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days of unbearable heat....Space between hell and sky Days of unbearable heat Cooking in an oven like a pie Swiftly forgotten when cool days come Desiccating together alone Gifting ourselves another carbon treat But knowing what to do about This unbearable hot place For history is the controller of space Time between hell and a hot sky Demands we do something about Days of unbearable heat That we forget when one cool day comes Swiftly burning another carbon treat Commitment erased we do nothing about Cooking in an oven like a tart Be welter hell conditions our homes Days of misunderstanding heart Guilt soon dissolved for we cheat Days of unbearable heat Burning the million-years of buried past Swiftly forgotten when cool days come Confessing this secret sin of dioxide
remembering auschwitz....The Gaza Strip is a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations has said. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed at least 17,400 children in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials. That is one child killed every 30 minutes. Thousands more are missing under the rubble, most of them presumed dead. The surviving children, many of whom have endured the traumatic impact of multiple wars, have spent their lives under the shadow of an Israeli blockade, influencing every aspect of their existence from birth. Among the documented children killed, there are at least:
when philozofee becomes the victim of american warmongering boofheads....
GUSNOTE: SHOW ME AN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT THAT ADMITS ITS MORAL ERROR AND I WILL SHOW YOU A DUCK LIVING ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON... When we try to reconcile opposing moral opinions we usually appeal to shared ethical principles. Yet often enough the principles themselves are opposed. We may then try to reconcile opposing principles by clarifying how we arrived at them. But since most of our principles are cultural inheritances, discussions halt at a tolerant mutual respect, even when we remain convinced that the other person is wrong. What is needed is a method in ethics that can uncover the sources of error. About Bernard Lonergan (1904—1984)
the despot is desperate to destroy democracy....En direct, allocution d’Emmanuel Macron : pas de démission, une loi de finances spéciale avant la mi-décembre… Ce qu’il faut retenir de la prise de parole du chef de l’Etat Le président de la République a annoncé jeudi soir qu’il nommera « dans les prochains jours un premier ministre ». Il a reconnu que la dissolution de l’Assemblée nationale, en juin, « n’a pas été comprise » par les Français.
terrorism of state vs various terrorist organisations.....The Five Eyes multinational intelligence sharing network has sounded an unprecedented alarm about the threat of young people being radicalised by extremist online content, as authorities warn Australian children as young as 12 are at risk of becoming terrorists. In a first-of-its-kind intervention, security and law enforcement authorities from Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan and New Zealand said in a joint paper that they were battling to combat an alarming rise in young people who support extremist causes or plan terrorist attacks. Five Eyes nations sound unprecedented alarm on ‘shocking’ teenage terror threat
the animal spirits rampaging through the jungle....Government spending is keeping Australia out of recession, just as this week’s feeble GDP numbers tallied 7 consecutive quarters of negative growth. Michael Pascoe reports on the moaning business lobby. A funny thing happened after Wednesday’s weak national accounts figures: a large part of the economic commentariat poured scorn on government spending and investment for keeping the economy afloat. Damned if you do: Jim Chalmers cops the blame for no recession
the worst form of government except........In 1947, former British prime minister Winston Churchill famously observed that: “Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Western democracy now finds itself in a parlous state By Richard Cullen
This aphorism has been repeated countless times since, especially by those advocating the increased adoption of the Western democratic model of electoral politics around the globe.
dong dong dong dong dong ......“No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. For whom the bell tolls: The rise and fall of the US empire By Les MacDonald
turkey and Israel are robbing syria on behalf of the american empire.....The surprise offensive by Syrian rebels led by a radical Islamist group with roots in Al Qaeda dramatizes the enormous regional repercussions set off by Israel’s war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Badly battered by Israel’s air strikes and ground campaign in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah’s inability, at least for now, to be a prominent player in defense of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a real game-changer, as evidenced by the ease and speed with which the insurgents advanced on the ground after launching their campaign on Nov 27.
BY ALI RIZK
oswald spengler, one of the "prophets" of our time.....WE ARE AT A TRUMPIAN JUNCTURE…. WHATEVER THIS MEANS, TRUMP WANTS TO SHAKE THE OLD “SYSTEM” WHICH HAS BECOME STALE AND CORRUPT (IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN)…. THE “OLD SYSTEM” HAS SURVIVED MANY UPS AND DOWN, BUT ITS RESILIENCE IS MOSTLY DUE TO THE ADAPTATION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS TO VARIOUS DEGREE OF ACCEPTANCE AND PRODUCTION OF CRAP — SOME PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOME MATERIALISTIC. HERE WE’RE GOING TO TRAVEL ALONG A FEW ROADS WITH WRITERS SUCH AS NORTHROP FRYE — A DEEP ANALYST OF IDEAS VIA LITERATURE — TO DAVID FUKUYAMA — A LIGHTWEIGHT ECONOMIST WHO STILL HAS NOT UNDERSTOOD HISTORY. AT THE CORE OF OUR STUDY HERE STANDS A GERMAN WRITER, Oswald Spengler, WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED ON THIS SITE…: __________________________
the failure of truth, justice & the american way.......Before we begin: This is about the Superman comic What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & The American Way? Better known to some as Superman Vs. The Elite and a major argument as to why Superman is still relevant today. It has nothing to do with American values, the United States Constitution or any politically charged subject matter. It's about people who fly through the sky, pile-drive trains and fight crime.
BY BELLARIUS
back in time, before trump got the gig.....Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history. We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power.
will the government save us in a fuel security emergency?........Will the government save us in a fuel security emergency? After a long FOI fight, the Federal Government’s plan has been made public, and it’s not comforting. Rex Patrick reports. After a year-long $150K Freedom of Information (FOI) fight to keep secret their plans for dealing with a fuel security emergency, the Australian Government has been forced to come clean and hand them over. Should we be reassured or alarmed? There’s no single fuel emergency scenario. Australian Governments rightly ‘wargame’ all sorts of possibilities to see how they, the Australian economy and people might cope with a major disruption of liquid fuel supplies. Australia still predominantly runs on petroleum products, without which our nation would come to a crashing halt.
maybe it is, and canadians just don't realize it?,,,,,,,President-elect Trump reportedly joked about annexing Canada during last week’s talks with Justin Trudeau, citing the looming impact of a potential trade war on Canada’s economy. Why isn’t Canada already the 51st state, anyway? Or maybe it is, and Canadians just don't realize it? The 8,891 km US-Canadian border, long hailed as the “longest peaceful border” in the world, hasn’t always been so peaceful, with the US invading twice – in 1775 and 1812.
The first invasion targeted Quebec, seeking to seize the mostly French-speaking province 16 years after its 1759 British conquest from France. The invasion failed due to poor organization, illnesses among troops, and a surprise decision by local residents and Native tribesmen to side with the British.
a defense budget full of waste and fraud.....Bernie Sanders has expressed his support for Donald Trump’s planned new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Bernie Sanders recently expressed his support for Donald Trump’s planned new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The lefty senator even admitted that “Elon Musk is right.”
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