Invitation to a Book-burning

In today’s topsy-turvy world the liberals are in favor of censorship and the conservatives are the ones being censored. The High Ayatollah of Iran can post whatever he likes on Twitter–unless he mentions QAnon, claims that the election was stolen from Trump or that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for Covid-19. Meanwhile, the former president, having mentioned all three, is banned from the platform. For life. In this world, giving the High Ayatollah a platform that reaches millions is permissible.

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Two Houthi Drones

They’ve been throwing these at Riyadh lately.

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Don’t Pull the Plug

The risk that someone will yell “Fire!” is no reason to pull the plug on the projector.

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10 x 1/2

Saudi Arabia has roughly half the number of Active Covid-19 cases as Bahrain, but it has at least ten times the population of the island kingdom. Bahrain shut its borders quickly and isolated itself from March, 2020. How is it possible that Bahrain has so many more Covid-19 cases?

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Lined Up

Karen National Union. Shan State Army. Now Kachin Independence Army. all lined up against the rebel Tatmadaw

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No Press, Please

Perhaps they want to hide the efficient way the Suez Canal Authority is managing the crisis.

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Civil War in Myanmar

The Shan State Army, along with the Karen National Union, lines up against the rebel Tatmadaw.

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The Dangers of Word for Word Translation


The Satisfaction of Typing a Letter


Trump on Trump