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• As the view from Moscow becomes increasingly embarrassing, it seems increasingly likely Putin will start a new more desperate phase of his war against Ukraine. Experts expect him to start a quiet mobilization of troops shortly after tomorrow's parliamentary elections. He seems to want 300,000 - 500,000 new soldiers. Despite increasing payments, recruitment has been failing to keep pace with the rising casualties. We can also expect Putin to step up attacks against Europe. More drones flying into European air space, and more stuff like this: • On August 4, 2026, a bomb squad at Leipzig/Halle A…

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• We need video editors! We have hours of Founders School content from week one and our Head of Media is looking for two people to join his team. (Both remote!) A dedicated long form editor: https://t.co/MmENSJgeam And a dedicated shorts editor:

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• For the August/September issue of Forbes Australia, I was invited to answer The Last Word, a series of questions that range from the serious to the personal. Thank you to Forbes Australia and Sarah O’Carroll for the feature. #PeterSinger #ForbesAustralia #Philosophy #Ethics #EffectiveAltruism

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• Say hi at @FutureProof_HQ next week. Easy to find me on Monday wearing @Broncos gear for MNF! PS I've heard that if you use the secret password at the @tidalfg ("SYLD") or @etfarchitect booth ("ENDW") you might get a free book ...while supplies last!

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• Politicians, and people, are often deeply irrational. But it is often easier not to talk about it. In fact, it is considered impolite to talk about it. Case in point. In August 1914, British Columbia premier Sir Richard McBride spent $1.15 million of provincial money on two American submarines. That was about twice the yearly budget of the Royal Canadian Navy. Canadian provinces have no military. The man had no business buying weapons, let alone submarines. Let alone incredibly expensive submarines. A German attack on the West Coast was never likely. Germany did have cruisers in the Pacific f…
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• No Hacking Required: The Manchester Airports Group Data Breach

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• The unemployment rate has fallen from 4.5% in November to 4.1% in August We've averaged 80k new jobs a month in 2026 AI is not (yet) the job killer everyone in tech said it would be

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• Best of August 2026

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• BlueskyVideo version is here!! Come see the behind-the-scenes vlog of my end-of-August issue:

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• The spotlight was on US treasuries, in August 2026, as 10-year and 30-year rates edged towards highs not seen since 2008. US equities still had a good month, with the S&P up 2.6%, pushing the equity risk premium down to 4.09%.

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• 🫟 Inklings 📆 August 28, 2026 • NVIDIA's Profit Crown • NVIDIA's Hugging Face Deal • Hugging Face's Duck Robot • Meta's 'OpenClaw for Normies'

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• ShortAbsolutely loving these liquid gooey effects for React UI by Jakub Antalík! 💧 #Shorts

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• Why September Is the Other January, and How to Take Advantage of This Clean Slate.

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• EO for routine childhood vaccines, Covid-19, fire, heat, and more

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• i’m wearing an ANGELS DESERVE DPI TOO shirt for @signedco today at an angel investor event and I don’t think many quite understand the joke, which in and of itself is pretty telling of the typical angel investor these days too. it’s a self-referential referential joke.

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• Covid-19 summer wave, peak mosquito season, two Cyclospora deaths (and the outbreak calming down), and more

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• The S&P 500 was flat for the month and the 10-year treasury rose from 4.45% to 4.74%, as tech and AI came under selling pressure, and fears of war and a slowing economy resurfaced. The ERP for the index at the start of August 2026 stood at 4.23%, with expected return inching up to 8.97%.

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• I just re-installed SuperDuper! (https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html) after I somehow managed to break it. Been registered to me for 14 years, the main window informs me. That seemed like it was way too long, so I checked my logs and yep, my first logged run of it was at the beginning of August 2012. So, thanks for almost a decade and a half of backing me up, SuperDuper!

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• If you ever wondered who can shit talk the most shit the fastest, @bcantrill or me, here is your chance to find out. (What you can't see: I'm wearing an "0x Engineer" t-shirt by Oxide as we record 😍)
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• A New Look at Corporate Treasury Strategy

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