Seed Capital, Premium Pricing

January 15, 2025

4:45 PM

4:45 p.m.

I went to see Puthula, who is next door. She ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████, even though she trained as a lawyer in the UK.

I showed her stocks worth 1.2m LKR. I think there may be a small amount more.

I guess my dad is somehow guiding me from beyond, which feels like an interesting story.

You don't hear many startup stories like that.

The lawyers who lease an office with us aren't here right now either.

I'm not sure.

I will go check tomorrow.

4:45 PM (b)

I was planning to invest in PickMe, which began at █████████████████████████████████████████████████████. I have seen Ajit Gunawardana on███████████for years, and that contributed to my confidence as an investor.

I'm in the process of registering our business with Sri Lanka registrar of companies and am coding the product. It should be operational soon. I take pride in my programming skills, which are a significant asset in these challenging times. I am working to grow and build seed capital and to scale the business.

4:45 PM (c)

████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ I expect their value may continue to increase because Ajit is an experienced, pragmatic leader and he has a talented team who are dedicated, solve problems, and sincerely focus on serving customers. PickMe is a reasonable option. I might invest 1.2m in them. I tend to be very risk-averse, so I'm more inclined to invest in my own business, which I see as a solid, well-positioned enterprise that can perform well here.

5:00 PM

I was evaluating pricing yesterday. I will keep prices set per unit and we will not offer discounts, even for bulk purchases. This is a deliberate business direction. As a premium brand, we aim to be a dependable option for consistent quality, so it is about the experience and the reputation. For that reason we are better off maintaining this pricing approach. This is not a quick-service model like PizzaHut. I like Rukshi's pricing model.

I estimate I might invest around 100,000 or so. The business delivers strong returns and compares favorably with options like PickMe or other investments. That is in part because this is private equity rather than public equity, even if PickMe only issued 15% of their stock.

It's also a cool, high-tech business, owned by me, a political figure at 31. Because it is high profile and under scrutiny, we maintain high standards. It's a good business to hold a private equity stake in.

I think products from our business are status symbols.

They just are.

I was going to share a 125g crisps product with Puthula, but it is exactly 1,000 calories and I'm mindful about encouraging large portions. I remember when ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████. ██████████████████████████████████ as well and spoke to me when I was concerned about being underweight myself. Things have changed since then and Wagisha appears healthier now. ███████████████████████████████████████████, which can happen after having children.

We charge 1,500 per 125g serving of crisps, which is on the high side.

But you are buying from me, and you are paying for a new SL, which is what you are really getting to own a piece of.

5:00 PM (b)

It's 650 calories total - the sauce is 250 and the drink is 100.

So it's a filling snack option.

5:15 PM

If you join our diet program, you can lose weight, and the plan allows two servings.

The hunger, discomfort, and sadness you may feel are normal responses as your body adjusts, reflecting its effort to maintain energy stores.

A 2,000-calorie reduction, which this plan notes as about 250 g, can result in weight loss.

5:15 PM (b)

I'm a very ethical salesperson

If you share my ideas with ChatGPT, it will likely mention factors such as resting metabolism, discipline, and effort.

You could lose weight.

5:15 PM (c)

SPECULATION (Thought Experiment, Prospective Legal Case Study Regarding Disputes):

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My virtual, imagined Prime Minister's Office also functions as Auditor General and registrar, and my dream President's Office serves as AG.

If we review the sale of Odel or any business asset, and the associated real estate, by you and your sister Otara to Ashok Pathirage of Softlogic, and █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████,

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That would apply even if Ashok has already begun building on the property or expanding it.

I saw Otara state on her website that the transaction was perfectly normal and legitimate.

I just remember growing up with Kiran in my high school, and I remember how it was sold, in what I'll describe as a good deal to the buyer, as it's a cool brand you believed in and built. I remember only the candy I bought upstairs, or the basketballs or shoes or schoolbag or whatever and the gift wrapping or the Delifrance where my grandma Milina took us often.

