which, in turn, prompted this look into some news selections.

The stock market is reeling after COVID-19 drop,

while our great leader continues to spout his toilet sop.

“Must get better flushes, shower heads that clean my hair.”

And while the virus spreads, he doesn’t seem to really care.

America is safe now that he’s put Mike Pence in charge.

The iron white just might put those infected on a barge.

The weather’s coming ’round, this time of year the ocean’s pretty.

Or, better still, drop them off at some sanctuary city.

Another item says poor children pick our Starbucks beans.

Not bad ’til you find what “poor” in Guatemala means.

Tennis great Maria Sharapova has retired.

Former Egypt dictator Mubarak has expired.

Drag queens slam Republicans for banning their events.

This sounds like another job for “Mighty” Mikey Pence.

Baltimore’s ex-mayor gets three years in kids’ book scam.

Super Bowl halftime pole dance made prudish viewers scram.

China may use ducks to fend off present locust swarm.

Scientists explain why planes land sideways in wind storm.

And so, apparently, election cheating has subsided.

This wouldn’t be the first time that by news we were misguided.