Sunday [8]

Ggl AI says:

The Latin word for “left” is sinister. While it originally meant “left” or “on the left side,” it also developed negative connotations over time, eventually leading to its current English meaning of “evil” or “unfavorable.”


And so it has turned out … in the States, the lawlessness nationwide is orchestrated by the Demonrats, supported in Congress by the RINOs … the young are largely corrupted, along with Antifa, BLM, universities, schools, fatherless families, baby murder … it goes on.

In Britain, the communist govt were not voted for by 80% of the electorate, even given the invasion numbers of fighting age men, paid for by Brit taxpayers … it’s all quite evil, sinister … pushed by the LibLabConGreen Uniparty … and Reform itself is corrupt at the top.

Sunday [2 to 5]

(0644) Greetings all … light(ish) out there but with foreboding clouds. (0722)

 

5. City of angels and other lawlessness


4. BLM at TDS

“What was the most demented moment of the Black Lives Matter summer of 2020, asks Dan Hannan in the Washington Examiner. For him, it was “when 1,200 public health officials declared that, although meeting other people was a health risk, especially if you were protesting the lockdowns, demonstrating in support of BLM was fine”. Here’s an excerpt.

[…]

McDonald’s changed its name on all social media platforms to “Amplifying Black Voices”’ Apple replaced its music app radio stations with a single stream playing N.W.A’s “Fuck Tha Police” on repeat. Lego cancelled advertising for its police-related toys. Woe betide you if you did not post a black square on June 2nd 2020, to mark #BlackOutTuesday. …”

And so on.

3. Steve at 1069

  • Hungary’s Orbán Celebrates Conservative Nawrocki’s Victory in Poland and the Expanding Trump Influence in Europe
  • Joe Rogan’s Face Says It All in Painful Reaction to Trump-Musk Feud
  • Elon Musk’s Father Backs Trump in Public Feud
  • Newsom Threatens to Withhold Tens of Billions in Federal Taxes
  • Germany Merz obsessed with defeating Russia [JH: What’s new?]
  • EVs turn ships into death traps: Lithium-ion fires ravage another vessel
  • Much more.

2. DAD at 1069

a) The establishment doesn’t favor [the Barbarians] out of love and respect. It fears them.

b) The man who would be Louis XX of France : “The legalization of euthanasia represents the final nail in the coffin of European civilization.”

c) French Reality: Citizenship Training for PSG Rioters, Murder Charge for Policeman.

d) The perils of being visibly Jewish in France.

Pentecost or Whitsun [1]

First … Whitsun for the British

“Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian holy day of Pentecost. It falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples (as described in Acts 2).

Whitsuntide, the week following Whitsunday, was one of three holiday weeks for the medieval villein; on most manors he was free from service on the lord’s demesne this week, which marked a pause in the agricultural year.

Whit Monday, the day after Whitsun, remained a holiday in Britain until 1971 when, with effect from 1972, the ruling Conservative Government decided to permanently replace it, following a five-year trial period, with a Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May.

Whit had been the occasion for many varied forms of celebration, and was of significant cultural importance. It was a custom for children to receive a new set of clothes, even among the poorest families, a tradition which continued well into the 20th century.” (Wikipedia)

How many children are taught this these days? And the nonWokerati speak of heritage and tradition?

Now onto Pentecost itself:

“It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). Many churches, including the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, believe the Holy Spirit descended upon Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the same time, as also recorded in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:14).

Pentecost is one of the Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a Solemnity in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, a Festival in the Lutheran Churches, and a Principal Feast in the Anglican Communion. Many Christian denominations provide a special liturgy for this holy celebration.

Since its date depends on the date of Easter, Pentecost is a “moveable feast”. The Monday after Pentecost is a legal holiday in many European, African and Caribbean countries.” (Wikipedia)

And now onto one of the core problems of the early church … the traditions of Genesis to Deuteronomy for Israel/Judaea. If you were post-Jesus Jewish and did not accept the Resurrection, then you had no dissonance and as the whited sepulchres of the Pharisees and Sadducees, plus others, had twisted the Mosaic Law over time, which is the whole point of Jesus of Nazareth in the earliest phase … what stuck in the craw for the highly orthodox Jewish Christians was the very notion of preaching to the gentiles.

Yet the notion appeared in the gospels … there were sufficient references also in the Pauline letters. Peter was far more Jewish orthodox, Paul was carrying the gospel to the known world.

But that, of course, raised the question of how? How, when they were of different tongues? Hence Pentecost.

Right, so, onto sceptics saying there was no Moses, no Mosaic Law … thing is … the criticism is irrelevant. In the time of Jesus, it was the Law and that was that. As for John 3:16 … well that’s a question of faith, no?

The notion of the day of Pentecost is similarly not fatal to the faith … the Christology certainly spread and spread … I’m not personally fussed exactly how … it did spread and was preached.

And one of the key underpinnings of the West, if not THE key underpinning, esp. in the middle ages, was the Church, which brings in a whole other discussion … Church v Christianity v State. That’s for another time.

Saturday [12 till close of play]

(1700) Evening all.

14. That’s that then

I did have vague hopes for Reform once one of two obstacles was gone. No such luck of course. Rupert now realises he’ll have to start a party from scratch.

