I shit you not.

The Biden administration is really trying to get everybody vaccinated, even very lonely anti-vaxxers.

How? By giving them "perks" in their dating apps for getting poked...in the arm.

KINKY.

In other news:

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As global leaders expressed outrage at Belarus’ “hijacking” of a Ryanair plane and the detention of an opposition activist, Russia was notable for its vociferous defense of the country. Now, analysts are saying Moscow stands to benefit from Belarus’ further estrangement from the West.

Belarus on Sunday ordered a Ryanair flight carrying prominent Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich to divert to its capital Minsk, whereupon the activist was detained.

Russia described the uproar in the U.S. and Europe as “shocking” and accused the West of having double standards.

Russia has been steadily increasing its power and influence over its neighbor Belarus, but the countries’ leaders President Vladimir Putin and President Alexander Lukashenko are somewhat uncomfortable allies — it’s arguable that any allegiance is fragile at best, and borne out of necessity.

For Belarus, Russia is a powerful economic and political partner and a source of support, having backed Lukashenko’s leadership.

For Russia, Belarus offers an opportunity to exert economic and political influence in the region, and is a convenient bulwark against what it sees as the European encroachment upon its former territories, such as Ukraine.

I sense Cold War II.

You?

Or maybe Rocky IV part 2: Ivan Drago Is Pissed but He's Too Old to Do Anything About It

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