The world's leaders can't stop a virus, but they can change climate by raising taxes

□ [“Appetite for Comfortable Footwear: Stance Make Guns N’ Roses Socks"]

This article came out about week ago, I just haven't bothered to think much about it but...  The socks are hideous, they cost $20 for a pair, they have nothing to do with music and it's what Guns'n'Roses does now.

Last year they sold toy trucks and laundry bags.  There's also a $75 bong.  Seriously?  It's obviously an attempt to scam money from middle-aged fans but that isn't what G'n'R has ever supposed to be about.  But at least they're not doing music, can't take that away from them.

There does seem to be something going on behind the scenes but nobody seems to know many details yet.  I've looked up even fewer, but it seems Team Brazil has gone after someone who did internet videos promoting the band and no one seems to know why.

Obviously being egotistical, I'd like to think some of my recent online essays is behind whatever reaction they're doing but what are the odds of that?

Large Crowd Protests at White House Over Crackdowns in Cuba After Biden Blames Covid, Downplays Communism; Thousands Also Gather in Miami
July 18, 2021

□ [“Biden on Cuba: Communism is ‘a failed system’"]

This is from a few days ago, I may have posted it, but it's obviously a fake.  The people alive who actually voted for him will all say communism hasn't been tried so all these failures.

□ [“Kamala Harris at Walter Reed After Meeting with Texas Lawmakers Who Tested Positive For Covid – White House Says ‘Routine Appointment’"]

They're just pretending to believe in this nonsense.  They know it's fake, that's why they were so willing to take pictures of all of them close together without masks.  They wouldn't dare to do that if they actually believed in this danger and were stupid enough to think the mask would do anything.

This article even includes a text from Harris showing a picture of her with all the others close at tables and, obviously, their nose and mouths are all entirely visible.  Not a single one of them is using a mask to keep a deadly virus out of their bodies.  That's how deadly it is.

Macron Threatens Business Owners Who Fail to Check Patrons’ Covid Passports with One Year Prison Sentence, €45,000 Fine
July 18, 2021

Bay Area Health Officials Strongly Urge Everyone to Wear Masks Indoors Regardless of Vaccination Status
July 18, 2021