Dark In Death by J.D. Robb The work never ends for Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the New York homicide squad in the year 2061. Although Eve has all she could ever need in terms of wealth and love – being married to Irish billionaire, Roarke – she is still an extremely driven person. Eve’s childhood […]
Grizzly Bear Catching Salmon – Nature’s Great Event
The spectacle of Grizzly bears fishing for salmon in Alaska is one of nature’s great events. Great shaggy beasts gather to watch the plump fish as they fight their way upstream to spawn. The bears try to ignore those shaggy beasts as they focus on catching the salmon, but the camera-clicking can be a real […]
Swords – Mythological Weapons Of Power
Who doesn’t love a good sword? Whether it’s the weapons of the Samurai and Ninja, or Excalibur or that brute of a thing that William Wallace carried in Braveheart, these ancient tools of war are a part of our development as a species. Some are ornate, some are basic, some are well made and some […]
Rhiannon Giddens – Julie (Bluegrass/Blues Ballad On Slavery)
This lady is multi-talented. She can play. She can write. She can sing. It’s slightly more unusual to see a black person playing bluegrass. There’s no real reason why that should be the case other than that particular genre is descended from Irish and Scots music as carried there by colonials, and few of them […]
The Disappeared – Thriller By C.J. Box
The Disappeared by C.J. Box This is number 18 in the mostly impressive Joe Pickett series, which deals with the trials and tribulations of the Wyoming game warden. Pickett is an every-man. He has a family of three daughters and a loving and understanding wife. Unfortunately, he also has a mother-in-law from hell. As we […]
Netanyahu Insists on Involving Israel in War: What is Moscow’s Position? — Uprootedpalestinians’s Blog
By Elijah J. Magnier Source Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow to “test the stand of Russia and its allies in Syria on their intention to go to war if Israel bombs Syrian and Iranian objectives in the Levant”. Netanyahu is seeking some answers related to the […] […]
Babies And Children Are Main Casualties Of Global Wars – Report
Rebel Voice becomes nauseated every time a report emerges of further suffering heaped upon children around our world. Surely there can be no greater crime than to facilitate the abuse, whether directly or indirectly, of the young. Starvation, exposure, violence, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, emotional abuse, preventable diseases, it appears to be never-ending. As we observe […]
US court reopens Palestinian lawsuit against billionaire Israel donor Adelson —
A US appeals court has reopened a billion-dollar lawsuit against Jewish-American tycoon Sheldon Adelson, which seeks to hold him and more than 30 others liable for war crimes and support of Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt).The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit yesterday voted unanimously in… via […]
Just another Fit of Imbecile Bickering in South Asia or War? — See Behind The Veil
I resisted. I did not really want to be distracted from my ongoing essay and instead get sucked into the heated diplomatic warfare that has stormed the region over the past few days. But then came the call of compulsion from within so here I go. First it was the terrorist attack in Iran that […] […]
Joe Strummer – Redemption Song (Folk)
Although known for his lead part in the punk band, The Clash, Joe Strummer also carved out a career for himself in both collaborations and as a solo performer. In this one, he takes on the Bob Marley classic, Redemption Song, which is a favourite among drunken students across the globe. Apparently, everyone loves to […]
Give My Head Peace – Series 6 – Intimidation
As bad as the conflict in the Occupied Six Counties of Ireland was (and is), there was always a dark sense of humour to accompany the violence. Such an approach is a coping mechanism in face of trauma. It often means that local people will laugh at things while others might find such behaviour wholly […]
Why The Entire Political-Media Class Just Tried To End Ilhan Omar’s Career — Uprootedpalestinians’s Blog
By Caitlin Johnstone Source Well, now we all know what happens when a public official criticizes AIPAC. And of course, that was the whole idea Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has published an apology for making self-evident observations about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an immensely influential lobbying firm which, like all lobbying […] via […]