Category Archives: Countries

China’s Steel Wall

Posted on March 16, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “China’s leader Xi Jinping on Monday vowed to bolster national security and build the military into a “great wall of steel,” in the first speech of his precedent-breaking third term as president. Speaking at the closing … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month: Citizen Ilhan Omar

Posted on March 9, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Yesterday was International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity. “March is also Women’s History Month in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom and is a time to celebrate and recognize the amazing … Continue reading →

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William & Harry: Blue Blood Bros

Posted on February 2, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor William Shakespeare:   “Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.” As You Like It   “Deep malice makes too deep incision: Forget, … Continue reading →

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Trump and the cursed golden stool – A Folktale

Posted on January 26, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor January 20, 2023 marked the second year anniversary of Joe Biden’s presidency. In the immediate aftermath of his electoral victory, I wrote a folktale/fable condemning Trump’s villainy and depravity. Folktales are stories originating in popular culture … Continue reading →

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Jack Smith and Jan 6

Posted on January 5, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 18, 2022 Appointment of a Special Counsel “Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of former career Justice Department prosecutor and former … Continue reading →

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Trump, White Supremacy, and the Christian Right

Posted on December 8, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Donald Trump is an equal opportunity racist, whose hateful, divisive and disingenouous rhetoric is cynically designed to whip up rage, in damaged, grudge-filled individuals.

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Speaker Pelosi – A Life in the Sun

Posted on December 1, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor The lioness roared and determined it was time to leap into the thickets and marshlands of a Presidential impeachment; taking the whole Pride with her and using the last of her nine lives to fight a … Continue reading →

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The True Measure of Our Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2022 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.” — W.T. Purkiser, author of The Gifts of the Spirit

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America’s Tipping Point

Posted on October 27, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor America is teetering on the brink, and which side of history it ends up on, will have lasting implications for the global community at-large. The foundations of America are mired in harsh and callous controversy; an … Continue reading →

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TCS Black Poetry Day – “This Freedom … This Beautiful and Terrible Thing”

Posted on October 17, 2022 by wordcloud9

    Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ … Continue reading →

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