Month: March 2018

Will the GOP Lose Bob Corker’s Seat?

Here are two pieces of news from Tennessee. Check them out and tell me if you think they are in any way contradictory. “The president is, as you know — you’ve seen his numbers among the Republican base — it’s very strong. It’s...

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Treasure under the Arabian Sands

Exploration by Aramco under Saudi sands made the region “our” asset worth defending. Saudi Kingdom the protector of two Sunni shrines, holy places of Medina and Mecca. Remember the first Gulf War and the Hashemite...

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Trump Might as Well Be Putin’s Vassal

You can watch a video that explains how Vladimir Putin received 76.7 percent of the vote and won another six-year term as president of the Russian Federation with a margin of 65 points over his nearest competitor. I don’t...

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Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Vol. 57

Happy Hump Day and Happy first day of astronomicalSpring!  To celebrate, I’m sharing Songs about Spring. I begin with Ella Fitzgerald’s version of Rogers and Hart’s Spring Is Here.* This was originally...

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Utopia a City w/o Jews – Austria 1924

[Cross-posted from European Tribune] An Austrian film thought lost, found in a flea market in France in 2015. Through crowdfunding completely restored and will be shown in Vienna. The relevance to our world today needs not be...

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