The question is this: will he still be alive?

Gawd, I hate that aftertaste.

So, would it be incredibly bright ‘above’ and absolute darkness ‘below?’

… as far as we can tell currently.

Oh, you know: Tomato tmahto, potato criptofacism.

There were still mammoth when the pyramids were being built.

That’s the point

Trust but verify

All of Putins homes. All at once.

Yah, avoid most US chocolate as best as possible. There are some local/regional chocolatiers that are darn good, but likely not going over to Europe.