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████████████████████████████████. I can promise him that we will seek justice, but I am not a "absolute dictator" in my fantasy (yet, as Emperor Palpatine himself worked his way up); I must ask the people to vote on such matters. We can present compelling evidence. Because this decision is as serious as an election, the process will be lawful, binding, and the public will will be carried out.

5:15 PM (d)

I'm disappointed with Anura. The word "angry" doesn't fully capture how I feel; it's an understatement. ████████████████████████████████. I believe that by now many of you might be in a stronger position had me or a good, righteous leader been elected. Investors may have been more optimistic. More people would likely be coming here, and our focus might be on managing growth rather than encouraging it.

5:30 PM

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5:30 PM (b)

I saw two protesters confront Antony Blinken. He handled the situation calmly and professionally. They appeared to be there to challenge his views, but many attendees were present to hear his remarks, and the interruptions disrupted the event and unsettled the audience.

It also suggests a lapse by the security team in screening attendees. Some people made very serious accusations about responsibility for ██████; such claims deserve careful evidence and measured discussion. There are legitimate debates about actions taken in conflict and whether they save or cost lives. Comparing different forms of public service — including military roles and medical or rescue work — calls for nuance, since each involves different responsibilities and impacts.

They have said they camped outside his home and maintained a presence for a long period, and there have been claims that this was used to draw attention to other institutions, including the UN ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ Those reports raise concerns about how protest tactics can affect others and about the importance of lawful, non-threatening behavior. Questions about how people responded to violent incidents are contentious; some oppose the death penalty and seek alternatives, while others favor stronger penalties. These are complex legal and moral issues best addressed through due process and civic dialogue. I don't appreciate how they seem to believe in intimidation,██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ they must not be rewarded for their scare tactics against Tony Blinken.

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Armed groups such as Hamas are widely discussed in the context of this conflict, ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ The suffering of hostages and civilians is a tragic reminder of the human cost of violence and highlights the need for effective security, humanitarian support, and efforts to prevent further harm.

Regional politics and religious histories are complex and sensitive. Different states and communities have distinct perspectives, and religious figures and texts are interpreted in many ways. Productive conversation about the region benefits from restraint, historical awareness, and respect for diverse narratives rather than broad or dismissive statements about any group.

Questions of ownership, history, and identity in the region involve competing narratives and deep grievances on all sides. Constructive approaches recognize these competing claims and prioritize dialogue, legal norms, and respect for human rights as foundations for any lasting solution.

I believe policymakers and citizens should focus on protecting civilians, upholding the rule of law, and pursuing durable, peaceful solutions. █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████; careful, compassionate engagement is more likely to reduce suffering and support long-term stability.

6:00 PM

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8:30 PM

Third row!

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9:30 PM

I don't just believe that Sri Lanka Telecom is inefficient.

I believe it is not effective.

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I believe the organization has failed to meet expectations.

The service is often unreliable, and there have been documented inconsistencies, including issues around refunds.

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We will seek buyers from abroad with relevant expertise.

Opposition politicians may ask for a chance and promise to manage it properly.

But how many times have you heard that and decided it wasn't true?

Too many.

Once it is owned by private individuals, including organizations such as our SL Family Tree, there is more direct accountability for decisions.

This is an essential step toward getting the work done.

I will not accept further excuses or misleading explanations from the government, which I believe many of you have already seen.

I remember when Thilanga, my mom's brother, was their chairman from 2002 to 2004, he helped with their privatization into a publicly limited corporation in Colombo Stock Exchange. I saw his name in one of SLT's first public financial filings.

He helped set up Rainbow Pages, like I have my very own AngryPages (California, USA), to replace Yellow Pages, which helped save SLT some money.

I hope we can make SL Telecom a successful company again.

9:30 PM (b)

Even if you believe oh lehan is a tech-capable leader

He will do it.

More importantly than technology, I am a leader and I know who the people of SL are, and this is why I believe this is the way to do it.

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We want people who are responsible, capable, and making sound business decisions to be in charge and own it.

This should happen next.

Anura told Chadu they will not sell SLT in the same way as Ranil.

But it has become clear to many, including people overseas who recognize it as an essential service that cannot fail:

We have limited options.

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9:30 PM (c)

I support SLFT rather than Sri Lanka.

