If the UK government argued that the only realistic way for them to meet their Brexit obligations was a 5 week prorogation, [1 of 2]
"He wore a large bandage across his forehead, saying he was injured when an opposing lawmaker lobbed a copy of the Sri Lankan constitution at his head."
Sri Lankans do politics on another level entirely... theguardian.com/world/2018/n…
"I was in a ridiculous situation at times, writing letters to myself and then acknowledging myself and thanking myself for my co-operation [in order to] have a paper trail." Heh. radionz.co.nz/news/national/…
Law enforcement in the UAE is some sort of perverse lottery. theguardian.com/world/2018/a…
Hope our friends in the #Pacific have been paying attention to this: nytimes.com/2018/06/25/world…
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*Jacinda Ardern gives birth to her baby*
Journalist (to baby); "How do you like New Zealand so far? Beautiful isn't it?"
Apparently, to some people 'lucked out' can mean to have _bad_ luck, as opposed to having a stroke of good luck. old.reddit.com/r/newzealand/…
"Puzzled when the reporter pressed for more, Ardern turned to Merkel and explained with a smile: 'she wants to know if you found me likable.'" We are an insecure bunch in this country.. (nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04…)
elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/28… A man in Spain longs for the happiness of his childhood being raised by wolves. But the wolves don't see him as a brother anymore, and his cave is now cottages and gates.
americanaffairsjournal.org/2… "“Puzhong, I could see in your eyes that Peter’s story affected you.” And I would tell them I didn’t feel anything. I was quite confused."