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The nationwide anti-Trump rallies have drawn outrage from Republicans, with conservatives painting the demonstrations as “hate-America” rallies and linking them to antifa and Hamas.

Nye told demonstrators that their presence at the rally sends a message to lawmakers, telling them “they must stop the abuses of this petulant president and his circle of sycophants.”

“This president and his associates cannot tolerate dissent,” Nye said. “To them, our free speech is frightening.”

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• Automatic Refunds for Cancellations: Airlines want to remove the requirement to provide automatic refunds when flights are cancelled or significantly altered. Passengers may instead receive only vouchers or no compensation at all, leaving them without recourse in the event of a major flight disruption.
• Transparency of Fees: The airlines also aim to strip away rules that require them to disclose all fees (like baggage, seat assignments, and service charges) upfront. Instead of the clear, itemized pricing system that passengers currently rely on, airlines could hide fees until later in the booking process, making the true cost of a ticket much higher than expected.
  
  • Family Seating Guarantees: Under current regulations, airlines must ensure that families with young children are seated together without additional charges. This would no longer be guaranteed under the new proposal, meaning families could face extra costs just to sit next to one another.

  
  

• Accessibility Protections for Disabled Passengers: The deregulation proposal also targets protections for disabled passengers, weakening their access to support and assistance during air travel.

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You know how #Apple Silicon for their computers is named M plus a digit, and how the top-of-the-line variant is called Ultra?

Well, if you use K as the variable for the processor generation, the top-of-the-line variant becomes Apple MK Ultra. :P

Sound familiar? :/

• Widespread Distrust in Institutions

  The moment citizens cease to believe in their institutions, those institutions become hollow shells masquerading as legitimate authority. When trust in government, media, courts, and scientific establishments evaporates, society loses its capacity to function as a unified entity. This is not mere political disagreement—it is the complete breakdown of the social contract that binds a civilisation together…

• Extreme Economic Inequality

  When wealth concentrates amongst a tiny elite whilst the masses struggle for basic necessities, society splits into warring classes. This is not about natural economic variation—it is about the systematic destruction of the middle class and the creation of a neo-feudal order where birth determines destiny…

• Breakdown of Law and Order

  A state that cannot maintain basic security has forfeited its primary reason for existence. When citizens fear for their safety in their own streets, when police forces become repressive, the state has failed in its most fundamental duty…

• Erosion of Shared Reality

  A society whose citizens cannot agree on basic facts cannot function as a democracy. When truth becomes tribal and reality becomes negotiable, rational discourse dies. Different factions retreat into isolated information bubbles, consuming only news and opinions that confirm their existing beliefs…

• Decline in Civic Engagement

  Mass apathy signals that citizens have abandoned hope in their society's future. When voter turnout plummets, when public discourse withers, and when people retreat into private concerns, the social fabric unravels. This withdrawal creates a vicious cycle: fewer people participate, so those who remain wield disproportionate power, which further alienates the disengaged, driving even more people away from civic life.…

These five indicators do not represent challenges to be managed—they are symptoms of terminal decline. When all five emerge simultaneously, a society has passed beyond the point of peaceful reform. History demonstrates that such societies face only three outcomes: revolutionary transformation, authoritarian restoration, or complete collapse.

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