Asma Triggers

 

JUST IN: Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce and plans to move to the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/WGQLXrlvFX

— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) December 22, 2024

Asma wants a divorce, of course, of course,

because no one wants stuck with a dumb dead horse

a coursing bore, a nasty sore,

Syria's famous former head!

(Apologies to the Mr. Ed theme song writers and absolutely no one else. She's a nasty piece of work herself.) 

UPDATE: This morning, Twitter tells me this is apparently not true. Or as I tend to think, not true yet. 

UPDATE: To get all my ducks in row, Moscow says she isn't divorcing Assad to get her ass out of Russia and back to the UK. Also she might have leukemia.  I was going to find a solitary fuck for her, but it might have got lost in a mass grave somewhere. 

Is the Royal Family's Comms Broken?

 

#KateMiddleton seemed to be in good spirits while out and about with #PrinceWilliam Saturday. https://t.co/kLUsfvt3b2 (🎥: TMZ/The Sun) pic.twitter.com/EqbtVojBcw

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 18, 2024

I am not a celebrity follower in general and in my world, this is what the Royal Family is to me--like, reality stars and not people who actually influence things. That said, something is very really broken here--because my social media is blowing up with "fake, fake, fakity, fake" regarding every attempt the Windsors are making at pretending all is well.

 Now, doing protocol or press is not my forte, but the Royal Fam could have just issued a statement like, a few weeks ago, that said "The Princess of Wales is still recuperating from her surgery and is unavailable for press and other events, but she appreciates the affection and well wishes she has received and looks forward to greeting with the public again as soon as she is able. In the meanwhile, please respect her privacy as she works towards her recovery."

Nonspecific but optimistic. No time frames. Appreciative but setting boundaries.

The Trump White House handled Melania's kidneys ever so much better, and they were a clusterfuck. What the whole entire hell? 

This weirdness is what makes it feel like, somewhere, someone is shitting the bed. If there's something badly amiss that can't be said--say nothing. Do nothing. Do not fake things are okay It's worse, so much worse for people to feel lied to than for them to just hear a permissible silence. Discretion--not deception. 

Good Luck With That, Um, Dude?

"Dude! We are going to energise the country"

In his victory speech, the UK's next prime minister Boris Johnson says he will unite the country by delivering #Brexit

[tap to expand] https://t.co/IAkMwpX78v #NextPrimeMinister pic.twitter.com/beT16fznBr

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 23, 2019

I'd say a few cheering words to the UK regarding their new PM, but all I've really got is that having a silly-haired bigoted wanker running one's country isn't something I've gotten used to, myself, and yet, the moderate-level of constant anxiety is, to be honest, somewhat energizing.