News Headline: “Selfies: Five times deadlier than shark attacks.”
But is there a downside?

News Headline: “Trump and Putin joke about election interference and killing journalists.”
Finally, we have a president who sees the humor in attacks on the United States and the violent deaths of dissidents.

News Headline: “ ‘YourVoice America’ host: Donald Trump ‘has been given to us by God.’ ”
OK. Let’s see.
Locusts, lice, frogs, darkness. . . .

News Item: “. . . under the yolk of imperalism for 400 years. . . .”
Which is often accompanied by an omelette of tyranny.
And can it be time for QT’s triennial reminder that “mano a mano” doesn’t mean “man to man,” but “hand to hand”?
Almost.

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News Headline: “Oregon statehouse shut down after Republicans team up with right-wing militias.”
When you see the words “right-wing militias” in news about U.S. politics, substitute “domestic terrorist groups.”
It gives a better sense of the the story.

News Headline: “Democratic debate: 5 things to watch for on the first night.”
No.
As with any political event, we start with 14 things to watch for:
1. Touching the face and ears,
2. Slurring and stammering,
3. Leaning forward,
4. Swallowing,
5. Licking the lips,
6. Inappropriate smiling,
7. Pauses filled with such words as “uh” and “er,”
8. An averted gaze,
9. Throat-clearing,
10. Verbal qualifiers such as “generally” and “actually,”
11. Emphasis of statements with such words as “honestly” and “as far as I know,”
12. Increased handling of such objects as eyeglasses or papers,
13. Crossed arms,
14. Tightened lips. . . .
. . . are among the ways, according to researchers, to tell if someone might be lying.

Thirty-eight days remain until the Aadi Festival in Mahadanapuram, India, during which a temple priest breaks coconuts over the heads of followers.
Reports are unconfirmed that the followers respond by chanting “No collusion! No collusion!”

News Headline: “Trump waging war on science.”
News Headline: “Trump’s sneak attack on Social Security.”
News Headline: “Trump’s defiance of the rule of law.”
Everywhere we look, Donald Trump is busy.
Lest we think he is content just to torture immigrant children.

News Headline: “What is Trump doing right?” 
News Headline: “What is Trump trying to hide?”
News Headline: “Why do we dance?”
Almost nothing, almost everything, might as well.
See how easy?

After 36 days with not a single sunspot on the sun, there are now suddenly 24 sunspots.
But again:
There is no reason for concern.