Extra, Extra
Flash Reaction: “A staff member burst into the classroom, shouting that a major flood was headed their way.” A Principal Saved 900 Students Before His School Was Washed Away in Nepal. “Only older pupils, ages 11 to 18, were at school when the floods hit, which aided the quick evacuation, Mr. Dawadi said. (The younger students did not start class until 10 a.m.)” Here’s the latest on the rescue efforts from the BBC. And in Arizona, two are dead and at least 15 missing after flash flood in the Grand Canyon.
+ Oil Deals and Greased Palms: “Skeptics included, at least initially, Florida GOP Representative María Elvira Salazar, who tweeted: ‘Any oil ‘deal’ with Venezuela’s interim regime has an expiration date: the day President Trump leaves the White House.’ She also called Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez an ‘acting dictator’ and concluded: ‘No democracy. No lasting deal. Period.’ Ah, but we know how things work in today’s GOP. She quickly deleted that post, in both English and Spanish, and returned to X an hour later to write: ‘The U.S.-Venezuela oil deal is a great deal for the United States and the Venezuelan people.'” The Venezuela oil deal/steal? Is it real?
+ Whelp Wanted: “The policy does not differentiate between applicants who willingly engaged in bestiality and those who were coerced.” FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers.’
+ Bank Shots: “A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. ‘Once a society behaves this way,’ one said, ‘that society is doomed.'” These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.
+ Cracking a Djok: “Novak Djokovic broke down in tears during a US Open first-round defeat by Argentina’s Mariano Navone which provided further evidence age is fast catching up with the 39-year-old great.” Something is definitely up. Very early in the match, Novak looked fully spent and was vomiting. He still kept fighting for 5 sets. The body may be going, but the mind is fierce (and I’m not a big Djoker fan). Meanwhile, Lionel Messi retired from international competition, saying he won’t play for Argentina again.
+ Get Your Mind Out of the Gutter: “A few hours before dawn on a recent Wednesday, a figure in black chest waders clambered out of a manhole in Midtown Manhattan and slowly walked away. Moments later, a second person in waders and a headlamp emerged from the same sidewalk sewer on Seventh Avenue across from Pennsylvania Station. Then a third person popped out, sat down and straddled the open manhole to pull its heavy cover back in place.” People Keep Sneaking Into New York City Sewers. No One Knows Why. (Well, it’s not like life is a barrel of laughs up here on the surface…)
