Ted Nugent says Parkland students "have no soul," calls them "mushy-brained children"

(Washington Post)

Musician Ted Nugent = A gun nut - it's endemic!

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Steve Smith: From the golden boy to the fallen hero

(Sydney Morning Herald)

Captain Steve Smith = MVP is a cheat in test

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New Zealand's claim it has no Russian spies is perplexing. Why is it isolating itself?

(The Guardian)

Are there no Russian spies in New Zealand? = An answer - ha, I realized it's pure nonsense!

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Fired waiter says I'm not rude, I'm just French

(New York Post)

Those French waiters can be so rude ~ but the chefs and cronies are worse

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White House announces policy to ban most transgender people from serving in military

(CNN)

White House announces policy to ban most transgender people from serving in military = Persons with male/female dysphoria (not in recovery) cannot point guns? Must be religion!

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Craigslist shuts down its personals section

(CNN)

Craigslist shuts down its personals section = No crass persons soliciting dates with sluts!

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Northern Lights forecast: New aurora Steve discovered above Scotland

(The Daily Express)

Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement = Oh no! Men call me this interesting acronym, STEVE

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Holocaust denier wins Illinois GOP congressional primary

(The Week)

Holocaust denier = He is a no-cure dolt.

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Russian Nikolai Glushkov's London death now a murder inquiry

(BBC)

The death of businessman and Kremlin critic Nikolai Glushkov = Frank conclusion: Ha, it's evident Russian KGB killed him at home

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Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian in first fatal autonomous crash

(CNN)

Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian = I prefer cab driver skill. Less daunting.

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Kim Jong-un has committed to denuclearisation, says South Korea

(The Guardian)

Denuclearisation = A certain delusion = Unrealised action

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America hits Russia with new sanctions in bid to tackle country's "nefarious attacks"

(The Daily Telegraph)

"Nefarious attacks" = "Fake!" cautions Tsar

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: the White House's steely foot soldier

(Financial Times)

The White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ~ is a hyena. What rebukes she has screeched at US reporters!

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A woman rode a horse into a dance club in Miami Beach

(CNN)

Horseback dance club lady = block debauchery, scandal

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Let them call you racists

(CNN)

Let them call you racists = Most crucially, let's hate

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Iran is pushing Israel into war

(New York Post)

Iran is pushing Israel into war = An aspiring wish to ruin Israel

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Once Banned, Now Loved and Loathed: How the AR-15 Became "America's Rifle"

(The New York Times)

Semi-automatic rifle = US America leitmotif

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International Women's Day marked by protests and celebrations

(The Guardian)

International Women's Day = Or, adamantly "No, Weinstein!"

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"TRAITORS DIE IN BRITAIN" Russian state TV warns double agents are not safe in the UK as Putin's mouthpiece media wade into poisoning scandal

(The Sun)

"The profession of a traitor is one of the most dangerous in the world" = Or Putin orders two stooges in fedoras to annihilate them offshore.

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FOUR MORE YEARS! How often do US Elections take place and what is the maximum term a president can hold their position in the White House?

(The Sun)

Four more years as the American President? = I fear Trump's a red chimera. Senate: Yes or no? = Yes, fear is Trump's a red chimera or neonate.

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