News Roundup

Thanks to Reader Bob H, this Roundup is sponsored by:

…my preferred mixer with the breakfast gin.

But let’s get angrier still:


let’s hear it for Corporate America, at the forefront of protecting our Constitutional rights.


in other news, nor did the maiden voyage of S.S. Titanic.

And:


Russians not being known for their ability to swim whilst tied to an anvil.


except that “mail-in” ballots have yet to be counted, and we all know how that goes.


I scored 18.  No cheating.


to the surprise of precisely… nobodyBut is it all Trump’s fault?

Train Smash Update:


not much to see other than a mombod and jailhouse-quality tattoos.



finally, commonsense over tolerance.


our Feelgood Story Of The Day.

From the Department of Nooky:


sadly, no mention of public flogging.


ignore Mommy’s screams, Jimmy — she really likes it when I put it in there.

And in link-free INSIGNIFICA:

 

And finally:


“Who she?” you ask Why, a presenter of BritTV kids’ programs.

   

And therewith, we end the news.

All-Seeing, All-Knowing

Read this account of one man’s dealings with the FBI, and its conclusion:

Finally, this proves not only a strong political bias on the part of the FBI, against Trump, and against anyone remotely on his team, but it shows just how much the FBI knows about all your details, doings, GPS tracking, emails, telephone and FaceTime calls, videos, financial transactions, the cache in your computer and related devices, travel plans, workplace, networks . . . everything.

Many people over the years have cautioned me about my outspokenness and the ability of the Secret Police (a.k.a. the Fibbies) to mess with me and my life (“You’re going to end up on their list!” ).

I wasn’t intimidated by South Africa’s apartheid-era Security Branch, and I’m not scared of these little shits either.

Fuck ’em, and all they stand for — because what they stand for is un-American.

I’m not an especial fan of Donald Trump’s — unless, of course, the FBI somehow turns that into a crime, in which case I’ll be his greatest supporter.

Quick Question

Who best exemplifies the following statement:

“Queen of the official lie, expert in the art of constructed reality and disguising its crimes by attributing them to its victims.”

A.  Modern-day Russia
B.  The U.S. Democrat Party
C.  Most totalitarian regimes
D.  All the above.

Answers in Comments.  And then read this.

Now You Know

According to the Daily Mail, what you drink shows your character type, e.g.:

I am therefore, according to the above, a confident, psychotic adventurer (yeah, like I have only one favorite drink… pshaw).

Which reminds me:  I haven’t had a Pisco Sour in yonks.  Excuse me for a few minutes…