13. June Slater

Was anyone aware that:

@Tesco and @asda have been trialing The Bill Gates chemical coating to make fruit and veg have a longer shelf life. In The US they’re allowed to put this on organic labelled food. This is a concern and we need more transparency what does The Soil Association have to say ? What’s the conclusion from The supermarkets mentioned as the trial is now finished? https://wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/everything-you-need-to-know-about-apeel/

12. Steve and war room

  • Jack Posobiec: The Russians seem to be gearing up for an infantry offensive
  • “This Movement Was Never Fuelled By Billionaires.” Caroline Wren On MAGA Vs. Broligarchs
  • Natalie Winters: “DOGE Did Not Complete The Mission They Were Tasked With”
  • “He Was Picked So He Could Be A Money Printer For SpaceX” Caroline Wren On How Pulled NASA Nomination Broke Elon Musk

Saturday [11]

Think I missed my calling

With this news afternoon being as slow as it is, mebbe a bit of personal drama … two actually.

Someone was downstairs, shouting at someone else and did not stop. Oh great. Realised he was at the corner of our building, at ground level and the only way I could see was to climb on the 2’ window sill with the kitchen sink behind it but the only way to do this is usually to bring in the low footstool and climb up that way, via the kitchen bench.

That bit was ok … and it was some guy seated on one of our outdoor chairs, shouting into a phone. Uh huh. Next was to climb back down to the floor, which involves hanging onto two strategic handholds … that bit was ok.

However, as I moved slowly back to the edge, feeling with foot for the footstool, the other foot kicked the chopping board over the edge … caught it with said foot, kicked it back on the bench and completed the step down. Quite liked that.

Lunch … made a sauce for the meat in a skillet pan, last job before eating it … the skillet slipped off the hob in mid bubbling, I caught the handle, turned it horizontal and caught maybe 90% of the sauce as it landed in the pan, not on the floor, back on hob, wiped the bit on the mat, turned off the jet, sauce on the meat … not a bad lunch. Mushroom sauce by the way.

Think I may have missed my vocation … no, not juggler but pizza maker.

News resumes around Steve time later.

Sat Mat

 

Review:

“Despite its title, She-Wolf of London contains no werewolves, but I still enjoyed this movie. It is more of a mystery than a horror.

A series of murders take place, all at night, around London. The nature of these murders suggest they have been committed by a werewolf. A young woman thinks she is responsible as her family has connections with werewolves and thinks she is one herself. But she certainly isn’t the murderer as she nearly becomes a victim herself…

The movie is nicely shot in black and white and some of the foggy night scenes are very atmospheric.

The cast includes a young June Lockhart (who went on to play Maureen Robinson in Lost In Space), Don Porter and Sara Haden.

Watching She-Wolf of London is an ideal way to spend an hour one dark evening.”

Woodstock from a distance

 

… geographically, culturally and age-wise. Here’s a youtube about bands refusing to play Woodstock … interesting in itself … and here are some comments on the bands who didn’t:


I read in comments that Joni Mitchell was ill that weekend, who knows? It’s not the theme of this post. This post is about why I’d not have gone, had I known it would turn out as it did … the social scene for a start, the mud, the diseases, the drugs. Even the music … live is not always better than studio … occasionally it’s better, ya takes yer chances I suppose.

For a start, I was never into that “free love stuff” with people about whom you’d think … don’t know where they’ve been. Was always after possibilities … not for nooky but for stepping out one-to-one if you could find someone similarly minded … even at 15, that had been my thang and there were certainly still girls around also of that mind.

Festivals, as in weekend away? Three times at various universities I was at … lean pickings really, plus one festival I went to with mates and matesses … one gathering in the woods rather than festival … that was my list … poor result?

That’s looking at those days through the eyes of my younger self … not quite as fussy as now but much of this fussiness now is knowing about things such as Laurel Canyon, Topaka, the CIA/FBI/psyops, the drug pushers, the chem labs, about John Phillips who was a major player at getting drugs distributed, along with wife Michelle, Mama Cass, rest of that scene … Melcher, Manson, filmmakers, murdered singers … and so on and so on … let alone the NY scene on the other coast.

Plus my thoughts now on the leftist or laissez-faire mindset, let it all hang out … call me Attila the Hun.

Which does not mean I was not involved in ‘scenes’ … I was a young man, there were so many events on all the time … I tried most things … but with two of us, four of us visiting somewhere.

Woodstock? Sounds hell on earth to my mind now. The music? I’m halfway towards DAD but also halfway away, musically … I do think popular songs of the day are important, are even good quality … thinking back to In The Mood … don’t like the Am GI big band swing sound … too contrived, prescribed, few solos, not my rhythm … while Vera Lynn and songs such as Lily Marlene were evocative … highly so.

Andrews Sisters? I liked one of em (not the blonde). Maybe three Animals’ songs. Spencer Davis but not Manfred Mann. Loved quite a bit of southern or roots rock … Marshall Tucker, JJ Cale, some Elvin Bishop. CCR of course … they had talent. Brit invasion bands? Nah. Bus Stop maybe, Waterloo Sunset … evocative.

I’ve mentioned before that imho, it died, popular music, around 1964/5 … became big and complicated … it could be traced to the Beatles’ swami phase, the Stones’ Ruby Tuesday. I still remember one scene where I was … when that came on the radio … but it was close to the end for them imho. We had no idea at the time just how early it all was compared to 2025 … I mean, be serious about the years … take WW1 through to the mid 50s … massive demographic changes … how long? 45 years?

Now look at 1973, for example … till today. 52 years … I mean, what did we expect? Where TH did all those years go? All those generations? Last I looked, Gen X were the new whipper-snappers, callow yoof. Disco? Techno? No thanks. Glam? Ugggh.

Last bit of this rant … when did we become irrelevant? Meaning, when did we cease to affect decisions? That’s for another post.