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Articles by: fidelito
In the Making: The Magnificent Seven (John Sturges, 1960)
One of my all time favourite movies and music scores, but behind the scenes is another story worth watching AND THE POLITICS & PERSONALITIES BEHIND IT!
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United Nations: “Uniting for Peace” Could be the Ultimate/Necessary Coalition Needed Now!
Brilliant Speech! Fundamentals of rules based order have always been clear to everyone, so is the need for UN reform; the problem is allowing powerful states to dictate and distort them at will for reasons of self interest. This problem did not start today but the consequences are merely more […]
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PIX of the Day – Cattle egret/Bubulcus ibis (Bird Stories)
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Read More trump “Detached” UN National Assembly Speech Mirrored by Europe’s “Detached” Response
The feeling one gets watching the reports on these UN meetings and speeches is that instead of nations facing up to the trump administration and taking meaningful action, the same pattern continues of tiptoeing around trump with meaningless statements of “concept” and “intent” that achieve previous little. So called leaders […]
Read More Aliens Conquering Our Shores or People Seeking Cover from Actions We Took (or failed to prevent) In Decimating their Lives/Land
Here is another question; are they discussing symptoms or the underlying disease? Remember symptoms are likely to vary and develop in different directions and if you focus primarily on them you might as well give up predictions and deal with them as they come if you believe this is sustainable. […]
Read More Art of a Deal for Greenland (so count your fingers after you sign…)
Danish government runs off to celebrate a deal where both sides frame in quite different terms (just for starters). Any negotiations that touch on matters of sovereignty should NOT be had in the first place and if it was indeed a matter of NATO interests being discussed NATO members should […]
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PIX of the Day – Tour de l’Orne (Game On!)
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Read More Kaja Kallas at her best (can’t get better than this) – Using Reverse Logic to Reframe a Question, and What a Frame….
In response to a question about her views on opening up to negotiations with Russia, she actually seems to argue publicly the reverse logic; why should Russia want to talk with us, and not even once attempting to make a point about any form a leverage the EU has in […]
Read More The Ed Sheeran Tour Story & What It Reveals (NO “emphasizes”)
A story that tells you all you need to know. No sorry – I stand corrected – it “emphasizes” what you already know about a conflict that is now shackling the west into submission; not only leaders but more and more its citizens that do not have same level of […]
Read More More Nationalist Headache for Britain
Devolution can be the answer but cleverly navigating this issue can help settle this question for good while the numbers supporting independence are still low but not by being/seeming overly confident. On the other hand I believe – as was the case in the Catalunya independence movement in – that […]
Read More Mideast – Germany’s Lousy Track Record on Genocide
It seems to me that Germany may be using Palestinians as human shields as a psychological block pushing it to do all to help cover the guilt of its disgusting genocide committed during WWII – covering genocide by complicity in another genocide, now how clever is that? Maybe Germany’s demilitarisation […]
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PIX of the Day – The Three Musketeers (Weird & Wonderful)
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AI Self-Improvement – A Threat or an Improvement (can you guess out loud, just switch off your computer first…)
Palestine – “Naza” Filmmakers Reveal Testimony From 24 Israeli Officers at Venice Festival
Reformatting UK – The Politics of Cult Strikes “Again” for a “Change” (how enduring…)
Cinema Greats: Remembering Donald Pleasence – Another Brilliant Actor
One of those actors who you feel had much more to give than the actual opportunities that came his way. Thrilled to run into this, the only interview I watched of him (sadly he died just 4 years later in 1995)
Read More Andrew Marr reacts to UK sanctions on Israeli settlers (my response)
Talking about jewish friends or the threat of antisemitism I have no issue with whatsoever, but in this context it promotes the false talking point that this is a conflict of religions which it most definitely is not. For people who want to make comments or wish to engage on […]
Read More The AfD Election Win & How to Finally Face up to the Battle of Ideologies (a proposition)
Wake up calls are sometimes more important than an event in itself cause it allows us to recognise realities we’ve been living in for far too long; the ride on complacency train through fantasy land. In my opinion and at this precise time in history middle ground politics is no […]
Read More PIX of the Day – Once in a Blue Moon (Blue Moon/ Hypolimnas Bolina)
For once on a Saturday (I was after all on Holiday) Have a Great Weekend Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More The EU – State of the Union: Priorities Outlined (or perhaps “outdated”….)
Security/Defence, Migration Control, Ukraine/Russia Conundrum; These are the focus points for Europe. Not foreign policy, resolving foreign conflicts, protecting international law or attempting to help shape a new world order. To the contrary, the strategy is quite simple; build a huge wall, reinforce your security and all will be well. […]
Read More AI Breaking Barriers (now how great is that? could be fun….) – No comments
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Cantata BWV 147 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Cornet Cover
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Read More PIX of the Day – Common kingfisher/ Martin pêcheur (Bird Stories)
A Stunning but shy bird Have a Great Weekend Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More AI Through the Back Door is a Path to a Brick Wall
This threat is not news and yet we see little in the way of assessing/mitigating the risks by governments. They seem to be distracted by the benefits/fascinated by the opportunities and are spending much less time in understanding/preparing for the risks in the fast/haphazard way the technology is being implemented […]
Read More Andy Burnham Set to Introduce Trade Ban on Israeli Settlements (have we seen this farce before)??
