J.C.MacSwell

Unthankful fish obviously attacked the snake, and noticeably isn't even in a suit and tie...

That's hardly fair. It's always the 90% of lawyers that give the rest a bad name. And now I see this...

This surprises me from Exchemist's link. Even Keith Kellogg has now swallowed the Kool-aid: Keith Kellogg, Trump’s envoy to Ukraine, tweeted: “Was honored to be with @POTUS, @VP, and [Rubio] in the Oval today during the bi-lateral with President Zelensky. As the President has ALWAYS done-he stood for America....America First.”

This has to be correct. Lindsey Graham: "I have never been more proud of the President. I was very proud of JD Vance, standing up for our country" "He (Zelensky) needs to resign and send over someone we can do business with, or he needs to change" Lindsey Graham is simply not that stupid. There is nothing Zelensky said that needs taken back.They no doubt hoped for more:

Right. Big mistake giving up their nuclear weapons. What a message for the World. Europe better start building more of them before Ukraine's well trained army is conscripted against them. And let's stop being hypocritical about North Korea and Iran. Only might is right.

I don't know. That's in part why I added "for whatever that's worth"

Okay. No actual test. You quoted this though as well though: "There’s zero evidence, from his life history, of Musk having anything higher than a 110 IQ.” You quoted this as a biographer's statement. Fair enough. But do you believe that? Is there nothing in his life history that suggests above average intelligence?

Musk's IQ has been estimated to be around 155 (for whatever that's worth). I have no doubt that at one time it was above 140, arguably the start of genius level (for what that's worth) My issues with him would be more with both his intellectual and moral integrity. https://brainmanager.io/blog/cognitive/what-is-elon-musk-iq

Surely, though, you didn't look at Musk wielding the chainsaw without thinking a good lobotomy session was in order...

Right now it seems more like cooking a frog in a very bad microwave, with temperatures all over the place.

Not sure whether to laugh...or cry

Might be why Putin is so fast to respond to any peaceful opposition...don't let any protests, peaceful included, approach 3.5% Fortunately the US still has enough rights and freedoms in place...for now

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting to get to vote if it happened. Would even current Americans get an honest election to vote in if the currently attempted trajectory gets enough footing? If Trump/MAGA/extreme right is stopped, it has to come from them, from the right, and maybe slightly left of centre. Further left will just add fuel for those trying to establish a coup from within.

Still claiming these as "just waves", Musk recently and Bannon (again) now. There does seem to me some resistance coming from the right, even the far right (Bardella of France cancelling his CPAC speech due to Bannon's gesture)in this case. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2glydm3gmo "Bannon denied the Nazi comparison and called the gesture a "wave", saying it was the "exact same wave" he did on stage at a speech seven years ago in France to Bardella's party." Kind of begs the question: Why are you using an "exact same wave" and remembering using it 7 years ago? And why did you design it, exactly, to bring the Nazi salute to mind?

Bees individually or consciousness of say a hive or swarm? I think you could say yes to either depending on a number of definitions, but maybe not always prove it.