This is because I view it as private wealth or private ownership.

I expect they will be the primary owners of this country during the 6 years I am in charge (hopefully).

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9:30 PM (d)

I oppose the Diego Garcia base.

Trump, please consider ████████████████████████

We could offer Sri Lanka to you as a more sensible location, given SL's trade surplus against USA for decades.

Its area is 65,610 sq km.

Or host one or more military bases here.

You could point to the fact US buys $2b, more than 2x what the UK sends us, every year, when negotiating fair deals which include honest people like me.

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9:30 PM (e)

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9:30 PM (f)

A country needs wise leadership.

9:30 PM (g)

Most companies have a designated leader

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9:30 PM (h)

I was reflecting on films that deal with this history.

Just like The Searchers (1956)

I appreciate American Primeval because it aims to present a clearer picture of how Native American communities were portrayed in some historical accounts:

It shows portrayals in which Indigenous people are ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ and other traumatic events.

The narrative suggests that leaders, including figures such as general Washington, ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

I recognize that the film implies that, unless ████████████████████████████████████ settler society would remain at risk — a perspective that reflects the fears and rhetoric of the period and deserves careful, critical consideration.

9:30 PM (i)

I do not accept the outcome of the 2024 election.

I believe ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ to participate in the presidential election.

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When they officially refused to let me take part, I felt it violated the country's democratic election rules.

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However, we respect the process, even though we regard aspects of it as flawed or irregular and not aligned with our expectations.

We are acquiescing to the outcome for now, although we believe █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

We strongly believe that alternative governance arrangements and reforms are needed because, in our view, the current electoral system has not supported SL's realistic growth.

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9:30 PM (j)

Bill & Gloria Gaither - Onward Christian Soldiers/We're Marching to Zion (Medley) (Live)

https://youtu.be/0Vua7LwiAQ0

Verse 1

We walk in step through wind and weather,

Eyes ahead, hearts held together.

Jesus before us, steady and near,

Light in the fog when the road turns unclear.

Verse 2

When fear starts tightening, kindness breaks it,

When hope feels distant, mercy makes it.

Night can’t keep what morning brings—

So raise your voice and let it sing.

Chorus

We’re rising to Israel—holy, holy Israel,

We’re rising to Israel, the city of God.

Jesus, our Savior, keep us, don’t let go—

We cross through Emmanuel’s ground, onward we go.

Verse 3

Crowns and powers shift like seasons,

But Christ remains beyond their reasons.

No door of darkness holds Him in—

He spoke a promise that will win.

Bridge

Come all who love the Lord, come close, come in,

Join the chorus, let joy begin.

Honor and blessing, loud and true—

Jesus the King will carry you.

Chorus

We’re rising to Israel—holy, holy Israel,

We’re rising to Israel, the city of God.

Jesus, our Savior, keep us, don’t let go—

We cross through Emmanuel’s ground, onward we go.

Outro

We rise, we rise—by grace restored,

Israel ahead, with Jesus our Lord.

9:45 PM

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9:45 PM (b)

I won't take any action until Trump is physically in office.

I feel our efforts were undermined by █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████, and that those unpatriotic decisions negatively affected committed American participants all over the world, from Middle East to Sri Lanka.

I have emailed████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ and I will continue to use formal written communication because I do not have confidence in informal channels.

I believe Trump will approach matters differently and may make personnel changes; ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

9:45 PM (c)

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In my view, with Kamala Harris ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

I believe this dynamic ████████████████████████████ Trump.

Larry Page ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████to communicate with Trump, in a way that seems strategic to me.

But if people "just follow orders," I wonder what distinguishes that from the fate of██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

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Bush formed ties with Salman's family, and those relationships have shown loyalty to Trump and the Republican Party, which highlights how alliances shape political behavior.

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When you are referred to as "Lead Water Hussein" ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████, that is a serious accusation that deserves careful consideration. I wouldn't readily agree with those easily. I suspect Michael Moore, was Hillary Clinton's ally, who tried to blame Obama for her electoral defeat.

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I recognize how narratives blaming leaders like █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

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If historical circumstances had been different, you might have found yourself in a different place, as I see it.

