Earth’s Follies – Week 80: Lake America, goose guards and Trump Strait
Lake America, Trump Strait and geese in wigs – Week 80 finds Earth once again testing the limits of geography,...
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Lake America, Trump Strait and geese in wigs – Week 80 finds Earth once again testing the limits of geography,...
Read moreDetailsTrump renames lakes, threatens allies and wants his name on warships – Week 79 proves geography and diplomacy are both...
Read moreDetailsThe lunar haggis have discovered maps and crayons, a dead president brought back to virtual life, Administrative Ostrich Syndrome and...
Read moreDetailsGreenland faces unwanted drilling, ICE gets electric gloves and a catering truck becomes presidential transport
Read moreDetailsMissiles go “bing bing bing”, Elvis cosplay and Greenland is back on the shopping list – Week 77 proves reality...
Read moreDetailsFourth terms, giant gold statues and communications under threat – Week 76 proves that while Mars remains stable, Earth continues...
Read moreDetailsHardly back from his holiday, and Xylb’tok with his faithful felinoid Grzz’lax have chaos to deal with, both on Earth...
Read moreDetailsOur favourite Martian has escaped the endless Earthly circus for a well-earned holiday somewhere that is rather inappropriately named
Read moreDetailsRed cards vanish, Japan invades the Middle East and Mount Rushmore gets the Midas treatment – Week 73 proves reality...
Read moreDetailsPassports, helipads and an AI painting with robots – Week 72 suggests reality is once again struggling to keep pace...
Read moreDetailsA President at war with algae and a guy in an inflatable frog suit, Week 71 suggests reality has finally...
Read moreDetailsVenezuela bombed, football embraced and algae triumphant – Week 70 proves that reality remains undefeated, despite attempts to rebrand it
Read moreDetailsD-Day memes, disappearing identities and pools bigger than skyscrapers – Week 69 proves reality remains optional
Read moreDetailsGold statues, fascist summits and UFC cages – Week 68 proves Earth’s political circus has forgotten where the exits are
Read moreDetailsWeddings skipped, peace prizes renamed and UFC arrives at the White House – Week 67 proves Earth has mistaken satire...
Read moreDetailsRioters compensated, taxes evaded and Mars insulted by Reform – week 66 proves satire is now fully unemployed
Read moreDetailsA Martian mission almost spotted, blinking briefings, AI war memes and church land seizures – Week 65 proves Earth has...
Read moreDetailsTroops withdrawn, tariffs raised and squirrels identified – Week 64 confirms that Earth’s politics is now powered almost entirely by...
Read moreDetailsCharges filed, monarch roasting and passports rebranded – Week 63: while history continues to unfold, some seem determined to rewrite...
Read moreDetailsLife discovered, codes withheld and mountains renamed – Week 62 proves that while science inches forward, ego continues to sprint
Read moreDetailsMonuments to self, messiahs in pixels and popes in the firing line – Week 61 confirms that on Earth, reality...
Read moreDetailsMouthpieces removed, alliances misnamed and rockets heading out – Week 60 shows us that while some look up, others try...
Read moreDetailsCurrency rebranded, airports renamed and Sharpies deployed – Week 59’s follies confirm that Earth governance is increasingly unstable
Read moreDetailsJudges intervene, and Agent Orange unveils an invisible gift – Week 58 confirms that cause and effect remain on only...
Read moreDetailsAllies threatened, facts optional and phantom presidents consulted – Week 57 proves chaos isn’t a bug in Earth’s system, it’s...
Read moreDetailsSteak splurges, clown shoes, banknote meltdowns and the SAVE Act tantrum, Week 56 proves Earth politics still runs on pure...
Read moreDetailsWar drums, incel jargon and Melania at the UN, Week 55 suggests Earth’s leadership may be one group chat away...
Read moreDetailsWeek 54: rogue rovers, record rants, alien distractions and medals for men who didn’t win them Earth spins on in...
Read moreDetailsA week rich with ego-polishing. a UK commoner arrested on his birthday, the Pope says 'No thank you' and Earth...
Read moreDetailsBoos at the Olympics, a bridge held hostage, coal crowned king – and love outshining hate at halftime, Earth remains…...
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