Frank Eiking

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Dutch, living on Bonaire, Caribisch Nederland since 2007. Previously occupied in IT, now (retired, but still freelancing) dive instructor and supervisor for the local hyperbaric chamber.

Via Ron Filipkowski:

The American public must now understand, in the wake of today’s decision, that #Trump would now enter office knowing for certain exactly how he can abuse power and commit crimes using the power of the federal government, something he did not know last time. A frightening prospect.

On September 11, 1973, Chile was robbed of its democracy in a CIA-backed coup
There was outrage and a criminalisation push when students in poor countries were photocopying books. But now, when big, fat AI companies use every piece of knowledge generated by others to profit and create power silos, the narrative and reaction are so soft.
If you ever wanted a visual to explain how binary in works.

Interesting observation on the CNN website today: The top 10 happiest countries in the world have what US Republicans would call ‘extremist socialist’ systems.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/world-happiest-countries-2023-wellness

#happiestcountries