The mayor of Lancaster, Rex Parris, has ignited a controversy after musing during a council meeting that one approach to homelessness would be to "give them free fentanyl ... all the fentanyl they want." Parris, a larger-than-life trial lawyer, made the incendiary comments about the drug " responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths " during a February City Council meeting, in a retort to a resident who objected to his musings of congregating unhoused residents into an "encampment." It wasn't until Parris doubled down on his remarks during an interview with Fox LA that his statements went viral, provoking ire far beyond the high desert city, where he has been mayor since 2008.
He said he was starving and led us into the dining room, where he gestured for me to sit next to him. Gring immediately grabbed a slice of pumpernickel, whereupon Hitler turned to me, gave me an eye roll, then whispered, "Watch. He'll be done with his entire meal before you've taken two bites." That one really got me. Gring, with his mouth full, asked what was so funny, and Hitler said, "I was just telling him about the time my dog had diarrhea in the Reichstag." Gring remembered. How could he forget? He loved that story, especially the part where Hitler shot the dog before it got back into the car. Then a beaming Hitler said, "Hey, if I can kill Jews, Gypsies and homosexuals, I can certainly kill a dog!" That perhaps got the biggest laugh of the night " and believe me, there were plenty.
Here we go again. For the second time, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth " a man whose chief qualifications appear to be a chiseled jawline, a job at Fox News, and a boundless confidence unencumbered by expertise " allegedly leaked details about upcoming military strikes in Yemen over a Signal chat.
Toronto is also becoming a popular sanctuary. Just as during the Vietnam War, when many American families, including that of the urbanist Jane Jacobs, flocked north, today the continent's fourth-largest city is welcoming disaffected U.S. academics and scientists. Once known as the leader of the free world, these days America feels more "like 1933 in Germany," says Marci Shore, a professor of Eastern European intellectual history, who is leaving Yale University for the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
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YEMEN: In what they called an effort to "stay in the loop," Houthi rebels disclosed on Tuesday that they had sent a friend request to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's wife.
An official Houthi rebel spokesperson said that the request had been sent on several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
"It's important that we have each other's contact info," the spokesperson said. "Our number isn't going to just get sucked into Mrs. Hegseth's phone."
According to the spokesperson, the outreach has already paid dividends, as the Houthis have been invited to the Hegseths' Memorial Day clambake.
(The Borowitz Report)