 5 DAYS AWAY!!! I talked to a few ppl and this is what we expect:
- New Gemini models
- New Gemini subscription tiers
- Agents
- Project Marnier
- Video Overviews on NotebookLM
- Imagen 4
- Veo 3
- Music AI

What do you guys think?
— Sai Nemani (@SaiNemani1) May 16, 2025

Goldman Sachs was the first investor in Alibaba acquiring 33% for $3.3M.

It would have been worth $12.5B at IPO (>$25B today) but they sold it in 2004 for $22M partly because the partner that did the deal left the bank and so there was no one to oversee the stake.
— Tanay Jaipuria (@tanayj) May 15, 2025

Vodafone Idea says it can't operate without govt support beyond FY26,

First, take 2.5 lakh crore debt from the banks,
Then blackmail the government for support

Wah re waah corporates,

Profits are personal,
Losses are to be shared and bailed out by the government pic.twitter.com/E86lmJ47ry
— Aditya Shah (@AdityaD_Shah) May 16, 2025

India wiped out almost 2,000 Cr INR worth of market cap in Turkish cargo handler Celebi

India is one of the fastest growing and largest airport/cargo markets globally, losing it could be huge

Impressive to see India's economic muscle at play bringing stock down 20% in 2 days pic.twitter.com/XMHeAefsEj
— Aviral Bhatnagar (@aviralbhat) May 16, 2025

This might be the single most insufferable quote I've ever seen from a tech CEO. Based on this quote, the most likely thing the two of them have in common at this point is an affinity for uppers. pic.twitter.com/SiZBaCBTg4
— TJ Parker⚡️ (@tjparker) May 16, 2025

this was an extremely smart thing for you all to do and i’m sorry naive people are giving you grief. https://t.co/iTkQj9c9QW
— Sam Altman (@sama) May 16, 2025

Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) is a crypto legend and the co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX.

In this conversation we discuss bitcoin, global liquidity, macro environment, tariffs, US, China, UK, tokenization, yield, and where he thinks value will be created in the… pic.twitter.com/Qbjw2xkP63
— Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) May 15, 2025

Honest advise to IT professionals.

Limit yourself to core engineering, not into Project Management or VP side.

If needed, skip the promotion if asked. Code 2 hours everyday, experiment with new libraries and boilerplates.

Managerial side makes you weak everyday. Stick to…
— Gujju (@gujjutweeter) May 16, 2025

Republicans are going back to the drawing board on their "big beautiful bill" because it didn't cut health care for ENOUGH people. https://t.co/15O7jS2jGG
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 16, 2025

Am I the only one who thinks these are hideous?

Feels like going back to 1998, let's not https://t.co/0YCSFImhle pic.twitter.com/TFg4qVjG7H
— Courtland Allen (@csallen) May 16, 2025

🚨 US plans 5% tax on remittances made by non-US citizens.

If an NRI sending ₹1 lakh to India, ₹5,000 would go to the IRS. pic.twitter.com/9eu72M5Kkh
— Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) May 16, 2025

So, Ro, let's do this:

Rethinking Trade: A Blueprint for a Just and Thriving Global Economy https://t.co/8aGH1Vh2WL
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2025

People don’t realize just how automated their every day life is about to get in the next 5-10 years.

If we don’t royally fuck it up, 2025 will feel unrecognizable by the year 2035.

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— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 16, 2025

President Trump promised to bring down costs “on Day One.” Instead, one of our nation’s largest retailers has to raise prices for Americans because of the President’s tariff taxes. pic.twitter.com/DNhnH6s66K
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) May 16, 2025

Once you start making enough money, make sure you start eating a nutritious diet.

Once you start making more money, make sure your kids start eating a good, nutritious diet as well.

And once you start making more and more money, start taking care of your parents’ nutrition…
— Chirag Barjatya (@chiragbarjatyaa) May 16, 2025

Trump has fired hundreds of FEMA employees — and now the agency says it’s “not ready” for hurricane season.

People will die, and it will be Trump’s fault. https://t.co/eliInNA5DK
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) May 16, 2025

Formula For Peace In Ukraine https://t.co/p53RRpxhqb
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2025

I appreciate community notes fact checking @GuntherEagleman, and the tweet is now deleted. It's moments like this that reaffirm my hope for American democracy in our hyper polarized, online age. https://t.co/FqkIely4dk pic.twitter.com/PG6ObTdFTc
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 16, 2025

I think the student loan repayment topic is going to become much bigger financial news eventually.

