In this case, not idahij savages but a gang of spoilt, rich thugs … the plot is the victim’s vigilante hunt for the young creeps and a cop trying to protect them, as well as keeping Alan Ladd out of prison. Will it turn out to be a typical Woke left “oh they had extenuating circumstances”, a weak whitewash … or will they get theirs?
A review:
“As Alan Ladd’s last starring role, this was a pretty good way to finish his all-too-short career. While it’s not the best thing he ever did, it is one of his better films. Unfortunately, for me, a real fan of Ladd, it’s also a bit tough to watch because he’s obviously suffering the effects of advanced alcoholism–with a puffy look about him and slightly slurred speech. In addition, at times his performance was a bit limp–though at other times, particularly at the end, he was able to rouse some of that old Alan Ladd energy and anger.
The film is about a decent man who through no fault of his own is badly beaten by a group of young spoiled rich thugs. The problem is that the information on who did this was scant so catching the thugs looked uncertain. Plus Ladd had a lot of trouble getting on with his life–particularly when members of this little gang began threatening him and his wife.
From that point on, Ladd is a bit like Captain Ahab–with an almost incessant need to find and punish the teens. Surprisingly, Rod Steiger underplays the role of a decent detective who is investigating the case (he sometimes seemed to overact in some films–here he was perfect). He’s trying his best to find the boys AND keep Ladd from getting himself in trouble for being a vigilante.
Add to this basic plot decent acting, a very good and suspenseful script as well as a very adult plot for 1962 and you’ve got the formula for a very good drama–far better than many of the mediocre films Ladd had been making through much of the 1950s and 60s.”
14. Jen’s still not up with our criticisms of the gang of three
… so far, imho, she still sees the Beloved Nige as the “least bad” variant for Britain. Good lady, still catching up:
13. The two Charlies
… this being the female variant:
12. Will you still need me, will you still feed me
11. Putting it together up to a point
I’d like to ask you to check out our comments thread today and take the time to check out the links … I know it takes time and I’ll have to do it after I’ve put “scheduleds” in place.
Now zip over to OoL and a familiar “Anonymous” has been dropping links too … just what Julia thinks of all that is unknown at this stage ☺️… just about to go and say hello.
This is why HQ signposts. By the time I check out that which I need to, it might even be late afternoon, whereas if you know where to look, you need not wait for me.
The garden produce is starting to get a bit more prolific. Indeed, I forgot about the mangetout. I’d already picked the plants clean, but they produced a lot more and I didn’t notice until they had all plumped up full of peas. So I picked them all and shelled the peas, and have a nice little container full.
Produce July 21st
The early plums are absolutely crazy. If the jackdaws are taking them (and I guess they are because the upper branches don’t seem to have any – and they did a few weeks ago) they are still leaving plenty for us. I’m thinking plum jam is the way to go, although we did have some of them in a fruit salad last night which included our solitary strawberry. I picked a bowl full and there are easily twice as many left on the tree. I had to fight the wasps (eek!) and the apple tree (lots of long branches laden with apples that I have to work my way around and under to reach the plums).
After the recent rains, the courgettes have burst into fruitfulness. I found one large courgette (how did I miss it before??) and a couple of normal size. There are about a dozen baby ones on the way. And that’s only two plants.
Peas
The other two plants are not doing so well. They’re in a different part of the garden and my Beloved will have to gather those courgettes when they appear because the plants are surrounded by nettles and a huge tub of water that I can’t shift. So I can’t actually reach the plants!
Just in time for the fruit salad, I discovered two ripe blueberries. One each! The rest of the blueberries and still green and unripe. But I’m amazed. I was convinced the blueberry bushes had died, but I think the raspberries have been nurturing it. The bush is surrounded by self-seeded raspberries. I must keep an eye on those raspberries. We keep finding them popping up in the lawn which is across the path from the bed where the raspberries live.
(0601) A tad late, today’s start … just saw DAD’s opening item and then the Miliband thing at TDS. We are caught up in a murderous theatre of lunacy … more in item 5 this morning. (0752)
5. Short op ed on the murderous theatre of lunacy
Both IYE and I have been at this a long time … in my case since I began quoting Svali (year 2000 radio interview) in early 2007 at the ex blog N.O. Meanwhile, IYE (in whichever moniker manifestation of the time) has also been at it, esp. in quoting Miles Mathis and others … plus there was Revolution Harry … and the message is one that so many more today are coming out with:
The whole political and even religious scenario is one murderous theatre of lunacy out there. Now, some of us are coming at it from a largely eschatological angle … return of the Christian Messiah … whilst some of our other chaps are coming at it from an annunaki angle and yet others from a stage four communism angle … whichever angle, whichever denouement according to whomever’s writing it … it still comes down to the same gameplay that Them are pushing so hard, this juggernaut …
… this murderous theatre of lunacy which certainly does threaten to wipe us out … Zelensky’s clown genocide of his own people, but writ large for the entire west and entire world’s population.
