News Roundup

And in this, the (extended) 300th(!) News Roundup, a segue:

From our Dear Leader:


...has anyone told him that the Covidiocy is over?


...probably for the best — he’d only fuck things up irretrievably by referring to Belgium as “Germany”.

And in other LGBTOSTFU News:


...doesn’t matter because nobody watches women’s tennis.  Might as well let giraffes play, as well.

In the Dept. of (In)Justice files:


...so can we expect Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden to be indicted soon, for precisely the same offense as Trump is supposed to have committed?


...yeah, but she’s a Democrat.  Forgive me for sounding cynical.

In ShowBiz! News:


...never mind, Disney will cast Amy Schuler as Jack Sparrow in the next episode, and all will be well.  Also:


...”accidentally”.


...he’s been a total tool for over forty years;  why should he change now?  And speaking of tools:


...please adjust your target coordinates accordingly, because he’s worse than Daddy.


...just another feather in the cap of the Biden administration’s foreign policy (see:  Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.).

From the Dept. of Global Cooling Climate Warming Change:


...EVERYBODY PANIC!!!!  Or not.

From the Dept. of Child Molestation Education:


...looking at the next Teacher Of The Year, here.


...that’s nice of you, but it’s not going to forestall the hangings.  And speaking of people to be hanged:


...mind the step, Fatboi.

And in your favorite INSIGNIFICA:


...and if anyone actually understands what any of that means, you need to get a life.  Also: “Snoochie” sounds like a euphemism for a lady’s love tunnel.

And finally:


...”incredible” being the mot juste.  Honestly, if Salma isn’t the sexiest woman alive, then she’s #1(a)Or the rating criteria are totally screwed up.

It’s a fine way to end the 300th Roundup, anyway.

Sale Item

I have long loved shooting the Browning Buck Mark .22 pistols, having owned several in my lifetime.  They are accurate, have an excellent trigger, and the only small drawback to ownership thereof is that stripping them for cleaning can be a PITA until you get used to it — unlike say the Ruger pre-Mark IV models, which were almost impossible to reassemble without assistance.

Anyway, here’s Browning’s excellent Buck Mark Micro Bull Barrel, on sale at Collectors:

What makes this model so special?  As Collectors notes, it has a threaded, suppressor-ready barrel.

And they have four of them on sale.

Read into that what you will.

And Texas residents should note, there are some interesting legal developments coming up re: the issue of Texas-made suppressors and the Supreme Court.  But I’ll cover those in a separate post later, once the dust has settled.

I have to say that I’d like to own one of these little sweethearts anyway, but this may be a deal-closer.

Different Universe, Part 17

The usual snow job on the economy:

The CPI report shows that inflation rose four percent from last May, which is less than half of what it was at its peak in 2022, when it hit 9.1 percent year-over-year in June. Economic forecasts had predicted inflation would come in at 4.1 percent, meaning that the current economic climate is doing better than expected.

Uh huh.  Considering that our “expectations” were of the Four Riders genre, that doesn’t mean much.  And it gets worse:

However, core CPI – which excludes volatile food and energy prices – rose 5.3 percent from last May, which is a far less-rosy picture of the state of the economy.

Yeah, I’m so glad that the first inflation “estimate” just happens to exclude the two categories which affect ordinary people’s lives the most.  And for the record, I’m still of the mind that the “5.3 percent” inflation rate is only about a third of what I’m seeing at the grocery store — i.e. 15 percent would be closer to the mark, which is about how much my closely-budgeted grocery spend has gone up in the past three months.

By the way: has anyone priced tires recently?  Holy shit.

When the history of this era comes to be written, one of the most egregious falsehoods to be exposed will be the “official” inflation rate.

Just Stupid

I see that Eyetie supercar maker Pagani has made a new one:

It’s called the Codalunga, which I assume is Italian for “Fat-Ass”:

But that’s not the ridiculous part of the Kardashian-styled kar.  The interior is worse.

Hands up those who can think of at least two sexual innuendos contained in the design… oh, all of you, huh?

The most charitable thing I can say about those seats is that as a supercar, of course, the Codawhatsit won’t have any cupholders;  but at least you’d be able to wedge a Big Gulp in your crotch without freezing yer dangler/ladyparts.

And if the center dashboard console brings to mind the name of the Irish airline…

[exit, laughing sardonically]