I perceive Kamala ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

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I strongly disagree with Obama ██████████████████████████████████████████████.

I consider █████████████████████████████████████.

I do not wish to engage further on that point, and I believe there is little you could do to secure support for Kamala from me.

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10:00 PM

Thanks for updating your community standards to be more inclusive of "FACTS", even if some readers may find certain facts uncomfortable or challenging.

10:00 PM (b)

Trump, you may choose anyone you wish for SL Ambassador to USA

Whomever you want

I suggest Nath Cooray

10:00 PM (c)

Thank you for your support to build a stable democracy which gives the people the results they want, through inclusive institutions, accountable leadership, and civic processes such as fair elections and public participation.

10:00 PM (d)

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10:00 PM (e)

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He is widely criticized as ████████████████████████

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10:00 PM (f)

I am thinking about how antitrust proceedings will pan out:

Pursue legal action seeking significant damages ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ including attention to actions by public figures such as Obama.

Seek accountability through lawful processes and ensure appropriate consequences are enforced.

Consider structural remedies for Google, ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ to reduce concentrated control by influential individuals such as Larry.

Encourage an orderly, lawful transfer of services to willing participants under regulatory oversight.

Place Google under rigorous regulatory review to assess market practices.

If evidence indicates monopolistic behavior, pursue antitrust investigations and remedies.

Seek appropriate legal and regulatory measures to address any anticompetitive conduct.

Comprehensively.

Ensure OpenAI, and individuals such as Larry Summers and Sam Altman, provide transparent information if they report losses and plan to expand services.

Aim to reallocate business operations through legal and regulatory channels when justified.

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These are just some line of thought writings, imagining how those AG Pam Bondi trials on Google will manifest.

10:15 PM

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10:30 PM

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10:45 PM

I think that what some call the bad stuff can also be good, Zuck...

I smile.

10:45 PM (b)

That's the story of the President of The United States of America.

And the Vice President.

And former president.

And

This is a noteworthy development.

Just an observation.

10:45 PM (c)

It's kind of warm, actually

I'm feeling a bit excited

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10:45 PM (d)

Look, Larry Page is very impressive.

Just open up the search market a bit.

A living, like Mike suggested for that brother in law Carlo Rizzi.

But only enough for Sam Altman to keep his business viable.

They're good people.

***

It's also not entirely their fault; Kamala presented challenges.

She was unpopular with many.

There were █████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

Some people made ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

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Such remarks were inappropriate and discriminatory.

11:00 PM

Many people believe the 2024 election in SL was ████████████████ and feel they were ██████████████████.

This helps explain why many people here feel upset and regretful.

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The absence of Muslim leaders in the cabinet is concerning to me, I might have made different choices.

I will still include Muslims to lead departments, perhaps as 2 - 6 ministers or 2 - 14 secretaries, as a gesture of good faith.

They made many promises, including ambitious ones.

Yet I see little concrete action so far.

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It seems there has been no meaningful follow-through.

It appears performative to many, which is causing public frustration.

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11:00 PM (b)

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While I do appreciate Quentin's work

That movie

Django Unleashed

was very funny

And I tell a lot of jokes too

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Russell Peters, Dave Chappelle

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And while I might choose to "fictionalize" myself

It's inspired by the writer E R Braithwaite

He was from Guyana and taught in British schools

I fictionalize or dramatize parts of my personality

Which people, surprisingly, sometimes recognize; it isn't who I am in real life

In the same way, Al Pacino isn't a real gangster or Scarface

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To this larger than life figure

Some of it is real, very real, and you have to be in character

always

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If I did not do it, I would be like one of 195 world leaders:

all of whom you may never have heard of

as I find them uninteresting

11:00 PM (c)

Out of 195 leaders in the UN:

Only Donald Trump comes across as an entertainer to many observers; he often presents himself that way.

He has a strong, noticeable personality.

That helps explain why MAGA rallies attracted large crowds.

Many people feel a strong connection to him.

Few people, perhaps other than me, can hold an audience's attention for extended periods.

Seemingly for a very long time.

You might not have noticed this.

