The absurdity that was 2022 is drawing to a close with fresh examples of even more ridiculous news.
We’re not talking about the over-abundance of college football bowl games, although that number does seem to be about 20 or 25 too high. How could we survive without more bowl games between a pair of 6-6 teams whose star players opt not to play lest they get hurt?
Inflation, it seems, is not solely a monetary phenomenon.
But there is much in the way of head-scratching events beyond sports.
The Las Vegas chapter of The Bail Project, a social justice warrior operation with the stated goal of bail reform, has closed.
Why? Because among that chapter’s many projects was getting a criminal back on the streets by posting bond for him after he’d been arrested for pandering and carrying a concealed weapon, then a day after being released, got nailed for burglary and theft.
The Bail Project posted $3,000 in bail to get this misunderstood individual back on the streets and, six days later, he shot a restaurant worker 11 times.
If you are shocked that a repeat criminal committed yet another criminal deed shortly after being returned to the street, you likely identify yourself as a liberal, or at least an “independent” and voted for Clueless Joe Biden at least once.
On an international note, the Chinese have walked back their zero COVID policy and have gone from welding shut doors to keep people inside houses and factories, to sending Chinese citizens traveling again around the world.
Italy, reportedly having seen about 50 percent of Chinese visitors showing up COVID-positive, has demanded testing before entry. Clueless Joe, at the risk of offending his ChiCom puppetmasters, has ordered similar testing here on incoming Chinese.
This 180-degree reversal by the Chinese government has raised questions about what exactly their game is, other than potentially spreading more Chinese virus around the world and looking to replicate 2020-21.
On the absurd U.S proxy war in Ukraine front, Belarus has checked in with reports of having had to shoot down an errant Ukraine missile that flew into its territory.
Recall a similar incident in Poland that first was chalked up to crazy Russians and out of control Vladimir, but later was conceded to have been – wait for it – an errant Ukraine missile.
It seems the Ukrainians are about as thoughtful as the citizens in Detroit and environs who go out on New Year’s Eve and shoot guns into the air, forgetting that those bullets eventually return to the ground. At least the U.S. government isn’t funding those bullet purchases, as it is funding so much of the Ukraine weaponry.
Finally, under the banner of Gay Pride, two items.
First, it has come to light that openly gay Transportation Secretary Pete Butt(whatever) was warned months ago about airline shortcomings, including at Southwest Airlines, well in advance of the past weekend’s massive failures. But Pete did nothing. Not his job. Oh right, it is his job.
Second, incoming Republican Congressman George Santos, also openly gay, simply made up large portions of his campaign biography and resume, and now feds are looking into his campaign financing.
Wave that rainbow flag.
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