I swear "Diego Garcia" is in an episode of NCIS or something.
I thought it was a ship, "The Diego Garcia," and who is diego-garcia anyway.
Aren't you glad you stopped to read this? O well.
You need a microscope on Google maps to find it.
If you find it by just typing in the name, the map looks way different.
The confusing news which involves Trump (somehow) is, uh, The United Kingdom (London England)
Wants to
(hmm)
Return some islands to Maritius and then rent a biggie part for a 99-year lease.
Only, some "Chagossians" are ticked-off and sued.
They either lost the suit or the UK is pushing through the deal anyway.
Who sued and why?
They've had an airforce base there for a while. So,,,, why is the UK involved??
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The very long explanation google summarizes can be condensed maybe, but it requires having an opinion and I have none.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia ... except for all the extreme minutia this article is interesting. Sort of. They tried harder 'n hell to colonize the poor place, and various ventures were attempted.
Then ... ( I stopped reading) No island paradise.
Then ... ( I stopped reading) No island paradise.
If you ever have read the immigration documents full of fine print, You'd know that there are tons of discretionary reasons Some high-up immigration official can welcome you into the US.
Are you a celebrity, Are you well off, are you some foreign potentate, etc.
So this rather bleak looking photo from several years ago, with everyone looking at empty plates, might depress you, and it's meant to, being the top photo of the top news stories on Google's front page, right this second.
I predict (with generalities,) that exceptions will be made, and they'll welcome you into some conservative university post-haste.
But it isn't what I meant to talk about at all, I just like the photo.
Ennui (and no food)
One day I'd like to do an entry on the comments of news stories....
but there are too many roadblocks.
For one, my comment-section is either broken or I don't know how to use it.
For another, I don't read enough comments
The thread below is mostly unreadable, so I guess you'd have to read the conflicting reports.
Dan is the new leader of Romania, which pisses off Elon musk (wut?)
https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1kptgxl/it_is_done_romania_wants_to_continue_to_be_part/
A new (rather crazy) train of thought, having to do with an article I just read, about
$3,500 American-made Apple phones.
https://thehill.com/business/5316886-apple-trump-trade-wars-tariffs/ Suppose, in the traditions of Belle Epoque etc, little factories would be built on or next to US bases around the world.
You could get the US-made moniker, since the bases would be Technically US territory.
You could get the US-made moniker, since the bases would be Technically US territory.
The Belle-Epoque part is colonialism. The sun would never set on The Trump Empire.
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