‘Venezuelans take to streets in push to force Maduro from power; Demonstrators say they are close to achieving objective of forcing president to step down, via the Grauniad, groundhog day (note the photo)
“Tens of thousands of Venezuelan protesters streamed on to the streets of the nation’s capital on Saturday for what they described as the final push to force Nicolás Maduro from power.
Gawd I wish I was joking, but sadly no. This sh*t is never going to stop unless enough people wake the f'ck up and stop believing it. Mueller hasn't tied anyone to Russian collusion in over two years, but people still believe that he will. Any day now. Any day ....
Back in October a European diplomat had a warning for Washington.
Sit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Something’s up. Turns out it’s Booby protesting the release of info, not the company that’s standing up to his blackmail, bullying , and bluster. Whoever that company may be.
Mueller role confirmed in subpoena battle with mystery firm
Attorneys from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office are the prosecutors locked in a mysterious grand jury subpoena fight that a state-owned foreign company has taken all the way to the Supreme Court, court records now confirm.
Some views from the last, very cold week.
I have a rather bad cold, so won't be around much (that's me, collapsed in the corner).....
This konspiracy theory just became conspiracy fact.
I have Mitchner-itis. That is, I must begin every story at the beginning of time. This essay (actually, this is the first of five essays) is about Israel. It begins at the beginning of monotheism. I think laying out such a broad and deep context is necessary to avoid the accusations of anti-Semitism that are inevitable in internet discussions on this topic. [On a less enlightened note, it may give you something to distract you from Super Bowl Mania this weekend.
Part one of the essay:
1. The rise of nationalism after the Dual Revolutions
2. The creation of Zionism as a nationalist movement
3. The anti-immigration law of Great Britain (1905)
Part two of the essay: (this part)
4. The Christian Zionist movement in Great Britain
3. THE HIGHLY CONTINGENT EMERGENCE OF A ZIONIST STATE IN PALESTINE
This essay discusses the history leading up to the founding of the modern nation state of Israel. This really shouldn't be controversial. This history took place in the high modern period, after 1880 or so. There were telegraphs, newspapers, photography. There are countless libraries, foundations, and university collections full of historical documents.
