It's the end of the world

Not really, but I defy you not to think of that line from The Birds.  In Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, yellow-headed blackbirds were caught on video falling out of the sky dead.  Possible explanations include the scientific (electrocuted by power lines, toxic smoke inhalation) and the crackpot (5G technology, chem trails).  Since the birds were migrating south from Canada it's also possible that they were poisoned by Justin Trudeau because he's just so evil.

Predictably the Republicans are split on Russia-Ukraine, with some demanding the US stop picking on Russia for being a fascist dictatorship and others complaining that the Biden administration isn't doing enough for Ukraine.  In one small respect, however, they seem less egregiously dumb:  No one has proposed re-naming caviar "Freedom Fish Eggs."

Bonnie and Clyde McCloskey had their law licenses suspended for pointing guns at Black people who had the nerve to walk past their house and scare them.  Be that as it may, Clyde continues to run for the Senate in Missouri, hoping this will be the boost his campaign needs.

Griftorama I!  Police in Miami Beach who give out traffic tickets are also giving motorists a flier directing them to a website for payment.  Except, no.  They're actually directed to a site where they can purchase Trump junk.  Police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez blames a typo, while Josh Hawley wonders if he can rig up something similar for his collectible fist-pump coffee mug.

Griftorama II!  Trump's own personal free-speech platform Truth Social is up, with a low-low weekly price of $4.99.  Eat his dust, Twitter!

Ken Kurson, best buds with Jared Kushner, got a Trump pardon for his stalking conviction last year.  This year he pleaded guilty to computer trespass and attempted eavesdropping.  The scamp must have thought the pardon was good forever, like Trump's claim of executive privilege.  They aren't.

Speaking of the Slumlord-In-Law, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) has again nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace to the Middle East.  I know, but wouldn't it be funny if he won what Big Daddy covets so much?  And then became Time's Biped of the Year?

Did you know there was a National Association of Counties?  I didn't, but it sounds like a good way to get out of your county and head to Washington for an annual "conference."  This year's was treated to a story from Joe Biden about a dead dog and a woman we would now call Karen.  It was actually pretty funny.  

Were you baptized by Father Andres Arango in the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix between 1995 and the present?  You may be going to hell.  You may already be there.  Also in his previous postings in Brazil and San Diego.  Father Arango said "We baptize you" when it should have been "I baptize you."  Huge deal, apparently.  Raping children is unfortunate, but getting the words right really matters.