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Spring is coming

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Pat Lang

Some Skirt Steak and a Veal Chop https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3839289016151643&set=a.668020723278504

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Epstein had tapes on Trump and Clinton?

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Pat Lang

“Ghislaine Maxwell admitted that Jeffrey Epstein had secret recordings of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, a CBS News producer has claimed in a new book. The British socialite, who is awaiting trial on charges of procuring girls for Epstein to abuse in … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare is not “woke”

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Pat Lang

https://www.foxnews.com/us/william-shakespeare-ditched-by-woke-teachers-over-misogyny-racism “William Shakespeare, thou hast been getting canceled. An increasing number of woke teachers are refusing to study the Bard — accusing his classic works of promoting “misogyny, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism, and misogynoir.” A slew of English literature teachers told … Continue reading →

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HARPER: MOVE OVER MR. TRUMP

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Harper

Colonel Lang has eloquently stated the dilemma facing the Republican Party. As Senator Lindsey Graham admitted following the events of January 6, the Republican Party cannot live without Donald Trump, but at the same time, the Party must look to … Continue reading →

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A political purge that will drive people into militias.

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Pat Lang

" … the sorts of beliefs that lead to the kind of conduct that can be so detrimental to good order and discipline and in fact is criminal." Still, Austin said in the meeting with military leaders that while the … Continue reading →

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Will the non-monoparty majority of the GOP be outlawed?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Pat Lang

  "The Republican Attorneys General Association was involved, as were the activist groups Turning Point Action and Tea Party Patriots. At least six current or former members of the Council for National Policy (CNP), an influential group that for decades … Continue reading →

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Grilled Sword with Cajun Blackening

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Pat Lang

50 degrees backyard 17 January, 2021

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Friedrich Hölderlin on Life’s Course

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Steven J. Willett

Hölderlin's Poem on The Course of Life (Lebenslauf) Translated by Steven Willett     Note: Friedrich Hölderlin (1770~1843) has been called "the most German of Germans" by Norbert von Hellingraf. I consider him one of the three greatest European poets … Continue reading →

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The Death of Cleopatra VII in Horace Ode I.37

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Steven J. Willett

Cleopatra VII Philopatar in Horace Odes I.37 Translated by Steven Willett   Note: The first photo shows the head of Cleopatra VII in a Roman sculpture of the mid-first century BC about the time of her visit to Rome in … Continue reading →

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Theognis On How Evil Men Destroy Cities

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Steven J. Willett

Theognis 39~52 Translated by Steven Willett Note: the word "city" (πόλις) here means a city state. The phrase "corrector" (ἄνδρα εὐθυντῆρα) of hubris probably refers to a tyrant who might reform the city (see the last line). Cyrnus, this city … Continue reading →

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