Two points; The approach of banning trade on settlements is one that’s been tried and tested and already failed miserably as we can clearly see. If the Israeli government itself is promoting the development/expansion of illegal settlements and promoting despicable attitudes towards Palestinian – the real owners of the land […]
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Unforgettable Film Themes: “The Magnificent Seven” – by the great Elmer Bernstein
A Journey through Cowboy Territory Hop on for a Ride
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Operation NOT FOR PROFIT (for Values and Preserving the Human Dimension)
It’s more of an approach/philosophy of life not based on theory but rather on where we are in this day-and-age and how we’re all becoming more obsessed with consuming goods and associating that with quality of life. This also made us more vulnerable as a society to the whims of […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
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Read More Combating Antisemitism in Australia
A very interesting exchange and you can make of it what you will but here’s the thrust of the argument; while any commission reviews the real threat of antisemitism – a clear and valid threat – it seems to shy out from discussing the overall context in the fear – […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Water Music (Frederick Handle) – Cornet Cover
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Read More DOJ Whistleblower Confirms “Antisemitism” Probes Against Universities Were Sham Investigations
This Rotten System Across the West is Really Getting Out of Control All Because of a Conflict that has Shackled Political Systems, all but Eliminated long-held Values and Continues to Torch Regions Is This the New Genius Migration Control Strategy?? HOW INCREDIBLY CLEVER….
Read More State of the Union: Alice Weidel Delivers a Strong Speech (in English)
First time I see Alice Weidel giving a speech in English, great stuff. But a few confusing parts for me; talking about values, freedom of speech and democracy under attack. Well great to see her defending these values but what I don’t understand is how these values can be represented […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: On ne vit pas sans se dire Adieu (Paul Mauriat PlayAlong)
Have a Great Weekend! Passez un excellent week-end!
Read More PIX of the Day – Dassault Mirage 4000 (one heck of a flyby)
Fast and Furious (you need to have the same mental approach to capture it) I didn’t but got lucky 🙂 Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
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Conducting Styles: Simon Rattle on Herbert von Karajan
Clash of Styles
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It Ain’t About the “Chicken and the Egg”, No, Its Purely About the “Tie and the Soup” (get your facts straight)
“GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT”
Read More Occupied Palestine: A Shackled/Dysfunctional “Western Alliance”
Are we to expect the worthless “sanctions” ticket by the EU shortly? It provides a free pass on weekends from 9:00 – 18:00 (so maybe worth it when you’re stuck)
Read More Occupied Palestine: Democratic Overdose on Occupied Land
Excessive Levels of Democratic Governance Model/Values Continue to be “Played Out” on Occupied Land; how inspiring to watch the perpetrators, the observers and enablers dancing to the same tune miles apart while “lying undercover”. Truly, the so-called western alliance has become one big/fat joke. Of course the bigger joke are […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet (Going Solo): Meditation – Thaïs (Jules Massenet) – Cornet
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Read More PIX of the Day – Mont Saint-Michel (Structural Dimensions)
Have a Great Weekend enjoying great architectural wonders in sight Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More The Iran Conflict: Personal stories of Warfare
There are aggressors, there are defenders and there are clowns who merely push buttons. The worst part of warfare is when you suffer and die for the wrong cause because the person controlling the button/joystick does not really comprehend the meaning of sacrifice in a world with a diminishing sense […]
Read More Brass Instruments Take a Hit from the Trump Administration (any response UK & Europe)
Brass Instruments deemed security risk and slapped with TT (aka trump tariffs); but not to worry, the string and woodwind instruments have dodged it…for now! My hope is that the UK and possibly Europe sync up with these tariffs with similar one on US manufactured musical instruments and tools. Remember […]
Read More The Need to Look Backward to Plan Forward: Rise and Fall of Ceaușescu
History matters not to trap us but to guide us because we seem to be repeating old mistakes with a slightly different/more sophisticated approach with new tools and actors that trap into an endless cycle when we really should be miles ahead. Where relevant in my opinion I will be […]
Read More Comedy@Trump’sExpense.letsgo – Take 2
“Oh I seeeeee, switching planes to protect journalists from the real risk now how did we miss that?? What a “brave” fella and a great secret service that helped isolate the risk…. YOU REALLY CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!
Read More Comedy@Trump’sExpense.letsgo
“If I Go You Go…..that’s why darling I Had to Go….“
Read More Disinformation & Inoculation
Disinformation is an extremely consequential subject that does need to be tackled fairly urgently as its foundational principal is abusing democratic governance models to achieve political, ideological or even commercial/financial ends; in other words “corruption” pure/simple. I totally agree with analysis in this clip and highly recommend watching the complete […]
Read More Mideast: Palestinians Exist (job done, well done….)
Just another day in the occupied territories (nothing much…..) Well at least Palestinians got recognition from some western nations they “exist” that should do the trick…
Read More PIX of the Day – Meadow plant bug/Leptopterna dolabrata (Close Encounters)
Bugs with Style Yes they have that too you know but don’t let it bug you Have a Great Weekend ‘the Natural way’ Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More Awesome Musicals: “Anything Goes” (Just Brilliant!)
A Journey into Fantasy Land No Mind Games Necessary/Expected (give it a rest….) particularly love the brass instrument accompaniment
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