Weasels, Liars & Idiots: Global Edition

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action. - Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, 1959

Thomas Cory
Burma
Body of arrested Myanmar poet Khet Thi returned to family with organs missing
The Guardian - Reuters
Myanmar poet Khet Thi, whose works declare resistance to the ruling junta, has died in detention and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said. A spokesperson for the junta did not...
3 days ago
Thomas Cory
Bradley Welsh
Hitman convicted of murdering T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
A contract killer has been found guilty of murdering T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh outside his flat in Edinburgh. Sean Orman, 30, was also found guilty of the attempted murder of David McMillan,...
6 days ago
Thomas Cory
Bears
Liechtenstein prince accused of poaching Europe’s largest bear
The Washington Post - By Antonia Noori Farzan
At 17 years old, the brown bear known as “Arthur” may have been the largest in all of Europe. But conservationists admit it’s hard to know for sure — after all, it’s not like the continent’s bears line...
6 days ago
Thomas Cory
North Sumatra
Covid: Reused nose swab scam busted in Indonesia airport
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly washing and reselling used Covid nasal swab test kits. Up to 9,000 passengers at an airport in Medan may have...
May 5
Thomas Cory
Cemeteries
China: Elderly tourists taken on sales trip to cemetery
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Authorities in China are investigating how a group of elderly tourists were sold a sightseeing tour, only to be taken to a cemetery. The group paid 18 yuan (£2) for the trip with lunch included but were...
May 4