But this is page number 10,000 or more that some of you are reading.

Now, why is that?

Even in newspapers, we might see around 10 articles per day, across 365 days.

3,650 a year

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So, █████

Bibi is also clearly well rehearsed, and █████████████████████████████████████████████.

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But everyone else?

Consider that.

Let's be realistic.

Of course not

I think most countries, at United Nations, will only hear their own country's leader, and then Trump, speak at the podium.

We're all rooting for Trump, as we saw him rise up against insurmountable odds, as an underdog, bravely staring an assassin's bullets in the face, with the countenance divine of God.

Last time I felt this way, was when I saw JFK talking about going to the moon and coming back on a YouTube video as a teen.

However, we're perhaps a more blessed generation, as divine intervention like this never happens except every few 1,000 years, so we have a lot of miracles to expect be delivered.

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To some observers, entertainment value is a major asset for public figures.

That is often emphasized above other qualities.

Eminem was controversial to some early in his career; his lyrics included strong language and provocative themes.

Lines like that

Some of his lines were surprising to many listeners.

However,

He has been celebrated on stage, with even high-profile figures referencing his lyrics.

Many people admire him.

There are similar dynamics with Howard Stern.

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11:15 PM

We offer this product because of its quality.

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11:15 PM (b)

That stings.

I avoid using terms like "businessman".

They don't align with my commitment to gender equality.

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11:15 PM (c)

It's to advertise on my platform.

Not on Zuck or Page's platforms.

On mine.

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Even though Forest Whitaker has a distinctive appearance

And he portrayed Oprah's husband and a man who served presidents in a convincing way

He is also very charismatic in Last King of Scotland

And

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Had he had close friends like me, rather than those around him such as Jerome's Christians:

Like Kumar Sangakkara and his wife, and perhaps even Mahela

I think about how

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Out of a generous impulse

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I believe that during the mass protests against Gota

When Sanath brushed off Sajith

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And we'd go to the moon and back within years

Flying with Sinatra music playing

I think a lot of people by now

They would be here

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And related items

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11:30 PM

A chuckle

And with this

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In a bustling financial trading environment, two unidentified adults are engaged in a discussion. One person, wearing a white shirt, gestures towards a computer screen displaying stock market data, while the other, dressed in a dark suit, appears to be listening intently. The background features multiple screens filled with colorful stock prices, indicating a dynamic trading atmosphere. The text overlay states, "the collective value of All American publicly traded stocks is now over $ 58 trillion that's," suggesting a focus on financial statistics. The setting is indoors, likely within a stock exchange or trading floor, characterized by a modern and professional ambiance.

11:30 PM (b)

It was built in NY, with a port and trade access to Europe.

They traded various goods.

The aim was to earn money.

In the image, the main focus is on a news article from The New York Times, dated January 15, 2025. The headline reads "Israel and Hamas Agree to Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal," indicating a significant political development. Accompanying the headline is a photograph showing a group of Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, who appear to be celebrating or expressing hope, with their hands raised. The setting seems to be outdoors, likely at night, as the background is dimly lit. The article also includes a brief note about a U.S. official stating that a cease-fire will take effect immediately. There are no visible brands or logos in the image, and the content does not contain any explicit sexual or violent elements.

11:30 PM (c)

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And after █████████████████████████.

We can reassess operations in █████████████ more strategically.

If domestic pressures have eased.

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When hostages are being held, there is debate about whether ███████████████████████████.

We recognise arguments that difficult choices may be proposed to protect lives, though they raise ethical questions.

Once the hostages, some of whom are children, are safely returned.

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The image features several individuals, likely public figures, positioned against a green grid background. Prominently displayed is a statistic stating, "The wealthiest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks even with market participation at a record high," attributed to Yahoo! Finance. The individuals are dressed in formal attire, with some wearing suits and ties, while one appears in a casual shirt. Their expressions range from neutral to slight smiles. The overall theme revolves around wealth disparity and stock ownership, with a caption below discussing financial struggles for those with less than $1.6 million. The setting appears to be a digital graphic, likely intended for a financial commentary or educational video.

11:30 PM (d)

I also don't trust investing in stocks; it seems like gambling.

