The Hall of Fire

Strands #89
“On the yellow brick road”



Wordle 1,077 5/6

Huh.

Jeffrey Toobin wrote:
If Trump is convicted in either federal case, he will now receive an enhanced sentence because of his criminal record.

I have womanfully resistes sharing any post-conviction jokes, not the least because I am not confident that even this will make any difference in the end.

But this cracked me up.

From something called Weaponization Committee, ran by Jim Jordan. #BREAKING: @Jim_Jordan will demand Alvin Bragg and Matthew Colangelo to appear for hearing on June 13, 2024 to testify about the unprecedented political prosecution of President Trump. Apart from everything else, does Congress have an...

Meanwhile, Russia continues bombing residential buildings and other civilian targets in Russia. Today, 5 people were killed as a bomb struck an apartment building. 25 people were injured, including 2 children. 5 are still missing. This is a typical daily toll in one of Ukraine's largest cities. It's...

I am not awake enough to explain how much BS that restriction is, but Map: territories from where Kharkiv being attacked(Near Kharkiv) 20240531_071117.jpg Meanwhile, Ukraine carried out another attack on occupied Crimea, destroying 2 fast boats that patrol the Kerch Bridge and, separately, hitting t...

This is also a good explainer

Donald Trump Is Guilty on All Counts in Manhattan


This part helped clarify my confusion .

Under New York state law, that stacking of crimes elevated what would otherwise have been a misdemeanor to a felony.

Interesting times, my friends.

Awesome!

I honestly didn't expect a guilty verdict. So now I have to figure out how to explain this to my parents in 3 sentences or fewer.

Help?

Lots of people in immigrant communities get their news from sources in their own language, either operating in their countries of origin or funded by them. Sources funded by Iran, Russia, China, tend to be pro-Trump. Not because they think he's a fellow dictator - Kremlin news spoke of him with open...

Whoah. I admire the courage of these 12 people. And lament the fact that we are close enough to becoming a fascist dictatorship that this really was an act of courage.

Strands #86
“All atwitter”



Wordle 1,074 4/6

:( :shock: I imagine that's because the bodies would have been burned? Yes, or blown to pieces. In Israel, they were only able to identify some of the remains in the recent weeks. Some people who have been assumed to be among hostages have been confirmed to be dead, their remains mixed with other m...

Meryl Kornfield of wapo Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Rectenwald confirmed to me he ate an edible pre-presser, saying “This was not some sort of a major political scandal, okay. I wasn't found in bed with Stormy Daniels. I’m at a Libertarian Party convention. Somebody offered me somethi...

8-year-old Mykhailo is providing his DNA sample because his father is among the missing.
Via Kiyiv Post.

Today, a Russian bomb hit a supermarket in Kharkiv, with more than 200 people inside. At least two deaths reported so far, but the death toll is sure to rise. Meanwhile, the US continues to insist that American weapons cannot be used to destroy targets inside Russia, from where these bombs are laun...

Today, a Russian bomb hit a supermarket in Kharkiv, with more than 200 people inside. At least two deaths reported so far, but the death toll is sure to rise. Meanwhile, the US continues to insist that American weapons cannot be used to destroy targets inside Russia, from where these bombs are launc...

Also, does this mean that when he was President, Trump had the means to bring home Paul Whelan, who's been held by Russians since 2018, and just chosen not to? Or Trevor Reed, the Marine who was imprisoned in Russia in 2019 and whose released was secured by Biden in 2022. He just chose not to?

I'm not sure where this belongs but this is definitely a headline.

Trump Dinner Guest Nick Fuentes Blames Israel For Gay Porn Playing During His Live Stream

Fuentes, a virulent anti-Semite and Trump's dinner guest, is now being mocked by George Santos, among many others.

Huh.
Wordle 1,070 2/6





Connections
Puzzle #348