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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Curiosity rover sends back striking images of Mars rock formations

(Yahoo!)
MSL Sol 1454 - MastCam

Curiosity rover sends back striking images = See it sending various big, tricky Mars rocks
Anagram: Aronas Pinchas
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

US Russia negotiate Syrian ceasefire, new military partnership

(The Globe and Mail)
Kurdish YPG Fighter

The Syrian ceasefire = Hey, I sneer, it's a farce!
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Photo: Kurdishstruggle

Friday, September 9, 2016

North Korea claims successful test of nuclear warhead

(CNN)
North Korean Nuclear Reactor Construction Site

North Korea tests nuclear warhead = Can nuke other areas, shatter world!
Anagram: Jason Lofts
Photo: Wapster

Thursday, September 8, 2016

"Pouring like crazy:" Heavy rain led to street flooding in Milwaukee area; and it happened fast

(Fox6)

"Pouring like crazy:" Heavy rain led to street flooding in Milwaukee area; and it happened fast=A fearful pour today. It happened in kindergarten...I realized it was even leaking at my school!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow

iPhone 7 announces no more earphone jack

(CNet)
El iPhone 7 con mismo precio que el iPhone 6s

What, no three point five millimeter jack - only a lightning port?!? = Jony will regret the other thin flat Apple gimmick "innovation"
Anagram: Chris Davis
Photo: iphonedigital

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race

(CNN)
Polling station (way in)

Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race = Keep a set value: no one clear winner!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: Paul Albertella

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

James Bond Casting: Here Are The 7 Actors Reportedly In The Running To Replace Daniel Craig

(CinemaBlend)
Cool 101

Actors reportedly in the running to replace Daniel Craig as the new Agent Double O Seven

1. Tom Hiddleston
2. Idris Elba
3. Michael Fassbender
4. Luke Evans
5. Charlie Hunnam
6. James Norton
7. Jamie Bell
= Re-engineered as James Bond persona?

1. Lean, muscular performance in "Thor"
2. John Luther (a black detective) in TV series in England
3. Magneto
4. Welsh
5. "Cold Mountain"
6. Heard has diabetes
7. "Billy Elliot"
Anagram: Jason Lofts
Photo: raymondclarkeimages

Hillary Clinton Treats Theories About Coughing Attack With Dose of Humor

(The New York Times)

Hillary Clinton Treats Theories About Coughing Attack With Dose of Humor = About clearing out her throat: Achy mouth? It fits! I know! She's allergic to Don!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo:

Monday, September 5, 2016

Editorial cartoonists

(Go Comics)


Tom Toles
Glenn McCoy
Stuart Carlson
Lisa Benson
Ted Rall
Michael P. Ramirez
Signe Wilkinson
Steve Breen
Jack Ohman
Gary Varvel
=Zeal, no sarcasm
Anti-Hillary
A Lib
Wacko job
L.A. Times canned
Right venom
Girl lacks mercy
Even Steven
Gores Trump
Nonsense troll
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

"Motherhood is hard" post

(MSN)
Motherhood

"Motherhood is hard" post = The post has horrid mood
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Photo: Wilvia

Wine: Sing the praises

(The New Zealand Herald)
Fine wine and good friends

Wine: Sing the praises = I sense grapes within
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Photo: Derrick Nguyen

Mother Teresa to become saint amid criticism over miracles and missionaries

(The Guardian)
Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa canonised = Seemed an orchestration
Anagram: Jason Lofts
Illustration: Ariel Quiroz

Sunday, September 4, 2016

No Longer a Hurricane -- for Now -- Hermine Winds Up for Big Northeast Punch

(NBC News)
Sarasota weather map

The storm Hermine is no longer a hurricane = It rages much more in a Northern shoreline
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: Abby flat-coat

Mother Teresa declared a saint by Catholic Church

(Fox News)
Mother Teresa
Art: Penny Ovenden
Saint Teresa of Calcutta's ~ fast status acceleration!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Mother Teresa declared a saint by Catholic Church = Could be character, the charity, and those miracles
Anagram: Dharam

Cash for catastrophes?

(BBC)
Auto

Cash for catastrophes? = Photo car crashes, fast!
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Photo: Omar Landeros

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Mika Brzezinski Thinks Donald Trump Has Serious Mental Health Issues

(Fortune)

Mika Brzezinski Thinks Donald Trump Has Serious Mental Health Issues = Alzheimer's hits paranoid bullshit skunk? It's nut shrieks! Demon amazes!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard

CNN Poll of Polls: Clinton's lead cut in half

(CNN)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New Zealand - the second day - Wellington and Christchurch, November 2010

Clinton's lead cut in half = Still a confident launch!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: US Embassy

So what exactly could be wrong with having taco trucks on every corner?

(Los Angeles Times)
El Tonayense

"You're going to have taco trucks on every corner" = Take cover, country! No, gosh, you're overreacting!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow
Photo: Todd Lappin

Friday, September 2, 2016

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine aims at Florida

(CNN)
Sandbags ahead of Hermine

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine aims at Florida=Then I hear a fierce, giant, full marine rainstorm. Hide!
Anagram: Chris Davis
Photo: North Charleston

Melania Trump sues Daily Mail and US blogger for $150m over sex worker claims

(BBC)
Donald Trump and Melania Knauss-Trump

Melania Trump sues the Daily Mail = Um, all I see in the "lady" is... um, a tramp.
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Photo: WEBN-TV