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Not gonna mention the Secret Protocol in the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact that enabled the partition of Poland and the Baltics?

Or that Stalin actually fell for it all, trusted Hitler, disregarded all evidence of Nazi troop buildup until the day of Operation Barbarossa? Then Stalin spent weeks disappeared from public view.

Credit to the Soviets for defeating the Nazis. WW2 would have been lost without them. But they also acted as imperialists in reattaching Tsarist colonies to Russia, dividing Poland and the Baltics with Hitler, invading Finland, not to mention all the puppet states created postwar.

And the Soviets allied with Nazi Germany and carved up Poland with their new buddies.

Did they bark at the moon?

Loose dark clothing encourages airflow. Covering up prevents sunburn and direct solar heating.

For buildings, airflow can cool them too. But it doesn't need to be done through dark roofs or dark exterior walls. And buildings could have more sunshades and awnings, and smaller windows to prevent solar heat gain.

Tabarnak!

That's where I got the idea from! Excellent channel.

Fun fact, adding textiles to walls for insulation is where we get the term "furring" from.

I wish awnings were more common. Such a simple way to block out midday or afternoon sun in the hot summer.

I don't know the species, and there are a few that are found in my area. One day I'll bring the field guide and figure it out.

Serviceberry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier

They're all over the place here, though you have a short window of opportunity to gather the fruit before the birds go apeshit and eat it all. I've had delicious jam made from it. Quite a sweet fruit, with no bitterness or tartness, unlike a lot of other wild edibles.

This video is someone who actually drives a truck for a living, not a suburbanite who needs a lifted child slammer pickup to boost their fragile masculinity as they drive to the supermarket.

Similar story in my life but a 12-pack of Smirnoff Ice

Canada is a petrostate after all.