tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358146362024-03-12T16:21:04.836-07:003by3by3Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1002125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-69818037457122159942023-03-06T08:58:00.007-08:002023-03-06T08:58:40.017-08:00 Heart-Pressed Activism <br />a crowd – electrified (under assault)<br /> gathered to act (restrict & redraw)<br /> / commemorate & confront <br /><br />secure <br /> accounts confirmed<br /> fighting for access (protecting hearts)<br /><br />bloody measures, rights stalled<br /> marching against (into) discrimination<br /> / commitment pressed <br /><br />-- Jennifer Schneider<br /><br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/us/politics/biden-voting-rights-selma.html">Biden, in Selma, Says Voting Rights Are Still ‘Under Assault’</a> <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/biden-spotlight-voting-rights-black-112444563.html"><br />In Selma, Biden presses for voting rights on 'Bloody Sunday'</a><br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/judy-heumann-disability-rights-dies-fcecc5f0cf58cfc8da7ea72da929af77">Judy Heumann, disability rights activist, dies at age 75</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-52932810877800119392022-07-09T10:40:00.003-07:002022-07-09T10:40:17.914-07:00Classic Cyberspace Crunch<br />From cyberspace to AI <br />used by the military-industrial complex <br />enough is enough <br /><br /> Catapulted into the digital future <br />nuclear war and stock market data <br />enough is enough <br /><br />In the popular imagination <br />the problem starts at the top <br />enough is enough <br /><br /> -- Rupert M Loydell <br /><br /> <a href="#">More than 40 members of UK government quit</a><br /> <a href="#">‘Frankly it blew my mind’: how Tron changed cinema</a> <br /><a href="#">Highland Park Shooter's parents say they had ‘zero’ role </a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-24301282480230176002022-06-27T08:43:00.007-07:002022-06-27T08:45:14.248-07:00Patchwork of Sorrow<br /> on june 24 2022 <br />punched into (of and on) <br />the annals / of law – and lea(r)ning <br /><br />a country / landscape <br />dramatically / rapidly alters <br />protests (our own) pledged / guaranteed <br /><br />a court / alone a landscape <br />of erosions / as a roberts sober <br />– came up / short (multiple times) <br /><br />-- Jennifer Schneider<br /><br /> <a href="#">Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade</a><br /> <a href="#">Off-duty officer who was running for Rhode Island state Senate facing charges for allegedly punching political rival at abortion-rights rally</a><br /> <a href="#">Chief Justice John Roberts lost the Supreme Court and the defining case of his generation</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-62329071444230729862022-06-26T11:59:00.003-07:002022-06-26T11:59:14.053-07:00No Democracy Whatsoever<br />During 150-plus years, the United States<br />pushed back on human rights , quashing freedoms,<br /> seeking conflict, growing more repressive at home.<br /> <br /> The Supreme Court is allowing more access to guns<br /> and taking away the rights of women. It seems like <br /> we’re going backwards and scrapping the constitution.<br /> <br /> Democracy was struggling to fathom how <br /> she had fewer constitutional rights now <br /> than when she awoke that morning.<br /><br /> -- Rupert M Loydell<br /> <br /><a href="#">China’s Fantasy About Democracy in Hong Kong</a><br /><a href="#">US supreme court in question after abortion ruling</a><br /><a href="#">Prince Charles accepted carrier bag full of cash</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-62073171890840385592022-06-06T16:19:00.003-07:002022-06-06T16:19:16.814-07:00Classic Lurch Infestation<br />don’t worry, it isn’t just cynicism <br />the knives are out for Boris Johnson <br />such little time for reverence <br /> <br />ordered to shut down <br />in defiance of their own rules <br />Tories will again suffer <br /> <br />partying until they vomited <br />maggots fell from the ceiling <br />a head-on collision with public opinion <br /><br />--Rupert M Loydell <br /> <a href="#"><br />Keith Richards’ scathing assessment of 10 classic bands</a><br /><a href="#">Extensive mice infestation at Chinatown restaurant </a><br /><a href="#">Result of tonight’s no-confidence vote: a lurch to the right</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-14932527338773428802022-06-06T09:20:00.002-07:002022-06-06T09:20:09.461-07:00Incident View Prognosis<br />incident said victims sympathy to Munich carrying students <br />serious condition local hospital among those hurt <br />may have been the result of a technical fault <br /><br />UK airports chaos worried plans might be disrupted <br />travel and staff shortages combined pressure <br />prognosis could get worse before better <br /><br />unobstructed view of the horizon to east and south-east <br />five line up in order of distance from the sun <br />faintest Mercury easier to spot as month goes on<br /><br />-- Clark Allison <br /><br /><a href="#">Bavaria train crash: At least four killed in German rail accident </a><br /><a href="#">UK travel chaos: tips on what to do</a><br /><a href="#">Stargazers in for a treat as five planets to align in the sky </a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-17093362319216359642022-05-31T13:07:00.002-07:002022-05-31T13:07:20.794-07:00Victory Parade Document<br /> The mother of Boris Johnson <br />has begged forgiveness for her son, <br />saying he had reasons for what he did. <br /> <br />A Whitehall source told the paper that <br />Vladimir Putin is alleged to have put pressure <br />on the people named by British Intelligence. <br /><br /> The warmonger's recent media appearances <br />were likely to have been pre-recorded; <br />a body double may have been used. <br /><br /> -- Rupert M Loydell <br /><a href="#"><br />Lord Geidt warns ministerial code at risk of ‘ridicule’</a><br /><a href="#">Gunman’s mother says he ‘had his reasons for what he did’</a><a href="#"><br />Vladimir Putin 'could be dead with body double being used'</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-11005695138468910502022-05-16T20:35:00.003-07:002022-05-16T20:35:17.974-07:00New World Disorder<br />Margaret Thatcher was placed on a plinth <br />without ceremony and egged within hours. <br />Sweden says it intends to follow suit. <br /> <br />The former prime minister demonstrates <br />in a very disturbing way that declining powers <br />can be at least as disruptive as rising ones . <br /> <br />Fifty years after consulting parliament <br />the foreign policy committee have agreed <br />that security isn’t a zero-sum game. <br /> <br /> -- Rupert M Loydell<br /><br /><a href="#">Finland and Sweden confirm intention to join Nato</a><br /><a href="#">Margaret Thatcher statue egged within hours of being installed</a> <br /><a href="#">What the CIA thinks: William Burns on new world disorder</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-58887822180898551312022-05-12T10:05:00.009-07:002022-05-12T10:05:50.837-07:00It Doesn't Work<br />True parliament is unachievable due to poor data, <br />but it’s ineffective anyway and should be replaced <br />with creative marketing that resonates with everyone. <br /><br />Despite officially reconvening for a new session yesterday, <br />Prince Charles delivered an incapacitated Boris Johnson <br />to Buckingham Place with no flying experience or radar. <br /><br /> You can’t go more than five seconds at a big conference <br />without hearing Keir Starmer discussing the cost of living <br />and navigation. 'Have you guys located me yet?' he asked. <br /><br />-- Rupert Loydell <br /><br /><a href="#">Passenger with no flying experience lands plane</a> <br /><a href="#">Forget personalisation, it’s impossible and it doesn’t work</a><br /><a href="#">Why is there no PMQs today?</a> <br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-12475067089770894862022-05-12T10:02:00.006-07:002022-05-12T10:02:52.260-07:00Fanbase Winning Sanctions <br />stepping up sanctions against Russia possibility of joining <br />NATO for security of its citizens could be a serious blow <br />stands for common values horrible aggression consequences <br /><br />neither side winning forces pushing Russian troops back <br />in the present circumstances at a bit of a stalemate <br />occupiers being gradually pushed away south-western flanks <br /><br />initially struggle to find an audience <br />quality shines through cult fanbase cinema release <br />advent of streaming services cyber thriller box office bomb <br /><br /> -- Clark Allison<br /> <br /><a href="#">25 brilliant films that were box office bombs </a><br /><a href="#">Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine reaching stalemate</a><br /><a href="#">Finnish PM says joining NATO will strengthen security</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-16048976328643521802022-05-09T11:54:00.004-07:002022-05-09T11:54:28.430-07:00A Saintly Antidote<br />This is advance notice of Monkeypox: <br />Keir Starmer passes through <br />the beer shadow next weekend. <br /><br />It happens in several stages, <br />creates a subtle darkening effect <br />like a faint smeared curry stain. <br /><br />Boris Johnson can easily go unnoticed; <br />a wounded animal at the moment, <br />he is now receiving specialist care.