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On this blog article  Terence Eden explains the basics of Activitypub with an example of one page of code.. Start with a domain or a subdomain,  just configure few lines upload the code and test it. It should work. I try it. I didn't work the first time. I didn't have time to know why. I found the code that leads a blank page. I comment it. That would give me a start to implement ActivityPub in retilo. That would be really nice to receive comments from other AP account. Of course that leads to lot of work but interesting work. Starting by adding comment or RSS streams to nomadic identity.

To build a portfolio for weekly dividend income, combine stocks and ETFs with staggered payment schedules, focusing on monthly payers, high-yield boosters, and strong quarterly giants. This approach can provide nearly weekly cash flow, especially when diversified across sectors and payment dates.​

Core Monthly Dividend Stocks

• Realty Income (O) : REIT with monthly payments from commercial properties, offering stable income.​

• Stag Industrial (STAG) : Monthly payer specializing in industrial and logistics warehouses.​

• EPR Properties (EPR) : Focuses on entertainment venues and pays monthly dividends.​

• AGNC Investment (AGNC) : A high-yield monthly payer, though it is more volatile due to its focus on mortgage-backed securities.​

• Prospect Capital (PSEC) : Provides high monthly yields as a business development company.​

• Main Street Capital (MAIN) : Monthly payments with periodic special dividends.​

• Pembina Pipeline (PBA) : Reliable Canadian energy stock with monthly dividends.​

Quarterly Giants, Scheduled for Weekly Spread

• Coca-Cola (KO) : Quarterly dividends, usually early each quarter.​

• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) : Quarterly, generally paid mid-quarter.​

• McDonald’s (MCD) : Quarterly, payment often late in the quarter.​

• PepsiCo (PEP) : Another major quarterly payer, payment typically doesn’t overlap with the others listed above.​

Stabilizing Dividend ETFs

• Consider leading diversified dividend ETFs (like SPDR S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF  or comparable top-yielding ETF products), as they pay quarterly and balance any single company’s cuts or schedule shifts.​

Practical Outlook

By combining these 12 entities with their varied dividend schedules, you can structure a portfolio that produces frequent, often weekly, dividend payments throughout the month. Reinvesting these dividends over time strengthens your overall yield and cash flow reliability.​

Most importantly, achieving true weekly cash flow depends less on high yield and more on the deliberate staggering of payment dates—so meticulous calendar planning and periodic review are required.

Warren Buffet warn us that a big krash is going to come soon.

En of 2025 Warren Buffett  makes a deep concern that the current market, while appearing strong, "rhymes" with the conditions of 2008, hiding a structural fragility. The core message is that investors must understand the "why" of the fragility, not just guess the "when" of a crash.

Problems

1. Addiction to Cheap Money: Following 2008, 15 years of zero interest rates and extensive money printing led to an explosion in debt (corporate, government, and consumer). Investors became dependent on the belief that money would always be free and the Fed would always intervene.

2. Impatient Psychology: The market is now driven by momentum, algorithms, and news/tweets rather than fundamentals. Over 40% of the market is influenced by investors who have never experienced a real downturn. Margin debt (borrowing to invest) is near all-time highs, repeating the leverage cycles seen in 1999 and 2007.

3. The Illusion Economy: Surface indicators (GDP, unemployment) look fine, but households are struggling with record credit card debt and low savings.

The New Fragility: Speed and Confidence

While 2008 was about leverage and housing, the current threat is defined by Confidence and Speed.

• Speed: Today's digital markets mean that fear is amplified by algorithms and social media. A simple viral tweet can trigger a digital bank run overnight (as seen with Silicon Valley Bank), making the system's "plumbing" faster than human reason.

• Corporate Debt Masquerading as Strength: Companies used cheap debt for massive share buybacks, artificially boosting earnings per share. As rates rise, this debt becomes a heavy liability.

• Silent Liquidity Trap: Money isn't flowing freely; it's "stuck" in short-term instruments because investors are hesitant to commit long-term, sensing an unstable heartbeat in the market.

Action Plan: Principles for Endurance

Patience is now a competitive advantage.

1. Build Cash, Not Fear: Hold 20% to 30% in cash equivalents. Cash is not hiding; it is optionality—ammunition to buy when opportunities arise during a downturn.

2. Simplify: Stick to your "circle of competence." Invest only in businesses with strong balance sheets, real cash flow, and products that would survive chaos.

3. Think in Decades: Ignore daily headlines and noise. Wealth is built through time, not timing. A downturn is not a disaster; it's a discount, revealing who was speculating and who was investing.

The Final Warning: The current era, especially around AI, is one of exaggeration, not just innovation. Like the dot-com era, most companies will disappear. Discipline now will determine who comes out ahead when the tide eventually goes out.

. Every year since 1995 the Evangelical Church La porte ouverte chrétienne has organized a week of fasting and prayer.

 After a break of a few years because of COVID, this event was organized again. The Church had been accused in 2020 of having spread the virus when the information on this virus was vague and the instructions had not yet been given. See article from Le Monde for example In this article there will just be a few thoughts, it will not be a complete article on the benefits of fasting or a description of the Church.

Every day 3 meetings are organized. 9:30, 12:30 and 7 p.m. A break in the afternoon between 2 and 7 p.m. to be free and rest. Note that the 450-space parking lot is full 20 minutes before the start of the meetings. The 2500 seat room is full even in the morning. The title 'week of fasting and prayer' is not a very catchy title. It has not been changed since the creation of the event in 1995. However, the attraction to the event is real. Conclusion people come to pray and not to be entertained. One might think that this church is a show church. Which may be true. It takes time to adapt at the beginning so as not to be distracted by the crowd and the cameras. But one can also focus on the important thing. Make oneself small and simply seek God and his will. The rest, the show, the miracles and the emotions then become secondary. The last evening the thing that I can describe here is the vision of this crowd after having praised God, dancing and being joyful being on their knees trembling and in silence. We could then feel the presence of God. The text of the Bible came back to me when Jacob said It is certain God was present in this place. When Moses was aware that if the people touched the mountain they would die. The conclusion of these few days spent in Mulhouse: We must continue and new things will come, do not redo what has been done in the past, do not hesitate to move forward and innovate.

Productivity will come. Less effort will produce more results Article translated from french from this source