Another of these strangely sourced ones which seem to work, if you go HERE.
Incidentally, there’s a baroque piece for DAD and baroque fans all but it will now be on Tuesday as there’s jazz following the film and it would be too much after the earlier Jago.
(1103) Elevenses is or are upon us. (1143)
10. Moosh corner
9. Let’s run this as a quiz
8. Just one of a number of preposterous legends about these sceptr’d isles
Thoughts on’t?
7. The blue plaque
6. Of Rolf, Wiggia and JD
At the old N.O., we used to have a few regulars writing … two were Wiggia and JD … both took umbrage over some politically motivated remarks of mine at the time and that was that. Both were taken in from the cold by Rolf (Sackerson), bless his heart … I still remember his many kindnesses (or should that be “acts of kindness”.
Anyway, I’m not sure whether (or should it be “if”) it’s Wiggia writing in the quote (or should that be “quotation”) below (should that have been split or not split 🤔, should I use or not use emojis, should I be using question marks) … or was it Rolf who had the medical situation or was it someone else being quoted?
Whichever way it is, this HERE is the quote:
“I normally manage to put together an article on the best wines for Christmas according to what I have tasted, but this has been a strange period in my imbibing journey and I explain below why I have had to pull the plug on this year’s edition.”
He refers to a medical procedure three years ago … and that leads me (this is JH now) to reflect on chaps (and chapesses) of our vintage … to our medical issues which start to accrue … it took our Steve out but as he wrote … his sense of duty had him return early.
Yes … and I’m wondering just how many serious or approaching issues are not being mentioned in the interest of male stoicism (mustn’t grumble). In short … we communicate, post, operate … just how well is each of us?
(0559) Dark out there. (0814) Not dark now. (0815)
5. The attack on Pearl Harbour
What can we possibly add? Wiki:
Over the course of seven hours, there were coordinated Japanese attacks on the American-held Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island and on the British Empire in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong.[17]
Does it help to remember this particular history and what led to it?
4. A quote within a tweet within a fellow blogger’s post
3. Steve at 1224
2. The philosopher George Santayana wrote
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”.
This quote is from his 1905 work, The Life of Reason, though it’s also variously been attributed to Burke, Churchill and others … and though the core idea is right, it’s also fraught. The other day, in the course of the day’s doings, I heard someone say that he was never really interested in history as cold, hard dates and events, only insofar as a particular history pertains to our current events.
Uh huh … and how would he know what pertained from the past and what didn’t, in order to make that considered judgement, unless he were widely read about the past? I’m thinking he meant that not all in-school histories were ever going to be all that relevant, just as how much trigonometry was going to impact the ordinary person’s life? How much calculus? That’s fair.
Is it also fair that a teacher decides what his class should know according to his/her whim, or even his/her heavily feelings-laden ideological narrative, usually handed down via the politburo? The Ministry of Truth? A la Ardern’s single point of truth in NZ?
Who decides which history comes down through the ages … and which does not? Is that the preserve only of the victors of wars? Or should every bit of pretty much verified knowledge, e.g. an archaeological artifact or a rock etching or papyrus be taught the children at some stage from early primary to late secondary, at which point the child starts to specialise?
So that he/she, at around 16/17, starts to see which course to pursue, which to leave for the moment?
I was never a history teacher in any formal sense, though history formed part of any topic, e.g. a nation’s culture. Do we teach that the St Bartholomew’s massacre was a good thing … ridding ourselves of pesky protestants … or is it an appalling stain upon the nation, where elite-ordered mob violence was visited upon those the boss didn’t like much? Those who’d been causing trouble? A la Thomas à Becket?
On the other hand, the Old Testament of the bible can maybe help. “The Bible verse commonly associated with increasing knowledge is Daniel 12:4: “But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase”.”
That’s been interpreted by many scribes and pundits as referring to the end times, in which, as Yuri Bezmenov noted … demoralised populations will run around, unable to reason, only to take on board the Fabian marxism from above, from the pointyhatters. The real knowledge is lost in the swirling storm of faux “facts”, or irrelevancies, such that wise sages need first sort the wheat from the chaff before even seeing where it leads. And of course Tower of Babel type striving for some sort of knowledge nirvana to out-god God.
A biblical scholar has precedent to draw on in seeing how all that can only lead to trouble and strife across a nation, culture … across the entire west. A Christian, non-denominationally, can instantly see where such a course leads and who is ultimately behind such diabolical, civilisation-ending horror. A being whom most children are kept unaware of or adults are then in denial about.
Which leads me to a song quote to finish up this post item for now: “Зачем тебе знать” or “For what for you to know”?
