Unmasking

I remember that as a boy who was hooked on “cowboys ‘n crooks” movies, the infallible way of identifying the crook was to see how he wore the bandana tied around his neck.  Knot to the front: good guy;  knot to the back:  crook.

This was done by crooks so that they could more easily raise their bandanas to cover their faces while pulling off a bank- or stagecoach robbery — the  rule of thumb being that anyone wanting to conceal their identity was up to no good.

So it is with great delight that I note the following:

Donald Trump declared ‘bring in the troops’ and called for the arrest of anyone wearing face masks as violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters rocked Los Angeles overnight.

Arrest, then rip off the face mask and take a pic of the scrote’s face before loading the arrestee into the back of the cop car or -van.

Severe beating optional.

More Troubles

Earlier, I referred to this account of the mostly-peaceful reindeer games taking place in L.A. et al., there’s an additional twist to the tale:

Some of the most horrifying images to emerge from the carnage on Sunday came from Downtown LA, where at least five Waymo self-driving cars were set alight and vandalized, prompting an indefinite shutdown of Los Angeles St north of Arcadia, and south of Alameda amid safety concerns about the lithium batteries

Oops.

I also liked pics of this mostly-peaceful activity:

Good question, sweetie.

Mr. President?

News Roundup

More on that topic later.  In the meantime:


...note appearance of weasel word “could”.  Actually, the risk is infinitesimal, even if you’re taking SSRIs or the others mentioned. So have that second cup, with my blessing.


...hence the expression:  “To lie like a Clinton.”

Some good news for a change:


...oh yeah, baby.


...please Sir, may I have some more?


...oh thank you, Sir.


...wheeeeee!



...so arrest all these protesters, and if there are any illegal aliens among them (or Canadians for that matter), deport them too.


...not that anyone other than CNN cares what you think, McCabe, but if it makes you feel any better, we can charge his terrorist ass with mass murder together with hatecrime (which carries the death penalty #TimMcVeigh).

In Constitutional News:


...well done, Yeronner.  Now, if you can just persuade the other assholes among the Supremes (e.g. that little fart Roberts) to vote the way you do...

Some Economics News:


...yeah, well I’m waiting to see similar-sized price drops in meat, butter, bread, gasoline and electricity before I start handing out medals and bouquets.

In Entertainment News:


...I just hope that the involuntary retirees include some of the LGBTQSTFU persuasion because #Equity, but I’m not holding my breath.

Also:


...say it ain’t so, Mary Lou.

And in the Africa Wins Again category:


...it was only a question of time.

And in the usual unlinked dross known as 

  

And going back to our kind sponsor’s message:


...I have inexcusably not reported on the lovely Kelly or her “melons” (anagram alert) for some time, so I’ll make up for it now:

Only a week of love?  That guinea husband of hers needs a good smack.

And when she decides to dress it up a little:

And on that bountiful note, we can end this Roundup.

Quote Of The Day

Talking about this burning issue:

“If lithium-ion batteries weren’t powering vehicles that are supposed to save the planet from climate change, they would not be in such widespread use. Perhaps we can find another power source to save the planet that isn’t so hard to put out if it burns, doesn’t let off toxic gases when it’s on fire, and can be manufactured in the United States.”

I think he’s talking about the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine… and not something powered by faerie-dust and unicorn flatulence.

Opening That Box

Here’s a good one (via Insty, thankee Squire):

The Washington Post is planning to let amateur writers submit columns — with the help of AI

Well, I’m pretty much an “amateur writer”, but I guess my invitation to participate in said exercise got lost in the mail or something.  Still, I’m ready to pitch in.

And I won’t even need A.I.

However, I will need to do some preparation beforehand, so my Readers are welcome to suggest which topics they’d like to see me cover in the WashPo, in my usual style and manner.