{"id":61444,"date":"2025-11-24T16:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=61444"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:47:57","slug":"code-nostril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=61444","title":{"rendered":"Code Nostril"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How&#8217;s my morning going, you may ask? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, I managed to shave off my lower left nostril in the shower this morning. Nothing serious &#8211; a quick trip to the ER and 3 pints of blood later, and I&#8217;m back at work at HQ. But we do have a meeting in a little bit with our lawyer &#8211; to plan for eventual succession and the distribution of <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>assets in the event of our demise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:54% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0812_Druid-Shower-Drama_simple_compose_01kav35aeced7taavb3vx46kyd-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61447 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0812_Druid-Shower-Drama_simple_compose_01kav35aeced7taavb3vx46kyd-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0812_Druid-Shower-Drama_simple_compose_01kav35aeced7taavb3vx46kyd-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0812_Druid-Shower-Drama_simple_compose_01kav35aeced7taavb3vx46kyd-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0812_Druid-Shower-Drama_simple_compose_01kav35aeced7taavb3vx46kyd.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elder G<\/strong> was nearby, and able to apply a twine-based tourniquet to the injured nostril.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1mo4q21mo4q21mo4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1mo4q21mo4q21mo4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1mo4q21mo4q21mo4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1mo4q21mo4q21mo4-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1mo4q21mo4q21mo4-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1mo4q21mo4q21mo4-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1mo4q21mo4q21mo4-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5OlQut92OTTzJZl1CCiS-0-cmscg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"61446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5OlQut92OTTzJZl1CCiS-0-cmscg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5OlQut92OTTzJZl1CCiS-0-cmscg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5OlQut92OTTzJZl1CCiS-0-cmscg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5OlQut92OTTzJZl1CCiS-0-cmscg-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The trip to the ER was mostly uneventful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were able to get to our legal appointment in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0824_Druid-Consultation-Cluck_simple_compose_01kav3ts2hea09ebjzfq5rvyrc.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"61451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0824_Druid-Consultation-Cluck_simple_compose_01kav3ts2hea09ebjzfq5rvyrc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0824_Druid-Consultation-Cluck_simple_compose_01kav3ts2hea09ebjzfq5rvyrc.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0824_Druid-Consultation-Cluck_simple_compose_01kav3ts2hea09ebjzfq5rvyrc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0824_Druid-Consultation-Cluck_simple_compose_01kav3ts2hea09ebjzfq5rvyrc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0824_Druid-Consultation-Cluck_simple_compose_01kav3ts2hea09ebjzfq5rvyrc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0824_Druid-Consultation-Cluck_simple_compose_01kav3ts2hea09ebjzfq5rvyrc-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iprj0qiprj0qiprj.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iprj0qiprj0qiprj.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iprj0qiprj0qiprj.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iprj0qiprj0qiprj-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iprj0qiprj0qiprj-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iprj0qiprj0qiprj-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_iprj0qiprj0qiprj-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turns out giving our emotional support chicken power of attorney was problematic, and required additional paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f3hx7yyZTyCIRdJkG2L7-0-hdp5y.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1152\" data-id=\"61455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f3hx7yyZTyCIRdJkG2L7-0-hdp5y.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f3hx7yyZTyCIRdJkG2L7-0-hdp5y.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f3hx7yyZTyCIRdJkG2L7-0-hdp5y-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f3hx7yyZTyCIRdJkG2L7-0-hdp5y-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0830_Legal-Eagle-Chicken-Signing_simple_compose_01kav462f2e3ht8gnje8z20hxn.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"61456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0830_Legal-Eagle-Chicken-Signing_simple_compose_01kav462f2e3ht8gnje8z20hxn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0830_Legal-Eagle-Chicken-Signing_simple_compose_01kav462f2e3ht8gnje8z20hxn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0830_Legal-Eagle-Chicken-Signing_simple_compose_01kav462f2e3ht8gnje8z20hxn-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0830_Legal-Eagle-Chicken-Signing_simple_compose_01kav462f2e3ht8gnje8z20hxn-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251124_0830_Legal-Eagle-Chicken-Signing_simple_compose_01kav462f2e3ht8gnje8z20hxn-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2yxbvx2yxbvx2yxb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2yxbvx2yxbvx2yxb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2yxbvx2yxbvx2yxb.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2yxbvx2yxbvx2yxb-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2yxbvx2yxbvx2yxb-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2yxbvx2yxbvx2yxb-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2yxbvx2yxbvx2yxb-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back at HQ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we returned to <strong>WLBOTT HQ<\/strong>, our unpaid marketing intern <strong>George<\/strong> (<em>he&#8217;s single, ladies!