I'm old enough to remember butcher shops used to have sawdust on the floor so customers wouldn't slip on blood from the meat. PINNEDDo you have any weird memories of things from the olden days that no longer exist.
Creative piece about the Harding Administration PINNEDI bought a farmhouse in Connecticut in 1923, back when Warren G. Harding was president. Life was good until the Great Depression hit. I lost the farmhouse and made my way to New York, where I lived on the streets, begging for dimes. "Brother, can... See More » (1)
Do you like the sound of this? Little black girl from Oakland elected President of the United States? PINNED (2)
Some things are just too serious to joke about. That's why, when this happened yesterday, I didn't post any wise ass comments.The man deserves respect as a human being, even if he's a ridiculous clown. Only a very disturbed person would joke about something like this. (2)
Biden is seriously considering pulling out of the race?https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html (1)
Lunch with my sister at the Cheesecake Factory in Bethesda, MarylandI'm entering extreme old age. (2)
Maybe we should think twice before accusing Israel of genocide in Israel?An essential aspect of classic Christian religious antisemitism is the idea that Jews murdered Jesus, the innocent one, the lamb of God. A recurring theme of anti-Semitic sentiment against Israel is that Jews murder innocent Palestinians. Are these... See More » (1)
Finally !! Justice in the Gaza debacle !!ICJ arrest warrants sought for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders (2)
If attacking Rafah is so important to Israel's war effort, why did they wait till now to do it?Seems fishy to me. (1)
Are there parallels between Israel's assault on Gaza and the American assault on North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?Both conflicts involved asymmetrical warfare, with a technologically superior force (Israel and the United States, respectively) facing off against a determined guerrilla force (Hamas in Gaza and the Viet Cong in Vietnam). Both conflicts also saw... See More » (1)
If you surreptitiously read somebody's Facebook page every day, and he suspects your read it, can't that drive him crazy?Believe me, it can. (1)
Before June 1967 when Egypt controlled Gaza and Jordan controlled the West Bank, did anybody ever talk about the "occupation" of Palestinian land?Discussions about the "occupation" of Palestinian territories typically became prominent after the Six-Day War in June 1967, during which Israel captured the Gaza Strip from Egypt and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, from Jordan. Prior to... See More » (1)