Tag Archives: Iraq

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorredted)

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Jack Curtis

The collection: Reality: Smugglers are sawing through sections of Trump’s new border wall (Repot) (And digging under it) The war on Uber: California extends the war to additional occupations (Report) Education: How school districts put politics before children (Article) Daylight … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Jack Curtis

Everything from the week that we could stand, and more: The economy: They danced and jumped to celebrate; the floor gave way (Report) (Foolish college kids) Corruption: Trump’s ethanol boondoggle exposed? (Article) The internet: Censorship progressing details (Article) More internet … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Jack Curtis

Bits of current reality, as we see ti: Sweden: Citizens now question the welfare state? (Report) Iraq: Update (Article) Science: Mass data studies often prove wring, study finds … (Report) Dog trapped in hot car honked horn for help? (Report) … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Jack Curtis

Our pickings: Government: Vermont and New Jersey will now force all residents to buy health insurance (Report) (And California is imposing water rationing as of 2020) More government: In Newark, police cameras and the internet watch you (Report) Still more … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Jack Curtis

The current week’s worth: Iraq: Facing ISIL’s mini drones in battle (Article) Politics: L.A.’s mayor plans homeless project to carry him to the White House (Report) (Spending the taxpayers’ money for an escape East?) The culture: Bloomberg warns of endless … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Jack Curtis

Another week’s worth: Deep Sea Mining: The World’s first such venture is about to begin operations, subject to hope, fear and the usual suspects in opposition. (Article) (If it flies, look for an international mineral feeding frenzy?) Reality Health Care: … Continue reading →

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Simple QuestionsWe Can’t Answer(Only Guess …)

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Jack Curtis

A short list of question that we aren’t smart enough to answer without the help of our smarter and wiser political leaders: Now that sex is entirely a private decision and jobs are needed, why is prostitution still illegal? Now … Continue reading →

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They Want To Distract Us With ISIS Again?

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Jack Curtis

Islamic State (ISIS) has taken Ramadi, the primary city in Iraq’a prov9ince of Anbar. Some of the propagandists will promote this as evidence that ISIS is a world threat in need of U.S. military response to stave off an ISIS … Continue reading →

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Obama Was Against Bush’s Wars … Until He Was For Them?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Jack Curtis

More troops we are told, will stay in Afghanistan . We are afraid that we understand why. A news story today said that the United States will give Pakistan over a billion dollars in aid next year. Pakistan created and housed … Continue reading →

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Iraq Over High Heat, Approaches A Rolling Boil …

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jack Curtis

Iraq has never been a country on its own and has only acted as one since WWI when it was patched together by the British to deprive Turkey of oil fields. Saddam Hussein and his minority Sunni Moslems fell; the … Continue reading →

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