<br /><br />-- Rupert Loydell <br /><br /><a href="#">Losing Keir Starmer would be great for Labour Party</a><br /><a href="#">Total lunar eclipse 2022: what to look out for</a><br /><a href="#">Monkeypox: Seven symptoms of virus confirmed in UK</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-45304526566951552002022-05-09T11:51:00.002-07:002022-05-09T11:51:12.994-07:00Surface Indication Passes<br />no official indication a hit or not becomes more obvious <br />a critical flop as well as a commercial one <br />failed to turn a profit not the only companies to do so <br /><br />total lunar eclipse moon passes through the shadow <br />of the earth being the penumbral phase <br />can easily go unnoticed shadow passing across <br /><br />lunar surface half-tonne spaceship obliterate asteroid <br />blown up by NASA rocket rocks hurling our way <br />tack on a new guidance system impact place launched <br /><br /> -- Clark Allison<br /><br /><a href="https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/nasa-save-earth-hurling-aircraft-26910337" target="_blank">NASA to save Earth by blowing up asteroid with rocket</a><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/may/09/total-lunar-eclipse-2022-when-where-and-what-to-look-out-for" target="_blank">Total lunar eclipse 2022: what to look out for </a><br /><a href="https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/09/nobody-in-the-world-played-babylons-fall-at-one-point-this-weekend-16609667/" target="_blank">Nobody in the world was playing Babylon’s Fall </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-69950915578500876882022-05-04T15:44:00.006-07:002022-05-04T15:44:49.465-07:00Secret Electric Horror<br />Score-settling, boo suppression and arrests: <br />will this be the movie we all had to see? <br />It's almost impossible to see the original film. <br /><br />Under permanent fire, pounded by blast waves, <br />the spirit of intercontinental togetherness is a mirage, <br />emphasising outrageously partisan national voting. <br /><br />Bomb-shattered glass and hoping for rescue <br />has provided joy, hilarity and squawking failure, <br />even when they’re singing a direct hit in English. <br /><br /> -- Rupert M Loydell <br /><br /><a href="#">Evacuees’ horror weeks in Azovstal steel plant</a><br /><a href="#">Score-settling, boo suppression and voter arrests</a><br /><a href="#">The secret to seeing Star Wars in its original form</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-10037428768534064762022-05-04T15:41:00.002-07:002022-05-04T15:41:31.565-07:00Phased Political Edge<br />most extreme political organisation recent American history <br />upend the political dynamic ahead of midterm elections <br />opportunity to energise portray drifting dangerously right <br /><br /> moved tamp down soaring inflation largest hike since 2000 <br />overall economic activity edge down fixed investment strong <br />likely to exacerbate supply chain disruptions <br /><br /> attempting increase of tempo in offensive <br />pay a high price for brutal aggression phased oil embargo <br />find alternative supplies just as energy prices spiking <br /><br />-- Clark Allison<br /><br /><a href="#">Russia ramps up air strikes in ‘bid to increase invasion tempo’</a> <br /> <a href="#">Federal Reserve announces biggest interest rate hike since 2000 </a><br /><a href="#">Joe Biden calls Trumpism ‘most extreme’ political movement in recent US history</a> <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-35972092799651780392022-05-03T09:49:00.007-07:002022-05-03T09:49:34.985-07:00The Biggest Mysteries <br />For more than 13 billion years, <br />the Labour leader has accused <br />the Conservatives of 'mud-slinging'. <br /><br />The universe has been constantly expanding <br />but a leak suggests that could all change. <br />Researchers say they have found evidence <br /><br />there was no party, no rules were broken; <br />dark energy is the long and the short of it. <br />The Tories' repellent force may be weakening. <br /> <br />-- Rupert M Loydell <br /> <a href="#"><br />Universe could start shrinking 'remarkably soon'</a><br /><a href="#">US Supreme Court may overturn abortion rights</a><a href="#"><br />Keir Starmer accuses Tories of ‘mud-slinging</a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-34283439395568506322022-05-03T09:46:00.001-07:002022-05-03T09:46:10.772-07:00 Real Invasion Atrocities<br />disastrous Ukraine invasion sparks speculation about health <br />early stage dementia paranoia being driven insane <br />fuelled rumours critically ill insisted health excellent <br /><br />what’s real and make believe auto-erotic product placement <br />transformed to alluring siren space-age nightclub crooner <br />increasingly sophisticated image archetypal doomed romantic <br /><br />past point of negotiations 63rd day of a three-day invasion <br />neutrality considered as a surrogate political factor <br />negotiations stalled for various reasons after atrocities <br /><br />-- Clark Allison<br /><br /><a href="#">Ukraine 'past the point of negotiations' </a><br /><a href="#">Bryan Ferry has published his lyrics as a book</a><br /><a href="#">Putin 'has dementia and paranoia is driving him to insanity'</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-86854839502855364012022-04-24T21:07:00.007-07:002022-04-24T21:07:53.444-07:00Freeview Asylum Troubles<br />Residents sent on an awayday <br /> during the home secretary’s genocide<br /> fear losing new TV programmes.<br /> <br /> Survivors of Boris Johnson’s domestic troubles<br /> declared Priti Patel a ‘direct threat’ <br /> in contrast to the Archbishop of Canterbury.<br /> <br /> Putin must retune to unlock a new tomorrow,<br /> will head straight to the settings menu <br /> and perform a weapons upgrade.<br /> <br /> -- Rupert M Loydell <br /> <br /><a href="#">Why it took the UK a long time to become a Russia hawk</a> <a href="#"><br />Freeview users must retune to unlock new channel</a> <br /><a href="#">Genocide survivors moved out of hostel for Priti Patel</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-20814565771201382842022-04-23T18:17:00.004-07:002022-04-23T18:19:30.731-07:00All the Zeros<br /> Inflation began as a boredom cure for Boris Johnson<br /> but can viral success ever be a substitute for hard graft<br /> or a spiraling route to a no-confidence vote?<br /> <br /> Shoppers find it hard to swallow MP comedians<br /> and the social media mood has turned against them.<br /> Everyone seems depressed and nihilistic all the time.<br /> <br /> Supermarket stardom has become a viable alternative <br /> to dog food, coffee and cat food: readers are reporting <br /> shelf shock, and far more pains are now inevitable.<br /> <br />-- Rupert M Loydell <br /> <br /><a href="#">TikTok hopefuls trying to make it big in comedy</a> <br /><a href="#">Fines issued as PM warned no-confidence vote inevitable</a><a href="#"><br />Shelf shock: soaring supermarket prices</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-38610712047495048252022-04-23T18:12:00.005-07:002022-04-23T18:12:39.345-07:00 Toxic Forensic Controversy <br />courting controversy need a long-term solution <br />right documentation horrendous genocide small African <br />country claimants bizarrely not returned to UK <br /><br />a toxic political issue struck a deal fisheries agency <br />salmon and trout relations unravelling <br />livelihood of northern regions disputed islands <br /><br />called to reports of a shooting just after 3am <br />five gunshots and screaming teenage girl <br />a cluster of forensic markers where the roads meet <br /><br />-- Clark Allison<br /><br /><a href="#"> Residents heard 'five gunshots and screaming' as teenage girl was hit </a><br /><a href="#">Japan, Russia sign fishing deal despite Ukraine tensions </a><a href="#"><br />Sending refugees to Rwanda is tough, but it isn’t sensible</a><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-65020800515471202712022-04-13T10:24:00.004-07:002022-04-13T10:25:17.182-07:00Voices are Raised<br /> It’s hard to concentrate at home<br /> but don’t hold your breath:<br /> the floor is covered in shame.<br /> <br /> Whatever scientists do now<br /> they will be forever followed<br /> but nothing can make them go.<br /> <br /> People speak louder and compensate<br /> so I am decamping to the garden.<br /> This is the only way to work from home.