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[Answer: No, all an EO like this does is change names used by the Federal government for its own communications and maps - Google Maps typically will respond by showing it as Lake America to Americans and Lake Ontario to Canadians - States can call it what they like and so can private individuals and map makers and independent organizations like the mainstream media - to post:] ◀ Can Trunp legally rename Lake Ontario
[Answer: No we do NOT need to remove internet cables and internet infrastructure - Degrowth at national and global level is currently abstract, academic and unusable - for practical solutions in the real world we need solutions to take us to a net zero world, protect Nature services and reverse biodiversity loss - national or global level degrowth can't do that - while transition to renewables with growth in everything we value is a practical solution that we know will work - to post:] ◀ Degrowth internet
How the far right is tightening its grip over the EU – from the inside
[Answer: It's okay the existing US Spruce Pines US mines can produce high quality quartz for decades for crucibles to melt silicon for high quality silicon wafers - and there is more they can mine - and are not the only source - 10 to 30% is produced by other mines which could also expand - or using synthetic quartz - hurricane Katrina didn't stop the supply and was in Sept 2024 - and we have plenty of the other minerals and resources too - to post:] ◀ Minerals and resources
Idea
[Answer: No Trump can't call off elections - end of term date for Representatives and 1/3 of Senators is set in the US Constitution as Jan 06 - election date of Nov. 3 set by Congress - to post:] ◀ Not scared just a question.
Polka
Tim Curry
Worried about this again
La Pen and Nato
[Answer: No, Hypebole and not true - result of ignoring ALL the examples of movement in the other direction - many shifts towards more acceptance of LGBT and less far right - to post:] ◀ Is the World Becoming more Far Right and Anti Gay
[Answer: Far weaker than the UK Online Safety Act - Meta didn't actually agree to do anything different from its current age estimation based on signals such as birthday celebrations - Would limit teens to 2 hours a day if YouTube and TikTok also agree (max 6 hours if spending 2 hours on each) - can be lifted by parents - to post:] ◀- to post:] ◀ Meta's assurance
[Answer: Your lifetime risk of being harmed by an earthquake in California is extroardinarily low - 200 times less likely than a traffic accident - and can reduce it further by being prepared and knowing duck hold cover - You need to download MyShake App and follow California preparation advice - and ignore movies like San Andreas - most of it is totally made up for dramatic effect - to post:] ◀ I've been worried about "the big one" for a long time
Another UK threat
[Answer: 1. Data centers are normally noisy like other industries - can be regulated to be quiet which adds to the cost - or kept away from residences by zoning - 2. Data centers only use water if there is plenty available - as the water reduces the cost a bit - to post:] ◀ Data Center Concerns
[Answer: Sad but not in any way supernatural - caused by a glacier that fell from 5000 m to 3000 m and blocked a river in Nepal - then the river burst its temporary ice dam - common in the area but usually with some warning time to evacuate - random natural disasters DO cluster - if you get almost equally spaced dots you know they are not random - to post:] ◀ Nepal flood
[Answer: Highly unlikely Putin EVER seriously considered a tactical nuke in Ukraine - at most briefly in fall 2022 - Boris Johnson thought never - Bill Burns head of US CIA thought he considered it briefly in fall 2022 - But after his meeting in Turkey with Naryshkin dropped the idea - a tactical nuke dialed to minmum of 1/50th of Hiroshima can be used with no harm to civilians - what stops this is the stigma - China and India would join all the countries in NATO and virtually the entire world to treat Putin as a rogue leader and Russia as a rogue nation - and likely Putin's own people too - to post:] ◀ Really worried about Russia planning to nuke Ukraine
[Answer: NOTHING TO DO WITH NUKES - low level sub-threshold attacks like the FPV drone in Germany - NO WAY PUTIN COULD BELIEVE A NUKE IS SUB THRESHOLD - Politico CLAIMS purpose of visit was to PREVENT Russia from considering a small incursion into the Baltic states - implausible he'd believe that would be gray area - immediately surrounded by helicopters and fighter jets and then land forces from NATO forces ALREADY in the Baltic states - to post:] ◀ Well I was finally starting to get better but then I saw this it genuinely looks like Russia will at least attack nato if not nuke them
Dutch broadcaster Avrotros pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
[Answer: Bible is clear - no dates in the Bible - not even angels know - so ignore all date setters - to post:] ◀ Rapture Ad on YouTube

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