Notices by Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)

@kristoff Yeah, the United States 🇺🇸 has previously tried three times to secure Greenland 🇬🇱 from Denmark 🇩🇰 to no avail.

But we technically do not need to as America 🇺🇸 already has military bases on Greenland 🇬🇱 (also Denmark 🇩🇰 is a NATO ally).

Greenland 🇬🇱 is important, but I prefer our current setup (military bases for defense) than occupying another large territory & spending money managing a frozen island.

Condolences to Jong-hee’s family. 😔

👉🏾 #Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/samsung-ceo-jong-hee-han-has-died-120029286.html

In hindsight I should not be surprised, but I am nonetheless shocked that #BuildYourDreams (or #BYD for short) has displaced #Tesla as the leading electric vehicle company in #China 🇨🇳.

👉🏾 Chinese EV giant BYD outpaces Tesla with annual sales of more than $100 billion https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/ev-giant-byd-outpaces-tesla-with-annual-sales-of-over-100-billion.html

Oh wow! I did not think anyone would win this award! But it appears Buffet slightly relaxed the rules (otherwise no one would win).

👉🏾 Warren Buffett can finally give away his $1 million March Madness prize after winner bested mathematical odds of 1 in 134 million https://fortune.com/2025/03/25/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-million-dollar-march-madness-prize-ncaa-mens-college-basketball/

This is what worries me about #DonaldTrump. It is not #Trump exiting #NATO or refusing to honor treaty negotiations.

It is seizing #Greenland 🇬🇱 by force & triggering a war with #Europe & #Canada 🇨🇦 (I assume #Denmark 🇩🇰 would fight, & the rest of Europe will back them).

👉🏾 Vice President Vance is going to Greenland this week. The itinerary has shifted https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5340717/vance-greenland

This is more or less redundant as I already have to prove I am a citizen to vote in any election.

👉🏾 #Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-signs-executive-order-requiring-proof-citizenship-register-vote-rcna198094

I live in a #GOP run state, & #Republicans are always ranting about non-citizens & zombies 🧟♂️ 🧟♀️ (legally dead people) voting 🗳️ in elections.

I just bring my passport now which shuts down any obnoxious questions.

More European nations need to follow France’s 🇫🇷 lead & create something similar for their people.

👉🏾 #France 🇫🇷 issues its citizens with an invasion guide - including how to survive a nuclear attack - after #Macron warned #Europe must prepare for war https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14517485/Protect-you-France-issue-20-page-survival-manual-citizens.html

So a mega law firm full of #Democrats (or at least one that worked with numerous Democrats, including #KamalaHarris), just rolled over & let #DonaldTrump have his way with them‽

The more details I find out, the more alarming this is.

👉🏾 Law firm bends to #Trump demands, agrees to $40 million in legal services to Trump causes https://youtu.be/ZgZioIio2wI 🔛 @newyorktimes

I am surprised how fast major law firms are capitulating in order to appease #DonaldTrump. One offered the President $40 million of free legal assistance.

It’s insane what is going on right now.

👉🏾 The fight against #Trump's 'unprecedented' attack on Big Law is on https://www.businessinsider.com/law-firms-fight-trump-attack-big-law-unprecedented-2025-3 🔛 @BusinessInsider

@reiver I did not even know they had a social network. I do wonder who will end up buying the company though.

Oh wow! I thought 23andMe was doing okay. I am not a fan of the company, but I did not know they were struggling!

👉🏾 Genetic testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/tech/23andme-bankrupcty-hnk-intl/index.html

@Em0nM4stodon People do this at work as some bosses go around trying to detect Bluetooth devices. If it says your name, then it’s game over! 😂🤣😂

Solo Leveling Workout

Now that I am working on the day shift (like most people 😂), I have been thinking about getting back into working out again (the night shift was rough for me!). I have been seeing various workouts & one that has caught my eye on YouTube is the Solo Leveling Workout, which is based on the South Korean Novel / Manhwa (comic) / Anime.

https://darnellclayton.com/2025/03/23/solo-leveling-workout/

@vmstan @matt Really‽ I am finding really good engagement & conversations on Threads—so long as the topic is not about politics (with few exceptions).

Outside of politics or anything Threads deems as controversial, my engagement with others is pretty good.

Bluesky seems to be 𝕏 opposite, where one caters towards progressives while the other is ruled by conservatives. Politics thrives on both platforms, & they seem built for controversy.

@Pineywoozle @anubis2814 @timo21 @bronakins Trump creates drama which the media interprets as attention for ad revenue. They expected that even if Trump won, their bank accounts would be full like the last time Trump was in office (that did not happen).

But for better or worse the GOP was successful in motivating their side to vote, & convincing enough people who were apathetic about both parties to not vote.

@Nonilex Thanks for the lengthy summary, as it was quite informative! I will look at the article from @TheAtlantic later on, but the dual state seems to be the most accurate interpretation for what is going on.

I wonder if something similar has happened to Hungary 🇭🇺 & even Turkey 🇹🇷‽

If the #Democrats are too scared to counter #DonaldTrump & the #Republicans, then the incumbents need to be voted out (ALL of them) or the party needs to be replaced.

👉🏾 "They hate us": Congressional Democrats confront their own furious Tea Party https://www.axios.com/2025/03/21/democrats-house-senate-tea-party-trump

If the Democrats do not step up then the #GOP could gain significant majorities in 2026 due to even more citizens giving up on elections.

@w7voa 😠😡🤬 This is evil!

A few of the many pictures I took when I visited London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (which was better than I expected honestly). I would upload more, but some photos clearly show people’s faces & I am trying to respect their privacy. https://darnell.ooo/p/darnell/808435490700366340

If you have a friend, neighbor, family member, co-worker, etcetera, who drives a #CyberTruck, please politely let them know about the recall as this is a safety issue for everyone else on the road.

👉🏾 In latest blow to #Tesla, regulators recall nearly all #Cybertrucks https://apnews.com/article/cybertruck-recall-tesla-elon-musk-nhtsa-8c517e21aa1119d74b9db39f6aca01b7

No, I am not celebrating this recall against Tesla, but I am concerned about people not taking the recall seriously.