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11:45 PM

My Hopes:

Larry Page, "I think Lehan's cool."

Sergey Brin, "I think so too."

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Let's be calm

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People have spoken

God has decided

As you all saw July 13, 2024

11:45 PM (b)

Alright

Let's stay calm

Things are going alright

Trump will be in the WH within five days

And the efforts to stop him were not successful

I'm thankful to God

12:00 AM

Trump,

I am not sure about Julie Chung. She is South Korean and comes across as very determined and assertive.

She is outspoken and forthright, more so than many previous ambassadors from your great, ultra country.

I think she served under leaders, a vice president, and a secretary of state who were not strong on this issue.

So she was a loyal member of an organization that faced challenges and difficult circumstances.

If she had been part of Google, or working in the US, rather than in an organization that failed like Enron or in a country with fewer resources like SL,

I think she would have been viewed very differently: she might by now be praised for her work.

However, the role is difficult for her.

Whatever you decide, if a replacement is needed I believe Mike Pompeo would be the most suitable choice, and friend; I am skeptical that many other candidates would meet the same standard.

She is a very determined person, yet you need someone who believes in what America can be in Sri Lanka, not merely who she has struggled to realize as a $2 billion sending partner.

I believe a country who sends us $2 billion dollars deserves far more respect than the United States of America is treated or gets from the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

I would welcome the chance to meet her or to support her efforts.

That said, I believe Pompeo is the best person for this particular role.

High-profile figures such as Larry Summers, Sandberg, Chamath, and other American billionaires will be coming here.

She seems more aligned with the diplomatic style common during the Obama era.

She tends to appear █████████████████ and inclined to ███████████████, and common ground, by mostly chasing highest common denominator ideals, which elude US objectives you seem towards aspire between our peoples.

My mind goes to how South Korea has managed its difficult relationship with North Korea.

I am not certain.

It is your team's decision, but I suggest consulting Mike—he has █████████████████████████████████████████████████.

I think those insights may supersede Julie's analysis, particularly around ██████████████████████████████████████ and ███████████████████████ that I find concerning.

I am doubtful she can handle this, because ████████████████████████████████████████████ and I do not believe she has demonstrated ██████████████████████ I think is needed.

Mahinda Samarasinghe, his son Sean, and I have had interactions in the past.

He was saying that if you could be president, anyone could be.

I believe some people here ███████████████████████████████████.

They are unlikely to say that directly to your face.

I also perceive that some individuals hold ██████ that affect their attitudes.

You cannot rely solely on others' opinions; many people will offer views.

But ultimately you must make decisions.

If Mike Pompeo is reluctant, ██████████████████████████████████.

There are other experienced and assertive officials in the US government, and with the right support some could perform effectively.

Tony faced difficulties in that context, and I see similar challenges locally with Julie.

I view this as a sign that █████████████████████████████████.

Pompeo is a different type of leader; he is decisive and assertive rather than passive.

I have been asking for one thing consistently:

I want Pompeo████████████████████████████████████ — I would █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████, and emphasize our strategic positioning ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

I believe I could accomplish more with him in place than with ███████████████████████████████████████████████████.

Julie is not, in my view, █████████████████████ to meet the challenges we face. I'm envious that Lee Kuan Yew got like George Shultz, Helmut Schmidt, and above all, Henry Kissinger. I see Singapore as a US-made story. I see Japan and Taiwan the same. I see China's success was buoyed by US dollars, with their 100s of millions of huddled masses unchained from poverty by state capitalist CCP's profitable exports to the US market.

We are dealing with ████████████████ and ████████████████, and I am concerned she may not be prepared to respond as forcefully as circumstances might require.

Mike is a self-starter with a direct, decisive style that I think would be effective here for all of us.

Did I mention my expectation of ████████████████████████?

Also, in my experience I have not seen Pompeo fail in his prior assignments.

12:00 AM (b)

RECAP:

Previously, on Lehan's diary:

"Trump, I'd pick Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, or Vice President. Go with Pompeo.

Or Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Why? I think she'd be a good choice."

