There are rumors that the UK is preparing to investigate and also liens on the (enormous, outrageous, insane amounts of) money that Russian bandits are keeping in the country.

I’m afraid it’s wishful thinking. But gosh, wouldn’t it be amazing. You could fund all the country’s universities from here into eternity with this money. Never gonna happen, of course, but it’s what Russian dissidents are dreaming about.

So Russians finally took to the streets in response to the tragic burning deaths of children. But they are not demanding that the tragedy be investigated and the culprits brought to justice. Instead, they are demanding that the government NOT reveal the true number of victims.

“Don’t make the number of victims public!” one fiery speaker yells. “Don’t make Americans happy! There are still many of us! Look how many there are!”

There’s something very deeply wrong with these people. They can’t even mourn their dead without referencing Americans who, as we know, are not aware of the tragedy and wouldn’t celebrate it if they were.

So I’m finally reading my new Elizabeth George, and she’s describing the horrific cuts to the UK police force as a result of austerity. It’s a fucking disgrace, that’s what it is. If this is what’s done to the police force, then I shudder to think about the devastation inflicted on education.

George is a fanatic of investigation, and always researches her books very carefully. I don’t believe she’s inventing this.

This is what I mean when I talk about the dismantling of the nation-state. And it’s downright criminal.

What is the etiquette on kids’ tablet usage in public? I’m waiting for Klara at her dance lesson, and there are two little boys in the waiting room who have their tablets blasting at an infernal pitch. I’ve been working since 7 am today, and this is my only half-hour in the day to veg out quietly in the waiting room. The din is driving me nuts. The boys’ parents don’t seem to think there’s anything wrong with this.

It’s a very small room, and there’s nowhere else to go.

P.S. One of the tablets is screaming “Jesus is alive!!! Jesus is coming!!!” every 15 seconds. This is freeping torture.

Former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon made it official on Monday — she will take on Gov. Cuomo in September’s Democratic primary.

This isn’t true, is it? It’s got to be a gag, right?

Russia’s Foreign Minister about the treatment Russia is receiving from the US:

“It’s colossal pressure! It’s colossal blackmail! Nobody can tolerate such a disgusting behavior!”

The repetition of the word “colossal” is very Freudian and especially pleasing.