::smh::
How have these morons survived this long?

Parents are holding ‘measles parties’ in the U.S., alarming health experts

https://globalnews.ca/news/11062885/measles-parties-us-texas-health-experts/

How rich people avoid paying tax

(Originally by Instgram user @newmoney.blog)

Ukraine’s mineral resources

Titanium 6% of global reserves
Graphite ~20%
Rare Earths 5%
Lithium - 30% of Europe’s reserves

+ Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Uranium

Up to 40% of Ukraine’s metal resources are in land under occupation.

(via The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/what-are-ukraines-critical-minerals-and-why-does-trump-want-them

Looking at how #LLM are promoted by their fans, I've come to the conclusion:

Pretty much everyone from a #STEM background - myself definitely included! - owes the #Humanities a huge apology.

I mean, I get it. When I was a young student of physics, it was easy for me to sneer at philosophy students and whatnot. After all, _we_ dealt with hard, measurable facts, while _those_ people dealt with some weird thought constructs that had no relevancy to the real world - right?

But this is the end result - #TechBro culture and a vast portion of our entire economy using digital bullshit generators instead of critical thinking, and using this to lead us into a fascist future where either Truth or Facts have become meaningless.

Mea culpa.

In a quick perusal of morning news, I read

1. Elderly Trump voters are bewildered that he's pushing to cut Medicaid and Medicare: Who knew, they're saying?

2. Farmers who voted for Trump and are now in serious economic distress due to his actions with USAID and USDA are angry: Who knew, they're saying?

3. Veterans who are hardest hit among federal employees being laid off and who voted for Trump are appalled: Who knew, they're saying?

#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #economy
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For U.S. veterans who are proud, diehard tRumpanzees 😳

“Follow the money, which will hemorrhage from the VA to the private sector. The likely outcome is that the VA will close its inpatient services and instead become a sprawling assortment of outpatient clinics. If that sounds familiar, it is the plan laid out in the Project 2025 playbook. Veterans are being hoodwinked that the VA facilities they rely on won't be impacted. Don't buy it for a second.” - Russell Lemle
https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2025/02/21/speak-va-health-care-gutted.html?utm_content=buffer3eae9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3zNnZ3JX9ZplNSsF49LT3BTOasbv-0s8NEfjwY4_zYqnhVRfpBgIIyUms_aem_-Mgqant5b6KDvB6FNBuNng