Author Archives: Mike Clark

Ilhan Omar: No Foreign Affairs Committee Seat

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Mike Clark

In the wake of the Republican Party gaining a majority in the US House of Representatives, committee assignments became subject to the will of the Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy. Some members of the Democrat Party who are especially … Continue reading →

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The New Hitler? No, the New Stalin.

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Mike Clark

Who is this man? He’s the President of Russia, and he has blood on his hands. How much blood? And whose? Whatever he was before his rise to political ascendancy in Russia, over the past month or so he has … Continue reading →

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A Southern Man Don’t Need Him Around…

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Mike Clark

Neil Young demands to be removed from Spotify… …and Spotify has obliged him! In the realm of cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face, Neil Young has succeeded in having his music removed from the online streaming platform Spotify. … Continue reading →

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Trump Fans and Foes : Mirror Images

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Mike Clark

I have no illusions about Donald Trump as now former President of the United States. I pretty much liked his policies while cringing nearly every time he spoke in public. I wanted some other Republican to be President. I really … Continue reading →

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Blackridge Capital Associates: a Scam

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Mike Clark

A couple of weeks ago I got a mysterious phone call. The caller was asking for Roger, my wife’s late husband, so I told the guy that he was deceased. I told him that I was married to his widow. … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Kassel from German Eyes

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mike Clark

Recently I was reading a random article on Wikipedia about the World War II battle in which American troops captured the city of Kassel in Germany. The Battle of Kassel occurred just a few weeks before the end of the … Continue reading →

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The Drama Continues (sunset again)

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Mike Clark

Yesterday’s sunset was plenty of fun. This is the last sunset of the season that I can video from the steps out the door of the conservatory. At least it’s the last one I can video the full track of … Continue reading →

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North Korea is a Shelter Against Coronavirus!

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Mike Clark

Kim Jong Un has let us know that his country (“his” country in the same sense as “his” hair — because he owns it personally) is free of coronavirus! MSN says: North Korea remains totally free of the coronavirus, a … Continue reading →

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I’ve been unfriended on Facebook!

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Mike Clark

This may have happened before, but to the best of my knowledge this is the first Unfriend I’ve experienced! I posted something which one of my (now former) friends found controversial and offensive, and there ensued an argument over the … Continue reading →

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Should we really be panicking over Coronavirus?

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Mike Clark

In my 68 years on this planet I’ve never experienced anything like this clear panic over a virus.  I’m here in the UK, and the country is basically shut down, as it is also in the US. But why? I … Continue reading →

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