N0t_5ure @ N0t_5ure @lemmy.world

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I wish we could.

44 applications doesn't seem like a lot for a new program, and presumably not all of them will be approved. By comparison, the $5M USD "Trump visa" has had 68,000 applications since the program went live June 12th, and that's to live in a country sliding into fascism.

My guess is that the numbers are so low because $5M or $10M (NZD) is a pretty heavy lift, and the people with that kind of coin lying around have business interests elsewhere that makes residing in the remote locale of NZ not very attractive. Yes, I recognize that they would only have to spend 21 days there over three years for residency, but why would you even bother unless you wanted to actually live there? There are lots of other desirable places in the world with relatively easy residency requirements that are closer to the business centers of the world, and you don't have to fork out several million dollars.

I assume that the goal is to bring in wealthy, educated people who will make capital investments and ultimately help grow the economy. I think a better strategy than requiring such a big investment would be to make the investment number significantly smaller (say $1M NZD), and then give credits to potentially reduce that to some extent for people with education or skills that are sought. Right now, the Trump administration's decimation of science research funding has a lot of PHDs looking to jump ship, and New Zealand could probably pick up some smart people with the right program.

Only psychiatrists who have been involved in psilocybin clinical trials will be allowed to prescribe it, and they must strictly report its use and keep detailed records.

Unfortunately, there's only one such psychiatrist:

The psychiatrist, Cameron Lacey, who was behind the first clinical trials of psilocybin, has been identified as the only medical practitioner to prescribe the drug.

I agree with you completely. He's fascinated with nukes, and believes naked demonstrations of power show that he's strong. If he does drop a nuke in Iran, you can guarantee that Russia will use them in Ukraine, and that quickly opens the door to a much wider war in Europe. Strategic thinking is not Trump's strong suit, and he's likely to bumble us into a nuclear WWIII.

Gives the phrase "tastes like chicken" a new spin.

I was tired of him back in 2016 as well.

I'm so sick of hearing about this whiny little bitch.

3.5 babies if you count the horizontal line.

With Trump in the White House and Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, surely Trump will get his wall built, and then he'll leverage tariffs to make Mexico pay for it, right? LOL.

I have a Kobo Clara I'm super happy with. Way better than the buggy Kindle I had.

I honestly think that he's trying to get Iran to blockade the Strait of Hormuz to drive up the price of oil, to the benefit of Russia and also U.S. oil producers.

How about Jimbo, but with the "J" pronounced like an "H", as in Spanish.

Not surprising, given:

1. The housing market cycle peaked in 2022, has been slowly trending down since, and the pace of decline is picking up. Inventory is way up and prices are down.
2. Tariffs have greatly increased the cost of inputs used in making homes, increasing the price of lumber, steel, copper, appliances, etc., etc.
3. Deportation of the labor force greatly increases the cost of labor to build the homes. After agriculture, the largest industry using immigrant labor is construction. Kicking a major portion of the construction labor force out of the country is guaranteed to drive up the price of the labor that remains.

In maybe 1989 my roommate had a computer with a modem and Compuserve. It was cool, but nothing like what came only a few years later when I had a computer with a Netscape browser.

Trump just says whatever he thinks his target audience wants to hear, and it has no bearing on what he does.

:)

If the U.S. joins in it will only escalate the situation. Iran has repeatedly threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, through which ~20% of the world's oil transits, but has not taken any such action so far. However, the more desperate it is, the more likely that will occur. While oil prices have jumped a bit since the start of the war, currently ~$72 a barrel, if Iran blockades the strait (and presumably mines it), we're looking at oil jumping to ~$130 per barrel. While the U.S. is currently teetering on the edge of a recession due to the tariffs, such an oil shock would almost certainly bring on a significant recession. Even more concerning is the potential for more escalation, and Trump has repeatedly shown interest in using nuclear weapons. I can easily envision a scenario where Trump thinks it's a good idea to nuke Tehran to serve as a lesson for the world that he's a big tough guy.

What is the context for this? A boat demolition derby?

I saw some reporting saying that he somehow jumped out of the plane just before it crashed, but that makes no sense, and he's quoted as saying that he has no idea how he survived.