Tervell [he/him]

An authoritarian axis is rapidly coalescing around China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil

The phrase “axis of evil” was first used by U.S. president George W. Bush and originally referred to Iran, Ba’athist Iraq, and North Korea. It was used in Bush’s State of the Union address on January 29, 2002

someone in the news mega came up with Years of Lead Paint, https://hexbear.net/comment/6240466, which is just

Praetorian Guard Security Services

sure, I’ll hire a security service named after the guys who famously kept assassinating the emperors they were supposed to guard

Also I just found a different Praetorian Guard (apparently several genius entrepreneurs had the same idea), and these motherfuckers even have a scorpion as their emblem! You know, the famously trustworthy scorpion (although maybe that particular fable’s not as famous in South Africa, I dunno, but still)