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Aliens Allegedly: The biggest announcement in the history of humanity and it’s not even headline news. Some former Air Force officer turned whistleblower has sworn under oath (as if that carries weight) that the US government has “biologics” of pilots of UFO’s (so…alien life forms?) hidden by the highest levels of secrecy. It reeks of the classic distraction tactics that keep us from focusing on the important issues at hand (climate change, misconduct by politicians, reasons why they never made National Treasure III)
RIP Shuhada’: The acclaimed Irish singer formerly known as Sinead O’Connor passed away yesterday at the age of 56. The Dublin performer released 10 studio albums, and became a nonconformist icon in 1992 when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live in an act of protest against sex abuse in the Catholic Church (called it). The singer converted to Islam in 2018 and changed her name to Shuhada’ Sadaqat, though she continued to perform under the name Sinéad O’Connor. Not many people stand for something anymore, but Shuhada’ was never afraid to let her feelings, no matter how controversial, be known
Mitch McConnell Paralysis: The slimy old turtle-looking senator from Kentucky was giving a press conference yesterday afternoon when he suddenly and inexplicably froze up and stood motionless for almost 30 seconds. Eventually he was escorted off, but not before we were given another reminder that the majority of critical decision-making being done in America today is done by geriatrics in the throes of dementia who may be in need of a diaper change. An empire in decline