Category Archives: Fail!

Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts to Hobby Lobby – The New York Times

An investigation found that Bible fragments in a museum started by the owners of the arts-and-crafts chain had been illegally taken from the university.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/world/europe/oxford-professor-bible-hobby-lobby.html

Fake video depicting US President Donald Trump on killing spree in ‘Church of Fake News’ shown at gathering of supporters – Donald Trump’s America – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Fake video depicting US President Donald Trump on killing spree in ‘Church of Fake News’ shown at gathering of supporters – Donald Trump’s America – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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U.S. Forces Leave ‘High-Value’ ISIS Detainees Behind in Retreat From Syria – The New York Times

ISIS has already claimed responsibility for at least two attacks since the start of the invasion, including one car bomb in a border city, Qamishli, and another on an international military base outside Hasaka, a regional capital further to the south.

Erratic Trump struggles to control message as impeachment threat grows | US news | The Guardian – Rick Perry thrown under the bus by Trump! ROTFLMAO!

Trump’s course of self-defense, meanwhile, appeared to be increasingly erratic. The president told House Republicans that his reportedly outgoing energy secretary, Rick Perry, was the secret Machiavelli behind a phone call Trump held with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, central to the scandal, Axios reported. “Not a lot of people know this but, I didn’t even want to make the call,” Trump was quoted as saying. “The only reason I made the call was because Rick asked me to.”

Source: Erratic Trump struggles to control message as impeachment threat grows | US news | The Guardian

Yovanovitch is latest casualty of Trump war on career diplomats – Reuters

“My impression is that the president does not respect diplomats or diplomacy at all and this translates to many of his political appointees in the Department of State,” said Richard Armitage, a veteran Republican foreign policy expert who served as deputy secretary of state under Republican George W. Bush. Asked why so many senior State Department positions are held by “acting” assistant secretaries, Armitage replied: “Because they don’t care about personnel. They don’t care about policy. They only care about the care and feeding of Donald J. Trump.”

Source: Yovanovitch is latest casualty of Trump war on career diplomats – Reuters