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Happy Easter 2024 from a very dangerous globe

Tony Broomfield0
This appeared yesterday on the Twitter feed of Remco Van Velzen (@VelzenRemco) and it rang a very loud bell in my mind. With all of the censorial bullshit that the politicians and their masters and ringleaders are spewing out lately it might ring one in yours. When we asked Remco if we could post it here he immediately said "Of Course" Thanks Remco. I had to tweak the translation a bit and
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Short Conversations About Everything That Matters: Volume Two - During The Storm
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Book Review: Short conversations about everything that matters

Tony Broomfield0
Book Review: Short Conversations about everything that matters; Volume 2 During the Storm by Luke Andreski, Author and Philosopher. ISBN 9798762047951 Second book in the series “Short Conversations” by Luke, and a very important book for anyone slightly interested in making sense of Planet Earth 2021. To begin with, let me explain that we at The Dangerous Globe, came across Luke Andreski over a year ago, during our own search for
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The Batty Rider

Ann Marcial0
Just to detract from all the doom and gloom we are all currently experiencing, a little bit of comedy from one of our new contributors. (This is a true story :-) Flash Fiction Second Prize - The Batty Rider, by Ann Marcial. The island mini bus was full. The fat woman took up two thirds of the seat. At her stop she heaved herself up. She wore a burnt-orange linen
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A short conversation about a perfect storm

Luke Andreski0
1: Chaos Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be immersed in a perfect storm? Nothing would be predictable from one moment to the next – except for your probable eventual destruction. Chaos all around you… Noise and confusion buffeting you from every side. Solid ground? Even its memory would begin to recede. As a species and a civilisation, that’s where we are now. Our beautiful planet
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Alternative Truths – Book Review

Tony Broomfield0
From January 2016 to the present date, both British and American politics have been a bloody nightmare.  I found myself questioning whether the entire western world hadn’t been sprayed with an unknown chemical by strangers from another universe. In the UK, it’s not only been Brexit, but it’s been a whole Right Wing disaster, plus three fatal terrorist incidents. This nightmare finally culminated in a fatal fire that destroyed 120
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Miracle on Downing Street by Mike Bell
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Miracle On Downing Street

Mike Bell0
Following on from yesterday and after a chance to digest the Conservative manifesto Miracle on Downing Street by Mike Bell St. Theresa knows what is good for us, she 'Hallelujahs' for votes (The Mail prints the chorus). She cleans the feet of the blessed rich, with her giving hands on their privatised bits: She's touched The Trump, held the hand of 'God', and now she is saying: 'Come and buy
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