Recent news: Our Overlord Grabpussy (POTUS 45 + 47) is suspected of cheating at golf. For instance, in the Guardian, the story “‘Dodgy looking’ clip of Tr**p playing golf in Scotland sparks cheating debate: Video appears to show aide dropping ball in favourable position, as golf fans say it is a bad look for the sport” by Steven Morris on 8/1/25.
This is in not even slightly news.
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Today’s Dilbert:
(#1) Wally gets Asok to wear a ThunderShirt® for anxiety
Wally achieves his end by trickery — by mendaciously telling Asok that he himself had used the device to achieve calm at work.
And it seems to have worked for Asok, quite possibly by the placebo effect.
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