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The assassination of Robert Kennedy

3rd March 2025 well_chuffed 3228 Comments

One of the enduring mysteries is the assassination of Robert Kennedy. As we have just seen his son is now installed as the Health Czar in the Trump administration. With all the hate coming from [more…]

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Outwith The Expected Path

31st July 2024 Always Worth Saying 3133 Comments

American presidencies have typically followed the expected path of an election cycle, with presidents either completing their terms or being voted out of office. However, the history of the United States includes several presidencies that [more…]

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Here be Dragons – Beware Quicksand

25th July 2024 Going Postal 2948 Comments

“Treason doth never prosper, what’s the reason?  For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.” – John Harington Shortly after 12:30 pm local time on November 22, 1963, the medical staff at Parkland Memorial [more…]

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The leadership race

15th July 2024 well_chuffed 2659 Comments

The dirty tricks have started already. The first is to declare that there can be no deal with Reform on the grounds that the remaining 121 shysters have nothing in common with those far right [more…]

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One Degree of Separation

21st September 2022 Always Worth Saying 2883 Comments

My niece tapped on the home office door. When she was smaller I would babysit and sell her pieces of paper as her need to draw and write would keep her occupied. Yes, sell. We [more…]

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44% of Young Male and 32% of Young Female Democrats Say ‘It’s Acceptable To Assassinate a Politician’

18th June 2022 Fred Brownbill 2196 Comments

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…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Forty Four

23rd May 2018 1642again 5859 Comments

“I’m sorry Ladies and Gentlemen,” said the Director of MI5, surprising the other attendees of COBRA with the heat of his emotion, “but I don’t think you fully understand the implications of last evening’s incidents.  [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Forty Three

19th May 2018 1642again 2648 Comments

Where was he?  Over an hour late, no replies to texts.  After her cousin had left she had spent the day working, then getting ready and then cooking something special for him, even getting out [more…]

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