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Ian 9 months ago
#gm my #nostriches. After this morning's explosion at Baltimore port I had a chat with Claude about what "is happening in Baltimore?" And this is what we came up with. 🚒 **MAJOR SHIFT: America's #1 Auto Port Is Moving South** Baltimore's century-long reign as America's top auto port is ending. Georgia's Port of Brunswick will claim the crown by 2026. **Why this matters:** β€’ Manufacturing moved to the Southeast (GA, AL, TN, SC plants) β€’ Germany's auto industry is collapsing (-15% production since 2017, VW/Mercedes profits down 40%) β€’ Nord Stream sabotage spiked German energy costs, crushing manufacturing competitiveness β€’ Baltimore keeps having disasters (2024 bridge collapse + this week's ship explosion) **The numbers:** β€’ Brunswick: 2M+ tons RoRo cargo in 2024, growth rate 3x Baltimore's β€’ $262M in expansions, capacity hitting 1.4M vehicles β€’ 90%+ of rail exports are US-made cars **Top export destinations:** 1. Canada/Mexico (NAFTA advantage) 2. Middle East (luxury SUV demand) 3. Germany/Europe (filling the gap as German automakers fail) Ironically, Baltimore was traditionally the main US destination for European car importsβ€”now Brunswick is becoming the key port for American cars flowing back to Europe as German manufacturing collapses. This isn't just about portsβ€”it's about American manufacturing adapting to geography. When you build cars in Georgia, you ship through Georgia. The Southeast is becoming America's new automotive export powerhouse. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #Logistics #Automotive #Trade #Manufacturing #Economics
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Ian 9 months ago
#GM watching Magic School Bus with my sick kid to help him learn why he doesn't feel well. This show is still good. Most episodes stand the rest of time. But there are some things that have been disproven in the last 30 years. Especially the space episodes. We didn't realize how good we had it.
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Ian 10 months ago
#gm my #nostriches Almost every site I logged into this morning required an "MFA Code". I'm starting to read that as "Mother Fucking Access Code"? Thank you for your attention on this matter.
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Ian 10 months ago
#GM my #Nostriches
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Ian 10 months ago
@SoapMiner, the only soap you can't buy with #fiat. β€œIt might make sense just to get some in case it catches on." - Satoshi Nakamoto image
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Ian 10 months ago
#gm and #pv my #nostriches #theparadox have Travis Barker drumming for them now in their latest video. This is the best timeline.
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Ian 10 months ago
#gm Things you only see in Washington #dc image
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Ian 10 months ago
Tell me you're a bitcoiner without telling me #bitcoin #fiat #debt
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Ian 10 months ago
The world has became so simple. There are only 2 types of people in the world. 1. People on the list 2. Everyone else And everyone knows which one they are.
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Ian 10 months ago
#GM "It's an entirely different experience if you pay a different way" - every bitcoiner ever
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Ian 11 months ago
#GM If you're in your 40s and want to teleported back to high school just listen to these kids and thank me later.
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Ian 11 months ago
This was good. Does anyone know if this guy is on #nostr? #asknostr
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Ian 1 year ago
If you're a fan of history you may like the result of this chat I had with #Claude. I asked it to summarize our conversation into a thought provoking Nostr post. ----- π‚π‘π«π’π¬π­π’πšπ§π’π­π²'𝐬 π†π«πžπšπ­ π‘πžπšπ₯𝐒𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 π“π«πšπ§π¬πŸπžπ«? Have you noticed that all three major branches of Christianity are experiencing unprecedented leadership changes simultaneously? In just 36 months: β€’ ORTHODOX: Ukraine breaks from Moscow's control after 332 years, taking 5,000+ churches (2019) β€’ ANGLICAN: Queen Elizabeth II dies after 70 years as Supreme Governor of Church of England (Sept 2022) β€’ CATHOLIC: Pope Francis orders global financial centralization in Vatican Bank (Aug 2022), dies Easter 2025, replaced by first American Pope Just coincidence that the religious power centers of billions of faithful are being restructured at the exact moment the dollar is losing reserve status and Bitcoin emerges? Putin's new documentary claims Ukraine reunification "inevitable" to protect Orthodox civilization precisely as religious authority shifts westward. Watch who benefits: β€’ Financial institutions gaining access to consolidated Catholic wealth β€’ American political/intelligence apparatus acquiring religious leverage β€’ Military contractors as religious conflict intensifies β€’ Bitcoin elite as religious institutions seek financial alternatives History teaches that when power centers migrate, someone orchestrates the move. Qui bono?
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Ian 1 year ago
@SweetSats coming through with a massive jar of honey. How many bees worked their asses off to make of all this honey? Nature is awesome image
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Ian 1 year ago
Perspective for #nostr and #bitcoin #gn
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Ian 1 year ago
"Civilization exists by geological consent. Subject to change without notice."
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