Swift’s ‘Modest Proposal,’ Commended to Congress As it Debates the American Health Care Act

The original fake news (1729), written by Jonathan Swift (Author of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’) Edited by Michael Egan [Swift begins by describing the widespread poverty among the Irish poor in the eighteenth century, and the burden they and their starving children place upon society. He “modestly proposes” a unique solution “to provide for the feeding and clothing of many thousands,” noting too that the scourge of “voluntary abortions” may thus also be avoided.] I shall now…

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Sherlock Holmes Asks: Why Didn’t the FBI Watchdog Bark?

Famed British Sleuth Says James Comey’s Testimony is ‘More Full of Misdirections and Sleights of Hand than a Circus Conjuror’ LONDON – Sherlock Holmes, the celebrated Victorian private eye, emerged from the shadows of literary history last night to repeat his famous question, “Why didn’t the watchdog bark?” Interviewed via GoogleSeance satellite by Rachel Maddow, the famous detective said that the FBI’s failure to investigate President Trump “is directly analogous to the case of the…

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To Deal with Trump, Macron Offers to Conduct “Vulcan Death Grip” Hand-Shake Seminars for World Leaders

“L’idiot needs to be stirred, not shaken. I will show le monde how to do it.” – Emmanuel Macron PARIS – Emmanuel Macron, the recently elected president of France, has announced a new international training program called The Seven Effective Hand-Shaking Habits of Highly Successful People Who Must Deal with Trump. “Trump’s trademark hold-and-tug handshake is his favorite power move,” Macron said. “But like 007’s martini, he must be stirred, not shaken.” Emmanuel Macron demonstrates Le Grippe…

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