Media
Money down the plughole
Or we could call this money down the crapper or even money down the Gary Glitter. With the revelations coming out of USAID via DOGE’s extremely young whizz kids regarding the funding of all sorts [more…]
Month: February 2025
20th Century
Desert Mystery – Does Using AI Software Work?
In my last series of articles (Desert Mystery – Letters from Afrika), I described what had happened to a German Afrika Korps driver, Hans Walden, during the WW2 Desert War through the translation of the [more…]
Holiday
Yet Another Caribbean Christmas And New Year, Part Three
Saturday 28th December – Antigua (mid-cruise changeover day) I really don’t know why, but as usual, I woke just after six a.m. as it was just getting light, and we were heading into port. It [more…]
Diary
A View (Literally) Through The Greenhouse: Storms (What Are They Good For?)
There has been much huffing, puffing and pearl clutching, from the usual suspects, where the subject of “interference” in politics is concerned. Whether it be financial (the hypocrisy runs deep in this particular river) or, [more…]
Economics
A Practical Way to Protect the Worldwide Trading System
In a previous essay I pointed out that it is very likely that the US will isolate itself from the worldwide trading system due to it past, frankly, unlawful actions to steal the assets of [more…]
Book Review
Book review: The Man From Berlin, by Luke McCallin
‘Amidst the chaos of World War II, in a land of brutality and bloodshed, one death can still change everything …’ So runs the blurb on the front cover, and it’s fair to say it’s [more…]
Communism
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings, Part Fifteen
My ghast was flabbered when I saw Rachael from Accounts call for more positivity. She has certainly improved my positivity – I am more than ever positive I hate this shower of shit masquerading as [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty-Six
Monday Good morning, Puffins, and welcome to Trump Day. It all kicks off at 5 p.m. GMT when he is inaugurated, and this cat can’t wait. The news is that he has over 200 presidential [more…]