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Category Archives: War
My Only Ticket Out – Poems by Mitsuye Yamada
The internment of thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII is a dark stain on United States history. There were people who spoke out against it even at the time, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, but the attack on Pearl Harbor … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Poetry, World War II
Tagged Japanese American Internment, Mitsuye Yamada, My Only Ticket Out
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TCS: Ettie Rout – Angel of the ANZACS
. .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
Posted in History, Poetry, The Coffee Shop, World War I
Tagged Forgotten Voices of the Somme, Jane Tolterton, New Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood, Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon, TCS - Ettie Rout Angel of the ANZACs
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What the UN Red Hand Day is All About
There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway and different land. It wasn’t until refugees started passing through our town that we began to see that … Continue reading
Posted in Child Abuse, War
Tagged A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah, Red Hand Day, United Nations, What the UN Red Hand Day is All About
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TCS: Et occultatis una bellum est scriptor horror – Veteran’s Day 2018
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
Nuclear Power, Japan, and Korea
By Terry Welshans By the mid-1930s most nations with an interest in such things, were trying to understand how nuclear energy worked. Physicists in Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Japan, England, and the United States were writing and reading scientific papers on … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Communism, History, Imperialism, Japan, North Korea, Science, South Korea, United States, World War II
Tagged korea, Nuclear Energy, World War II
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Stephen Miller: demography sans democracy
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
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Anti-Semitism, Celebrity, Civil Rights, DHS, DOJ, Germany, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Holocaust, Immigrants, Immigration, Media, Nazis, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Society, Uncategorized, United States, World War II
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Holocaust, Media, Nazis, Politics, stephen miller, Steve Bannon
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The ‘many sides’, of the RWNJs’ phantom enemies
By ann summers YouTube Video The only reason for an American to hold a Nazi flag is if it has been captured in battle. pic.twitter.com/g44h8PSZyd — Senor O (@TKOastIsBack) August 12, 2017 Like Joe McCarthy’s ‘reds under your bed’, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Anti-Semitism, Celebrity, Civil Liberties, Civil War, Communism, Fascism, Free Speech, Government Propaganda, History, Holocaust, inequality, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Racism, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, World War II
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Culture, KKK, Media, Politics, Racism, Racism in the United States, Racists
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Just a few observations:
In a recent article, I think Bill Palmer is reading it wrong. A battle hardened Admiral or General, Army or Marine, can not be intimidated or embarrassed by this guy. Could Nimitz, Puller, Patton, Bradley or Montgomery or any of … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Breaking News, US Military, War
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Flowers of the Forest – A short history of an historical lament, and this time it is personal
by Chuck Stanley It was September 9, 1513. The place was, and still is, a meadowland on a low hill just south of the village of Branxton, Northumberland, UK. If one looks at satellite images of the area, you can … Continue reading
Posted in Heroism, History, Memorial, Music, Scotland, War
Tagged Clan Skene, Danus Skene of Skene, Flodden Field, Flowers of the Forest, John McRae-Hall, Mary Beth Stanley
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President Bannon and his orange sidekick Leeroy Jenkins gives a Polish speech
By ann summers 40 people dressed in Trump masks and suits rolling into the surf. The world despises the unhinged traitorous & ignorant Trump. pic.twitter.com/mqP1xJvmsv â RiotWomenn (@riotwomennn) July 8, 2017 Ever the self-promoter, Trump’s speech crafted no doubt by … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, alternative facts, Christianity, Government, Judaism, NATO, Nazis, Nazis/Nazism, Poland, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Roman Catholic Church, Terrorism, United States, War, World War II
Tagged Christianity, Donald Trump, Media, Poland, Politics, trumprussia, warsaw
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