I feel the to need to openly praise you on your comment. Pure genius.

The dragon underneath is starting to stirr.

That would make the dollar plummet and instantly end the furious import market, with no need for tariffs. With a devalued currency, it would make the country appealing to install industry back, even if low value at first, to soak up the throngs of unemployed.

And the current administration would wave away ratings and anything relating to international entitities and gladly default on their creditors, to pull everyone down.

These guys are mad but their madness has a method.

The US is on the verge of collapse, in my view. Make use of your 2nd. Everyone is tired of hearing about it.

I agree. It is possible to train the sense of smell. And it should be actively trained.

You and your friend seem to not take yourselves too serious, which is a nice trait.

Your sister seems a bit too uptight.

Ever got the “are you part dog or something”? Always makes me laugh.

Smell is undervalued in humans. I could smells if my partner was about to have her period before she started using contraception.

Call me crazy but, with things getting like this, if I was a Russian, I’d go. Just present myself, get the trainning (ah! as if!), get the equipment, get the guns.

Immediatly start to prepare a bomb attempt at a magazine, a hit on an officers station, whatever. Do some critical damage, from within.

It will either be dying on the field or by firing squad, so, better to die doing something useful.

Today I learned.

I don’t consider any part of my personality as a super power, although I am aware I have a few oddities on me.

• Smells play a very big part of my reality.

I can “smell” a shift in air humidity. This led to me learning I can cook by my nose, as I can smell the very onset of burning or low content of salt or spices.

Anyone else can smell crickets?

• it was always easier to maintain a memory if I translate it into an image.

I gave differents colours in my mind to the days of the week, I color coded my emotions in order to know how things are inside my head and I have a colour bar to range my dialogue intensity to other.

• noticing something is “wrong” around or out of place always seemed easy, be it because there is a sound too much or missing or something is somewhere it doesn’t belong or missing

I always thought these were normal things, growing up. Just like having a narrator voice in my head (this one comes really handy when reading a book; all character have a voice and the narrator has another).

The US system baffles me.

No way an unelected individual would take office in my country.

If the president dies, the national assembly president assumes the role, internally, and is mandated, by force of law, to schedule elections to within 90 days.

The only time an unelected person was nominated for a government role in this country ended terribly, with the president disbanding the national assembly and scheduling elections in less than 30 days after the apointment and the appointment had been aproved by the national assembly.

I knew Solingen as a brand through men in my family, from a barber and later on through a book. And the straight razors were just called Solingen, nothing else. I was never told the name stood for anything else but a manufacturer.

I was very disappointed, when I came to the age of needing to shave, that Solingen was no more. I was always told their fare was very good. Every place I went to always said the brand had been out of the market since the mid 90’s. Which is obviously a lie, after today. Even barbers were buying japanese or english scissors and straight razors, then.

And after checking the prices for my national made razors, I’ll sooner buy a Solingen than a Tatara. I like my country very much but I don’t see myself spending 175€ for a safety razor when I can get one for 50€.

Solingen sounds like quality, Tatara sounds like luxury brand.

BIC and Wilkinson Sword immediatly came to mind. Wasn’t aware Solingen still existed - I grew up hearing their single edge razors were fabulous. But I really wasn’t aware my own country makes blades. Now I have to try Tatara.

I foresee a cave-in.

In a democratic country, you can think and say whatever you want from its government. At best, being there, you should expect some side eyeing: you’re there; if you don’t like it, go your own way.

In countries where you know such criticism can bring harm your way, just avoid going there altogether.

I’m missing your point.

I paid exactly for what I was looking for, which was an affordable rugged phone, with hardware adequate for my daily needs for a few years.

Until today, I haven’t had any issue with the phone.

So I’m having a hard time understanding your remark.

I’m getting this one!

Blackview

Intriguing, isn’t it?

Since when have hearts gained dicks? I didn’t get that notice.

But I understand your point. Yet we can’t really blame the average person to instinctively assume that every piece of nonsense is spouted by a meatgrinder.