Tuesday, November 22: Another Tragic Tuesday
Why do we still pardon turkeys? We hardly even pardon people
One day after the mass shooting in Colorado Springs, while victims are still being identified, the president used holiday-themed puns to discuss the midterm election results and pardoned two turkeys, Chocolate and Chip, at the White House. Every day the leaders of this country do something so remarkably pointless and performative, all while people struggle under unbearable circumstances.
Richard Fierro, a 15-year veteran of the army, was forced into ‘combat mode’ to try and protect his family’s lives. His story is equal parts horrific and heroic, but he’ll never be able to forget what he witnessed. Meanwhile, Biden was probably picking pinecones or finger painting turkeys with his friends.
And just who are these friends? One of them has to be Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who will be protected from a lawsuit over his role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, simply by his title. Biden will go out of his way to protect a murderous prince awash in oil money, but the victims of mass shootings in this country can just wallow in their pain and misery I guess.
Pathetic excuse for a country.
Side Items
Indonesian Earthquake: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s most populous province, killing more than 250 people and injuring hundreds more, as recovery efforts continue. Search efforts have been slowed by power outages and the roads to some of the affected areas were blocked by landslides. As usual, underinvestment in infrastructure is a major compounding factor to this tragedy
Chrisley Knows Nothing: Y’all remember that annoying guy Todd Chrisley with his little TV show “Chrisley Knows Best”? Never watched the show myself, but I was unwillingly made aware of these people’s existence. Turns out Todd was committing bank fraud and tax evasion over the years, so now he gets to spend 11 years in the slammer. Ouchie
The Greatest Upset in World Cup History: That’s no exaggeration folks, we really may have slept through the greatest World Cup shocker of all time. This morning, at 5am EST (4am Central), the feared and heavily favored Argentinian squad got their tournament under way, taking on the lowly and likely corrupt Saudi Arabia. The Argentines were riding a 36-game unbeaten streak into this morning’s match, but they left the stadium defeated and confused. Somehow, beyond all expectation, the Saudi’s came prepared, pressing upfield with a high defensive line, allowing Argentina to score not one, not two, but three goals ruled out for offsides. The question now is whether or not Argentina can pull it together in their remaining games to give Messi a fitting farewell
World Cup Recap
England smacked Iran 6-2, only surprise was that Harry Kane didn’t score
Senegal missed Sadio Mane desperately, as they fell to the Dutch 2-0
USA vs. Wales was an even matchup, and a 1-1 draw was a respectable result
Denmark is currently looking to put Tunisia down
Today features the Battle for Chicagoland (Mexico vs. Poland)
Defending champs France take on the Socceroos later today in their first test
Tomorrow morning’s ungodly hour matchup (5am EST) is Croatia vs. Morocco
Following that will be Germany taking on Japan
This is the soccer version of March Madness, except it only happens once every four years. Happy World Cup to all who celebrate