1. DAD at 1224
a) Nantes in the news – again. But this time it is GOOD news. “The Living Heritage Association invite you to experience the spirit of Christmas through its Grand Living Nativity Scene: a performance featuring nearly 250 volunteer actors….
b) “If you dig up LGBTQI people in 200 years, you’ll only find the skeletons of men and women….” JH: plus children
c) Louvre … it is now the turn of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities to be struck. Specifically, its precious library….
d) During rush hour, prime time for groping, or on deserted platforms in the evening, many women are on high alert as assaults increase….
e) “We take our responsibility as parents seriously, but this is not the solution”: after a series of attacks
(1640) Evening all.
17. Lord T
… and working with robots. My question [JH] is can humans eliminate robots if they get in the way?
16. Moosh corner
15. The sly untruths of the EU
14. Today at TDS
13. Domestic violence
12. Steve at 1224
(1334) Afternoon all … just when we thought it might be over, this TPUSA. (1345)
What if both sides are correct on the points they make?
The vlog earlier with Cheere Denise I thought might be the last word but now this has appeared on X, from Project Constitution:
“The clearest photographs yet from the front row at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, show the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, standing calmly on the ground in the exact same maroon shirt, dark shorts, black triangle hat, and backpack that the media claimed he wore while fleeing a rooftop.
There was no rooftop escape, no outfit change, and no scramble through the crowd. He was already among the audience when the shot rang out. More importantly, the yellow and red evidence markers placed by investigators on the lawn to the left of the stage indicate the bullet trajectory came from the right side of the crowd area — not from any distant rooftop.
Now connect that to Candace Owens’ latest broadcast: She has documented an extraordinary pattern in the crowd footage — dozens of young, physically fit men, all attending alone, all wearing the identical shade of maroon. These individuals were positioned at strategic vantage points around the stage, many of them filming from predetermined angles.
When the shot was fired, most spectators instinctively ducked or ran, yet several of these maroon-shirted men remained upright, calmly recording. Military and law-enforcement veterans from the United States, United Kingdom, France, and other nations have contacted Candace to confirm that maroon is the internationally recognized color of airborne and special-operations units.
It is also frequently used as a “color of the day” identifier by undercover federal teams and quick-reaction forces during coordinated operations. The purpose is simple: in a chaotic environment, operatives can instantly recognize friendlies and know whom to protect, film, or extract. Every major video clip that shaped the initial public narrative originated from one of these maroon-shirted individuals. Those clips were then rapidly amplified across every platform, creating the impression of an organic, lone-gunman event.
This is the textbook definition of a domestic color-revolution tactic — the same playbook the CIA has used in regime-change operations worldwide, including Ukraine in 2014. The chaos is meticulously organized to appear spontaneous.
The FBI has never explained: Why so many maroon-shirted men were alone and perfectly positioned. Why several of them did not take cover when the shot was fired. Why the family footage submitted to agents was allegedly requested to be deleted. Why the ballistic evidence markers contradict the rooftop story. Charlie Kirk was eliminated because he had begun exposing foreign influence networks inside conservative fundraising and policy. The operation to silence him was professional, multinational, and executed in plain sight.
The photographs prove Tyler Robinson is at minimum a patsy, if not entirely innocent. The maroon pattern proves this was a military-style intelligence operation. The American people deserve the unedited security footage, the deleted civilian videos, and the full forensic report. Until those are released, the official story remains indefensible. Who recognizes these maroon ops?”
Just adding a post I seemed to have done near the end of last year (no recollection of it whatever):
My last thoughts on’t, hopefully for sometime
CK: think he was waking up all right, murmuring about donors, agin Shapiro … that “lobby” are like the mafia.
EK: jury’s out for me, bad and good, either her own player or used by owners, whatever.
Candace: phew. The good things and bad both right. Jilted in her hopes, took the next best in her eyes. Muddies the gene pool but let’s skip past that. It was definitely a hitjob in maroon … on who’s orders?
TPUSA: not looking good, so the live link seems the next step to judge.
Cheere Denise: I like her, am aligned with her point that Christianity was certainly making a comeback, CK’s demise certainly set it back, badly. That’s the bottom line. But worse will be if any campus kids wanting to discover the faith … what, through the Chicago antipope and AIPAC in tandem?
Oh yes, I’d forgotten:
Fairly obvious what I’m doing here:
… yes, looking for our carols for this year, found them too. Now, this film, screenshot above, link:
… is not a youtube, no idea where it’s from but it still works at the link from my sunroom … just hope it does for you too.
(1002) Morning all. (1040)
10. Moosh corner
9. One point of view in the east
8. Turn noise off first for this one
Quite like the idea of the West or in some of our minds … Christendom … being bookended, east to west, by Vlad and Donny, with Viktor somewhere in the middle. The other riff-raff usurpers need expunging.
7. Thought this was nice
I did get to walk beside this train once, in Venice, on the way back to my own train back to Klagenfurt.
6. There are two ladies I still mutually follow at Gab
… one is Julia, the other is this lady below:
He’s been adapted by meme collators all over the world.
