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by MichaelHolmans
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on Sun Nov 19, 2017 at 03:57 AM PST
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This is a quick diary because I’ve got other things to do, so I’m only doing English-language sources.
But it was a remarkable week, because POUTS was temporarily deposed from the top slot in ...
by MichaelHolmans
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on Sun Oct 22, 2017 at 03:56 AM PDT
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So POUTS doesn’t think much of the Iran agreement. As a result, a fair number of people don’t think much of POUTS. Well, if we’re going to be strictly accurate, it’s not as though most of ...
by MichaelHolmans
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on Sun Oct 15, 2017 at 03:57 AM PDT
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In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, the European press show little sympathy. Horror, yes, because Europeans are quite able to understand how dreadful the massacre was, but the time for sympathy ...
by MichaelHolmans
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on Sun Oct 08, 2017 at 03:56 AM PDT
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I’m going to begin this week with an entire article from Der Spiegel which nails what’s going on with laser accuracy. Take it away, Roland Nelles :
It is the big stars of the ...
by MichaelHolmans
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on Sun Oct 01, 2017 at 03:41 AM PDT
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I’ll begin by thanking those of you who knew about my recent health issues and offered good wishes: I’m doing pretty well, considering. Anyway, I’m back.
Today is polling day in Germany, but ...
by MichaelHolmans
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