1. Be cool

  2. You don’t want to live on the compound

  3. Always take the Interior Minister position

  4. Never give up your nukes

  5. You can pronounce a name in any way you want

  6. Don’t delete the dick pic

  7. If someone with a gun enters your car, they’re gonna kill you

  8. If someone tells you they’re not going to kill you, they’re calming you down to kill you later

  9. Never release political prisoners to placate the protesters

  10. Never let the opposition delay elections

  11. If you’re going to join a cult, leave the kids at home

  12. Create your own private police force

  13. Always pay your mercenaries

  14. If someone starts to get into German runes, drop them

  15. Always get it in writing

  16. Never put it in writing

  17. You never have to answer the question you’re asked

  18. Never trust a South American with a German name

  19. Never move anywhere for a religion

  20. Always disavow

  21. You want your situation to be precedented

  22. Elections should only be done by paper ballots hand counted in public

  23. Never get in a helicopter (or small plane)

  24. If you get fired, just continue to show up

  25. Always check the medicine cabinets

  26. When someone asks you a question that you don’t want to answer, you can just say “it’s for legal reasons,” or “I signed an NDA”

  27. NDAs are fake

  28. The coalition always fractures

  29. If you’re funny, you can say anything

  30. If someone’s trying to get you to commit a crime, they’re FBI

  31. Never become an FBI informant

  32. If you do become an FBI informant, record everything

  33. Never record any kind of meeting, unless it’s with the police

  34. Never talk to cops without a lawyer

  35. If someone always has a new hat, they’ve got something to hide

  36. Always keep your dollars in money

  37. The world is run on groupchats

  38. You should not be in a groupchat

  39. Never say anything on the in-office communique

  40. If you’re pushing through a land reform program on behalf of the peasantry, do it really quickly and without telling anyone first

  41. Never trust a Cuban exile in the greater DFW metropolitan area

  42. If you keep gambling you’ll eventually win

  43. Don’t fuck your roommate

  44. Keep your hand on the gun the whole time

  45. Don’t associate yourself with acts of terror

  46. Don’t ever implicate yourself in any kind of child abuse and/or cannibalism case

  47. Don’t let anyone take your passport

  48. Always shoot first

  49. Read the room

  50. Never let a woman see you play video games

  51. Do not invite the journalist to the party

  52. Don’t talk to journalists, ever

  53. Don’t ever host a party

  54. If you’re taken hostage, decide whether it’ll be more lucrative to join the kidnappers or to continue as a hostage and sell your story rights later

  55. If Congress calls you to testify, you don’t have to go

  56. Always secure the water rights

  57. Know who your guys are and always take care of them

  58. If, in a contentious interim mayoral race, a surprise “caretaker” candidate promises not to run again, don’t believe them

  59. Once a year go through your underwear & throw out what you don’t like

  60. Learn the art of distraction

  61. Don’t talk about the coup in public

  62. Don’t smoke marijuana out of a pen, smoke it out of a pipe or a bong

  63. Get a better lawyer (preferably a former prosecutor)

  64. Always pay your taxes

  65. Never deal with an explosives expert

  66. If you ever hear the word safe haven, someone’s trying to bullshit you

  67. If a photographer gives you a funny prop, don’t use it in a photo shoot

  68. When you pick up a hitchhiker, point a gun at them the whole time

  69. First thing you do when you have a coup, get on the radio

  70. If you sentence a guy to death, shoot him the next day

  71. Never overexplain when yes or no suffices

  72. If you are involved in any kind of arrangement with multiple Maurizios, it’s gonna turn out badly for you

  73. Never go into the sewers unless you’re a sewer guy

  74. Always throw the fight and take the money

  75. Get a small circle of advisors

  76. Before protesting, pause and ask if you’re hungry, angry, lonely, or tired

  77. If you are a renowned author, you need a bunker

  78. If you have weapons of mass destruction, never decommission

  79. As a journalist, the best question to ask is, “why does chaos reign now?”

  80. If you’re no longer allowed to use the bank, don’t use someone else’s account, unbank yourself

  81. Anytime the FBI foils anything, it’s fake

  82. If your money’s in something with 3 initials (i.e. FBI pension fund), take it out

  83. Everybody snitches

  84. If you get busted, serve your time, don’t bring all your friends into it

  85. Never go to a second location

  86. Always balance your ratio of officers to enlisted

  87. Don’t use the presidential credit card to pay off gangs or make suspicious payments to places that might not otherwise receive it

  88. Nothing is a gain until it’s realized

  89. Don’t let your gains be reversed

  90. Never invest in anything that has a name that has to do with the moon

  91. When bad news comes out, the first line of defense is that it’s fake. Second, you were hacked. Third, it’s all farce. Fourth, notes app apology.

