Sunday, January 12, 2025

Night Watchman by Dave Hartley, b. 1970

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Night Watchman by Dave Hartley, b. 1970 Click to enlarge.

It was astonishing how often our esteemed guests hemmed and hawed and got basic facts embarrassingly wrong.

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From Magical Sorkinism by The Ivy Exile.  His career was in journalism and he started out with the famous Bill Moyers.  The whole piece is ...
Saturday, January 11, 2025

The Man From Cook’s by Robert Service

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The Man From Cook’s by Robert William Service   “You’re bloody right – I was a Red,” The Man from Cook’s morosely said. And if our chaps had...

History

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Map showing the spread of rice farming across first millennium BC in Japan. Rice farming was introduced by migrants from the Korean Peninsul...

An Insight

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Get a load of this. 🤣 Two years ago, The Guardian reported that Spain and Portugal were becoming too dry thanks to climate change. 🏜️ Now,...

I see wonderful things

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Minimalist art that with a simple touch creates landscapes. [📹 la202210] pic.twitter.com/koxGbnlpch — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 29,...

Offbeat Humor

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Don’t know who made this, but it’s great. (If you haven’t seen Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, it’s one of the best films ever made.) pic.t...

Data Talks

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During the Spanish Civil War, nearly 10% of all clergy were killed by the republican coalition. pic.twitter.com/FqnWjqgxRq — captive dreamer...

Albion Rose (Glad Day), c 1796 by William Blake

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Albion Rose (Glad Day), c 1796 by William Blake (England, 1757-1827) Click to enlarge.

The First Amendment rights are first because tyrants hate them the most

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I find this astonishing and a testament to the effect of a worldview hermetically sealed off from reality.  The governor of our largest stat...