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Reactions to Tuesday’s elections in NYC and Virginia

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Crime and Punishment, Culture, DEI, Economics, Education, elections, government, History, immigration, Islam and Muslims, Law and Justice, Media and the Internet, Media bias, Politics in the Age of Obama, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", Religion, social mediaLeave a comment

On November 4, 2025, New York City elected a Muslim Jihadi Socialist as Mayor, with the help of a considerable number of Jews. Virginia elected three radical Democrats, one of whom openly advocated for the murder of political opponents. Here are reactions from around the country. https://twitter.com/old_schooleddie/status/1986200196649292090?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/cynicalpublius/status/1986201941249261590?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Around 80% of young women voted for …

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If you are not a member of X/Twitter, you might be missing some valuable information and learning.

On By rushbabe49In art, Culture, History, literature, Nature, Random Musings About Life, Religion, Science and research, social media, technology2 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, X is not just political and cat videos. There are thousands of accounts that provide interesting and informative stories about historical figures and movements, from all over the world. I follow dozens of people who post enlightened information about people and places that I was totally unaware of before. Here is …

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The Just Good Fun story of the week. Former Pilot Buzz Patterson on an incident in his exciting career

On By rushbabe49In Culture, government, Guest Blogger, Politics in the Age of Obama, Progressive "Thought", transportationLeave a comment

If you are not following Buzz on X, you should be. He has had a successful career in the US Military, from being a fighter pilot, to a military attache in DC, to being on the staff of Hillary Clinton (you should hear his horror stories, of which he has many). Below is one of …

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Are you planning that European vacation? You might wish to reconsider.

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Culture, government, immigration, Law and Justice, Media and the Internet, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social media, technology, Travel and Vacations4 Comments

On October 12, the EU and Great Britain initiate their new Entry/Exit System. All travelers from non-EU countries will need to provide biometric data, including facial scans and fingerprints, along with the normal passports. They state that your data will be retained for THREE YEARS, but we can guess that the data will really be …

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China turning into a Potemkin Country?

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I came across this story in the Epoch Times about a mostly-unknown crisis in Communist China. Their population is rapidly aging, and since the huge re-estate collapse their "social insurance" program is in big trouble. Due to the disastrous one-child policy, which led to female infanticide as well as a shrinking overall population, there is …

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This is Western Civilization

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Since it’s been around 2,000 years, which is a long time, let’s take a look at more of the products of the culture of the West. https://twitter.com/atticuuuss/status/1961478343720669255?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ One of the greatest artists who ever lived https://twitter.com/biancodavinci/status/1961495811361022223?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Cathedrals could take hundreds of years to build https://twitter.com/biancodavinci/status/1961536838126252217?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Art Nouveau often features natural forms https://twitter.com/nouveaudeco/status/1960265275384750376?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Whoa! https://twitter.com/leodavinciwave/status/1961055798244815052?s=12 That’s …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #362: Sports and Games

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I'm the world's biggest klutz, so I don't engage in many sports myself, but I have no problem watching, especially when the sport is squash. Hubby is a competitive squash player, and together we have been to many tournaments since we met in 2001. The farthest away we have been for a tournament is Vancouver, …

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On Western Civilization

On By rushbabe49In art, Culture, Education, government, History, literature, Media and the Internet, Music, Nature, photography, Random Musings About Life, Space and astronomyLeave a comment

For the past 60 years, the Left has controlled public education and the legacy media. They have been indoctrinating children (schools) and adults (media), to believe that all cultures are equal, and that Western countries and cultures have been oppressing the rest of the world for centuries. So let’s take a look at some manifestations …

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On Western Civilization

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For the past 60 years, the Left has controlled public education and the legacy media. They have been indoctrinating children (schools) and adults (media), to believe that all cultures are equal, and that Western countries and cultures have been oppressing the rest of the world for centuries. So let’s take a look at some manifestations …

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