Posts Tagged ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’

China: Shut Up And Get On The Cart

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

If you pay attention, communist nations will always give you reminders of their essential cruelty. Word has leaked out that one of China’s brutal methods to fight the initial Wuhan coronavirus outbreaks was to stuff victims in body bags while they were still alive.

  • “Former resident Luo Xylene, now living in the United States, is sharing a harrowing account of state control human suffering and suppressed truth From his home in Wuhan Shiu district.”
  • “China enforced one of the most severe lockdowns in modern history. Entire neighborhoods and apartment buildings were sealed with steel bars welded across doors. Luo said some people were trapped inside with no food or medicine. ”
  • “Anyone who complained was labeled feverish and sent to isolation centers with infected patients.”
  • “Citizen journalists like Chill Shirang Jang and Fong Bin, who documented the lockdown’s harsh realities, were arrested in rapid succession.”
  • “Censorship was relentless. Videos showing COVID 19 deaths, often filmed by civilians, were intercepted and deleted. Luo said they erased every glimpse of the trut.”
  • “Inside the ambulance a body bag already had a person inside, but that person wasn’t dead. The zipper on the bag was still halfway open and their mouth was wide open.”
  • “No funerals were allowed and the person simply disappeared in silence. Families weren’t allowed to collect the ashes They were told they could only do so after the pandemic was declared over.”
  • “Luo’s own defiance posting online about the need for free speech came at a steep cost. Arrested and tortured, he recounted ‘they hung me from a stainless steel railing, my toes barely touching the floor. After hours, they beat my stomach with rubber batons until I lost control of my bladder.'”
  • “His ordeal shattered any faith in the CCP. He said with pain the CCP doesn’t treat the people as human beings. They’re nothing but bandits, and their crimes are too numerous to list.
  • “After years of fear and persecution, Luo escaped to the United States in May 2024.”
  • Honestly, dredging up all this horror again is just an excuse to embed to relevant Monty Python clip:

    Greatest Movie Comedy Of All Time?

    Saturday, May 14th, 2022

    Some dispute my designation of This Is Spinal Tap as the funniest movie of all time in yesterday’s LinkSwarm. So let’s have a poll:

    Quizwiz

    I tried to include a wide range of classic movie comedies from different eras, from silent to modern, in roughly chronological order. Feel free to add any favorites not listed in the comments below.