Saturday, March 29, 2025

Today's news and jokes



("Fact Check: Has Trump declared bankruptcy four or six times?")





(From 2018, "Former Skadden Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Lying in Russia Investigation")















("Beijing has been pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working there, frustrated by the string of attacks on its citizens")



("The incidents – which date back to at least 2023 – bear similar hallmarks to the intimidation tactics of criminal gangs operating in China and cities abroad where there are Chinese diasporas. A number of people with Chinese heritage are said to be among those living in properties that have been targeted in England.") (Was this a Sherlock episode?)



("Inaugurated in October, [Indonesia's president] – a former special forces commander dismissed from the military amid allegations of rights abuses for which he has always denied wrongdoing – is wary of the press")



("On March 14, firefighters and police found piles of burnt currency notes when responding to a blaze in an outhouse on the periphery of [a justice's]s residence"--he's alleging it was planted) (You can subscribe to many Bloomberg newsletters without a paid subscription, btw)

























(A former Baltimore Ravens coach...) (The allegations include keeping a demented journal)















("It’s the structural version of the uncanny valley effect. The men’s bathroom is clean, but missing soap and paper towels. A phone rings at a restaurant counter, but no one is there to answer it.")































(This statue is on an extremely busy street in Los Angeles)



































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