This is the News!

[Proudhuff]

Haven't you been reading your Damage Report? Its all explained there.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Self-immolation for the worship of a weirdo conman without a single redeeming feature.  What the hell is going on?

https://www.thejournal.ie/man-sets-himself-on-fire-trump-6359959-Apr2024/

[Funt Solo]

Self-immolation for the worship of a weirdo conman without a single redeeming feature.  What the hell is going on?

https://www.thejournal.ie/man-sets-himself-on-fire-trump-6359959-Apr2024/

It seems like he was just a sadly deluded individual (an avid conspiracy theorist) - and not a Trump supporter. There's a photo on the Beeb of him holding up a sign the day before he immolated himself. His sign reads "Trump is with Biden and they're about to fascist coup us".

He was a registered Democrat, self-described "investigative researcher"*, and enjoyed a smorgasbord of current conspiracy tropes under the general umbrella of the Great Reset [wikipedia].

*What avid conspiracy theorists describe themselves as, these days, in an attempt to give credence to their wild fancies.

[JayzusB.Christ]

My mistake - cheers for correcting me. Really should have got my facts straight before posting

[Funt Solo]

"Prince William becomes Great Master of the Order of the Bath."

I was going to say "they're just making this up as they go along", but then that's exactly what royalty is.

[Funt Solo]

And the star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave,
O'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.

Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities

[The Legendary Shark]

Would you like to protect your home but worry about the number of guns in your society? Well, fear not - the solution is at hand... Behold - The Thermonator!

"I know now why you cry."

[Richard]

What a mental country.

[The Doctor Alt 8]

How Jeff Bazos makes money....

[JayzusB.Christ]

Yesterday I came across an article about Russell Brand, who apparently is being baptised in the Thames, for feck's sake.  Anyway it had occurred to me - what has become of the sexual assault allegations?   I'm genuinely wondering, not doubting their veracity, but the story has gone quiet recently.  Is there a trial coming up or anything? 

Of course, another man found guilty of rape may well be the next US president, so maybe people just don't give as much of a shit about the victims these days.

[Funt Solo]

Sometimes news is interesting: Obsolete, but not gone: The people who won't give up floppy disks

[Le Fink]

Dredd makes a surprise appearance in the latest Private Eye:

[Funt Solo]

"Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in historic criminal trial"

[lincnash]

Ein volk
Ein reich
Ein Trump felon

[JayzusB.Christ]

Even after instigating a violent insurrection and being found liable for sexual abuse, he remains the favourite.  Even in the very unlikely event of him serving prison time, I doubt this will make much of a dent in his popularity.

We're still in the EU so we'll become a bigger 'foe' of the US's than Russia if November goes the way I think it will.