One of the great resources for anyone doing research on different countries or regions—basically a 30,000 foot flyover—is the CIA World Factbook. It breaks down regions and countries and provides basic information such as economic numbers, political parties, miles of telephone cable, pictures, historical facts, etcetera. I hadn’t clicked on my saved link for a while and out of boredom, I clicked it. I thought I’d check out what they had on Ukraine, since we seem to be willing to start World War III to protect the integrity of its borders. Much to my surprise, the look has changed quite a bit. The first graphic is the webpage I remember, taken from the Wayback Machine from 2020:
The link I clicked, however, took me to a 404 page and provided the link to the new and improved World Factbook.
The new look Central Intelligence Agency:
Some might say it’s cool looking—for which I would agree—but isn’t the undertone a bit more sinister? I’m kind of feeling a Klaus Schwab sighting coming on…