treasured8elief posted:

ekuNNN posted:

See? with added text we might have an idea what this picture is supposed to be about. No talking rule is poo poo.

The Washington Post posted:

A group of intruders stormed into Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday, leaving lawmakers stunned after they absconded with their apparent prize: a ceremonial mace.

Just a day later, police announced they had found the mace under an overpass in Abuja — releasing a statement that said their searches had “forced the suspected miscreants to abandon the mace at a point under the flyover before the City Gate, where a patriotic passer-by saw it and alerted the police.”

The mace is a symbol of the authority of the legislature, and it usually lies on the table in front of the senate president; without it in place, decisions cannot be made.

Most of the suspicion fell upon Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, who had only recently been suspended because of comments made during a debate over electoral reform ahead of next year's presidential election. As Omo-Agege was placed under arrest Wednesday afternoon, he told reporters: “I can't be under arrest; for what purpose?”

Nigerian media reports that the senator, despite his suspension, was with the mace thief when they entered the National Assembly. The investigation is still open, and the perpetrators still at large, the police said.

Memento posted:

Circled in red are the two USGS volcanologists who went down to the lava stream to take some samples yesterday. Geologist-for-scale gives you a real sense of how big this poo poo is.