{"id":25830,"date":"2024-03-17T21:04:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T21:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25830"},"modified":"2024-03-17T22:18:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T22:18:39","slug":"the-news-of-the-day-march-16-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25830","title":{"rendered":"The News of the Day  March 16\/24&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Court Painter&#8217;s resident Headline Editor in Chief: <em> Chatterley Groaner Percipitious Thunderclap (ChatGPT)<\/em> has rewritten the headlines of March 16\/24 in the style of Shakesperian sonnets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>So much easier to digest ,he suggests&#8230;please note Court Painter is playing the part of his Editor in Chief for dramatic effect&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y8.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In merry fields of digital delight, Where youth doth dance with sprites in merry glee, No worries cast on TikTok&#8217;s fleeting flight, Despite the whispers of insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trudeau, in Quebec, doth firmly stand, Rejecting powers sought with fervent plea, Immigration&#8217;s reins held in his hand, No total sway o&#8217;er lands shall there be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commissioner of Privacy doth launch, A fresh inquiry, myriad in its sum, ArriveCan&#8217;s secrets probed with eagle&#8217;s haunch, Adding to investigations&#8217; tally hum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear&#8217;d are the military, absolved of blame, In tragic tale of pilot&#8217;s final flight, Yet shadows linger, whispering their shame, In silent echoes of the waning night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y2.jpg 725w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y2-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poilievre, at rally in Corner Brook, Doth name N.L. Liberal MPs with scorn, &#8220;The silent six,&#8221; in voices stern, he took, In rhetoric that doth the masses adorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Canada, the scholars foreign-born, Face trials unseen, in mental strain&#8217;s cruel jest, Their anguish grows, with each impending morn, In northern lands, they find no peaceful rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ontario&#8217;s coffers open wide, and spill, Six billion owed to workers&#8217; steadfast hand, In Bill 124&#8217;s compensation&#8217;s thrill, The debt mounts high, as if on shifting sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gretzky&#8217;s words at Mulroney&#8217;s funeral sound, In Montreal&#8217;s hushed halls, where echoes dwell, A eulogy for statesman&#8217;s laurel&#8217;d ground, As tributes ring, his legacy shall swell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Freedom Convoy, trial&#8217;s end draws near, With Lich and Barber, fate hangs on the breeze, In courtrooms&#8217; halls, where justice doth appear, The closing arguments, as leaves from trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y3.jpg 501w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 85vw, 501px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A member of the Tribunal, once didst file, A claim of hate, in days now distant past, Yet now, if online harms should yet compile, Their gavel&#8217;d voice might judge the die they cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Ukraine&#8217;s clasp, the Russian bear doth squeeze, Forced passports and conscription&#8217;s call to war, In occupied lands, where freedom flees, The struggle rages on, both near and far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron, in France, doth steadfast hold his ground, No yielding to the cries for Western might, In Ukraine&#8217;s plight, where hopes and fears abound, He stands resolved, against the dark of night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In lands afar, where Russians dare to dream, Pro-democracy voices face the storm, As Kremlin&#8217;s hand, with iron grip, doth scheme, Their ballots cast, amidst the growing harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orban, in Hungary, doth vow a surge, To rightward path, in Europe&#8217;s shifting dance, In US and Europe, his voice doth urge, A course charted with nationalist stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y4.jpg 902w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Gaza&#8217;s streets, a massacre doth bloom, As Israel&#8217;s forces rain down death&#8217;s cruel hail, The toll mounts high, amidst the city&#8217;s gloom, As cries for aid are met with iron flail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamas proposes truce, with terms in hand, An exchange of captives for prisoners&#8217; fate, In Gaza&#8217;s sands, where hope&#8217;s faint spark doth stand, A fragile peace, in conflict&#8217;s dire strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu approves, with steely gaze, Plans for attack, as aid ship finds its way, To Gaza&#8217;s shores, where shadows doth amaze, The dance of death, in the light of day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia, with noble heart, doth vow, To aid the suffering in Gaza&#8217;s plight, With funds and aid, to staunch the bleeding brow, And bring relief in shadows of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Israel&#8217;s halls, where politics doth sway, Biden lends his voice, in Schumer&#8217;s plea, For new elections, in the light of day, To honor democracy&#8217;s decree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y5-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y5-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Sudan&#8217;s lands, where hunger&#8217;s cruel grip, Doth tighten round the throats of those in need, The UN&#8217;s warning, like a fateful whip, Doth urge for action, with dire speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Hungary&#8217;s realm, Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s stance is bold, Yet condemned by the ambassador&#8217;s tongue, A nation&#8217;s fate, in peril&#8217;s icy hold, As freedoms falter, and rights come undone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Croatia&#8217;s parliament, dissolved in turn, To pave the way for elections anew, In democracy&#8217;s dance, where all must earn, Their place in halls where power&#8217;s promise brew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Georgia&#8217;s courts, the case of Trump&#8217;s disdain, Continues on, if prosecutors stray, But justice moves, as clouds in autumn rain, In twists and turns, the truth shall find its way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders, with vision, unveils his decree, A 32-hour workweek&#8217;s bold advance, In halls of power, where the weary plea, For respite from the grind&#8217;s relentless dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former judge, with voice of thunder&#8217;s might, Doth cast his scorn on the Supreme Court&#8217;s choice, To disqualify, in truth&#8217;s piercing light, With words that echo in democracy&#8217;s voice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/y6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court Painter&#8217;s resident Headline Editor in Chief: Chatterley Groaner Percipitious Thunderclap (ChatGPT) has rewritten the headlines of March 16\/24 in the style of Shakesperian sonnets. 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