I bought some summer clothes‚ you know‚ shorts‚ T-shirts‚ and a lilo with a beer holder for the pool. I packed everything in a suitcase along with sunscreen and set off to the beach for the weekend‚ taking advantage of the high temperatures my country has been enjoying the last few days. As soon as I set foot on the sand‚ the thermometer plummeted. The sky has also turned a donkey-belly kind of gray. And a wind that in all likelihood comes from the land of ice caps in Al Gore documentaries has started blowing. Now I’m writing behind a misted-up window‚ watching the rain pour down furiously outside‚ surrounded by a rising flood‚ and so cold that I may well be a corpse and just not know it yet. This might be a posthumous column. The last thing that went through my mind in life was freezing to death in the middle of April. Besides‚ that’s just insulting. It’s how fish die. My last week has been a disaster. I won’t go into details out of respect toward my private life‚ assuming we writers have such a thing as a private life. There are times when everything goes wrong‚ that’s most of the time‚ and then the rest of times everything goes incredibly wrong. I should have spent the whole week crying or something‚ but since I’m a satirical columnist‚ I have an obligation to be chirpy and make my readers laugh‚ even though I feel more inclined to having a testicle removed without anesthesia; not that I’m too keen on having the same operation with anesthesia‚ either. One of the mysteries of when something you care about starts to go wrong is why‚ suddenly‚ every object in the universe conspires to add to the disaster. Typical stuff. Your girlfriend leaves you‚ then your car breaks down‚ then there’s a flood in your house‚ then your cat dies (that’s what you get for having a cat)‚ then you get a traffic fine‚ then your favorite suit rips‚ and then a freaking two-centimeter wide meteorite falls to earth and chooses from the vastness of the planet to burst through your bedroom causing a fire that I’m sure you refuse to take care of. When the wave of misfortunes begins‚ the storm is infinite. If you don’t cut off the bad streak‚ you will see that the major things — health‚ money — and the minor things — the clogged drain in the kitchen‚ the glass that falls out of your hands — gang up to provoke your wrath every minute. And they succeed‚ of course. I’m on that streak. Coming to spend a few days at the beach to enjoy the sun and being surprised by the great snowstorm is just a drop in an ocean of misfortune‚ so I take it with resignation. They say that God makes us better through setbacks. Sometimes I look up to heaven and say with filial love‚ “Father‚ maybe I don’t need to get that much better right now.” On the other hand‚ there are ironies of fate that I never quite get used to. When some great sadness afflicts you‚ and you need to be alone‚ and you go off to some secluded part of town to try to lay low‚ he always shows up. He‚ that is‚ the annoying one. Faces and names are interchangeable ‚ but the likelihood that you’ll meet the most annoying acquaintance in the whole neighborhood in a remote place you’d gone to cry in solitude is directly proportional to the severity of the drama you’re trying to cope with. As a satirist‚ I trade in humor‚ so it shouldn’t seem wrong to me‚ but there are obviously times when life laughs in your face with big guffaws. But don’t be alarmed‚ the sun always comes out in the end. Specifically‚ it will come out on Sunday‚ when one has already returned from the beach to the big city. READ MORE: Is Your Face Conservative or Liberal&;#63; Exegesis of the Beach Creams and Bottle Tops Issue Christianity Is Simply More Fun The post My Good Friend Bad Luck appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Yesterday we brought you this report: BREAKING: King Charles “Very Unwell”‚ Funeral Currently Being Planned Today‚ Buckingham Palace has released a statement claiming King Charles is fine and will soon resume his official duties. King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer‚ Buckingham Palace said Friday. https://t.co/mP9iGYjnK4 — NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) April 26‚ 2024 Buckingham Palace Announces That King Charles Will Return to His Public Duties‚ but Rumors About His Poor Health Are Generating Major Controversy via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/YGyzK3erOQ — The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) April 27‚ 2024 Here is the official Press Release from Royal.uk: His Majesty The King will shortly return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis. To help mark this milestone‚ The King and Queen will make a joint visit to a cancer treatment centre next Tuesday‚ where they will meet medical specialists and patients. This visit will be the first in a number of external engagements His Majesty will undertake in the weeks ahead. In addition‚ The King and Queen will host Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan for a State Visit in June‚ at the request of HM Government. As the first anniversary of The Coronation approaches‚ Their Majesties remain deeply grateful for the many kindnesses and good wishes they have received from around the world throughout the joys and challenges of the past year. More here: BREAKING NEWS: King Charles is to return to public duties‚ Buckingham Palace has announced. The King and Queen will visit a cancer centre next Tuesday‚ and will also host The Emperor and Empress of Japan in June for a State Visit. pic.twitter.com/rJggJRplQu — GB News (@GBNEWS) April 26‚ 2024 So....what to believe&;#63; We stand by our reporting. We believe King Charles is gravely ill and his funeral is currently being planned.  