The #Petrofuture maps of #LA--
66m sea level rise on a #ShellOil map, so not entirely apropos to the moment. At some point I'll find a #Chevron map to use.

#ElSegundo and #LAX fall into the gap between these maps.

More at https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/

Meanings of the smoke for the upcoming papal conclave:

Black smoke means they're burning oil, which could be a sign of piston ring or valve stem seal wear

White smoke means they're burning coolant and the papal head gasket has blown

⚡️'The security of the world is at stake,' Trump should visit Ukraine, Zelensky says.

"The security of the world is at stake" if Russia advances further, and U.S. President Donald Trump should visit Ukraine to witness Russia's war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CBS News released on April 13.

🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/the-security-of-the-world-is-at-stake-trump-should-visit-ukraine-zelensky-says/

Danish travel company Albatros ends all travel to the US. Chairman Rasmussen:

"We sincerely love the US and its people, and look forward to returning once the US elects a leadership of decency, respect and responsibility.
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When Trump explains his aggression towards Greenland with security, he reveals himself as a compulsive liar.
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Trump and his cronies' treatment of president Zelenskyy, the hideous pressure on Ukraine and the indecent cowering to the Russian psychopath speaks for itself."

The US govt deported 238 male Venezuelan citizens to El Salvador, accusing them of being part of Tren de Aragua, which Trump has labeled a foreign terrorist grp & wartime enemy.

Upon landing -marched into armored vehicles, had their heads shaved & were transferred into cells inside CECOT.

#Deportations: quickly set off a legal battle in the US. The court fight initially centered on the legality of Trump's move to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

#Immigrants #USPol https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuelans-deported-el-salvador-names/

Yes, it was this polarized in the late 1960s-early 1970s too. Massive civil rights and antiwar protests. Assassinations. Bombings. Watergate.

It got seriously crazy then too. We got through it.