Category Archives: Religion

The Celtic Lassie is home. Her memorial is forever.

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

Landscape Architect’s rendering by Kenneth Soergel, ASLA. This is the Brandi Nicole Stanley Memorial Rose Garden, St Thomas Episcopal Church.

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Trump’s southern border wall seems more like Nehemiah’s Dung Gate

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

By ann summers The travails of Prexy Nehemiah Dennison are many, but his minions certainly built enough roads to Moscow during the election, and his golf-day yesterday with Sean Hannity brought perhaps more advice about spinning more southern border wall … Continue reading →

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TCS: A Dangerous Silence in Public Schools

Posted on January 15, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Oh look, moving the US embassy will make them forget about everything else …Not

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

By ann summers Since November, the accidental president has been trying to escape having won by the perfect storm of Russian intervention, voter suppression, covert sexism/racism, and strategic dirty tricks. #TrumpRussia continues its dogged march, with Mike Flynn’s deal with … Continue reading →

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Lets talk about social media

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

Social media is a handy way to communicate with family and friends, and a way to share precious moments with others. The applications that provide these services are many, and I will not attempt to list them all. They all … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Christianity, Corruption, Democracy, Free Speech, Propaganda, Tribalism | 8 Comments

Stephen Miller: demography sans democracy

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

  By ann summers Stephen “dont call me Space Cowboy Maurice” Miller has shrewdly used his time to feather his own WH nest by controlling immigration policy while his noisier counterpart Steve Bannon was fighting with everybody else. One can … Continue reading →

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Pence deletes tweet because he looked too presidential

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

By ann summers Amid the Trumpian bluster of the Arpaio pardon and the ratings Trump wanted because of Hurricane Harvey, Mike Pence was doing his level-best to demonstrate his presidential ability. He suddenly realized that he was doing what others … Continue reading →

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