…next in the News: Trump Administration consolidates all U.S. embassy’s to a backroom in Greenland. “Think of all the money we’ll save!” /s

…and Big Tech (there user tracking/profiling becomes much more valuable when there is a real name associated with it).

I completely agree - I’m even dreading installing updates, wondering: “oh, what features will I lose now? What additional AI harvester will be installed? Why am I not allowed to turn this off?”

AI of course /s

Yup, and it’s the perfect demonstration how all the proposed “voter reforms” will have an impact (in favoring the republicans).

Oh, that’s not true /s.

I’m sure anyone can buy the chairman’s veto/vote. For each policy, it’ll be auctioned like on eBay. … a perfect reflection of our modern world /s.

Under Trump, as well as refusing to make mandatory payments to the U.N.'s regular and peacekeeping budgets, the U.S. has slashed voluntary funding to U.N. agencies with their own budgets, and moved to exit U.N. organizations including the World Health Organization.

If I fasten my tinfoil hat on, I’d say that this is all going according to plan: The U.S. gets kicked out of the U.N. The U.N. is (financially) destabilized and is unable to focus on developing its sovereignty from U.S. Big Tech and focus on having the military support it needs. Meanwhile, hostile actors are at its boarders waiting to pounce.

Oh wow, I had no idea. I didn’t see any signs saying you couldn’t (this was 10+ years ago) and I figured if the gondola’s could cruise around, so could a little kayak.

Now I know better…

When I visited Venice, we had some whitewater kayaks with us in the car. We thought it would be a really memorable and unique experience to kayak around the canals of Venice.

Then we got there (in late summer) and took one look at the water and said “nope, I’m not dipping my toe in that toxic mess.”

… and I do not regret that decision.