Yes, yes, a million times yes!

How active is that train track? Meaning how often does a train run on it? And when trains do pass on that track, how fast do they go?

Don’t get me wrong, sister, when I was in my teens in Russia in 1990s, I loved walking along railway tracks exactly like you do in that picture. But we really don’t want to have any of our lives claimed by unexpectedly passing trains - so you need to be very aware and very certain that you can get out of the way if a train approaches!

Where in the world is this bus stop with that message on it? Or is it a photoshopped image, and there is no actual bus stop that says this?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the rich and powerful seeking immortality is nothing new.

he’s deeply and upsettingly afraid of dying,

There is a very old tale about a powerful tyrant who had all Earthly power, then became very upset when he realized his mortality.

A little data point on the whole marriage thing… I and my life partner have been together for 20 y, will be 21 in September. We never got married and we don’t have any rings. I keep hearing that a lot of marriages these days don’t last this long.

We do informally call each other “my wife”, but still, no formal marriage was ever done.

I live in USA as a non-citizen permanent resident. I cannot vote, hence I only watched that election from the sidelines. My personal theory is that the reason why Trump won over Harris in 2024 is because a large number of people wanted accountability and justice over crimes against humanity that happened under Biden, and which Harris seemed to fully support. But here we are, a year and a half into Trump 2.0, and yet absolutely nothing was done on that issue, while the orange man made life hell for those who live in post-sex-change bodies (I happen to be one), made the economy even worse, and started a new war of choice.

Now bring on the downvotes…