For the time being, anyway. Let’s hope nobody tells Trump about ASML.

I’d eat that, and in only a little drunk.

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“The Norden”, a documentary series that looks at the Nordic countries from the perspective of outsiders, has a very interesting episode comparing American police to those in the Nordic countries. American police gets less training and it is indeed mostly focused on spotting and neutralising potential threats.

I’m sure the aliens are really entertained.

I think there should be. Gemini gave me a really good giggle when I asked it to write a short story about what would happen if cops and courts started interpreting the law the same way sovereign citizens do.

Yes you would!

Just pick up your laptop and rotate it to whatever angle you want.

Before going to America, many puritans migrated to The Netherlands. They left for America because they didn’t just want freedom of religion, they wanted freedom from secularism. I guess some things never change.

I’m definitely dead the moment the Vogons destroy Earth to make room for a hyperspace bypass.

Perhaps like the gays they are too precious and we shouldn’t encourage them to fight?

Parliamentary democracy with proportional representation, affordable healthcare, affordable education, great roads and infrastructure with lots of cycling lanes, shops near homes, better labour laws, more vacation days, maternity leave, social safety net, less gun violence, police trained in de-escalation, affordable phone and internet plans, more affordable healthy food options, more egalitarian culture, none of those pesky hills or mountains, surrounded by countries that make good beer.

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Hardcore Pawn. We are treated to a bunch of episodes every weekend over here.