In Washington's great byways/you cannot throw a rock/without a lawyer hitting/on each and ev'ry block/Their fees have grown fantastic/they meddle ev'rywhere/They're happy to defend you/if you're a billionaire.
Is Eating Deli Meat Really That Bad for You?
(NYT)
Pastrami on a bagel/smooth liverworst galore/There's so much to fulfill me/at any deli store/They make good herring salad/that swims in fatal brine/Good health is not an option/when on such stuff you dine/Who wants to live forever/if it means lacking lox/I'd rather take my chances/and doctors all flummox.
Google takes down maps made by Thai right-wingers targeting free speech activists.
(WaPo)
Thailand may be pretty/and full of orchids rare/but rarer still is free speech/among the tropic air/The generals and bigwigs/may smile at you with ease/but they will jug you quickly/if royalty you tease.