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Snuff the rooster, bad bans and dummy missiles + this day in history w/Ghandi's assassination and our song of the day by Matt Pond PA on your Morning Monarchy for January 30, 2017.

Wednesday, Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, announced he was thinking about canceling his meeting with Señor el Presidente Trumpanzee in Washington next week, as a matter of Mexican national pride. Within hours, Thursday morning, he tweeted that he canceled the meeting with the deranged, Adderall-addicted orange orangoutang.

The grid, the dragnet and the Ministry of Truth + this day in history w/McCartney's cannabis and our song of the day by Warpaint on your Morning Monarchy for September 20, 2016.

State Dept. Inspector General Steve Linickby Gaius PubliusThe State Dept. has announced that it's reopening the suspended Clinton email-and-server investigation, now that the FBI investigation is concluded.

"Lady Justice" atop the Old Bailey, carrying the scales of even-handedness and the sword of punishment, should it be needed. Some remember this as Rumpole's old hangout.

Iceland’s Prime Minister becomes the first casualty of the so-called 'Panama Papers'; the rise of the drones continues apace with a new clear threat; and Saudi Arabia prepares for a post-oil era.

Iceland’s Prime Minister becomes the first casualty of the so-called 'Panama Papers'; the rise of the drones continues apace with a new clear threat; and Saudi Arabia prepares for a post-oil era.

Lee Fang interviews Hillary Clinton about her Wall Street speeches (source)by Gaius PubliusIt's been a day of fascinating small bits of news. Let's look at just two that have caught my eye.Did Hillary Clinton Help Rahm Emanuel Kill the Public Option? For example, did you know Hillary Clinton may have helped the Senate reject the public option during the ACA debate?

Just call him (or her?) "Senior Administration Official."by KenWith the craziness mounting all around us, we need the occasional guffaw, don't we?

by KenIt's Friday, and I realize many of you were probably in such a hurry to get wherever you were going for the weekend -- and possibly beyond, with those two skeletal work weeks coming up surrounding the holidays -- that you missed this news. So as a public service, DWT wants to be sure you've heard the latest from your State Dept., courtesy of the Washington Post "In the Loop" team: