Saddam’ing …

Saddam’d: the deep state figures out one of the poors, YOUR NATION, has gold, then they start telling people you have nukes, your own journalists are shut down, we blow you up … steal your gold.

I think the “deep state” was part of the whole thing going back to the beginning, when we were still focused on killing indigenous tribes … and we probably set up chiefs back in the day, the same kind of way. “See, gold, Chief Bad guy rape your kids!” (and cue cavalry)

“Russia” is their step daddy, for now: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-nationalise-more-industrial-mines-prime-minister-says-2025-04-29/

Of Snow Piercer, Bottle Episodes and “Ascension” (2014) …

The Snow Piercer premise is about as useless as any “hey, let’s put people in a bottle episode” premise …

it’s an idealized Skinner box style trolley problem fuck fest … with many deos ex machina escape ramps …

it has a decent character assemblage and overall story …

it was done differently in 2014 …

Also: wouldn’t people had thought “hey, fuck, life has hung on around geothermal vents since FUCKING FOREVER …” …