19th Century
The Wild West Trail, Part One
First of a new series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in November 1967 – Jerry F Just 139 years ago, on a powdery ledge of sandstone [more…]
US
America
A Puffin’s Guide to The Midterms
What are the midterms? The midterms are elections contested halfway between US presidential elections. With the last presidential election (the Steal) being on the first Tuesday of November 2020 and the next presidential election being [more…]
America
A Declaration of Independence in Thought and Expression and Action
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with their government, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the [more…]
America
44% of Young Male and 32% of Young Female Democrats Say ‘It’s Acceptable To Assassinate a Politician’
The poll was taken in the wake of the Kavanaugh assassination attempt. Kavanaugh killer’s contents: He was arrested with a suitcase containing a tactical knife, a Glock 17 pistol with two magazines and ammunition, pepper spray, zip ties, [more…]
Authoritarianism
Here we go again!!! Fauci is back!!
(The opinion below is the opinion of your humble scribe! You may or not agree but guess what? I don’t care!! It has been great not hearing about Covid every second of every day or [more…]
America
Is this what is happening in Ukraine ?
One of Tucker Carlson’s guests last night (1st March) was retired Colonel Doug MacGregor, a former military advisor to the Donald and a man who wants to see the finish of the never ending wars. [more…]
Judaism
J.K. Rowling And The Anti-Semitic Goblins Of Gringotts Bank
I did not come to the Harry Potter books early and, in truth, I did not come to them easily. One of the gifts that old age bestows is the ability to make up your [more…]
America
Order Order
I really don’t know the definitive date when the Rubicon was crossed. Like many of these things, rather than an instantaneous change, we have been subject to a corrosive deterioration of good sense, moral values [more…]
America
January 6th – Political prisoners abused!
This blog follows well onto my blog from a few days ago about Americans growing a set!! If this subject matter does not infuriate you and make you want to stand up and do something, [more…]