tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64086652024-03-07T23:52:49.412+00:00oniscoidthoughts of the day/week/monthWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.comBlogger486125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-89028961427676355402022-04-10T06:28:00.002+01:002022-04-10T06:28:38.460+01:00"Time makes more converts than reason."
Thomas PaineWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-55105833561495322012020-10-16T12:49:00.004+01:002020-10-16T12:49:46.733+01:00moderator: "How smart is your dog?"<br>
Joe Biden: "I've got a smart dog that understands simple commands."<br>
Donald Trump: "I've got the smartest dog in the world. It speaks five languages fluently, but it doesn't speak Chinese because it doesn't want to catch the virus they sent us. It speaks better French than Angela Merkel. It speaks better English than Joe Biden. Because you can't trust what Joe Biden says. Even my dog knows that. And I'm smarter than my dog."<br>
46% of US: "Our President is dumber than his dog."<br>
37% of US: "Our President is smarter than his dog."<br>
10% of US: "There's an election?"<br>
6% of US: "It's hard to say who's telling the truth."<br>
1% of US: "My vote goes to Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) / Howie Hawkins (Green) / (etc)"<br>Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-10466570276161525452020-08-26T16:35:00.001+01:002020-08-26T16:35:11.021+01:005th☆LIVE直前 BanG Dream! ライブ特BanG! #3<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HS_qFodzXdc" width="480"></iframe>Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-65332993036467112232020-06-19T04:07:00.001+01:002020-06-19T04:07:13.642+01:00Watch While Tripping �� Acid �� Shrooms �� High Visuals ��<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X2Q9-mHL5fM" width="480"></iframe>Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-14306444735255104172019-06-16T22:45:00.001+01:002019-06-16T22:45:20.979+01:00Riffs & Ripples from ZenRiver Gardens: June 1969 - 50 years ago - oppposing the VN War<a href="https://riffsandripplesfromzenrivergardens.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-1969-50-years-ago-oppposing-vn-war.html?spref=bl">Riffs & Ripples from ZenRiver Gardens: June 1969 - 50 years ago - oppposing the VN War</a>: Mid-June 1969 - fifty years ago - half a century - l opposed serving the U.S. military in the Vietnam War. It was likely this week, possi...Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-13624940469305416622016-02-11T04:52:00.000+00:002016-02-11T05:32:58.738+00:00<br>
is it just me, or is Blogger becoming more and more unusable with each "update"?<br><br>
anyway, on with the blog as best i can -<br><br>
<b>the space race used to be a competition -- how many generations before it becomes a species?</b>
Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-21880989746727823542015-04-01T07:52:00.002+01:002016-02-11T05:21:13.616+00:00<br />after a war ends there is usually a large rise in taxesWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-41545399139450568752015-02-18T18:13:00.000+00:002015-02-18T18:13:10.519+00:00<br />
US allies keeping up the fight against freedom - Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi sentenced to 1000 lashes, 10 years in prison, and a fine of 1,000,000 riyal (US$165,000)<br />
- <a href="http://e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1770&ea.campaign.id=32768">http://e-activist.com</a>Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-43673815757864219122015-01-09T23:11:00.003+00:002015-01-09T23:11:44.761+00:00<br />
Save the Children's Global Legacy Award given to Tony Blair!<br />
Was the other nominee Abubakar Shekau?Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-52702304508912400792014-11-21T23:55:00.002+00:002016-02-11T05:21:59.265+00:00<br />
a whistleblower - someone sacked or imprisoned for not hiding their identity when attempting to disclose the illegal activities of their employerWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-2101680373610351732014-10-30T13:21:00.002+00:002014-10-30T13:22:40.804+00:00<br />
how can terrorism possibly be successful against an enemy which rewards its followers with sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll?Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-53079727240823794922014-10-18T07:20:00.001+01:002014-10-18T07:20:26.943+01:00<br />
the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland#Demographics">population</a> of Scotland is bigger than that of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population">most countries</a>Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-50425921480564320272014-07-05T03:26:00.001+01:002014-10-18T07:23:25.640+01:00<br />
"America didn't fight Iraq - it destroyed it."<br />
Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-71932786212289261062014-06-13T08:22:00.003+01:002014-10-18T07:24:20.349+01:00<br />an unexpected consequence of the coup in Libya, which was encouraged and supported by the UK, is that Libya is now a centre for immigration into EuropeWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-40209544105767881522014-04-25T05:16:00.000+01:002014-04-25T05:16:00.056+01:00<br />has the Arab Spring become an Arab bloodbath?Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-36027066102182254752013-09-06T11:26:00.002+01:002013-09-06T11:26:16.923+01:00<br />
in the last 700 years there has been one female Lord Mayor of LondonWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-34602218103278746802013-08-15T11:19:00.000+01:002016-02-11T05:22:30.665+00:00<br>
people supporting the UK Monarchy reminds me of the slaves who fought on the Confederate side in the American Civil War<br />
Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-86255586106292823622013-06-18T07:41:00.002+01:002013-06-18T07:41:31.435+01:00<br />
fighting terrorists with drones is like fighting fire with petrolWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-3777522095819733152013-04-14T22:48:00.002+01:002013-04-14T22:48:11.152+01:00<br />
<a href="http://www.bradleymanning.org/">Bradley Manning</a> is the true US hero of the War in Iraq; perhaps one day he will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.<br />
<br />Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-66905402872413272013-01-15T16:23:00.002+00:002013-04-14T22:49:16.024+01:00<br />
The twenty-first century definition of a terrorist state seems to be a state that is outside the control of the USA.Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-69616078676865454492012-12-12T09:02:00.002+00:002013-09-06T11:28:59.510+01:00<br />
two of the iconic symbols of the C20th: the mushroom cloud and the MandelbrotWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-55242968355237515452012-12-08T13:55:00.002+00:002012-12-08T13:55:49.610+00:00<br />
it's a fine line between superstition and not offending the godsWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-91016157026016114912012-10-01T03:44:00.000+01:002012-10-01T03:44:16.868+01:00<br />the offices of Al Jazeera in Kabul and Baghdad were both blown up by US missiles - so much for the freedom of the mediaWeedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-64414197386735694732012-07-23T18:47:00.000+01:002012-07-23T18:48:25.105+01:00<br />Thatcher's Government crushed the miners and closed the coalmines. Today a third of the UK's electricity comes from coal. The UK now imports coal from Indonesia, S Africa, Russia and Columbia.Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408665.post-28485860556135083402012-05-08T15:52:00.003+01:002012-05-08T15:55:22.749+01:00<br /><br />when i was young, my teachers told me that the reason why the USA and the UK were morally superior to the USSR was that we did not torture people, and we did not imprison people without a trial<br /><br />how times have changed!Weedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07717554176032284411noreply@blogger.com0