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Burkina Faso's armed forces say they are investigating a gruesome video that purports to show military volunteers hacking apart a dead body with machetes, while gloating to the camera.

Three is either a charm or a curse – depending on your point of view – and there are plenty of people gloating or kvetching today.

On Fox and Friends, there was much gloating as commentators argued the liberal establishment — not just politicians, but news outlets — had misread the will of the American people.

Normally, politicians refrain from gloating over economic numbers perceived to be poor, and instead express sympathy for Americans who are struggling financially.

"Tata is too shrewd and too shy to be caught gloating about his successes like some territory-grabbing East India Company nabob," the journalist later wrote.