Verses from Stories in Today's New York Times ** Why Pete Buttigieg Annoys His Democratic Rivals ** Remember Family Films? Disney Plus Is Making ’Em Like They Used To ** Spyware Maker NSO Promises Reform but Keeps Snooping.

@llerer  @reidepstein

A small town mayor has become

a Democrat contender;

he's brushing others to the side,

despite their cash and gender.

His last name is a garbled skein

that nobody can utter --

unless you've had a couple snorts,

or grew up with a stutter.

He's harvesting the sour grapes

to make a vintage rare --

and if he wins the White house

he will make the Maltese stare!

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@brooksbarnesNYT

Sure I want some fam'ly films

to keep my kids enthralled.

Something without sex or drugs

or things from rocks that crawled.

But puppy dogs and pixie dust

just ain't my cup of tea;

so while the kids watch Disney Plus,

it's a Mortal Kombat spree . . . 

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@vindugoel  @nicoleperlroth

All the world's a stage, y'know,

the audience don't leave;

there's always someone snooping

and then laughing up their sleeve.

Companies are promising

no spyware will they make;

and if you do believe that

I've got water you can rake.