And the Palace is simply trying to regain control over the story. But time will tell. And we are honest reporters here‚ so we are giving you the official claim from the Royal Family for fair and balanced reporting. I actually believe what is most likely to play out is what I wrote a few months ago: PREDICTION: Here's What They'll Do Next With The Royal Family‚ Cancer and the mRNA I'm mainly writing this so we have a record we can reflect back on if/when the time comes that this turns out to be accurate. This is NOT a hard news article. This is pure speculation and opinion -- but I find it fascinating and it seems to be spot on‚ so I wanted to put it out there. My friend Chris Greene over at AMTV put this out yesterday and he has an uncanny record of predicting big world events before they happen. Not in a &;quot;Nostradamus&;quot; way‚ but in a way that he simply watches what is going on and then recognizes patters and applies common sense thinking to what the Deep State will throw at us next. And I think he's nailed it with this one so I want to document this so we can look back on it in the next 1-2 years in the event he ends up calling this perfectly in advance. I'll give you a quick recap here and then I want you to listen to his full video below. Basically‚ the idea connects the Royals‚ Cancer and mRNA jabs. Three seemingly unconnected things but you can see how they might move these chess pieces on the world stage to achieve their goals. First we had &;quot;King&;quot; Charles diagnosed with cancer. Yesterday (on 3/22 Skull and Bones day)‚ it was Kate. Terrible luck this family is having&;#33; I don't want to be insensitive to either of them‚ but *what if* the story ends up going like this.... We've heard that Big Pharma believes it can use mRNA to treat cancer‚ right&;#63; First they tried to scare you into taking the mRNA jab (hello 2020).... Then they tried to bribe you (remember the free Krispie Kreme&;#63;).... Then they threatened you (want to keep your job&;#63;  Get jabbed&;#33;).... But none of that worked to the extent they wanted/needed. Gee it sure is strange why they seem so hell-bent on getting that mRNA inside our bodies&;#33; Anyone else find that odd&;#63; What if now they have the newest way to do it&;#63; What if they can suddenly use it to cure cancer&;#33; Wouldn't that be something&;#63; And what if they end up healing both the King (who is rather hated‚ but still the King) and Princess Kate (who is adored worldwide‚ I'm not entirely sure why‚ but she is). Wouldn't that be an incredible marketing story&;#63; It makes so much sense. And with Cancer and Turbo Cancer spreading like wildfire these days‚ it would be the perfect Hegelian Dialectic&;#33; PROBLEM -- REACTION -- SOLUTION When you start paying attention and seeing the playbook they run over and over and over again‚ it does kind of become easy to predict what comes next. So there you have it folks. Time will tell‚ but is that what is coming next&;#63; Just remember -- we told you first&;#33; Watch this from AMTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch&;#63;v=m4WFlIlfyzE And a backup here in case YouTube deletes that: REVEALED: The Elites' Plan For Curing Cancer With mRNA Jabs MIRROR:https://t.co/tUhXTki1rE pic.twitter.com/ZZZcMjDfSw — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) March 23‚ 2024 Others are starting to catch on as well.... See this: https://twitter.com/joanybaby77/status/1771274112754655669&;#63;s=46&;t=fQPc05aE4Kkb738_xetJBg And this: Even the sheep must be a tiny bit sceptical surrounding the timing&;#63; They aren’t though are they. pic.twitter.com/bWaEe0Tv4T — Bohemian Atmosphere (@BohemianAtmosp1) March 23‚ 2024 Perhaps their old tricks simply won't work anymore because too many people are awake. Time will tell. SHARE&;#33;

President Trump has announced that he wants to hold several surprise Trump rallies in his home state of New York. The proposed rallies would take place in the South Bronx and Madison Square Garden‚ and it’s no wonder why: the people of New York love President Trump. Not the smarmy liberals who inhabit the high-rises in downtown Manhattan‚ but the working-class people in New York love the former President. As a former New Yorker‚ I can confirm that the guy was seen as a hometown hero for decades. It was only when he ran for President and the mainstream media engaged in a coordinated propaganda campaign against him that attitudes changed. I wouldn’t even say they changed so much per se‚ anti-Trump sentiment was manufactured by the MSM and the elites. The former President made his surprise announcement from New York City on Thursday: Trump says he wants to hold rallies in the South Bronx and at Madison Square Garden. pic.twitter.com/WcgeIEIoKb — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 25‚ 2024 Newsmax had more on the proposed rallies: Speaking outside a Manhattan courtroom Thursday‚ Trump‚ the presumptive Republican nominee for president‚ said the rally at Madison Square Garden will honor police‚ firefighters‚ and teachers. As you can see‚ President Trump has received an outpouring of support from the people of New York amid the coordinated lawfare being waged against him. New York Union Manager Bob Bartels‚ says that President Trump is beating Joe Biden three-to-one in a poll of 9‚000 construction worker members. People are waking up. pic.twitter.com/M8F57QitRU — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 26‚ 2024 “USA&;#33; USA&;#33; USA&;#33;” Patriotic chants break out as President Trump visits union workers at a construction site in New York City. pic.twitter.com/Cjh4vyziXv — GOP (@GOP) April 25‚ 2024 Hundreds of union members came out to support President Trump in New York City. “We love Trump&;#33;’” pic.twitter.com/DxkbCxNN8i — GOP (@GOP) April 25‚ 2024 Little kids in Harlem to President Trump as he visits their neighborhood: “I love you‚ Trump&;#33;” pic.twitter.com/G1CLOAjHXb — Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) April 16‚ 2024 Fox Business featured this story about working-class union members in New York voicing their support for President Trump: “I see it on the job. Everybody’s got Trump stickers on their hard hats‚” Zuto’s colleague Ronald Dioguard added. “They just see him as a passionate president for their country. It’s undeniable how much he cares about the country. It’s not even a question.”