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- While You Were Away: March 6, 2022
While You Were Away: March 6, 2022
Yo! I'm Blake.
I spend way too much time on Twitter.
So you don't have to.
World News
This is a thread that will explain the implied poor Russian Army truck maintenance practices based on this photo of a Pantsir-S1 wheeled gun-missile system's right rear pair of tires below & the operational implications during the Ukrainian mud season.🧵
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— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko)
11:26 PM • Mar 2, 2022
My sister was trapped in #Ukraine. This is a thread about her incredible journey to reach #Poland. During her escape she experienced #racism, injuries, freezing temps and sleep deprivation. Her story is only one of the hundreds of thousands of people trying to get out.
— Bijan Hosseini (@BijanCNN)
4:13 PM • Mar 1, 2022
Big Thread: After a few more days of war, I've been carefully monitoring Russian social media reaction and production and I'm more convinced than before that Putin's regime has totally overestimated its ability to win a propaganda war.
— Dr. Ian Garner (@irgarner)
4:28 PM • Feb 28, 2022
Life
When mistakes are not penalized, we’re more likely to keep trying.
And if we keep trying, we have more chances of eventually succeeding.
— Ana Lorena Fabrega (@anafabrega11)
2:45 PM • Feb 25, 2022
Parenting is a long game.
Play to win.
15 high-impact principles for raising emotionally healthy adults: 🧵
— David Morris (@wdmorrisjr)
2:01 PM • Feb 27, 2022
10 Visuals That Will Change Your Life
1.
— Legacy Builder (@LegacyBuilder__)
4:15 PM • Mar 5, 2022
Business
Elon Musk ratio’d the president 😂
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano)
12:47 PM • Mar 2, 2022
THE PLAYBOOK
How to Buy a Business worth Millions with $0 of your own money.
I have done this and helped others do this and can confirm 100% possible. There are many variations of this, but this structure is super reliable and just works. A thread. 🧵
— Clint Fiore 🛩 DM for Biz Deals (@ClintFiore)
1:17 PM • Mar 5, 2022
I've made $6,537 in 3 months from YouTube 💰
Almost everything I know about YouTube has come from @AliAbdaal's Part-Time YouTuber Academy 🎬
Here are my top 40 takeaways from PTYA 👇
— Aprilynne Alter (@AprilynneA)
6:24 PM • Mar 1, 2022
One company increased sales 262.5% with this pricing strategy:
The Decoy Effect.
What it is & how to use it: 🧵
— Barrett O'Neill (@barrettjoneill)
3:01 PM • Feb 27, 2022
The world collectively has about $15 trillion in official sovereign international reserves.
Less than $2.5 trillion of that is gold, the rest is fiat, and the fiat portion can be frozen for that country by other countries.
— Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact)
9:02 PM • Mar 3, 2022
THREAD: The 13 Best Sites for Royalty Free Images in 2022:
— Sachin Ramje 🚢 (@SachinRamje)
7:45 PM • Mar 1, 2022
I've been serious about personal development for 10+ years.
But not just reading...
I've put the concepts to work - we sold our business for 7 figures and built a real estate portfolio worth $100 million +.
Here are a few of my top takeaways:
— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup)
1:30 PM • Mar 2, 2022
I devoured 50 years of Warren Buffett shareholder letters.
The result?
12 timeless principles from the greatest investor in the world.
Here are the golden nuggets🧵
— Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad)
2:54 PM • Feb 27, 2022
Web3
Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.
BTC - 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P
ETH and USDT (ERC-20) - 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14
— Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine)
3:29 PM • Feb 26, 2022
Milton Friedman predicting cryptocurrencies in 1999 👀
— Alongside (@alongsidefi)
12:30 AM • Mar 3, 2022
WEB3 MUSIC
This one is personal for me.
In 2014 I was signed (and dropped) by a major record label.
I learned the hard way how the industry was broken for artists.
Now it feels like something is changing
There’s a fire starting
Here’s everything I know about music NFTs
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— Kaspar ☾ (@_Kaspar__)
3:37 PM • Feb 28, 2022
Entertainment / Sports
Max Verstappen is reportedly signing a 4-5 year contract extension with Red Bull worth over $50 million annually.
That's about $2.4 million per race and makes him one of the highest-paid athletes in the entire world.
But here's the craziest part...
He's only 24-years old.
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano)
1:20 PM • Mar 2, 2022
Rory McIlroy has shown impressive leadership on the PGA Tour in recent months.
The 32-year-old has made $60 million on the PGA Tour.
What you might now know?
He's a businessman with his own VC firm.
Let's break down Rory's investments. 🧵
— Jared Doerfler (@DoerflerJared)
2:47 PM • Mar 2, 2022