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Maduro inherited a stacked Supreme Court from his predecessor, Hugo Chávez, that has systematically nullified opposition legislation.

Plastic food containers and trays are stacked and wired with lights, feeling at once like retro-futuristic inventions and something cobbled together after the apocalypse.

Then this weekend he introduced a new cabinet stacked with politicians associated with unpopular President Emmanuel Macron.

Water bottles are stacked in the kitchen and tucked under her mother’s bed; closets are packed with canned and shelf-stable foods, some marked to last until 2054.

Experience suggests that odds are stacked against Indian apps, especially when habit-forming giants like WhatsApp and Facebook dominate.