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There Has Been Evolution in Mocking

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2 Kings 2:23 – 2:25 (KJV)
23 And he [Elisha] went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

Straight Line of the Day: What’s Russia Going To Do With a Drunk Humanoid Robot?

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Russia’s much-hyped humanoid robot face-plants onstage during debut
Washington Post via MSN | 13 November 2025 | Naomi Schanen, Natalia Abbakumova

A humanoid robot’s highly anticipated debut quickly went awry when it stumbled onstage at a technology showcase in Moscow on Tuesday.

Backed by the theme song of “Rocky,” the robot, accompanied by two people, waddled onto the stage before a room full of journalists ready to catch a glimpse of what the developers called “Russia’s first anthropomorphic robot with artificial intelligence.” But in a scene resembling the end of a messy night at the bar, as the robot attempted to wave its right hand, it stumbled around before falling flat, face-first.

The two men accompanying the robot scrambled to drag it offstage, while other staff members tried to pull a black curtain across the stage to cover the blunder.

Fareed Dumb’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Losers

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In Which We Applaud Fareed Zakaria for Belatedly Seeing the Blindingly Obvious
PJ Media | 18 Nov 2025 | Stephen Green

… CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, finally noticing what conservatives have known for years.

… While congressional Democrats “promised wonderful sounding new programs” like free childcare, in the real world, they “preside over bloated bureaucracies and inept execution.”

… “Government that promises more costs more, but delivers less,” something he called “a paradox that defines much of blue state America.”

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Dude, I Think You’re Holding Your Pawn-Shop Revolver in a Non-Threatening Manner

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Even the un-tied-up chick is wondering about it.

But look out for the killer judge behind you!

Nylon Strangler…

What the hell is it with judges? He looks like he’s going to clobber her, too.

… Nylon Garrote …

We need common-sense nylon control.

Just another typical snapshot of interns.

They don’t sell slacks like that any more.

Wait — Anastasia was a guy?

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We Need a Better Plan

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4 men accused of trying to cash stolen $27M US Treasury check
actionnewsjax.com | November 17, 2025 | Bob D’Angelo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Four men are accused of attempting to cash a U.S. Treasury check worth more than $27 million, authorities said. They were arrested at a South Florida restaurant on Nov. 10 after they unwittingly included an undercover officer in their scheme.

… The tax refund check, which totaled $27,910,676.69, was supposed to go to an unnamed company in Richmond, Virginia, had not been cashed.