“Venezuela’s struggle is Israel’s struggle…” Guess who said that? It sounds like something Netanyahu would say. But no, it wasn’t him. While Western media and political response to the US action in Venezuela has been mixed, one thing has
The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by ICE agents could be a turning point, according to some. Then again, maybe it’s just another day in Making America Safe Again. The video footage has been analysed and poured
The protests in Tehran have been somewhat overshadowed by what the US just did in
So, no one really needs a recap of what transpired in Caracas on the third
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On September 1st 1918, Damascus fell. Or was liberated – depending on your perspective. It fell to the Arab Revolt, carried out
A friend of mine reached out to me on Christmas Eve, in dire need. I’ve known her primarily through her online blogging
Whenever I get into a conversation about what the best Christmas film is, I cite the same handful of movies as my
So, a few things I’m lumping together here. But all around the theme of Christmastime. In truth it has all become a
So, a quick follow on from the post on the Bondi beach terror attack. The previous post was more focused on the
As has been feared for weeks now, ISIS/ISIL members are reported to have begun to destroy historic sites in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The ISIS/ISIL fighters defeated the Syrian Army and took control of the historic city last month. I was watching this story closely and dreading that news.
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On October 19th 2011, a convoy of cars left the city of Sirte, carrying Libya’s beleaguered figurehead Muammar Gaddafi. On October 21st, an American/CIA drone (being operated from Las Vegas) spots the convoy and alerts NATO bombers, which immediately begin bombing the vehicles.
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So… the Pentagon’s long-awaited and much-hyped report on UFOs has arrived. And, perhaps predictably, nothing much has been said or established in the report. The merely nine-page document seems to express next to nothing: and leaves the entire matter completely open-ended. Which raises the question of what all this hype
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The recent anniversary of 9/11 got me thinking about some
It gets tedious after enough time to keep going on
The more I look at the entire paradigm, the stranger
So. The crucifixion. And the resurrection. A story, a myth,
In case you missed it, there was just another little
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It was really sad hearing the news that legendary filmmaker
It’s hard for people sometimes to explain why someone mattered
The release of the Laurel and Hardy film biopic Stan
So yesterday was Star Wars Day. I’m a day late,
I deliberately waited some time before attempting to write a
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It’s really weird when someone like David Bowie dies, because
It’s been 20 years, unbelievably, since Bjork released her second
So this feels really weird now. After Chris Cornell’s death
Between 1987 and 2001, Kat Bjelland (vocals, guitar), Lori Barbero
A statue of the late Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman and rock music