Besides the re-election of Donald Trump the most positive news of 2024 came from India on one of the last days of the year: under the great Narendra Modi finally the Indian ban on Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses‘ was lifted.Not only was this an important victory over Mohammedan attempts to silence any form of criticism towards… Continue reading MKG, World Champion in Modesty
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What Did Winston Do?
For sale: 3 A5 paintings
Updated July 23, see below. The female in the featured image above is the actress Kristy Swanson, known by many for her role in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. To me because she is one of the few Hollywood movie stars supporting Trump … Judging from her Instagram account, she is an overall… Continue reading For sale: 3 A5 paintings
Phosphorus Fertilizer and ‘Prepping’
I have quite a few houseplants in my living room. On my tiny balcony, in addition to ornamental plants, I have plants for consumption too. I purchased the spathiphyllum specimen shown here over ten years ago and it did produce some flowers every year. Inspired by my ‘microscopic‘ horticultural activities and observations, a few weeks… Continue reading Phosphorus Fertilizer and ‘Prepping’
Het leninisme werd nooit vernietigd
De (tot nu toe) enige video die ik niet in Nederland opnam, maakte ik in Duitsland tegen de grens met Polen. Die ging over Bismarck, Russische soldaten en sovjet-heerschappij. Titel: A military cemetery in Spremberg: “Sonst Nichts”. ‘Sonst Nichts’ was onderdeel van een leus die vaak gebruikt werd door de verschrikkelijke Bismarck, die de fundering… Continue reading Het leninisme werd nooit vernietigd
Boomers and communist- versus history- bubbles
Boomer is a strange word. According to the Oxford dictionary (for example) it has two different meanings. Very different meanings. Especially the so-called ‘disambiguation’ page of ‘Boomer’ in Wikipedia is an illustration of why that medium has such a bad name. As so often, the Dutch version compares badly with the English version: Babyboom (demografie),… Continue reading Boomers and communist- versus history- bubbles
Churchill and a pantomime baddie
I never heard that expression before: ‘pantomime baddie’. About half a year ago it already became clear to me that I was going to cancel my membership of the International Churchill Society. Another half year earlier I became a member after finding out what a great source of information it provided (see both ’embedded links’… Continue reading Churchill and a pantomime baddie