E.J. Dionne, looking at British and French and German elections, cautions that politics is moving to the center, and somewhat to the left, not going haywire. Part of this might be reaction to Trump. “Corbyn boosted the Labour Party vote to 40 percent, 9.5 points higher than it was two years ag[...]
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January 28th, 2017 - 1:09 am § in Misc.
新年快乐: On Chinese Year of the Rooster, The Middle Kingdom Honors The Donald
“This was way more yuge than I expected,” Seattle artist Casey Latiolais So today begins the Chines New Year, the year of the rooster. In Chinese element theory, each zodiac year is associated with one of five elements: Gold (Metal), Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth, which means that a Fire Roos[...]
November 16th, 2016 - 1:18 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
DAVID BREWSTER: A Recipe for Peace in The Middle East
David Brewster I find this (long) article to be illuminating about the Peace of Westphalia (1648), here given a revisionist interpretation, and how it was achieved, and its lessons for a Mideast peace structure. A key lesson: “Peace will only last if external guarantors collectively enforce re[...]
July 31st, 2016 - 12:30 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: False Claims on the web that Trump Leaks CLASSIFIED Secrets!
A secret military base is now public. The story on the web is that Trump attended an intelligence briefing Friday afternoon and that within hours he revealed the locations of secret military bases in Saudi Arabia by claiming we should shut the base down because the Saudis are charging us rent . [...]
November 22nd, 2015 - 10:09 pm § in Misc.
Following David Vitter’s defeat in the champion for governor of Louisiana, Vitter took a last chance to extend a middle finger at his Republican Colleague
If Vitter resigned now, Jindal would be able to appoint a replacement who would, effectively, be an incumbent for 2016. But Vitter and Jindal hate each other, so Vitter will not give Jindal the opportunity to (ed pick himself?) as a successor. The result is that the U.S. Senate 3rd class seat [...]
June 25th, 2015 - 11:05 pm § in Religion
Memories of the Middle Passage
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are stuck in conditions like these on boats in South-East Asian waters[...]
March 26th, 2015 - 11:53 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: A Hint; the man most likely to determine the future of the middle east.
More Hints: He approached General Petraeus during the surge and offered to talk. Petraeus told him to “suck sand.” He is known to be affable and is trusted by the Ayatollah Khamenei. Some feel he might be elected President in his country’s next election. He has been seen recently i[...]
FACEBOOK: A middle of the road Seattle liberal bemoans the loss of the once moderate South
Mike James is wearing the Cassandra hat tonight…… The Deep South is gone. For Democrats – as it was for Republicans back when I was learning to drive a car. But those Democrats – back in that other time – crossed political lines to make deals; the new Republicans of the Sou[...]
Class and Leadership in the Black Community
Alright before I begin, It has to be understood that black people are different. These are my thoughts, based on my life and understanding of the Black Experience. This is hypothetically speaking. At no point during our history here in America, nor before while in Africa have all black people been[...]
Coasts vs American Middle
David Brewster More interesting analysis from Joel Kotkin, proposing a new political faultline between producing states in the Heartland, and the “ephemeral economy” on the coasts. He predicts that this war, once the poseur populist Trump is off the stage, will define our politics in the[...]