The point is to give Russia the advantage and turn the countries of Europe all into vazal states to rule over them like an emperor. EU really doesn't like that plan of course.

Big pal Putin didn't hesitate to use gas and oil as a weapon. Trump tries to do the same with trade and the dollar. Run away fast is the only answer.

He always wanted to be king, an absolute ruler, and was pretty clear about it, admiring dictators, saying your won't have to vote anymore. But the speed how this is happening and how he gets away with it is a bit shocking.

And sending a space ship at a good fraction of light speed to a nearby star uses more energy than our total civilization uses at the moment. We've got some work to do climbing up the Kardashev scale before we're anywhere close to that kind of travel.

Oh yeah, that time the USA kept lying about weapons of mass destruction found there and Washington not liking being called out by almost everyone.

China goes wolf warrior diplomacy from time so that's a given. It's what made many countries to make sure to not fully commit to trade with China.

Much greater models

It's Musk, so the new model is simply "the more money you have, the more you receive"

Technically they can be replicated, but the network effect and their current economies of scale are harder.

Not a cartoon anymore.

Certain military hardware doesn't have an equal. And a number of digital services.

Notice how those French places are not a total ruin.