Day 1,990: tantamount, bounty

Indonesian leaders had long resisted this step, seeing it as tantamount to legitimising China’s claim. Worse, Mr Prabowo agreed to jointly develop the fisheries and gas there, in effect committing to share the spoils of Indonesia’s bounty.

Javier Milei: “My contempt for the state is infinite”

Artwork of the day 
The Land's Bounty Rightfully Possessed
Diego_Rivera
Date: 1926
Style: Muralism
Genre: allegorical painting
Media: fresco
Location: Chapingo Autonomous University, Texcoco, Mexico

Word of the day 
tantamount: equal:
bounty: money paid as a reward:

Quote of the day
“I nodded. "Yup. What I did was tantamount to treason in their eyes."

"I don't know what 'tantamount' means, but it sounds pretty serious.”

― Richelle Mead, Bloodlines