Monthly Archives: March 2018

Control, Control, Control.

Posted on March 31, 2018 by the archivist

Yesterday I was very interested to see Marc Morano appear for about 15 minutes on Alex Jones’ Infowars, starting at 1 hour 38 minutes into the show below. It was an interesting show featuring Ted Nugent, Tommy Robinson, as well … Continue reading →

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Peter Koo Must Hang

Posted on March 30, 2018 by the archivist

I can’t stop thinking about NYC councillor Peter Koo’s bill to ban smoking while walking on city streets. To me it looks like a perfect example of a bad law. But what do I mean by a bad law? If … Continue reading →

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My IQOS Experience

Posted on March 29, 2018 by the archivist

One thing I absolutely love about e-cigarettes is that the War On Smoking has resulted in the invention of a whole new way of smoking. It’s what happens in wars. They always result in the invention of brand new weapons. … Continue reading →

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E 23rd and 2nd

Posted on March 28, 2018 by the archivist

Seen on Facebook: Seems like they’ve already got the stickers designed and printed for Peter Koo’s No Smoking While Walking ban. Peter Koo is obviously just the front man for something that’s long been planned. But it’s a kinda weird … Continue reading →

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Se Deus Quiser

Posted on March 27, 2018 by the archivist

A comment by Tony yesterday, the first comment of the day, stuck in mind, and so I’ll reproduce it in its entirety: Hitting people hard will drive some to fight back but others will be beaten into submission. Particularly if … Continue reading →

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Activism And Inactivism

Posted on March 26, 2018 by the archivist

In a comment some days ago, Walt wrote: But again, to repeat my point from yesterday– as with all “movements” most joiners aren’t activists. They do, however, represent the power of numbers behind what the few leading activists do. And … Continue reading →

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The Boys Of Summer

Posted on March 25, 2018 by the archivist

Today I had my first drink of the year in an English pub garden. It was sunny and almost windless, and as I was driving home, on an impulse I stopped at a pub, and bought a beer. And a … Continue reading →

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Peter Koo Can Go To Hell

Posted on March 24, 2018 by the archivist

From Smoking Lamp, another NYC story (or maybe the same story, because I’m sure I mentioned this guy recently): A New York City council member introduced a bill earlier this week that would ban smoking while walking on all sidewalks … Continue reading →

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Slowly Disintegrating Europe

Posted on March 23, 2018 by the archivist

Daily Star: Vladimir Putin’s spokesman launched a scathing attack on the foreign secretary in a conference call with reporters. Johnson compared this year’s World Cup to the 1939 [i think they meant 1936] Olympics which were held in Nazi Germany. He claimed … Continue reading →

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Dynamics v. Steady States

Posted on March 22, 2018 by the archivist

When I was about 5 or 6 – or whatever age I was when our family lived in Gambia, West Africa – my mother once explained to me the theory of evolution, as being the idea that plants and animals … Continue reading →

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