Having July #weather in May does not bode well.

More #artTherapy: Women of the Middle East express their gratitude to the 'Bringer of Peace'.

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Largs#Ramifications

"With Haakon's death, his successor, Magnus Haakonarson, King of Norway, signed the Treaty of Perth three years after the battle, leasing Scotland's western seaboard to Alexander III in return for a yearly payment. This lease became permanent, but the Kingdom of Scotland eventually stopped paying the Norwegian crown for the islands when Norway became distracted by civil wars."

Does this mean that some western parts of Scotland are legally still leased from Norway? If so then Scotland would appear to be a bit behind on their yearly payments.

#scotland #vikings

A comment on money laundering by 'imglorp' on Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44974112):

"I've come to realize that viewing the world through the simple lens of laundering causes dumb systems to suddenly make sense. Silly rabbit, you thought these industries were there for the normal public?

Gambling: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-gambling-sites-money...

Casinos themselves: https://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/trumps-businesses-...

Commerce: https://www.wired.com/story/wired-awake-180518

Crypto: https://financialcrimeacademy.org/cryptocurrency-money-laund...

Shell companies: https://newrepublic.com/post/192244/trump-celebrates-destroy...

Real estate: https://www.firstaml.com/resources/5-ways-criminals-launder-..."