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What stands out to me here is the pipeline. Israel has built an unusually tight feedback loop between military intelligence, private startups, and global market
by baklavaEmperor 8mo ago
What stands out to me here is the pipeline. Israel has built an unusually tight feedback loop between military intelligence, private startups, and global markets. When that ecosystem scales internationally, it’s fair to ask whether partners are buying technology or importing unilateral leverage that only benefits Israel here.
- hparadiz 8mo agoWhy is everyone surprised that a country of less than 10 million has a tech sector where everyone effectively knows each other?
- helge9210 8mo agoI would put the upper bound on the population relevant to _the_ tech sector at 28000.
- hparadiz 8mo agoImpressive how effective they are with such a small foot print. The rest of us should be taking notes.
- RobotToaster 8mo agoAmazing what you can achieve with the kind of kompromat Epstein gathered.
- Pay08 8mo agoDo you believe everything else Holocaust deniers[0] say? [0] https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/02/08/2026/semafor-media-reputational-damage?utm_source=nowshare&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered5#g https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/02/08/2026/semafor-media-... (paragraph 5)
- RobotToaster 8mo agoHis connections to mossad have been documented well before then https://electronicintifada.net/content/us-media-barely-touches-epstein-links-israeli-intelligence/50822 https://electronicintifada.net/content/us-media-barely-touch...
- Pay08 8mo agoYou might as well have cited 4chan with that link but whatever. No, it isn't known. What is known is that he had contacts who in turn had contacts in Mossad. And seeing both Epstein's vocal dislike of Israel and his vocal like for some of Israel's enemies (Russia in particular), I seriously doubt those contacts went any deeper than that.
- lm28469 8mo ago[flagged]
- Cyph0n 8mo ago[flagged]
- hparadiz 8mo agoThe Judeans domesticated the olive tree 8000 years ago. Then spread it to the entire Mediterranean. Corroberated with DNA evidence. You're welcome.
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- mupuff1234 8mo agoDidn't realize there was a patent on hummus.
- Cyph0n 8mo agoNo, but stealing cuisine is a form of cultural erasure, particularly when it applies to Palestinian cuisine.
- mupuff1234 8mo agoYou know Jews are from the levant, right?
- Cyph0n 8mo agoAre we talking “from” as in 3000 years ago, or “from” as in sometime in not ancient history? Are Japanese people “from” China? Is Japanese cuisine therefore part of Chinese or Korean cuisine?
- baq 8mo agoRecently for obvious reasons I’ve started questioning everything. I imagine I’m not alone. Let’s just say I’m even more of a fan of EU digital infrastructure moving to strictly EU countries, no outside traffic allowed.
- meowface 8mo agoDon't get me wrong, I get why they want to and it is probably a justified security concern, but it's also things like that which will probably cause Europe's economy to continue to stagnate while the US's will probably continue to soar even with Trump (and perhaps, later, Vance) completely destroying our international reputation and credibility and our most important political and scientific institutions. The fact that the US can continue to economically do so well relative to others despite currently being run by some of the stupidest and most abhorrent people possible is... sad.
- hparadiz 8mo agoEurope could be more competitive but then they snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Just in the past week they're meddling with the infinite scroll feature and then the unrealized taxes in the Netherlands. Why would a tech company wanna operate in such an environment?
- CorrectHorseBat 8mo agoWhy would we care about competivity where it doesn't benefit society? Addictive social media and wealth accumulation actively harm society
- hparadiz 8mo agoYou have fun with that. Lemme know how it goes.
- CorrectHorseBat 8mo agoWhat for an answer is that?
- helge9210 8mo ago> tight feedback loop between military intelligence, private startups It's just friends buying from friends.
- lm28469 8mo ago> Israel has built an unusually tight feedback loop between military intelligence, private startups, and global markets. How's that different from the US? half of the big players started as three letters agency side projects
- coliveira 8mo agoThey're just too busy repackaging the same spying tech on different channels and then selling that for billions in the US stock market. Also knowing that US regulators won't say a single word, because how could they ever say something bad about these companies... It must be a very good business.
- markus_zhang 8mo agoIt is probably in their blood because as someone surrounded by enemies you gotta be pragmatic and on your toe all the time. No wonder they are pretty good at intelligence collection. One of my previous bosses told me that people with highest scores join the intelligence staffs. Not sure if it is true, though.
- SiempreViernes 8mo ago> One of my previous bosses told me that people with highest scores join the intelligence staffs. Certainly the common practice of looting civilian homes and posting about it on social media implies something about their infantry.
- Cyph0n 8mo agoSurrounded by enemies of their own creation. It’s a beautiful cycle of aggression and self-victimization; a true ouroboros. On the intelligence front, Mossad does a wonderful job performing extra-judicial killings using the dirtiest tricks you could think of. They’re also very good partners: almost every counter-intelligence outfit sings their praises.
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- belter 8mo agoYou should look at Israel deal for the F-35. They got the only F-35 unlocked and non dependent on the US software lock. They were never part of the development program like Norway, Denmark, Italy or the Netherlands so did not have to bear those costs. Norway, Denmark, Italy or the Netherlands, still had to pay for their F-35... Israel paid 2.3 Billion for their F-35, but the US committed to buy 4 Billion from Israel defense firms, so concluding with a net positive of +1.25 Billion for Israel economy....all at the cost to the US tax payer. :-) "F-35I Adir: Israel’s Custom F-35 That No Other Nation Has" - https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/04/f-35i-adir-israels-custom-f-35-that-no-other-nation-has/ https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/04/f-35i-adir-israels-custo... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Israeli_procurement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...
- epolanski 8mo agoThis net positive argument is asinine. You aren't burning money, you're getting services and technologies.
- belter 8mo agoI pay you 2 dollars and you buy 4 dollars from me. In the meanwhile I also get 20 F-35...
- mupuff1234 8mo agoSo the US basically got billions and billions worth of F-35 R&D for the price of 2B? Sounds like a decent deal to me.
- belter 8mo agoYou completely misunderstood the money flow....
- mupuff1234 8mo agoYou completely miss the fact that the same R&D Israel has done would have cost 100x more if it were done by US based companies. The US gains massive cheap R&D and real world tested capabilities for a fraction of the price it would pay domestically. Now you could argue about the moral implications, but money wise it's a great deal.
- throway23423 8mo agoParagon co-founded by former Unit-8200 commander Ehud Schneorson and former Israeli Prime-minister and defence-chief, Ehud Barak who tapped his long-time friend Jeffrey Epstein (a wealthy American financier and eccentric) to find him clients for his ventures in the US and across the world. That certainly is some tight-integration! https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-ehud-barak-leaked-emails-mongolia-security-deal https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-ehud-barak-le...
- mikrotikker 8mo agoThe thing is everyone goes into the IDF. The smart ones get put into unit 8200 where they hone their persistent, iterative, troubleshooting skills. Then their service is over they leave and they've basically been trained in innovation and leadership. Then they go about solving problems. Some of those problems are people dont have a good trustworthy pornsite. Some of them are their buddies that stayed in the military have a military related or adjacent problem. Darknet diaries did a great podcast on unit 8200.