Any. I was trying to fit as many of the initial options into the idea as I could. :)

Gotta hold the kompromat back until the optimal moment.

Pander to the conspiracy crowd once, and if you don't serve them forever after, they'll turn on you. Forever. That group spent a decade at it, and betrayed 'em (as the rest of us knew they would).

Give one of them feathered wings.

Am scientist, can confirm.

Great interview. Interesting bit about the German foreign intelligence service, too.
@florianflade.bsky.social - As a U.S. citizen, I have to say that being able to think of ourselves as indispensable hasn't been good for my country. Seeing that y'all in Europe have other options will help, in time.

Oh, nice!
Could you recommend a source for it? Ideally, I'd be looking for a sample packet at first.

Does it actually contain rice, or is it just called that because of the taste?