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The Carvers of Ripon
What remains of my family in the U.K. is spread rather far and wide. What this means in practical terms, is that if I want visit them all in one trip, I have some long drives ahead of me. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, England
Tagged architecture, church, MIddle Ages, Ripon Cathedral, woodcarving
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a Gainsborough attacked, British landed gentry safe from stochastic terrorism
By ann summers ‘The Morning Walk’ by Thomas Gainsborough shows an elegant young couple strolling through a woodland landscape, an attentive dog at the lady’s heel. William Hallett and Elizabeth Stephen were both aged 21 and due to be married … Continue reading
Posted in Art, England, History, Humor, Media, United Kingdom, War on "Terror", Weird Crime
Tagged Art, Media
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Now watch these three consecutive birdies at the tomb of the unknown golfer
By ann summers “Told entirely without narration, ‘You’ve Been Trumped’ captures the cultural chasm between the glamorous, jet-setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish community. What begins as an often amusing clash of world views grows … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, alternative facts, Conspiracy, England, History, Homeland Security, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Scotland, Society, Sports, Sports, Terrorism, Turkey, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, golf, Media, Politics, Terrorism
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Hello Cousin
By Terry Welshans Allow me to begin by saying first of all, this article is not about me. It is about us, all of us. I am going to relate this story from my perspective, which is really your perspective … Continue reading
EU Disintegration and BREXIT: sanctimony & pseudoscience
“The EU’s disintegration is now running at full speed.” By ann summers Like Wile E. Coyote going off the Dover Cliffs, anti-immigrant discourse fervor and the MOE made the destruction of the UK Tory party inevitable but can Labour and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Austerity, Countries, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, England, European Union, Foreign Policy, History, Immigrants, Media, Neoliberals, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Racism, Scotland, Society, Stock Market, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Brexit, Donald Trump, EU, European Union, Racism, Terrorism
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BREXIT: not that bad despite Trumpian resemblance
Brexit will take many years to complete and some legal experts are even suggesting that it cannot even be completed considering other matters like NATO. That it seems like a reaction against cheap labor migration amidst austerity makes it seem … Continue reading
A historic moment revealing a Pyhrric defeat for Trump
By ann summers Even as Trump tried to make canceling a Sanders-Trump debate this week in Caifornia into a positive meme (“I don’t debate second-place candidates”), he lost because his ditching a debate in the Iowa GOP primary using the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Celebrity, CIA, Conservatives, Corruption, Economics, England, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Financial, Foreign Policy, Fraud, Government Propaganda, History, Imperialism, Islam, Law Enforcement, Libertarians, Media, Movies, Murder, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Oligarchy, Organized Crime, Political Science, Politics, Progressives, Racism, Society, Television, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, BBC, Bernie Sanders, California, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, primary election, Republicans
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Word Cloud: GLANCE
by Nona Blyth Cloud I collect odd bits of historic detail and stray facts. I look for unlikely connections. Sometimes my mind wanders off in a completely new direction in the middle of a sentence, and what I started out … Continue reading
Morning Open Thread – Drones, the new UFOs
Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. It would be hard to guess if one tries to follow TV news, but other things actually occur in the world besides election primaries. British … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Christianity, England, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Mental Health, State Government, Tennessee, Weird News
Tagged Drones, LGBT, UFO
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