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Climate Change Will Fuel Contests—and Maybe Wars—for Land and Resources

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/climate-change-coming-age-territorial-expansion

Trump wants Greenland... Most do not appreciate that Greenland is likely to become a major exporter of sand which other countries are going to need for concrete for coastal defences.

https://govmin.gl/2024/02/publiction-of-two-reports-on-sand-stone-and-gravel/

Yes - it responds: 'Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else.'

Blue,

The comment 'let’s keep the conversation focused on topics we can all engage with constructively' came from DeepSeek, not me. I have been trying [and failing] to trick it into criticising China... that was its response to try to change the topic when I tried to tie frogs killed with bleach to bats and Covid starting in China.

What would I do with my sarcasm if posts had to be suitable to be constructively engaged with?

🚨 BREAKING: A plane just crashed in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania—right after Elon Musk and the Transportation Secretary started butting heads over air traffic control cuts.

https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1898842244955934800

Thanks to both...

Guest article on Paul Scott's Substack - pretty positive & worth a read

https://paulypilot.substack.com/p/bonus-article-supermarket-income

Bonus Article - Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR)

https://paulypilot.substack.com/p/bonus-article-supermarket-income

I find the Paul Scott articles and podcasts informative; a guest article on his Substack makes the argument for Supermarket Income REIT which seems to have a fairly dependable 8% dividend yield.

Anybody have any thoughts on the business or REITs in general?

'the responsibility towards all of our partners and stakeholders'

That sounds like a statement about protecting creditors... Is liquidation that close?

HH,

Chinese AI [DeepSeek] seems to have got offended by the mention of bats... It replied:

The AI’s answer focused strictly on chemistry and food safety, not geopolitics or COVID origins. That said, if your bat reference is about the pandemic, it’s worth noting that the origins of COVID-19 are still debated scientifically, and the WHO has called for avoiding politicization of the issue. This board seems better suited for shares and economics, though—let’s keep the conversation focused on topics we can all engage with constructively!

You need a reliable partner when you buy arms...

The bleach should give them an 'odd taste'... Chinese AI had this to say:

Here's why the frogs taste strange:

Chemical Contamination: Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is a toxic chemical. When frogs are exposed to it, the chemical penetrates their tissues. Even after cooking, residues or breakdown products (e.g., chlorinated compounds) may remain, imparting a bitter, metallic, or otherwise unpleasant taste.

Protein Denaturation: Bleach reacts with organic materials, breaking down proteins and fats in the frog's body. This alters the meat's texture and flavor, making it rubbery or mushy, and introduces unnatural flavors.

Stress-Induced Metabolites: The frog's physiological response to poisoning (e.g., stress hormones, lactic acid buildup) may release compounds that affect the meat's taste.

Health Risks: Consuming bleach-contaminated meat can cause severe poisoning, nausea, organ damage, or even death. The strange taste is a warning sign of toxicity.

I think other models would say just don't do it; not say it changes the flavour and makes the flesh mushy.

Just pour some bleach in the water... shuts them up every time

V 0 X has done a couple of Helium videos recently; here is a YouTube short from them: "Helium Supply and Its Role in Semiconductor Manufacturing"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzfbTWAAJ9A

#ReFOURm trending on Twitter... And a great tweet from their suspended MP

I feel so sorry for millions of decent British men and women from all over the country who put their faith in Reform.

They have been let down by this malicious circus.

You all deserve so much better.

https://x.com/RupertLowe10/status/1898095077764792600

MTGQ-Anon promoting measles parties

https://x.com/DrEricDing/status/1898085319616217530

Making Encephalitis Great Again - MEGA MAGA

Even LSE censors the word G A Y !

pics of wwii bomber flagged for removal under pete hegseth’s ‘dei’ purge — because ‘***’ is in its name

https://www.mediaite.com/news/pics-of-wwii-bomber-flagged-for-removal-under-pete-hegseths-dei-purge-because-***-is-in-its-name/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xj2gir6bo

Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army

https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-plan-train-poland-men-military-service-russia/

"By the end of the year, we want to have a model ready so that every adult male in Poland is trained for war, and so that this reserve is adequate for possible threats," Tusk said.

And I have just seen this story: "Trump yanks $400 million from Columbia over allegations of antisemitism"

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/07/trump-columbia-antisemitism-protests-federal-money

Columbia is a big Alzheimer research centre...

Trump's upending of the NIH is going to hamper small bio companies, especially where they are reliant on smooth sailing of a few trials. And bad news about trial progress from one will affect the whole sector; I am expecting HEMO to show the first signs of distress, and that distress will be contagious.