Judge: You are charged with bird punning over the limit. Anything to say in your defense?
Me: Yes Mallard. Beak kind to me, don’t thrush to judgment, I wasn’t robin anyone, hawking anything, talon tails out of school, ducking responsibilities or emulating anyone. Ibis just having fun. I have no egrets. It was just for a lark; hardly a cardinal sin or anything. But from heron in, I’ll try to wren myself in. Things will be owl right.
Judge: Guilty. Thirty days in the coop.
NEW: The NDP’s proposed legislation to strengthen the Member’s Integrity Act in response to the Stag and Doe story has been defeated by the Ford government.
The vote: 31-71. NDP, Libs and Greens in favour, PCs against.
https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-100
8/ "But in the short term, Wednesday’s town hall did reveal Trump as a dangerous threat — highly energetic for a 76-year-old, able to stay focused and unfazed in his mission of crafting a fake United States, ruled by grievance and resentment. And the GOP frontrunner — although unintentionally — framed the question that matters most for 2024: Is the future of America going to be determined by “very stupid people”?"
Please read the entire column.
The Metaverse Is Dead. ChatGPT Killed Zuckerberg’s Obsession | Entrepreneur
Noice! It’s all come back to bite him: Why Putin is toast: Failing in Ukraine and undermined by his allies: make no mistake, this is the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/its-all-come-back-to-bite-him-why-putin-is-toast/
I’ve been watching Jon Pertwee era #DoctorWho. Boy, those UNIT soldiers dropped like flies.
Still trying to find my people on Mastodon. Please boost if you:
-Like pizza.
-Enjoy watching movies.
-Have recurring dreams that you are a frog.
-Feel distraught when you wake up and realize that you are in fact not a frog.
-Spend your days studying ancient texts in search of a forbidden incantation that transforms humans into amphibians.
"The co-sponsor of a bill to prevent unemployment fraud was charged with committing unemployment fraud.
On Tuesday, George Santos was indicted on 13 counts related to money laundering, wire fraud, lying to Congress, and public theft of funds.A day later, Republicans began voting on a bill to recoup Covid-19 unemployment benefits from fraudulent claimants."
~ Prem Thakker
#Santos #fraud #theft #crime #Republicans #LawandOrder
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https://newrepublic.com/post/172625/george-santos-charged-covid-unemployment-fraud-irony
College professor, part time nerd and sci-fi enthusiast. Not actually a duck, but what’s Humphrey Bogart got that I ain’t got?