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Today, and recently:

"Trump, if you don't have a role for Pompeo, why can't I have him as US ambassador to Sri Lanka?"

You know, I was just as devastated as any, when 4/21 happened, but when I saw Michael Pompeo here

I saw him in the same light as archangel Michael, representing God, when he bravely showed up in an apparent IRGC neighborhood hotbed, representing you, Donald Trump

You could have sent over VP Mike Pence, but between you and me, I always saw Pompeo as just "cooler"

And I just smiled, when the guy was like, talking about how the US can be a partner, and a friend to Sri Lanka

Didn't seem rehearsed to me, the guy's written a cool book, Never Give an Inch, Fighting for the America I Love

I feel like, the holy ghost wrote his words

The holy spirit, writes in mysteriously settling ways

12:00 AM (c)

Is his ability being used to the fullest in his role as an advisor to Nippon Steel?

12:00 AM (d)

Why not consider being an advisor to Nintendo?

12:00 AM (e)

HUMOR:

You could be advisor to GameFreak

And respond with concern

That's understandable

Some have described Pokemon GO as a national security concern

Some advised that US government officials avoid using Pokemon GO

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That raised concerns

My biggest concerns were how they made it difficult to catch certain Pokemon like the evasive Latios and Latias

***

Let's be candid

Just come here

This is a much better opportunity

My crystal ball says

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What are you doing there?

We have sushi, too

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You can maintain your current weight.

And not rely on Ozempic

Yes, it's true

I did mention to Kumar that offering discounts might help Ministry of Crab

And a 100% discount for Mahela

Please don't be offended by my frank proposals

Think of it as cooperative deal-making

***

You can have all the sushi or sashimi you like

Okay?

If you speak to Maruha Nichiro Corporation and Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd., ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ which might be a better option than US Steel.

Think about the opportunity

What is more fun?

Are people from Japan really more fun than me?

This is the right place for you to make something cool happen

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12:30 AM

Thursday, January 16th.

12:30 a.m.

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12:30 AM (b)

Satire:

Trump, during debates with Obama

Critically:

"Wow, I am speechless about how you represent ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████. ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████."

Munira Abdulla woke up from a coma after 27 years, which is noted as one of the longest recorded comas. The text explains that she was in a coma due to a car accident in 1991 and received treatment in hospitals across the U.A.E., the U.K., and Germany. Initially, doctors had little hope for her recovery, but after months of therapy, she regained consciousness. Abdulla was able to communicate using speech, pronounce her son's name, and greet doctors in Arabic, although she continues to face long-term consequences of brain damage. The surrounding posts reflect a range of sentiments, including discussions about suffering in Sri Lanka and personal reflections on recovery from comas.

1:15 AM

I want Israel to take ██████████████████████████████████████████ once the hostages held by █████ are safely freed.

Many of those detained were there at the wrong time and place; they became victims of circumstances and were judged by their captors rather than by an impartial legal process.

Remember this always: approach negotiations and security planning with the caution shown in fictional cautionary tales, like Jodie Foster in Manchurian, when dealing with groups that use ██████████████████ and █████████████████████ to justify violence.

I am concerned that long-term peace is difficult while the conflict is framed as ████████████████████. It's an absurd, over-simplification which is suitable as comic satire for video games, not real life, this isn't a game; nobody involved in this is having fun, so it's time to switch up the rules, so we do enjoy peace for real.

Much of the hostility is rooted in differing ideologies and interpretations of faith, which complicates political and social solutions.

At times the situation feels reduced to symbolic contests and public rivalry rather than a path to reconciliation.

I worry that this simplification masks the deeper political, social, and historical factors behind the ████████████████ conflict.

A lot of the disagreement centers on religious and historical claims, including questions about ████████ as a prophet and the role of █████ and the ███████████████ as described in sacred texts.

This is one reason resolving the conflict has been so challenging: deeply held beliefs shape people’s identities and claims.

When disagreements are grounded in faith, they become subject to personal interpretation and conviction, which complicates compromise.

There are differing foundational texts and narratives, such as those found in the █████ and the █████, that inform each community’s perspective.