<br /> <br /> -- Rupert M Loydell<br /><br /><a href="#">Shutting the door on crumbs, scattered toys and unmade beds</a><br /><a href="#">Study reveals why voices are raised on video calls</a><br /><a href="#">Shame will cling to Johnson and Sunak </a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-36695387675147413262022-04-13T10:21:00.006-07:002022-04-13T10:21:50.564-07:00Potent Preparation Measures<br />doesn’t allow for that kind of immersion <br />fever dream enthralling dark space narcotic quality <br />the experience wasn’t as potent edgy awkward off the street <br /><br />several convoys of military equipment eastern Ukraine <br />seen travelling along T2104 highway preparation <br />for a renewed offensive revelations from satellite images <br /><br />Putin destroyed ruble heavily sanctioned country’s invasion <br />measures designed to keep currency afloat <br />controls on system tough rules on exporters <br /><br /> -- Clark Allison<br /><br /><a href="#">Russia's economy in tatters as 'Putin has destroyed the ruble' </a><br /><a href="#">Ukraine war: Russian forces amass in the east</a><br /><a href="#">The meaning of Taxi Driver </a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-60662689557037450912022-03-31T20:21:00.004-07:002022-03-31T20:21:13.686-07:00A Cold Snap<br />The public should be told <br />if the prime minister’s wife <br />falls as far south as London. <br /><br /> As a result of its investigation <br />into morally bankrupt individuals, <br />the government issued a yellow warning. <br /><br /> It seems an insane thing to do, <br />sending people into icy conditions, <br />so I think we are seeing breaking disquiet. <br /><br /> -- Rupert M Loydell<br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Russia Ukraine War: Latest News</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><br />Snow falls as far south as London</a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Public should know if PM’s wife gets police fine</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-90734861500860469442022-03-31T20:17:00.002-07:002022-03-31T20:17:09.789-07:00Spring Promises Intensify<br />Shocking footage of Vladimir Putin<br /> shows self-confessed killer laughing <br /> and saying 'I warned you'.<br /> <br /> A lot of freaks and introverts<br /> virtually wrote the job description <br /> for preparing new attacks.<br /> <br /> After having a triumphant cigarette<br /> Putin grabbed the last cabbage<br /> to continue his killing spree. <br /> <br /> -- Rupert M Loydell <br /> <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">'Tens of thousands' of lives at stake in Mariupol</a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Jim Kerr: ‘A lot of stars are freaks or introverts’</a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Shocking footage shows self-confessed killer laughing</a> <br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-37258934114052098212022-03-31T20:11:00.004-07:002022-03-31T20:11:49.449-07:00 Conscripts Support Trajectory<br />travelled extensively try to navigate visa requirements <br />trajectory increasing reasonably significant technical work <br />enough speakers to process them did not have biometric data <br /><br />preparing for new attacks in the east setbacks troops <br />invasion turning point new conscripts annual spring draft <br />consequences of being driven out concentrating new strikes <br /><br />money-making exercise switch most drivers electric vehicles <br />spending to support charging infrastructure <br />more electric chargepoints than petrol pumps <br /><br /> -- Clark Allison <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"><br />Drivers rage at EVs as chargers to outnumber fuel pumps</a> <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Zelenskyy says Russian invasion at a 'turning point' </a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Ukraine refugees facing ‘Kafkaesque’ UK visa system</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35814636.post-66420072851423760172022-03-24T09:48:00.002-07:002022-03-24T09:48:13.758-07:00Around Global Summits<br />arrive as ship destroyed for key summits <br />loss not confirmed by Russian authorities <br />landing ship near coastal city of Berdyansk <br /><br /> roughly the same size as the Empire State Building <br />at a safe distance of around 3.1 million miles <br />hurtle past at a staggering 30,000 miles per hour <br /><br /> stood looking on with hands in his pockets <br />video shows what world leaders think of global Britain <br />looked around awkwardly for greeting from French president <br /><br />-- Clark Allison <br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">ROCK ON Asteroid 2013 B076 live</a> <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Johnson snubbed by Macron and other EU leaders</a> <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Russian landing ship 'destroyed'</a><br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0