People don't recognise fascism when it's in front of their faces.

• Huge military budget

• weaponized, authoritarian police force with little oversight.

• Nationalist habits like pledging allegiance regularly when young and national anthems when together.

• a strong belief that they are the best nation on earth, often backed with religious certainly.

You are given a calf-skin wallet on your birthday...

India could produce 8x more CO2 and still have less per capita than the US

The number of humans is not the main factor in pollution, it's what those humans are consuming that is important.

News reposts can add value.

I attract lawyers.

More like a for profit arm ruled by an non profit head.

Firing swords with a bow. Have I seen this in a parody film?

It's spelt Uyghurs, not you guys.

Then delete system32 folder?

What are these instructions actually doing?

I've stayed in one in Osaka. You don't have access to clothes or belongings during your stay. It's a lot like staying on a space ship without the travel.

I keep reading DJ Vance and immediately file the news story under entertainment.

Proof of work need not be useless. E.g. https://primecoin.io/

The tricky bit is finding a problem that is hard to solve but easy to verify. I'm not sure AI tasks fall into that category.

The transaction verification is separate to the work.

Replace the word "news" with "historical document" and OP is discussing how to conduct academic research.

If it's mounted, what's the difference?

Avoid bright light, don't get them wet, and don't feed them after midnight.

The mirrors are the not the expensive part.

On the other hand, YouTube is also supporting some content creators you hate...

... But at least you don't have to watch them.

there is no emissions free way to power a plane.

You can run it on biofuels. This is how Gates excuses his private jet, conveniently ignoring the possibility of combining biofuel AND comercial flights.

One inaccuracy in a historical report allows detractors to call the whole thing a lie.

A well timed poorlytimedgimmley can raise a chuckle though.