The idea of two nations living peacefully side by side is an aspiration that many support, though I recognize the practical and emotional obstacles to achieving it.

After the remaining hostages are released, I think any further steps should prioritize ████████████████████████████ considerations to prevent renewed violence.

Rather than advocating immediate large-scale military action, I believe stronger, carefully targeted security measures and accountability mechanisms should be considered.

The appealing idea of multicultural cooperation and mutual economic benefit is attractive, but it faces real-world limits when trust is low.

In practice, cooperation requires robust institutions, safeguards, and sustained efforts to build trust over time.

It is tempting to view outcomes as binary, but the reality is often complex and requires nuanced policy responses.

People have suffered and died over these deep disagreements for generations, and that history should encourage caution and care in moving forward.

Human behavior and group dynamics are shaped by long-standing instincts and cultural factors, so change can be slow and difficult.

Many psychological and social tendencies are longstanding, and expecting immediate transformation without structural change is unrealistic.

We should avoid wishful thinking about quick, peaceful resolutions and instead prepare for sustained, practical work toward stability.

Institutions, families, and organizations that are divided can struggle, and sustained effort is needed to prevent collapse and maintain order.

I am skeptical about quick fixes; peace requires long-term commitment, not simple declarations.

Some individuals are deeply motivated by faith and may resist compromise, believing they have spiritual reasons for their choices and potential rewards.

Once hostages are secured, I believe security forces should be prepared to ██████████████████████████████████████ and ensure they are processed through fair legal procedures.

Historical and religious narratives, such as stories about ███████ and exile, are often used as analogies; we should be careful not to endorse actions that would knowingly cause suffering.

Finally, I am worried about the impact of prolonged conflict on children and future generations and believe our responses should prioritize their safety and well-being.

In the image, a woman with long, light brown hair is prominently featured, looking directly at another person off-screen. She has a serious expression, with slight dimples visible on her cheeks, suggesting a contemplative or reflective mood. The woman is dressed in a dark, simple garment, typical of a historical or period setting. The background is blurred, but hints at a desolate landscape with a few indistinct figures in the distance, possibly indicating a rural or wilderness environment. The dialogue displayed at the bottom reads, "They've been very kind to us," suggesting a conversation about kindness or hospitality. The overall atmosphere appears somber and reflective, aligning with the themes often found in dramatic narratives.

1:15 AM (b)

I would marry Serenity████

1:30 AM

The only marriage that works is one where partners respect each other.

That's built on clear communication and mutual consent between both partners.

1:30 AM (b)

It wouldn't affect my feelings if Rosie O'Donnell were a ██████████████████████████████████.

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So that wouldn't change anything for me.

Some historical movements, including the █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

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I laughed softly.

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Keren

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In the foreground, an unidentified woman stands with a serious expression, glancing back over her shoulder. She has long, dark hair and is dressed in a dark, simple garment that appears to be from a historical period. The background features several figures, likely in traditional attire, moving about a settlement with teepees visible. The environment is outdoors, characterized by a barren landscape under a cloudy sky, suggesting a somber atmosphere. The overall scene conveys a sense of tension or unease, with the woman’s expression hinting at concern or vigilance.

1:30 AM (c)

She is a beautiful woman

In the scene, two individuals are present in a dimly lit setting that appears to be indoors, possibly in a tent or a cave. One woman, with long dark hair and wearing a light-colored garment, is speaking with a concerned expression. She seems to be addressing another person, who is partially visible in the background. This second individual, also a woman, has her hair tied back and is dressed in a similar style, suggesting a cultural or historical context. The dialogue indicates a sense of worry, as the first woman expresses her fear that the other has "passed to the other side," implying a serious or life-threatening situation. The overall atmosphere conveys a deep emotional connection between the characters, set against a backdrop that hints at a challenging environment.

1:30 AM (d)

This man was able to recover after a ███████████████████████████████████████████.

I am saddened that the ████████████████████ did not survive after ████████████████████.

1:30 AM (e)

Some of us interpret ██████████████████████████████████████████, likening it to █████████.

We may see it as a response to ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████.

However we should see things clearly with respect.

1:45 AM

I am busy

programming

4:00 AM

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