Uber Moto together with Chinese competitor 99 challenge Sao Paulo’s motorcycle ride-hailing ban

Maybe in my next life I become an Uber Moto driver in Rio de Janeiro to pick up girls from Ipanema? Just kidding. 😊

Is this not ironic: While President Trump is in a so called trade war with China! Irony of history!

"... “Uber Moto: Rio de Janeiro has it,” declared a digital billboard along one of São Paulo’s busiest streets last month. “São Paulo doesn’t.”

The ad, from Uber, is the latest in a monthslong battle that has pitted the ride-hailing giant against the São Paulo city government, which banned motorcycle transport via app in 2023. Uber has found an unlikely ally in its Chinese-owned competitor, 99. ..."

Uber and 99 challenge Sao Paulo’s motorcycle ride-hailing ban - Rest of World "The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis."

Trump ups China tariffs to 125%, pauses 70 countries willing to negotiate at 10% for 90 days

President Trump seems to have too much fun! 😊 Some people play video games ...

The Art of the Deal! His book may one day become as famous as the Chinese The Art of War by Sun Tzu! What an irony of history!

"U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy took a significant turn on Wednesday as he announced a 90-day reprieve for the 70-plus countries that have reached out to the U.S. to negotiate ways to remove trade barriers. ..."

Trump ups China tariffs to 125%, pauses others at 10% for 90 days - Nikkei Asia "U.S. president slams Beijing for 'lack of respect' to the world's markets"

Two transgender female players meet in women's billiards tournament final in the UK

That is called a displacement effect! 😊 It had to come to this point eventually!

The more transgender females compete in the same female sports event, the more they will compete against each other! What an irony of history! 😊

Once we even have more transgender athletes, we can have separate tournaments for them like for the traditonal sexes.

As a female athlete, I would refuse to compete against a transgender female!

"... The Ultimate Pool Women's Pro Series Event 2 at Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan, England, featured Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith, both males, beating four women each to reach the finals of the 32-player tournament. ..."

Two men meet in women's billiards tournament final | Blaze Media "Organizers of the tournament say their inclusion policy raises the profile and standard of women's billiards."

Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith met in the final of the pool tournament (Source)

Could AI help US intelligence end decades-long aversion to unclassified data?

Does this not sound eerily similar to past remarks made about the KGB of the former Soviet Union? The KGB did not trust Western media reporting, because they thought the media must be government controlled and disseminate false or misleading information. Irony of history!

Could AI help US intelligence end decades-long aversion to unclassified data? - Breaking Defense In this op-ed, Joshua Haecker explains how AI and LLMs can help the Intelligence Community use unclassified information, an often untapped source.

Pakistan Health ministry prohibits sugary drinks in official meetings. Really!

What an irony! You would think health ministry officials do not need a prohibition! 😊

Health ministry prohibits sugary drinks in official meetings - Newspaper - DAWN.COM In a measure aimed at setting an example, under the direction of interim Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has issued an advisory with the direction to implement a ban on the consumption of sweetened sugary beverages during official meetings within the ministry and its attached departments.

Credits: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Global Health NOW

The historic irony of Shinzo Abe's assassination

Given the fact that violent attacks on top Japanese politicians are rare in Japan, but there was, for example, another assassination attempt on a Prime Minister in Japan.

In 1960, then Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi was assailed and stabbed several times with a knife. He survived. He also was the maternal grandfather of Shinzo Abe.

According to the Japan Times (see below), there were actually at least a dozen or more severe attacks on Japanese politicians since 1900. In 2007, the mayor of Nagasaki was shot by a "senior member of a crime organization". Thus, you wonder why the security detail of current and former politicians are apparently incapable of preventing a direct close proximity assassination attempt.

Past assassinations and attacks on Japanese politicians

LGBTQ: From persecuted to prosecuting and indoctrinating minority

Some food for thought! What an irony of history!

They think of themselves or they are viewed as the avant-garde of our time.

Credits: Tichy's Einblick Newsletter

Ponzi And The SEC

Posted: 9/16/2018

Trigger

Just watched this History Channel documentary about Ponzi: In Search Of History - Charles Ponzi & His Scheme (History Channel Documentary). Ponzi actually had a long history of petty crime of fraud and theft before his infamous Ponzi scheme.

“... In its heyday, nearly 75% of Boston's police force had invested in Ponzi's scheme. Ponzi's investors even included those closest to him, like his chauffeur John Collins and his own brother-in-law. … ” (Source 1)

Some people even send Ponzi money for future investments while he was in prison after his conviction for fraud! Hope springs eternal! After release from prison he started a new swindle in another state, i.e. Florida.

An Irony Of History

I was so stunned when the above documentary mentioned the name of the company under which Charles Ponzi conducted his scheme: Securities Exchange Company (abbreviated SEC). Ponzi started his fraudulent company in 1920.

The all powerful and unconstitutional U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed in 1934, in the aftermath of the Wall Street stock market crash of 1928, is also commonly abbreviated as SEC. Was this name deliberately chosen?

As they say truth or reality is often stranger than fiction!

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ponzi