The word for today is…
skullduggery (also skulduggery) (noun) – Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : also sculduddery, “fornication,” 1713
1856, apparently an alteration of Scottish sculdudrie “adultery” (1713), sculduddery “bawdry, obscenity” (1821), a euphemism of uncertain origin.
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The word for today is… vaunted (adjective) - : highly or widely praised or boasted about Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century with the meaning "to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments"—in other words, "
The word for today is… matinee (noun) - : a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In English, soiree means “a fancy evening affair.” The word comes directly from French and was formed from the word soir,
The word for today is… grift (verb) - : to acquire money or property illicitly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Someone who grifts is a thief, but of a particular sort: they illegally obtain money or property by means of cleverness or deceit, and do not usually resort to physical force or violence.
The word for today is… paltry (adjective) - 1: inferior, trashy 2: mean, despicable 3: trivial 4: meager, measly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Before paltry was an adjective, it was a noun meaning trash. That now-obsolete noun came from palt or pelt, a dialect term referring to a piece of coarse
We are left with another reminder that, when it comes to Covid vaccines, the threshold for dismissal remains lower than the threshold for scrutiny.
Ultimately solving this problem will come down to Congress. They have to be willing to do this. And for the most part, they aren’t. Too many of their constituents and donors make money off this graft, and a portion of the funds end up as campaign contributions.
So no, the US shouldn’t have done it. But the fact that it can get away with it means it did. My teacher would smile, shrug, and simply reply, “Well, that’s just how it works.”
These are the six key questions the antisemitism royal commission needs to answer.
