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Funny stuff Reg. Chuckled twice.

I listened to a female hostage a few nights ago. Disturbing. She described a culture of shame. Her overarching message was the intent on part of her captors to humiliate the Israelis. Her body was not her own. Not just the rape, rape, rape.

There was an article recently in which i think it was IDF translated…[Read more]

Great link, Reg

“Unfortunately, there are two million terrorists in Gaza. Two million. Liri was in their homes, and the children—yes, even the children—are part of this. It’s not just those carrying rifles and wearing green headbands. The so-called uninvolved civilians are not uninvolved at all. And, unfortunately, we’re going to have to fight them all.”

BTW  – quotidian is one of my fav words. (but I don’t use it everyday!!).

Free speech in the United States is robustly protected by the First Amendment and it remains one of the strongest safeguards for expression in the country. In Europe (and I guess in the US too) there is an ongoing discussion about how various societal, technological, and cultural factors are influencing the practical exercise of the right to free…[Read more]

One good thing that recently happened in Azerbaijan. Baby steps. Actually this is a big step. Azerbaijan is on other side of Turkey so it is pretty far from Israel but Saudi Arabia has also taken steps to stop indoctrinating kids in schools the antizionism/antisemitism bs. And while i am guessing it is because the monarch is afraid of breeding…[Read more]

That woman does what all of em do. Mindless repetition. She may fold under questioning to steal a line.

Congratulations to all of the brain dead parrots. Useful! Useful to whom or what?

Even if you can’t analyze your way out of a lean-to so that you accept every narrative from the lefty’s (genocide, apartheid, colonialist settlers) the Islamic…[Read more]

More on Al Jazeera journalism here.

Enco,

The issue of free speech is in essence a balancing of interests. On the one hand there is the individual. We all know in any variety of dictatorship that the state will censor the individual when the individual is critical of the state. That happens in Communist states. Happens in theocracies. Happens in North Korea. Happened with John…[Read more]

Jake,

The genocide could occur whether not the effigy is burned and that is what a State should act to prevent and what citizens should limit a State from practicing.

And, of course, as Californians will certainly attest, burning anything in an uncontrolled fashion is always dangerous, so there’s that angle. If anybody’s going to burn anything…[Read more]

Enco,

I assume you are an absolutist as to free speech?

I agree insofar as your take is speech directed at power. Not so when it is power intending to harm the defenseless, the vulnerable, the disenfranchised, and that sort of power dynamic. So if some antitheist burns a Quran the state ought not punish the antitheist for that expression. (or…[Read more]

Reg,

Far be for me to interrupt the Lonely Planet/Conde Nast/Town & Country happy talk, but there were several thing earlier that you mentioned about the Euros that need addressing:

One, free expression necessarily includes offensive expression, and that includes hateful expression. Free expression would mean nothing if it were only freedom to…[Read more]

Donegal looks like a no fishing sign to an avid angler. Loop hikes are always good. Something about not setting foot on already tread land. I have in mind hiking the trail that goes along the Newfoundland coastline. It is around 190 miles and looks spectacular.

Every day? So you never get sick. That is impressive having that quotidian rythm.…[Read more]

It is funny how our interests broaden as we age….

I find the broader my range of interests, the less complicated life becomes. When I am on a long walk or hike, at some point I remember that I am not just observing nature, but that I am part of it. It is not external to me. Of course, you already know what I mean 🙂

I like Florida too. Like some birds, I have spent some winter migration time there too :-). Mostly in Panama City Beach.

Donegal in the very NW of the country has a surreal natural beauty to it. No. 7 is on my list this year. A friend of mine went there for a holiday about 15 years ago and is still there!! He was thinking about moving back to NC…[Read more]

Reg,

I am envious. My sis and bro in law vacationed in Ireland. The’re enthralled and may decide to retire there. My sis told me how much i would like to hike there. She aint wrong. He is an O’Solomon who had family there so there is some right of return or other, a zionist plot i suspect.

Robert,

It is funny how our intests broaden as we…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
I spend very little “off time” at home. I tend to disappear to the West of Ireland for a few days, maybe 6 times a year with a few 1 day visits in between. Mostly hiking or beach walking in some of these locations. (Often do the Diamond Hill trip, at about 16:10). I do some “digital nomad” work too and will go to o…

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jakelafort wrote:
Robert that is charming. Really cool spot.

Thanks Jake,

We enjoy watching the wildlife and keep bird feeders running all year.

I spend very little “off time” at home. I tend to disappear to the West of Ireland for a few days, maybe 6 times a year with a few 1 day visits in between. Mostly hiking or beach walking in some of these locations. (Often do the Diamond Hill trip, at about 16:10).

I do some “digital nomad” work too and will go to one of the Canary Islands fora…[Read more]

Robert that is charming. Really cool spot.