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Friday, January 21, 2022

"Bosom peril” is not “breast cancer”

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
Reports

"Bosom peril” is not “breast cancer” ~ alas, pens incorrect term; is "boob."
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: US Institute of Peace

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Apple AirTags - "A perfect tool for stalking"

(BBC)
Airtags

Apple AirTags - A perfect tool for stalking
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Legal snooper app - traffickers gloat at it!
Anagram: Mark McNamara
Image: Diverse Stock Photos

Monday, January 17, 2022

Enigma: rare 555-carat black diamond unveiled in Dubai thought to be billions of years old

(The National)
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Enigma
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In a gem
Anagram: Julian Lofts
(The New Zealand Herald)
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Ghislaine Maxwell to be sentenced in June
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Duh, eminent ex bewails long jail sentence
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Ruperto Miller

Tesla starts accepting once-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin

(BBC)
Elon Musk - Caricature

Tesla starts accepting once-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin
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A secret stock deal opportunity! Reject cynics' concern, agog!
Anagram: Katharina Ricarda Wachsmuth
Image: DonkeyHotey

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Prince Andrew loses military titles and use of HRH

(BBC)
Dr D street art, Shoreditch

Prince Andrew loses military titles and use of HRH
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In a rut, roles simplified. Now stars Andy the lecher!
Anagram: Mark McNamara
Image: Duncan C

Capitol riot: Oath Keepers leader charged with seditious conspiracy

(BBC)
Capitol Breach 2

The sedition charge is defined as attempting "to overthrow, put down or to destroy by force the government of the United States"
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Hey to prosecute detested offender, i.e. Trump, he who activated the mob of terrorists and nonentity gangsters to do with voting
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Brett Davis

I could have been a racist killer

(BBC)
Stand Against Racism

I could have been a racist killer
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Accuse alien hater over kill bid
Anagram: Mark McNamara
Image: Miki Jourdan

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Letter from Palace for toddler who dressed as the Queen for Halloween

(CNN)
Jalayne Sutherland in Halloween costume as Queen Elizabeth of England

Kentucky toddler dressed up as the Queen, who received royal mail a few months later.
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Clearly quite a surprise. Damned cheek. Many [dead] folks would've sent her to The Tower!
Anagram: Chris Sturdy
Image: Katelyn Sutherland

Monday, January 10, 2022

Human receives pig heart

(AP News)
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Human receives pig heart = Achieving pure ham reset
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Scientists Unearth Sea Dragon

(Washington Post)

Scientists Unearth Sea Dragon ~ and can sight a true Nessie sort!
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Novak Djokovic: Having Covid gave tennis star vaccine exemption - lawyers

(BBC)
NYC - South Street Seaport - 2019 US Open

The lawyers are still arguing for Novak Djokovic’s exemption
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All Covid forums agree weightily it’s no joke, prankster “Novax”
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Wally Gobetz

Ahmaud Arbery case: Georgia men sentenced in 2020 murder of unarmed Black man

(CNN)
Knowledge, Wisdom & Understanding by Firekatg

The Ahmaud Arbery case

Travis and Greg McMichael
William "Roddie" Bryan
Judge Timothy Walmsley
Wanda Cooper-Jones
= “Jim Crow” law debacle

Yes, maladapted vigilantes,
a rascal neighbor,
they did murder
a mother’s young man - “Jim Crow”, yeah?
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Chris Christian

Friday, January 7, 2022

Barack Obama Reacts to Death of 'Groundbreaking' Sidney Poitier: He 'Epitomized Dignity and Grace'

(People)
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The former US President Obama has written how he “epitomised dignity and grace“
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Mr Sidney Poitier, who died, was a great actor - entomb the fine man. Sigh, hurt’s deep
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Obama White House Archives

Thursday, January 6, 2022

America remembers US Capitol attack one year on

(BBC)
Tributes to Officer Brian Sicknick at the Peace Monument

Trump continues to threaten American democracy
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Concur an incompetent traitor created US mayhem
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Joe Flood

Five big questions about Trump and the riot

(BBC)
6 January 2021

Five big questions about Trump and the Capitol riot
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A pious Quisling viper contributed to that mob feat
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Thomas Cizauskas

Afghanistan Has Become the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis

(The New Yorker)
Rassemblement à Paris après la prise de pouvoir des talibans en Afghanistan

Afghanistan Has Become the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis
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Aghast, I flinched - US & Taliban warmongers are remiss in that chaos
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Jeanne Menjoulet

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Emmanuel Macron décidé à "emmerder" les non-vaccinés "jusqu'au bout"

(RTS)
Emmanuel Macron

President Emmanuel Macron
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“Emmerder” - put in manacles, no?
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Jacques Paquier

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Capitol riots: US house committee is preparing to go public

(The New Zealand Herald)
Donald Trump - Caricature - TFG

Capitol riots: US house committee is preparing to go public
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“I, choleric pig-ego Trump, incite a mob to stop spurious steal!”
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: DonkeyHotey

Multiple People Gunned Down at New Year's Eve Party as 50 Rounds Fired Into Crowd: Police

(MSN)
Police Line

Mississippi party where alcohol, drugs, and assault rifles were there
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A recipe for disaster, loss while arguments arise. Why? Perhaps it's dull.
Anagram: Dharam
Image: Paul Sableman