<\/em>) asked about our adventures. George asked if he could add a little flair to the story, and prepare a storyboard for our board of directors. He wanted to instill confidence in my strength and virility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems some board members are concerned, especially following my fourth routine annual physical this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-9-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-9-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-9-7.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-9-7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-8-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-8-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-8-14.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-8-14-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2-16.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2-16.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2-16-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-14-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-14-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-14-10.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-14-10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-13-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-13-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-13-7.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-13-7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mSkJcf4XML8Nq9JCm4KD-0-t5lkx.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"61468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mSkJcf4XML8Nq9JCm4KD-0-t5lkx.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mSkJcf4XML8Nq9JCm4KD-0-t5lkx.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mSkJcf4XML8Nq9JCm4KD-0-t5lkx-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George is still working on the romance novel concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-31-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-31-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-31-4.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-31-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-29-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-29-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-29-2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-29-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fe1sopfe1sopfe1s.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fe1sopfe1sopfe1s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fe1sopfe1sopfe1s.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fe1sopfe1sopfe1s-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fe1sopfe1sopfe1s-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fe1sopfe1sopfe1s-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_fe1sopfe1sopfe1s-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Word from WLBOTT&#8217;s Ministry of Ethics and Integrity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some lesser organizations may be tempted to use this incident for their crass political gain, but not <strong>WLBOTT<\/strong>. That is why we are refusing to release the following photos of the incident:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5HV79lOSkd5exfC4QUi5-0-dpzff.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"832\" data-id=\"61473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5HV79lOSkd5exfC4QUi5-0-dpzff.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5HV79lOSkd5exfC4QUi5-0-dpzff.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5HV79lOSkd5exfC4QUi5-0-dpzff-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5HV79lOSkd5exfC4QUi5-0-dpzff-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5HV79lOSkd5exfC4QUi5-0-dpzff-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5HV79lOSkd5exfC4QUi5-0-dpzff-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2496\" height=\"1664\" data-id=\"61475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy.jpg 2496w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Xv3oC7VcIxgKzMxaMQNG-0-5wbuy-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2496px) 100vw, 2496px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/toh3rnmGXinw7hyO0grW-0-o0cjb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"832\" data-id=\"61474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/toh3rnmGXinw7hyO0grW-0-o0cjb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/toh3rnmGXinw7hyO0grW-0-o0cjb.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/toh3rnmGXinw7hyO0grW-0-o0cjb-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/toh3rnmGXinw7hyO0grW-0-o0cjb-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/toh3rnmGXinw7hyO0grW-0-o0cjb-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/toh3rnmGXinw7hyO0grW-0-o0cjb-1200x821.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Reference Purposes Only<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Staged by Republicans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within minutes of the shooting, the word <em>staged <\/em>became the second-highest trending topic on Twitter, generating about <strong>600 million views<\/strong> with the help of bot accounts. Left-wing users posted conspiracy theories of a false flag operation, dubbed &#8220;BlueAnon&#8221;, in reference to QAnon. False claims included that the shooting and blood on Trump were faked; that crisis actors were used; that the victim who died was a &#8220;&#8216;sacrifice&#8217; to make the attempt look more realistic&#8221;; that the shooting was intended to improve Trump&#8217;s chance of winning the election; and, according to a Democratic strategist, that Republicans staged the shooting to improve Trump&#8217;s image. [&#8230;] A Morning Consult poll two days after the shooting implied <strong>one in five Americans<\/strong> believe the shooting was staged, including a third of Biden voters.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attempted_assassination_of_Donald_Trump_in_Pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How&#8217;s my morning going, you may ask? Well, I managed to shave off my lower left nostril in the shower this morning. Nothing serious &#8211; a quick trip to the ER and 3 pints of blood later, and I&#8217;m back at work at HQ. But we do have a meeting in a little bit with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[47,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-of-the-elders","category-current-events"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61444"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61485,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61444\/revisions\/61485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}