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Establishing a non-USA bank account

If the US follows in the footsteps of other authoritarian countries, it may not be possible to flee and still access funds in US banks. What countries and banks can accounts be established that will be safe from the USA? 70's spy novels had Swiss banks, is this still true? And what do I have to watch out for in moving the funds? Thinking $50K for now.
posted by Sophont to Law & Government at 5:48 PM on Feb 15, 2025 - 5 answers [6 favorites]

Tangles of voices

Seeking vocal music recommendations (small ensemble, solo, and choir). [more inside]
posted by cnidaria to Media & Arts at 12:57 PM on Feb 15, 2025 - 14 answers [9 favorites (5 in the past 24 hours)]

Design me some information

Let’s say you are not especially analytical but you are expected to master a complicated decision flow anyway. Fortunately, someone you trust has volunteered to put the decision flow into a series of diagrams, flowcharts, or another design pattern of your choice. Which examples of information design would you point to as having been very helpful to you in the past? [more inside]
posted by rabia.elizabeth to Society & Culture at 2:13 PM on Feb 15, 2025 - 4 answers [4 favorites]

Online bookstores STILL not owned by Amazon that sell to non-US customer

This is surprisingly difficult to figure out. Several of the non-Amazon bookstore lists I found online do not include a publication date so I'm not confident the info is up-to-date - since Amazon seems to be in the habit of buying off companies. [more inside]
posted by M. to Media & Arts at 1:49 AM on Feb 15, 2025 - 28 answers [13 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

Arts & craft-y hobbies that are easy on beginners?

I really suck at being a beginner at a hobbies. I've tried to learn pottery and sewing and I quit attending both classes because I felt like I sucked compared to the other classmates. I know that neither hobby is competitive, but I want a hobby where I can at least feel SOME success at the beginning and not like a total failure. I want to attempt another artsy & crafty hobby, but I need one that is "gentle" on beginners. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by VirginiaPlain to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 4:05 PM on Feb 8, 2025 - 30 answers [16 favorites (2 in the past 24 hours)]

Contingency savings in Europe as a US Citizen

If I (an American citizen) hypothetically want to park 10K Euro in an account outside the US can I do so without tax/reporting headaches? [more inside]
posted by anonymous to Work & Money at 7:45 AM on Feb 6, 2025 - 17 answers [11 favorites (2 in the past 24 hours)]

Rock rhythm sections locking it down?

Serious musicians (pro or otherwise) esteem which rock band's rhythm section players for tightness of ensemble/solidness of groove? Cliff Williams/Phil Rudd of AC/DC seem to me a likely candidate, but I'm not knowledgeable.
posted by Lemkin to Media & Arts at 1:18 PM on Feb 8, 2025 - 29 answers [7 favorites (2 in the past 24 hours)]

How Can I Do My Bit?

I would like to begin doing something more practical and effective to help deal with the political, social, and/or environmental issues that face us than posting on social media and writing essays for my blog, but am having trouble identifying what that something should be, given certain parameters I detail inside. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted by orange swan to Grab Bag at 2:28 PM on Feb 16, 2025 - 1 answer [2 favorites]

Send me your favorite cleaning and organizing content

I really like watching content where people tidy or clean up a space. What are your favorite shows, YouTubers, and content creators who organize and clean up? [more inside]
posted by forkisbetter to Media & Arts at 9:40 AM on Feb 11, 2025 - 16 answers [22 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

Help me smell amazing

Occasionally I'll read something like "[famous person] smells amazing" or I'll see a meme that says something terrible like "You know that person is aserial killer right? Yeah, but they smell *amazing*" and I'm wondering as a male in his late fifties how I can smell amazing, but not in a way that assaults people like a teenager with axe body spray. [more inside]
posted by mecran01 to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 7:52 AM on Feb 12, 2025 - 28 answers [20 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

Lovers of Sharpie Markers: Uses for Sharpies?!

Wondering what people use Sharpie markers for - outside of signing autographs or signing executive orders!? [more inside]
posted by konaStFr to Writing & Language at 4:51 AM on Feb 6, 2025 - 74 answers [14 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

How do I job search without getting totally overwhelmed?

I'm ready to start looking for a new job, but all my old job search anxieties are re-surfacing. How can I job search while maintaining my sanity, without becoming an overly anxious mess? [more inside]
posted by VirginiaPlain to Work & Money at 5:52 PM on Feb 14, 2025 - 9 answers [14 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

How to seek asylum?

I’m Canadian, and I’m growing increasingly worried that some time in the next four years or so, a hostile and powerful country might invade Canada. What steps can I take to set my family up to flee the country if necessary? [more inside]
posted by anonymous to Society & Culture at 6:58 AM on Feb 12, 2025 - 24 answers [9 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

GarageBand 101

I want to learn how to use GarageBand on my Macbook so I can record basic drum/guitar/bass rock songs on my own. I'm assuming some kind of YouTube tutorial is the best way to go. But there are so many! [more inside]
posted by gottabefunky to Media & Arts at 3:49 PM on Feb 13, 2025 - 8 answers [7 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

To Arch or not to Arch? Linux nerds, help me beanplate a new distro.

It's starting to look like it's time to nuke my OS from orbit and install a new one. Please help me decide which distro. [more inside]
posted by number9dream to Computers & Internet at 10:25 AM on Feb 10, 2025 - 16 answers [6 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

Different thing... different languages

When two different objects have the same name in a language e.g. straw for animals and a straw to drink out of, it's a homonym (or in this case homograph). How is it that other languages also use different words for the same pairs? For example in French, paille and paille meaning drinking straw and dried grass too.
posted by socky_puppy to Writing & Language at 1:48 PM on Feb 14, 2025 - 9 answers [4 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

Decommissioned military bases in mid-Atlantic US?

I grew up as the child of a U.S. Air Force officer. He just died. I would like to walk around an air force base like the ones I grew up around and be sad. But I haven't had the proper ID in decades. What is the next best thing in the northeast U.S.? Are there decommissioned bases that haven't changed too much and are open to the public? I'm in Philadelphia. [more inside]
posted by catesbie to Grab Bag at 6:30 AM on Feb 15, 2025 - 16 answers [4 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

Who owns an orchestra's musical instruments?

In an orchestra, who owns the instruments? Do they belong to the individual performers? Do they belong to the orchestra as an organization? Does it vary by orchestra? If a violin breaks or something, who has to pay for it to be fixed or replaced? Do performers take them home and care for them? This question suddenly occurred to me and now nothing could be more important than finding out the answers.
posted by DoctorFedora to Grab Bag at 1:07 AM on Feb 6, 2025 - 13 answers [3 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

How to privately rename text threads in Google Messages

How to rename a text thread where only I can see the name (in Google Messages)??? [more inside]
posted by saladin to Technology at 4:57 PM on Feb 13, 2025 - 2 answers [1 favorite]

Yellow peas mush. What to do?

I have several pounds of over-cooked yellow peas. They're mush consistency. What should I do with them? [more inside]
posted by mr_bovis to Food & Drink at 8:27 AM on Feb 15, 2025 - 17 answers [1 favorite]

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