It is sad for me to consider that the freedom to pursue science on your own in the US is mostly gone. Not even adults can purchase chemicals, laboratory glassware may be flat out illegal in some areas and having any sort of home lab can put you in legal jeopardy.
It's also stunning to observe the wreckage of US foreign policy, as it leaves behind huge problems for its vassals to manage. After decades of neutrality, they nearly have Sweden convinced to join NATO and Japan is giving up legal pacifism. It's disgusting.
