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Ah, those good old days of Empire. They were special.
From Harper’s Weekly Review: King Charles delivered a speech about Britain’s abuses during their colonization of Kenya in which he failed to offer an apology, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bemoaned the fall of the Ottoman Empire at a rally … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Government, The Facts of Life
Tagged British occupation, Charles in Kenya, Erdogan, Harper's, King Charles III, Ottoman Empire, Turkey
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Last week I voted. What happened?
Well, nothing. Except I voted. I have a feeling I’ve said much of this previously but it’s important so here I am, saying it again. Because I spend some time on Twitter (I don’t care what that crazy man calls … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged NYC voting, Twitter, voting
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Mysteries of Life: The only laugh I’ve had in weeks
From Harper’s Weekly Review: A train carrying hundreds of members and officials of the European Parliament took a wrong turn and ended up at Disneyland. (How does a train take a “wrong turn”?)
Posted in Government, Mysteries of Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged Disneyland, European Parliament
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