ascendthescale.bsky.social
@ascendthescale.bsky.social
Energy, military, technology & all the wonderful haziness between
It’s justifiable to dislike him, his actions. But this sentiment is not only good, it’s necessary.

Carl Sagan said it best “Your own life, or even your species, might be owed to a restless few—drawn, by a craving they can hardly articulate or understand, to undiscovered lands and new worlds.”
May 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A superior selection to others rumored. Combined with Rubio/Waltz, there are capable and Atlanticism-leaning minds heading the Trump foreign policy team. Let’s also recall, Trump backed the “Maximum Pressure” strategy against North Korea & Iran in his first term. Shades of the proposed UKR plan
November 28, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Additional context: these are leading edge (most advanced lithography) fabs, ~ $15 billion each. TSMC is required by local law to deploy fabs in Taiwan first.
TSMC’s dominance is not a forgone conclusion. Intel is building at least two and up to four fabs in the US next year of comparative tech.
November 21, 2024 at 5:48 AM