40,000,000 Americans were essentially given a $500/month forbearance from the government for the past 5 years.

This was $6,000/year of consumption power that never should have…
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 16, 2025

It all started with a call from a close friend in 2013: "You need to read the bitcoin whitepaper."

Five years later, I founded Galaxy.

1,319 days ago, we began the process to become a U.S. public company. Tomorrow, we ring the bell on Nasdaq.

This isn't the finish line. We're… pic.twitter.com/0K0ZQMmseo
— Mike Novogratz (@novogratz) May 15, 2025

Indians deserve better from each other pic.twitter.com/OGIAAfJm0F
— Caleb (@caleb_friesen2) May 16, 2025

Story that caught the eye: ‘enemy’s enemy is now a frenemy!’ In 1999, ISI-Taliban nexus played a key role in Kandahar hijack. Now, we’ve welcomed Taliban support for India on Pahalgam! The world sure is changing faster than one can imagine! https://t.co/4n5vbxFWbf
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) May 16, 2025

us consumer sentiment:
second-lowest level on record pic.twitter.com/eeRZuiGFr9
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 16, 2025

They read all my blog posts ...............
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 16, 2025

Before 1996, Qatar was a barren desert of 320k people

Yesterday, they casually spent $96B on Boeing Jets - the largest purchase in history

Their $450B fund owns more of London than the British Royal Family

How desert rulers engineered the West's silent takeover: pic.twitter.com/ocbYjIxC9T
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

They'd stumbled upon the North Field—the largest natural gas reservoir ever discovered.

This field contains about 10% of global gas reserves.

Qatar couldn't do much with it yet. The technology to export gas profitably didn't exist.

It sat untapped for decades... pic.twitter.com/LD39Fx4w75
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

Then in 1995, everything changed.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani overthrew his father in a bloodless coup.

The new leader saw potential in that untapped gas field.

He made a $20B bet on liquefied natural gas when experts called it foolish: pic.twitter.com/BsyXRmbQgV
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

The gamble paid off spectacularly.

By 2006, Qatar became the world's largest LNG exporter.

Their GDP per capita soared from $2,755 in 1990 to over $50,000 by 2020.

Billions flooded into the tiny nation monthly.

What they did with that money was remarkable: pic.twitter.com/ZEeN333o3O
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

Qatar deployed cash strategically worldwide.

They created the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) in 2005—one of the most aggressive sovereign funds ever.

Their London shopping spree was unprecedented: pic.twitter.com/kJahOOaLDk
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

• Bought Harrods for $2B
• Acquired stake in Canary Wharf
• Built The Shard—Western Europe's tallest building
• Bought 20% of Heathrow Airport
• Acquired Chelsea Barracks

But they didn't stop at London: pic.twitter.com/XVT7pg4D2o
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

Qatar purchased Paris Saint-Germain and made it a global powerhouse.

They acquired a 10.5% stake in Volkswagen Group.

They built Qatar Airways into one of the world's top airlines.

All from a country smaller than Connecticut. pic.twitter.com/tLsKVaH2Tt
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

Their most brilliant move? Creating Al Jazeera in 1996.

With a $137M grant, it revolutionized Arabic media and expanded globally.

This single investment gave Qatar unprecedented soft power across the Middle East.

But there's a darker side: pic.twitter.com/TKwm1AwaI8
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

Qatar's transformation required massive labor.

The solution? Import millions of workers from South Asia.

Today, 88% of Qatar's 2.8M residents are foreign workers without citizenship.

Many face conditions that human rights groups have condemned. pic.twitter.com/A1C4a5csRG
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

The nation performs a dangerous balancing act.

They host America's largest Mideast military base while maintaining ties with Iran.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia blockaded Qatar for 3.5 years, accusing them of supporting terrorism.

Qatar survived by reshaping supply chains. pic.twitter.com/1D54VWM1ss
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

This unlikely power broker shows how wealth transforms global influence.

With just 320,000 citizens, Qatar wields power on par with nations 100x its size.

Money, deployed strategically, creates influence that transcends limitations.

A masterclass in leverage.
— Paul William Harmon (@TheHarmonX) May 15, 2025

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