WHILE I was making this video, failed, unelected German politician Ursula Von der Leyen was reappointed chair of the European Commission in the Brussels circus. There is a good chance that you have heard of her and her special relationship with the pharmaceutical oligopolists.The chance that you have heard of Giordano Bruno before is smaller.… Continue reading Ursula and Giordano
Old Dutch Painter’s Blog
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
A Penny dropped
Below you find a crucial part from the Preface of a yet to be published book. Title: 49:49Subtitle: The Emperor’s Old Rags The penny dropped when I started translating the book into English.The previous section is titled: ‘Not hurting your Mom ‘. The moment I looked again at the first paragraph of Part I of… Continue reading A Penny dropped
For sale: tribute to Harriet Beecher Stowe
Still from video about a different reviewof Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Link below. I had to make this tribute because I knew about her great role in abolishing slavery and after realising her phenomenal contribution in putting the Golden Rule above the literal text of the Bible. This painting is on a heptagonal, wooden carrier I… Continue reading For sale: tribute to Harriet Beecher Stowe
Timur Lenk in Boston
Or: Ignorance about Mohammedanism then and now When I stopped adding new content to my Dutch-language website islamofobie.nl *) in 2014, I turned it into a kind of archive. In that context, I also made a new division of categories. Looking back in 2024 –and more specifically: after October 7, 2023– the ‘History‘ category is… Continue reading Timur Lenk in Boston
A Preface
Below you find the preface of a yet to be published book. Title: 49:49Subtitle: The Emperor’s Old Rags Post is updated July 10, 2024; Particularly the title.Furthermore, the long preface is divided into ten parts; The section A Penny dropped has now been posted separately. An autobiographical Anecdote This book has an autobiographical side. This… Continue reading A Preface