In 2007, these sentiments would have been seen as utter fantasy, utter bollox … not so much in 2025 to 2030 though. Now it is looking remarkably more likely as species suicide or at least gross masochism, of rank stupidity on the part of the teeming normie populations.
Further, to return to the worthy Svali from 2000 … she stated that the nations’ controllers, far from being truly at each other’s throats, were in fact in cahoots as to the overall plan … the differences were in the details, who would get to be shaitan’s numero uno sidekick, to get the kudos, the glory … would it be Napoleon, Gitler, Pol Pot, Mao, Kalergi, Donny himself?
Whoever it was to be, they are in a dog eat dog internal fight to the death to out-top each other as shaitan’s numero uno deputy … and do mot forget Semiramis and Jezebel while we’re there.
Crazy talk on my part? Yes it is … undoubtedly … but not my personal craziness, insanity … but Them’s. And this is what I saw in 2007, others saw too in other damascene moments along the road. These people … the PTB … Them … are utterly criminally insane, irreversibly indoctrinated.
Obvious question is what to do about it. Some of us, maybe CS Lewis as well, TS Elliot, Charles Spurgeon, would point out that this war is on two planes … the ancient metaphysical … plus the worldly.
The vast majority, certainly in the west, can only see the worldly … they’ve been trained to from birth.
Strange people like us though, thinking further than seems seemly, see that there might just be something to this whole biblical warning, however messed with the text has become by now.
And there’s a corollary … throughout that series of books is the same message … if you’ve turned your back on the only Safety there really is on offer in this very ancient war … then you’re on your own, mateys, saith the Lord.
Esp. for Israel.
Now, what about the “rational” western world, our western world, the world of “respectable” politics, not apocalyptic, not eschatological … the everyday world of, say, Sundance, of Thomas Sowell, of the thinkers we know and respect, even of UHC? Will Reform be the answer, or farmer Rupert, or Donny, or Vlad? What of Mike Benz? What of Miles Mathis?
This being written now is item 5 of maybe 25 for the day, many screenshots, many opinions from across the west … as usual. Is it all pointless … that which we do?
Well you know … this is an old question … what should someone with an eschatological perspective be spending his time doing? Praying in a monastery, whilst doing nothing physically for our fellow men and women?
That’s not my reading of scripture … my reading is that we, all of us, inc. nonChristians, must do everything possible to oppose Them, to stop atrocities … yes, even heatpump atrocity for pensioners in midwinter, food scarce by then … strange allies we are to be sure … but still allies now that the enemy is so plain to see, so defined.
Call it a voice in the soul but yes, I must put myself on the line to help those in bother … nothing heroic in this … all “sane” people would do the same, shirley? Plus there’s some sort of social cobtract going on here with my Protector.
There we are. So here’s UHC … for now anyway … until clobbered by Them.
Meanwhile, the atrocities go on out there and contributors at UHC and elsewhere try to make sense of it all, fall out, fall in, keep at it.
4. Pammy actually comes good for once
If it turns out that I was quite wrong on AG Pammy, oh me of little faith in her, then I shall be the first to eat humble pie and admit that.
3. Steve at 1114
Trump Withdraws from Globalist UNESCO for the Second Time
Hillary Clinton’s Private Server Scandal Reveals Barack Obama’s Email Was Hacked
Gen. Flynn Torches Mike Pence, Says He Must Be Questioned in Criminal Probe
District Court Judges in New Jersey Vote to Oust Alina Habba *
Kiev Out Of Men Losing Pokrovsk, French Military Say Defeat Inevitable
Pfizer COVID vaccine spike prions enter the eyes and cornea, causing serious damage
Chile’s lithium mines fuel an ecological disaster, draining vital water supplies
Much, much more. **
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*Classic case of outdated news … please do NOT blame the bringer … at that moment of bringing, it was very much current news … later developments though render it with ????s, that’s all (see Wed 4).
**And overall, readers are asked to please understand that, on every single day, the items listed here at HQ (Steve’s and DAD’s drops) are not comprehensive summaries of all headlines our worthy chaps dropped … they are a cherry-picked selection by JH, just signposts of some of the topics over at NOWP … in this case at 1114.
2. From TDS newsletter email
Ed Miliband has pledged to stop noise rules blocking the installation of heat pumps – as his wife joins a protest against a new block of flats where his neighbours are objecting to the noisy heat pumps. The Telegraph has more.
1. DAD at 1114
a) On Sunday, July 13, Emmanuel Macron raised the specter of war in his address to the armed forces … According to him, the Russian army is already at the gates of Europe, and its imperialist ambitions are directly targeting our country.
b) X slams Musk’s ‘politically-motivated’ attacks as France investigates platform.
c) The government will clearly “give in” on a certain emblematic measure (for example, working public holidays) and thus give the impression of having “listened” to the opposition, while changing nothing in the overall structure of its budget.
d) Dutch Minister for Climate and Green Growth Sophie Hermans stated that the prior goals for wind energy were “no longer realistic”. She said that the demand for “green” energy was not growing as fast as previously hoped…