  92. Don’t go to the sperm bank if it’s in the guy’s basement

  93. Don’t be the guy who has the uranium

  94. Always make your letter non-binding

  95. Everything you say to a journalist is on the record

  96. Everyone in the crypto space is always lying

  97. Don’t leak your balance sheet

  98. Never lock yourself in something

  99. Don’t be a creep

  100. Always stay on message for yourself

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    1. Be cool

    2. You don’t want to live on the compound

    3. Always take the Interior Minister position

    4. Never give up your nukes

    5. You can pronounce a name in any way you want

    6. Don’t delete the dick pic

    7. If someone with a gun enters your car, they’re gonna kill you

    8. If someone tells you they’re not going to kill you, they’re calming you down to kill you later

    9. Never release political prisoners to placate the protesters

    10. Never let the opposition delay elections

    11. If you’re going to join a cult, leave the

    12. Create your own private police force

    13. Always pay your mercenaries kids at home

    14. If someone starts to get into German runes, drop them

    15. Always get it in writing

    16. Never put it in writing

    17. You never have to answer the question you’re asked

    18. Never trust a South American with a German name

    19. Never move anywhere for a religion

    20. Always disavow

    21. You want your situation to be precedented

    22. Elections should only be done by paper ballots hand counted in public

    23. Never get in a helicopter (or small plane)

    24. If you get fired, just continue to show up

    25. Always check the medicine cabinets

    26. When someone asks you a question that you don’t want to answer, you can just say “it’s for legal reasons,” or “I signed an NDA”

    27. NDAs are fake

    28. The coalition always fractures

    29. If you’re funny, you can say anything

    30. If someone’s trying to get you to commit a crime, they’re FBI

    31. Never become an FBI informant

    32. If you do become an FBI informant, record everything

    33. Never record any kind of meeting, unless it’s with the police

    34. Never talk to cops without a lawyer

    35. If someone always has a new hat, they’ve got something to hide

    36. Always keep your dollars in money

    37. The world is run on groupchats

    38. You should not be in a groupchat

    39. Never say anything on the in-office communique

    40. If you’re pushing through a land reform program on behalf of the peasantry, do it really quickly and without telling anyone first

    41. Never trust a Cuban exile in the greater DFW metropolitan area

    42. If you keep gambling you’ll eventually win

    43. Don’t fuck your roommate

    44. Keep your hand on the gun the whole time

    45. Don’t associate yourself with acts of terror

    46. Don’t ever implicate yourself in any kind of child abuse and/or cannibalism case

    47. Don’t let anyone take your passport

    48. Always shoot first

    49. Read the room

    50. Never let a woman see you play video games

    51. Do not invite the journalist to the party

    52. Don’t talk to journalists, ever

    53. Don’t ever host a party

    54. If you’re taken hostage, decide whether it’ll be more lucrative to join the kidnappers or to continue as a hostage and sell your story rights later

    55. If Congress calls you to testify, you don’t have to go

    56. Always secure the water rights

    57. Know who your guys are and always take care of them

    58. If, in a contentious interim mayoral race, a surprise “caretaker”

    candidate promises not to run again, don’t believe them

    1. Once a year go through your underwear & throw out what you don’t like

    2. Learn the art of distraction

    3. Don’t talk about the coup in public

    4. Don’t smoke marijuana out of a pen, smoke it out of a pipe or a bong

    5. Get a better lawyer (preferably a former prosecutor)

    6. Always pay your taxes

    7. Never deal with an explosives expert

    8. If you ever hear the word safe haven, someone’s trying to bullshit you

    9. If a photographer gives you a funny prop, don’t use it in a photo shoot

    10. When you pick up a hitchhiker, point a gun at them the whole time

    11. First thing you do when you have a coup, get on the radio

    12. If you sentence a guy to death, shoot him the next day

    13. Never overexplain when yes or no suffices

    14. If you are involved in any kind of arrangement with multiple Maurizios, it’s gonna turn out badly for you

    15. Never go into the sewers unless you’re a sewer guy

    16. Always throw the fight and take the money

    17. Get a small circle of advisors

    18. Before protesting, pause and ask if you’re hungry, angry, lonely, or tired

    19. If you are a renowned author, you need a bunker

    20. If you have weapons of mass destruction, never decommissior

    21. As a journalist, the best question to ask is, “why does chaos reign now?”

    22. If you’re no longer allowed to use the bank, don’t use someone else’s account, unbank yourself

    23. Anytime the FBI foils anything, it’s fake

    24. If your money’s in something with 3 initials (ie FBI pension fund), take it out

    25. Everybody snitches

    26. If you get busted, serve your time, don’t bring all your friends into it

    27. Never go to a second location

    28. Always balance your ratio of officers to enlisted

    29. Don’t use the presidential credit card to pay off gangs or make suspicious payments to places that might not otherwise receive it

    30. Nothing is a gain until it’s realized

    31. Don’t let your gains be reversed

    32. Never invest in anything that has a name that has to do with the moon

    33. When bad news comes out, the first line of defense is that it’s fake. Second, you were hacked. Third, it’s all farce. Fourth, notes app apology.

    34. Don’t go to the sperm bank if it’s in the guy’s basement

    35. Don’t be the guy who has the uranium

    36. Always make your letter non-binding

    37. Everything you say to a journalist is on the record

    38. Everyone in the crypto space is always lying

    39. Don’t leak your balance sheet

    40. Never lock yourself in something

    41. Don’t be a creep

    42. Always stay on message for yourself