Despite more felony charges against him than a porcupine has quills, Ronald Rump (former Grand High Imperial Twitterbug [GHIT], former Prez of ‘Murica and constant contender for the title of ‘World’s Greatest Comedian) is still the darling of the Publican Party. At an all candidates meeting for those vying to hold the banner for the …
Month: September 2023
WHY IS IT
WHY IS IT… - that when a political party is the opposition, their leader has the perfect answer for every problem in the country, but the moment they get elected, they’re just as stupid as the nincompoops they replaced? - that the closer we get to an election, the more you hear politicians tell you …
TOM JONES – PBS
Tom Jones - PBS Masterpiece 2023 four part mini-series - Bridgerton and Sanditon share the distinction, with this latest production of Henry Fielding’s novel, of placing black actors into non-traditional roles when producing English period dramas. It seems there are two approaches to this foray into racial equity. Bridgerton almost ignores the question of race and …
TRUE RECONCILIATION BY JODI WILSON-RAYBOULD
True Reconciliation by Jody Wilson-Raybould, McCelland & Stewart, 2022 - Jody Wilson-Raybould, a First Nations’ woman and Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, is perhaps best known for her very public run-in with Justin Trudeau over his interference in the SNC-Lavalin case (a subsequent review by Canada’s Ethics Commissioner found substance to …
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OFFICIAL SECRETS – BBC DRAMA
Official Secrets: 2019 British drama currently available on Netflix - Based on a true story, ‘Official Secrets’ is set immediately prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq that overthrew Saddam Hussein. Keira Knightly plays Katharine Gun, a woman employed by British intelligence who discovers that her government is colluding with the Bush Administration to promote …
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