Random News and Notes 15 September

Today is day 6 of the Ryan Routh trial. It is also the 1 year anniversary of the event he is on trial for. The would be assassin secreted himself in a brushy area adjacent to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Secret Service sweeps missed him several times.

As previously noted, Routh is representing himself. It seems it is not going well for him. Of an allotted 45 minute cross yesterday, he was only allowed 5 by Judge Eileen Cannon.

There is an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The virus, which has a fatality rate of around 50%, was first discovered in 1976. It was named for the Ebola river, where the initial outbreak took place.

There are at least 60 cases being reported and 20 deaths attributed to this latest outbreak. Take those numbers with a grain of salt, as the DRC is a third-world shithole and any stats are likely incomplete.

Speaking of dread disease, did you know that a lot of koalas have Chlamydia? I did, but only because I went down am Aussie wildlife rabbit hole a while back. Anyway, it seems that the fuzzy little marsupials are having serious issues with that particular bacterial infection. In some populations, 100% of the koalas have the clap. It’s so bad that researchers have been looking for a vaccine.

It seems they have found it. Scientists at the University of the Sunshine Coast developed a single dose vaccine that prevents the disease in koalas.

Australian regulators have just given their stamp of approval for the vaccine. Now, they have to get all the koalas to the clinic so they can get their shots. . .

In a rare trifecta of segue-ways, we move onto the first of the firings of ghouls and freaks. How is it related? The firee – one Britt Brown – worked for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Hasta la pasta babeee!

The big firing over Charlie Kirk came from the WaPo. International Opinion editor Karen Attiah got the boot for making up a quote about Kirk.

Goodbye. Hopefully your byline will only appear on that dreadful substack you created.

Now onto someone who shouldn’t just be fired but also strapped to the nosecones of the next Starship launch: Whoever told Travis Kelce that this was acceptable. Look, I am no fashion plate. My wardrobe consists mainly of jeans, cargo/tactical pants (usually milsurp), polos and the like. Which is to say, if I think this is retarded and needs to go in the trash, it needs to go in the trash.

Unless it was Tay-Tay. . .