Half-life.

The MAGA nuts are Christian nationalist protestants. They think the Pope is the antichrist (literally many of them do).

Clover typically takes less water to survive than turf grasses and puts out lovely flowers that are pollinator friendly for a pretty good portion of the year. The kind of clover that grows in my area (Tennessee, USA) is nearly evergreen too, starting earlier in the spring and staying green later than turf grasses.

Hertz rental car company is the "auto giant" in this case. Saved you a click.

One small point to correct/adjust is the idea that these sites were "ignored."

The pyramids have been a tourist attraction for thousands of years. The Romans talked about visiting them. I'm guessing there was never a time when they weren't of interest to people in the area. Same for something like the Colosseum, Parthenon, or Pantheon. They might not have always prioritized preservation, but they certainly didn't forget they existed.

So stupid and fake. Guy in an unbuttoned shirt being the stereotypical trust fund bro. Handheld camera conveniently already running and pointed right at the action. r/whyweretheyfilming

If that's real, that would be after he was struck, right? The bullet is to his left, and he was shot from his right

They did it once, then did it again and not only is it still just a fine, the fine didn't even go up. Given inflation since then, the fine actually went down in real terms.

That'll teach them for sure! /s

I initially read that as "Florida scrambles to get retired teachers to return to combat."

Which isn't really wrong either.

I think that's the basic premise of the Star Trek hypospray. Pressure pushing in medicine rather than a needle.

They'd still be appalled and try to stop him given their strong moral code. And given that they'd be at full strength they'd probably find a way to stop him and reverse things faster than they did in OTL

It's been done before (though not intentionally at first), at the Salton Sea.

And the results weren't that bad (granted possibly a smaller scale than some are imagining when they forecast doom).

https://www.ppic.org/blog/the-troubled-history-and-uncertain-future-of-the-salton-sea/

But the problem is any deserts are deserts for a reason: lack of rainfall and/or natural inflow from rainwater upstream. The result is that you have to keep pumping in tons of water and/or rely on agricultural runoff which is nutrient-depleted and usually full of chemicals.

Read the rest of the linked article for what's going on with that one.