Category Archives: Politics

Greta Thunberg is not Immune to Criticism

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Mike Clark

Greta “How dare you?” Thunberg recently came into criticism by President Donald Trump, in which he tweeted: And of course he was instantly vilified. This is “bullying”?  Don’t think so. Remember the uproar over the Covington kid who got vilified … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Shooting

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Mike Clark

I had a long night last night, after putting my wife on the jet plane heading back to the UK — a separation that will end only by the UK government finally granting me a permanent visa to live there, … Continue reading →

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Settled Status a “Damp Squib”?

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Mike Clark

Oh, for crying out loud. Brexit!  Yes, that’s apparently going to happen eventually.  If you don’t know what that is about, don’t bother reading any further because I’m not going to explain it — try Wikipedia on Brexit.  Then come … Continue reading →

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The Flag in Front of My House

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Mike Clark

Today is the 4th of July, and in honor of this, I have posted the flag of the United States on my porch.  And why would I do this?  Because of my love for the country which has done so … Continue reading →

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Hacked Clinton Emails — So What?

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Mike Clark

In one news source, The Guardian, there appears the following about the leaked Hillary Clinton emails: The releases were highly damaging to Clinton, and US intelligence officials now believe they were hacked by Russia and passed to WikiLeaks to boost … Continue reading →

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Trump is Triumphant

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Mike Clark

I am so very glad this is over.  I am so very glad that Hillary Clinton’s political career is over.  On the other hand, I am so very disappointed that a more reasonable candidate did not make the cut to … Continue reading →

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Let’s Blame the NRA for San Bernardino

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Mike Clark

Yesterday, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik, shot up his workplace’s holiday party, killing 14 and wounding 21.  They did it in the name of Allah. And of course this is the fault of the National Rifle Association. … Continue reading →

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That Wicked National Rifle Association

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Mike Clark

Not three seconds elapsed after the initial reports of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, before the hearse chasers of the Left leapt into the fray, via Twitter of course, to condemn the NRA. So, let’s see if I … Continue reading →

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Driving Licenses vs Firearms Ownership

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Mike Clark

I had a brief, but interesting, Twitter exchange with one of my favorite Sci Fi authors, Jennifer Foehner Wells (@Jenthulhu), involving guns and gun control.  I responded to a tweet of hers putting down the National Rifle Association, to which … Continue reading →

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The So-called “Gender Pay Gap”

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Mike Clark

I’m a software developer.  Among software developers we have some superstar programmers, and one of these is Jon Skeet.  Jon has the highest reputation on one of the most influential programming Q & A sites on the net, Stack Overflow, … Continue reading →

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