20 March 2021

The capricious & unknowable "Will of..."

...well, you know...insert alt text hereMASSIVE COUNTRY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF ARSON:
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mishaps during an annual Zoroastrian fire festival in Iran have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds more injured around the country, state TV reported Wednesday.
What's a few crispy critters as long as everybody's having fun? 

GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S 1683:
ISTANBUL -- "Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence."
"Officials from Erdogan’s Islam-oriented party argued that it is inconsistent with Turkey's conservative values