WTF Wednesday Week Seventeen
A Slightly Less Robust Emission from Under the Heat Dome
Hello, Friend,
I regret to inform you that I’m unable to dish up a full sized WTF today. I mean, I am able, but not willing. I’m unwilling to fully WTF this Wednesday. It is hotter than Satan’s butt crack here and my computer is in the hottest room in the house. The dogs and I plan to remain hunkered down in the living room until the heat breaks tomorrow. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive this ‘fun size’ version. The speed at which the proverbial shit is hitting the proverbial fan these days is giving us all whiplash. Perhaps one less feeble attempt at finding levity in This American Carnage might even provide some relief?
With those caveats, I have managed to cobble together a scant few little bits of joy to sustain us…
SURPRISE, SURPRISE!
Zohran Mamdani, a bold young progressive, won the Democratic primary race for mayor in NYC yesterday. Centrists, schmentrists! WTF Dems, what’s it gonna take for you to wake up? Bring on the young, enthusiastic, people focused candidates with fresh vision and innovative approaches! No more self-serving dirty old men with stale agendas.
MAYBE DON’T CALL HIM DADDY?
Speaking of self-serving dirty old men…
We maybe are or maybe aren’t in a war with Israel and Iran. The story keeps changing and I, for one, am finding it all more than a little doggy waggy. As I type this, WWIII appears to be on tentative pause. Phew. Donny finally may (or may not) get his coveted Nobel Peace Prize. The NATO chief just called him Daddy, which is…a lot to process. Why does everyone seem so keen on fawning over an abusive father? WTF? Is the entire world having a collective trauma response?
Look, if these dingleberries managed to stumble into some kind of success in the Middle East, then I guess we can all be relieved about that.
Or not.
TBD.
The Good Shit!
If nothing else, we can always count on science to provide a little levity, or at the very least uplifting solutions to our most pressing problems! How about this nugget of weird and wild? Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a form of E. coli that can turn plastic into acetaminophen. Yes, that E. coli. According to ScienceNews the altered bacteria “converted 92 percent of the broken-down plastic waste to paracetamol within 48 hours.”
Talk about the good shit! Consider it a little antidote to the aforementioned proverbial shit.
Stay cool. I’m off to paint more foxes.
Squee.
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Try to stay cool, it has cooled down some here in Michigan. But it's raining. War or no war, that is the question 🤔. Sparkle on my friend ✨️ ❤️❤️🔥