Ladies and Gentlemen the Next Secretary of State of the United States

Look Honey She’s Just Like You!

A friend of yours said you are purposely not engaged in policy because, as an attorney, you so over-prepare that if you can’t master something you won’t dive in at all. Is that true?
Michelle:On some level I view myself – as do many women in my position – as 120-percenters, meaning we feel good about [...]

Canadian Overpays for Queen’s Underwear

Imagine that. A Canadian paying 10 times the estimated value of something. Must be a politician? 

A pair of bloomers that once belonged to Queen Victoria have been sold for £4,500 at an auction in Derby.
The knickers have a 50in (127cm) waist and date from the 1890s, which indicates the monarch had a large girth as [...]

Barackbook Launches

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h/t: Ironic Surrealism II

Snow in Sydney, Australia? First time in 172 years?

 It was initially hailed as Sydney’s first snowfall in 172 years, but it turned out yesterday’s severe weather was only hail.
Australian locals still managed to go sledding, throw some snowballs and make a snowman (or in this case, hailballs and hailman) today.
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology says what actually fell was ’soft hail’ and that conditions [...]