In an earlier draft of this post (up for less than two minutes), I misidentified the country as Chad. Of course, it’s Niger.
As we say in the northeast Virginia outback, “Don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you!”
Also…..
If you missed my last piece, it is here.
And, lastly…..
Political campaign fundraising in the USA, hahaha… what a lunatic asylum…..
…..(this shows part of a message to my smartphone. I assume the photo is of Mark Robinson, the Lieutenant [deputy] Governor of North Carolina)…..

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