Ted Cruz Left Behind His Dog Whose Name Is Snowflake Because of Course It Is
The Texas senator’s trip to Cancun continues to reap PR benefitsRoss A. Lincoln | February 18, 2021 @ 9:58 PM Last Updated: February 19, 2021 @ 7:11 AM
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has had an absolutely humiliating 24 hours, thanks to his ill-advised decision to take a luxury vacation to Cancun, Mexico, in the middle of the worst weather disaster to hit his home state in generations, try in vain to hide it, then after getting caught trying to blame his daughters for his decision.
Cruz has pretty much been the main character on Twitter ever since, with the vast majority of discourse devoted to either condemning his tone-deaf disregard for his constituents, or dunking on him for it. But he found a way to make the whole bad day become ridiculous, thanks to his decision to leave the family dog behind at his Houston home while the family bounced for Mexico. Which is how we all foun
Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest in support of the detained opposition figure Alexei Navalny, St Petersburg, Russia, 31 January 2021, Peter KovalevTASS via Getty Images January 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
January saw the arrest of Alexei Navalny spark massive protests across Russia and an incredibly brutal response by the authorities. It saw injustice continuing to flourish in Turkey and another blow against women in Poland. It was also a month of fairytales and aqua discos.
Record numbers arrested at Navalny-inspired protests
Bernie Sanders Viral Inauguration Memes Arrive in Russia Jan. 22, 2021 Ice-fishing with the boys. ChristopherJM / Twitter
In one mittened, cross-legged snapshot, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders effortlessly stole the show at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Memes placing the former presidential candidate sitting with his cozy mittens in every possible location from iconic pop culture moments to famous snapshots from history have swept the internet.
It s no surprise, then, that they ve spread to the Russian-speaking side of the internet, where users picture what Bernie might look like as a regular Russian grandpa.
We rounded up some of our favorites:
While President Vladimir Putin takes a shirtless Epiphany dip, bundled-up Bernie stays warm in the freezing temperatures.
By Rachel LeishmanDec 18th, 2020, 5:31 pm
Because everything in 2020 is quite literally a joke, those brave souls who will join the U.S. Space Force to protect us are now being called “Guardians.” One might even call them the … Guardians of the … Galaxy?
Before you accuse me of making things up, it is actually a real thing. We have soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and now
GUARDIANS because Donald Trump and Mike Pence just have to keep on making us look ridiculous on the world stage as the clock winds down on their time in the White House.
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