Maximilien Robespierre’s The Cult of the Supreme Being was intended to be the state religion of the new French Republic
On this day Robespierre had a dream
Of of a cult of a Being supreme
A long winded and odd
Way to talk about God
Which quite swiftly fell from esteem
John Moynes
US President Donald Trump has said the White House coronavirus task force is to be wound down
When you’re finding your day job no fun
And there’s a campaign to be won
Just decide to ignore
A few thousand deaths more
And declare that your work has been done
John Moynes
AP
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has accused opponents of wanting to silence him
A Pope took retirement and then
Found everyone ignored him when
He brought out a book
And this left him quite shook
So let’s all pay attention to Ben
John Moynes
AP
A Japanese aquarium has asked the public to video-chat with their ‘lonely’ garden eels
In Tokyo the garden eel
While in lockdown has started to feel
Frightened and blue
What they want you to do
Is FaceTime it. Can this news be real?
John Moynes
Pic: Sumida Aquarium
US President Donald Trump says China wants him to lose his re-election race in November
When you helped spread a major disease
And your country is down on its knees
But you’re facing a vote
You must sound the right note
And be racist against the Chinese
John Moynes
Reuters
Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty tweeted about the opening hours of Australian liquor retailer, Dan Murphy
We know that Australians will choose
The first moment they can to buy booze
And when their boffins think
That it’s time for a drink
That’s something the public will excuse
John Moynes
AAP
Rumours of the death North Korea leader Kim Jong-un have been downplayed
We know that our world would be grim
Without the wise guidance of Kim
But he’s still alive
And continues to thrive
And nothing bad’s happened to him
John Moynes
Reuters
US President Donald Trump examines slides on disinfectants during a press briefing at The White House yesterday
Trump has explained we should each
Inject ourselves with lots of bleach
You can tell he is wise
When you gaze at his eyes
And he clearly has so much to teach
John Moynes
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Carolyn Goodman, mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA has said she wants the city’s casinos, hotels and stadiums to quickly reopen
In the home of the gambling jet set
The mayor wants to place a big bet
And reopen the Strip
But would you take a trip
To Las Vegas? Let’s face it, not yet.
John Moynes
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Running of the bulls during the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain last Summer
In Pamplona they think that it’s good
Watch idiots spill lots of blood
But their festival’s status
Is now “on hiatus”
Though they’d do it again if they could
John Moynes
AFP
