Author: Tom Faranda
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AOC gives a lecture (really) on the Founding Fathers & it’s gone international.
And Heather Cox Richardson, a more intellectual loon. See the 2nd short video from Austarlia RE: AOC A good laugh in Australia.
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WSJ: “Is Ukraine Turning the Russian Tide?”
I suppose this can tie into this. Putin says Ukraine war coming to an end soon . Vladimir Putin held a subdued Victory Day parade on Saturday in Moscow, with fewer missiles and other weapons that are an annual boast about Russia’s military power. If it’s true that Mr. Putin feared a long-range Ukrainian drone…
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WSJ: “Democrats Unify Against Israel”
From the Wall Street Journal a couple of weeks ago. Nothing worse than a stab in the back from your friends. The link may get you through to the complete article even if you are not a WSJ subscriber. Israel is the Democratic Party’s new litmus test, and Mr. Sanders is leading the turn against…
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Putin says Ukraine war coming to an end soon
Wow, he looks shaky in this press conference with Soviet journalists.
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David Attenborough has turned 100
We at Farandaville are fans of Attenborough; so many wonderful documentaries* on nature and our planet’s history. So, fine article in the NY Times linked below with very short excerpts. *The word evolution is in one of the excerpts; there is no need to leave a comment or email me that the planet is 11,000…
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Who knew? The Roman Colosseum used to be a housing complex
Heh. A little history. Hit the link for the full 3 paragraph story. Friars belonging to the Santa Maria Nova convent rented out the Colosseum for more than five centuries beginning in 800 CE, building stables, workshops, and sewage pipes made from terra cotta. Their tenants represented a cross-section of Roman society and included everyone…