Happy Tuesday Everyone! Today’s newsletter: 974 words…3.7 mins
🗞 Today’s Edition: Trump’s Nobel Nomination, Russia recognizes Taliban, Helsing’s mini AI submarines, Macron Humiliated by Brigitte & much more!
🚨 Watch For: Potential finalized deal on Israel-Gaza in the coming week.
📜THE HIGHLIGHT
One killer insight to stash in your back pocket
Source: X/@WhiteHouse
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Netanyahu in Washington: Ceasefire Chess, Symbolic Gestures & Mamdani Drama
🤝 ☮ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington for the third time since January, hosting a private dinner with President Trump. In a warm exchange, he presented President Trump with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and praised shared strikes on Iran.
Dinner was 🔥—but Gaza’s anchor drags
Discussed a potential 60-day ceasefire deal with Hamas
Prisoner-hostage swap framework being negotiated via Qatar and Egypt
Voluntary relocation of Gaza’s civilians to third countries post-war
😆 Zohran’s threats to Bibi met with laughs:
Netanyahu shrugged off NYC Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani’s vow to arrest him as “silly” while answering Press at the White House dinner.
“I’m coming anyway—with President Trump,”
🗣 Trump adds: “He’ll [Zohran] behave. Or he’ll have big problems.”
🗽 NYC Mayor Eric Adams took the opportunity today to chime in saying, he would welcome Netanyahu as he would any international leader, pointing out that statements such as those reverberate across the international community.
🗓 Today’s agenda: Netanyahu is expected to meet with Mike Johnson, Schumer, and Vance, and will have a private meeting with the President on Gaza.
♟️THE CHESSBOARD
Geopolitics Decoded In 3 Moves
Left: Macron makes at speech at Windsor Castle; Top-Right: Brigitte ignores her husband; Bottom-Right: Speech at Windsor
🇫🇷🇬🇧 Macron to UK: Let’s Save Europe (Together)
🗣 In the grandeur of the historic Windsor Castle, French President Emmanuel Macron told UK lawmakers they must co-lead Europe’s security, invoking Churchill and warning of “destabilizing powers.”
He doubled down on Europe’s need for strategic autonomy—even if Westminster isn’t fully on board; Palestinian statehood, Ukraine support & crackdown on Channel migration networks.
💡 Why it matters: Macron’s pitch for a UK-EU security bromance challenges Britain’s tight U.S. ties—spotlighting Europe’s growing push to stand alone in a world splitting into rival power blocs.
🫖 Bonus Tea: Macron got REJECTED by his wife…again, as she made her way down the flight steps. The humiliation continues…
🚨Full details of the visit and State Banquet with the Royals - in tomorrow’s issue. Stay tuned…
🇷🇺 Taliban Gets the Moscow Seal of Approval
🤝 On July 3, Russia became the first major power to officially recognize the Taliban, accepting their ambassador’s credentials.
This cements a strategic pivot: Moscow wants trade routes, energy transit, and a regional foothold — ignoring the Taliban’s brutal human rights record.
➡ Western capitals slam the move as a green light for repression, but expect copycats like China to cozy up next.
🔎 Bottom Line: Realpolitik > morality, as always.
HTS Off U.S. Terror List, Syria Steps Toward Legitimacy
The U.S. just delisted Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—formerly al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch—citing its role in Assad’s ouster and “positive steps” under Ahmed al-Sharaa.
🥷 Al-Sharaa was the head of HTS before becoming Syria’s new interim President
⚖️ HTS dissolved in January; members joined Syria’s military.
💼 The move opens doors to aid, travel, and diplomacy—but UN sanctions still stand.
📄 Sec. Marco Rubio cited “positive actions” by Syria’s new gov’t under interim President al-Sharaa. Western allies cautiously support the move.
⚠️ Critics warn it risks normalizing extremists with bloody pasts.
🗽THE EMPIRE FILES
Political Drama From DC To NYC
Left: Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan; Top-Right: Silvana Garza Valdez and María Paula Zárate, both 19 years old; Bottom-Right: Nolan and Clara Shelton, 14-year-old twins
🫡 Rookie and Teen Heroes To The Rescue In Texas
💪 A rookie Coast Guard swimmer and teen counselors are being hailed as heroes after flash floods devastated Texas’s Camp Mystic, killing 27.
On his first rescue, Scott Ruskan helped airlift soaked, barefoot campers while some teen staff went through the harrowing ordeal of prepping kids for the unfathomable - by writing their names on their arms.
🪟 Some counselors tossed girls through windows to escape the rising water. At least 6 remain missing. “They didn’t need a hero. They needed help.” - Ruskin
💡 Why It Matters: This wasn’t just a natural disaster — it was a test of raw human courage. Teenagers and a first-time rescue swimmer saved dozens where emergency systems failed.
✉ Sam Altman’s Letter to the Dems
✍ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he’s now “politically homeless”—slamming Democrats’ shift away from techno-capitalism.
“I’d rather hear from candidates about how they are going to make everyone have the stuff billionaires have instead of how they are going to eliminate billionaires”, he said on X.
🗽 It seemed to be aimed particularly at NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani who declared billionaires shouldn't exist.
🧠 Altman wants wealth creation and distribution, not class war.
🎯 Subtext: Silicon Valley’s patience with progressive populism is running out.
🤖 CODES & POWER
Tech Wars, Crypto Chaos, and AI’s Black Mirror Moments
Helsing’s AI Subs Dive into UK Waters
Defense startup Helsing—now Europe’s hottest war-tech unicorn (€5B val)—will build AI mini-subs in the UK to hunt Russian undersea saboteurs.
🏭 £350M factory in Plymouth.
📦 It’s the UK’s first “resilience factory.”
💸 Backed by €600M in funding, Helsing is Europe’s new stealth-tech darling.
Flex: Helsing's largest investor is Spotify's founder Daniel Ek and some of its senior management have experience working at top tech firms like Palantir Technologies and Meta.
Goldfinger 2.0: Tether’s $8B Gold Vault Glimmers in Swiss Secrecy
Tether is now one of the world’s largest non-state gold holders—with nearly 80 tons stashed in a secret Swiss vault. The El Salvador-based stablecoin king now owns 5% of its reserves in bullion.
💰 The stash backs its gold token, XAUT.
👀 Regulators aren’t thrilled: new rules may force a fire sale.
🔐 “Most secure vault in the world,” claims CEO.
🔍 Bottom Line: This turns crypto's "trustless" ethos into gold-backed realism – just as BRICS nations stockpile bullion to de-dollarize.
💀 THE ROAST
Because World Leaders Beg To Be Dragged
