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Monday, July 6, 2015

Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder

(The Times)
Snowden Effect - What is metadata?
Illustration: DonkeyHotey

Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder = Sly whistle-blower analysed - decided how to disappear in Russia
(by Mark McNamara)

'You look disgusting': Beauty blogger's powerful video

(Stuff.co.nz)

'You look disgusting' = Ugly skin got odious
(by Robert Jordan)

2016 Republican Presidential Candidates

2016 Republican Clown Car Parade - Expanded Cast of Caricatures
1. John Ellis Bush=Hell, I shun jobs
2. Benjamin Solomon Carson=Men, I can loan *morons* jobs!
3. Christopher James Christie=Those sharp critics jeer him
4. Rafael Edward Cruz=Dreadful war craze
5. Mark Whitty Everson=Very mistaken worth
6. Cara Carleton Fiorina=A fair concern to a liar
7. Lindsey Olin Graham=Ah, I'm one sly darling
8. Michael Dale Huckabee=Ace? Ha! Dumb like a leech
9. Piyush "Bobby" Jindal=I'd buy job by his plan
10. John Richard Kasich=Join hard, rich hacks
11. George Elmer Pataki=Me? I kept a larger ego
12. Randal Howard Paul=A hard, loud war plan
13. Richard "Rick" Perry=Err...a dry, rich prick
14. Marco Antonio Rubio=O, a moronic brain! Out!
15. Richard John Santorum=Ah! Disjunct horror, man!
16. Donald John Trump Senior=Damn old pro joins the run
17. Scott Walker=Act! Let's work!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Caricatures: DonkeyHotey

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigns

(Al Jazeera)
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sits down with Brookings Senior Fellow David Wessel to talk about the Greek economy and the country's economic reform options
Photo: Brookings Institution

Greece's finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has resigned = In arrears, his vision is, "Germany can get fucked! Ease fines!"
(by Julian Lofts)

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Calais Migrants Storm Channel Tunnel In Desperate Bid To Reach Britain

(Huffington Post)


Calais migrants = Tag as criminals = A lasting racism
(by Jason Lofts)

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Wimbledon 2015: A look back at last five men's singles Championships

(India.com)
Wimbledon 2015
Photo: Paula Funnell
This year's Wimbledon men's singles seeds:
1 Novak Djokovic
2 Roger Federer
3 Andy Murray
4 Stan Wawrinka
5 Kei Nishikori
6 Tomas Berdych
7 Milos Raonic
8 David Ferrer
9 Marin Cilic
10 Rafael Nadal
=
1 Skinny Serbian flimflammer
2 Admired Swiss ace endorses Nike
3 UK
4 Hairy introvertive boring killjoy
5 Solid career
6 Calm adversary
7 Who?
8 Disregarded (no show)
9 Croatian
10 Nicknamed Rafa

(by Jason Lofts)

Friday, July 3, 2015

Sharks attack beachgoers

(CNN)
SHARK!!!!
Photo: Jo

Shark's bites harm us = Shrieks: "Arm has stub"
(by Russ Atkinson)

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Baby scales rock wall

(MSN)

Baby scales rock wall = A belay blocks crawls
(by Robert Jordan)

Monday, June 29, 2015

Greece's prime minister -- seeking to calm Greek citizens -- quotes FDR: 'The only thing to fear is fear itself'

(Business Insider)
Before the meeting
Photo: European Council President

Alexis Tsipras, the Prime Minister of Greece and leader of Syriza = I realize many fears; crisis frightened exasperated metropolis!
(by Adie Pena)

'Leap second': Why June 30 will have one extra second

(Los Angeles Times)
Art: Salvador DalĂ­

June thirtieth, Twenty-Fifteen will have one extra second = I have intent just to wholly fix the new date interference.
(by Josiah Winslow)

Next iPhones may add "Force Touch"

(USA Today)
iPhone 5
Photo: Reiner Girsch

Next iPhones may add "Force Touch" = Oh, my hand's extra occupied often! = I expect a "handy" hot modern focus.
(by Josiah Winslow)

David Sweat shot and captured alive after New York manhunt

(CNN)
01.ConnecticutAvenue.NW.WDC.28June2015
Photo: Elvert Barnes

The escaped New York prison inmate David Sweat = "We did discover a persistent man." "No, he kept away."
(by Josiah Winslow)

Sunday, June 28, 2015

The GOP Field

(CNN)
2016 Republican Clown Car Parade - Trump Exta Special Edition
Illustration: DonkeyHotey
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Ted Cruz
Carly Fiorina
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
George Pataki
Rand PauL
Rick Perry
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump
Bobby Jindal
Chris Christie
John Kasich
Scott Walker
= The Sr. Prince
Black Doc
Tea Partier
Girly Token
Mr. Zip
Lacks Sugar Daddy
Ho Hum NYCer
Wacko Man
Frail Babbler
Cuban Crush
Senator Prude
Hungrier Joke
India Ink
Car Jam Chubby
Ohio Job Crisis
Milktoaster
(by Russ Atkinson)

Road Trippin' - What's new at Summerfest

(NBC15)

The World's Largest Music Festival in Milwaukee = Ah, during Summerfest, we locals visit it all week. = What a swell, skilled guitar voice in Summerfest!
(by Josiah Winslow)

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Seifeddine Rezgui: What we know about the Tunisian beach attack gunman

(ITV)
"I WILL COME TO TUNISIA THIS SUMMER" a too simple social-media slogan turned around by terrorists
Photo: Tjebbe van Tijen

The Tunisian Seifeddine Rezgui = "I seized a gun, fire, stun, then I die."
(by Julian Lofts)

Friday, June 26, 2015

North Korea Calls on World to 'Dismember US Imperialists'

(NDTV)
Sinpyong Lake, North Korea
Photo: yeowatzup

"Dismember the fatty monster US imperialists" say the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea. = Hmm, apt! America has terrible lipodystrophy - to become trim sufferers need seek liposuction stat.
(by Julian Lofts)

Lego Saying 'No' To Plastic, Invests Millions Into Search For 'Sustainable' Material

(MSN)
CubeDudes Pam and The Hoff
Photo: nolnet


Lego Saying 'No' To Plastic=Tin tops geological 'nays'
(by Robert Jordan)

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Tom Cruise's new role as a 280lb drug smuggler

(Daily Mail)
Tom Cruise drawn in Photoshop
Portrait: Roberto Rizzato


Thomas Cruise Mapother IV = He triumphs as movie actor
(by Jason Lofts)

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Charleston Lawmaker Will Introduce Hate Crime Legislation In Wake Of Church Shooting

(Huffington Post)
HERITAGE 2015
Photo: Christopher Dombres


Hate or bias-motivated crimes = Motive to harm? It is race-based.
(by Jason Lofts)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Pro baseball team cancels 'Caucasian Heritage Night'

(CNN)



Caucasian Heritage Night = Teaching racist hue again? = Nice racist hate again? Ugh!
(by Rosie Perera)