The material taught in Civics class doesn’t match what I seem to be observing today. Have I changed, have the rules changed, or did something go bump in the night? I know the president was very glad he won, and was quoted as saying he had a big business to run, and I know he’s gotten very rich, and some might say too big for his britches, but do democracies usually hold shares with option to purchase companies? I’m thinking of us–or the president–buying a share related to Alaska’s Ambler Trail and, in addition, proposing an earlier plan to control Gaza as a real estate deal.

“In addition, the U.S. government is announcing a partnership with Trilogy Metals, investing $35.6 million to support mining exploration in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District. This investment makes the U.S. government a 10% shareholder in Trilogy Metals and includes warrants to purchase an additional 7.5% of the company.”

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A Brief Poem

OLD FUN
Canes are such fun to use!
You can hobble so much faster,
even use them for swatting,
and my old heart fibrillates
when we touch.
(I reckon you know I’m pulling
your good leg. Did you guess?)