Israel is one of the US’s biggest allies, calling the attention of the American media, and the world often talks about what the US is talking about. Didn’t Zelenskyy talk about the Israel-Hamas conflict taking attention off Ukraine?
Does anyone here live in a former monarchy? In these countries, the former royal families often want their power and prestige back. A solarpunk story could have the descendants of billionaires wanting their ancestors’ power and prestige.
My mom’s hair used to be really curly and volumous until around the 1990s, but it has been straight since I can remember. She said that she chemically straightened it. She doesn’t seem to reapply straighteners. I don’t think her hair is naturally straight.