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Simon’s Cat: Little Box
Simon Tofield, the creator of Simon's Cat, has released a couple of new videos for Christmas. Simon's Cat - Guide to Winter First, for you northern hemisphere people, there was Guide to Winter, released just over a week ago. I didn't post it because a guide to keeping...
The North Korea Problem and Why We Need China
Last Thursday United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon announced a new set of sanctions against North Korea. The 15-member UN Security Council unanimously recommended the sanctions, which the United States drafted. They are an attempt to starve the Kim regime of...
Simon’s Cat: ‘Bed Sheets’
Christmas is on its way and Simon's Cat is getting in the mood. If you put up decorations and a tree, it's traditional to do that on 1 December. My decorations have made it from the garage to the dining table so far. Some of the lights are up in the front window but...
Has the USA Education System Been Set-Up to Fail?
I have to say up front that I have no expertise whatsoever in the field of education. This post is just a comment on what looks to me like a disaster waiting to happen. If anyone can give me evidence that my instinct is wrong, I'll be glad to hear it. From an...
Bishop Brian Tamaki: Gays Caused the Christchurch Earthquakes
In the early hours of Monday morning, New Zealand experienced a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Two people were killed and there has been extensive damage. The lives of thousands were thrown into turmoil. Any earthquake that big is naturally reported all over the world....
Looking Forward to Trump’s First Day
So this happened: https://twitter.com/josh_levin/status/796497711616983042?lang=en Trump agreed the system was unfair four years ago, although I'm not quite sure what his reasoning was. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/266038556504494082 And this is what...
It’s Not Looking Good
Eight years ago I watched the United States elect Barack Obama. For the first time in many years I felt some hope for that country. As I’d watched it over the previous few years, especially since 9/11, I was concerned that the level of racism and sexism in the most...
The United States Election is Almost Over
This time tomorrow we'll have a pretty good idea who the next president will be. Most of the states will have finished voting and the preliminary counting will be done in many states as well. Despite FBI Director insinuating himself in the election at the last minute,...
SPLC Responds to my Complaint re ‘Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists’
On 25 October the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a 'Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists'. The guide includes a list of fifteen people, two of whom have caused a great deal of controversy - Maajid Nawaz and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Ahnaf Kalam launched a...
Why Ayaan Hirsi Ali Shouldn’t be on SPLC’s ‘Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists’
On 25 October the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a 'Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists'. The guide includes a list of fifteen people, two of whom have caused a great deal of controversy - Maajid Nawaz and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. A Change.org petition was...
Why Maajid Nawaz Shouldn’t be in SPLC’s ‘Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists’
Most of you will have heard about the outrageous action of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently. On 25 October they produced a Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists. Just producing a list of people to hate is bad enough, especially in a climate when anyone...
Simon’s Cat: Halloween 360˚
This is another of those 360˚ videos where you need to drag the view around with your mouse. See how many times you can see Simon's Cat creeping around in the dark! https://youtu.be/7CDAHhFpktQ Simon Tofield posted this video of him painting a Halloween scene a...