misinformation farms from Russia, China and North Korea

For those unfamiliar:

• Internet Research Agency

The Internet Research Agency, also known as Glavset, and known in Russian Internet slang as the Trolls from Olgino or Kremlinbots, was a Russian company which was engaged in online propaganda and influence operations on behalf of Russian business and political interests. It was linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former Russian oligarch who was leader of the Wagner Group, and based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

• 50 Cent Party

The 50 Cent Party, also known as the 50 Cent Army or wumao, are Internet commentators who are paid by the authorities of the People’s Republic of China to spread the propaganda of the governing Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The program was created during the early phases of the Internet’s rollout to the wider public in China.

• Here’s a direct link to the image foe those using an app.

The OP link brings me to an external site.

According to statistics they’re less likely to know how to swim. Less swimmers means they’d have less places to swim.

But according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the fatal drowning rate of African-American children aged five-14 is three times that of white children.

A recent study sponsored by USA Swimming uncovered equally stark statistics.

Just under 70% of African-American children surveyed said they had no or low ability to swim. Low ability merely meant they were able to splash around in the shallow end. A further 12% said they could swim but had “taught themselves”.

• Source: Why don’t black Americans swim? (bbc.com, Sept. 2010)

She looks like Dog the Bounty Hunter in drag.

Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Executive orders aren’t laws, they’re just memos stating what the federal government will do. Google decided to bend the knee for the new king.

• Google Maps officially implements Gulf of America name change, but only in the US

For U.S. Google Map users only, the body of water formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico will now appear as the Gulf of America when using the navigational service.

The change comes just several weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the gulf to be renamed and on Sunday declared February 9 was officially Gulf of America Day.

Following the order, Google stated that it has a longstanding practice of implementing name changes when done by official government sources.

Don’t you ever get tired of being wrong?

Rumor has it that Putin banned posting the rainbow clown image. I’d use that one.

I don’t have a witty comeback, but here’s a clip of the queen cosplaying as Sonic the Hedgehog.