It's Friday and with no particular place to go, I'll just fake it. (at least that's the theory) It finally rained a way out here behind the Zion Curtain. Yippee! Thunderbolts and lightning very very frightening. My dog doesn't like thunderstorms. It rained a bucket full in Moab. Flash flood rainy and the Moabites had to break out their waders. An excellent article in the New Yorker magazine that shows up online. The article is dated July 29, 2021 and is authored by Mr. Mike Spies. Spies takes the gloves off and goes after Wayne and 'deadeye' Susie LaPierre. He-man LaPierre is the NRA. You know as in the National Rifle Association. In case you missed the particulars the NRA is where nimrods, mass shooting enthusiasts, mass murderers, and various if not assorted mental moonbeams like to hang out and talk shop. Well and shooting just about any damn thing that might move. Shoots 'em dead they do. Anyway, back in the day and that day would have been early fall 2013, LaPierre and the Mrs. 'deadeye' went on 'safari' in darkest Africa so's they could hunt and kill endangered species. Like lions and zebras and elephants and animals like that there. LaPierre's brought home or rather they secretly smuggled home, "trophies" from their shoot 'em up time in Africa. The LaPierre's managed to massacre one cape-buffalo for it's skull, two sheets of elephant skin, two elephant ears, four elephant tusks, and four front elephant feet. That's not all of the "inventory" received by the LaPierre's oh hell no. Along with the elephant "trophies", there was an assortment of skulls and skins from warthogs, impalas, a zebra, and a hyena. It seems the LaPierre's were having a field day shooting the shit out of just about every damn living thing they could fix their sights on. They took elephants feet to make an end table a trash can and an umbrella stand. The LaPierre's had the animal parts shipped back to the States anonymously so as to avoid any legal entanglements for killing endangered species and taking ivory. Also our intrepid 'great white hunters' didn't want any "undue" media scrutiny as their hunting for "trophies" schtick might seem uncivilized if not out right illegal. Of course their hunting in Africa is perfectly legal and that's why so many of Africa's wild animals are endangered. Okay and for clarity, that's one of the reasons why so many of Africa's wild animals are endangered. The bottom line in this outrageous tale of butchery, illegality, and inhumane cruelty to other living creatures would be that the LaPierre's "felt secrecy was needed to avoid potential blowback if details of their hunt were made public." Oh yes and little Susie LaPierre wanted the elephant skins made into personal accessories and a handbag. You see the elephant skin had been washed to remove all signs of elephant blood which would have made her elephant skin bag rather gauche. Also after the LaPierre's trophies sere sent back to the States, they received "free taxidermy work" on account of LaPierre is the NRA. Gosh is that about butch or what. The bloodthirsty LaPierres should be forced to parade down New York's Fifth Avenue, wearing nothing but the blood from the animals they'd shot dead and for all their very special and trump connected friends to behold. What an outrageous pair of consummate assholes and fuck the NRA. The article in the New Yorker is a compelling read to say the very least. The New York Attorney Generals Office is going after the LaPierres with a rather lengthy indictment that would include violations of international law. Smuggling and fraud...that's what the NRA actually stands for. Well and butchery. Read the article, it's worth the time spent. Now moving on to machine art that shouldn't be construed as bloodthirsty or inhumane.
artist tree -
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if you happen to indulge in that 'international travel' schtick, stay the hell away from Botswana. that's the killing field used by the LaPierres. well...one of the killing fields. ðŸ˜
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