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Diaries

Genetic Disease in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Submitted by arendt on Tue, 01/01/2019 - 7:34pm

This is a delicate topic, but it has a singular point to make - a point about the cognitive dissonance of those citizens who cling to Hillary because feminism. These Fem-Dems go along with all our shitty foreign policies because Hillary. Case in point, the free pass that the medieval, misogynist theocracy of KSA has gotten from the US for 70 years.

Democrats realize that they have a corruption problem

Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 01/01/2019 - 5:25pm

Don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying that the Democratic establishment has acknowledged that it is corrupt and has decided the corruption must be expelled.
I'm saying that the Democratic establishment has acknowledged that the voters are fully aware that the party is corrupt and they now have no choice but to make modest reforms to address this public relations problem.

the ‘Great Competitor China’: in Africa

Submitted by wendy davis on Tue, 01/01/2019 - 4:33pm

This is indeed a bit of a tome as I reckon it needs to be given the subject matter, but I’ll offer a shortcut in a bit.  I’d like to start with ‘The Bolton Speech on Africa: A Case of the Wolf and the Foxes’, Ajamu Baraka, Dec. 19, BAR.com, and will quote liberally for background, and since BAR content is all CC.  (click image for larger)

Identity Politics does the Tournament of Roses Parade

Submitted by arendt on Tue, 01/01/2019 - 3:10pm

For many years, Ms. Arendt and I have enjoyed watching the no-commercials broadcast of the Tournament of Roses (ToR) Parade on HGTV. But nothing stays the same. This year HGTV didn't cover it. All we could find was NBC (with that overexposed blowhard, Al Roker) or ABC. We went with ABC, whose commentators were just fine. The problem was all the commercial interruptions.

Magic will not solve your problems (Post-Industrial Tale)

Submitted by detroitmechworks on Tue, 01/01/2019 - 10:50am

I speak of the days of old, when men were like gods and yet felt they deserved more. I tell the tale of the days when the magic of the soul phones was everywhere and wizards were as common as people. Even children wielded magic, and its power to distract, amuse and control were within the hands of all.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6nyEcIk98]

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