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Fawkes The Phoenix – Harry Potter (John Williams) – Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangement
Celebrating John Williams (in my own way…)
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John Williams – Visiting a Galaxy of Stars
My Way (Frank Sinatra) – Flugelhorn Cover & Instrument Arrangement
PIX of the Day – Bird Stories
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light with plenty of beautiful birds in your line of sight Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
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Kaja Kallas, the EU’s Top ‘Coordinator’
The point of Kaja Kallas is stated by Kaja Kallas…NOT the EU’s Top Diplomat but Top Coordinator with a nice salary to go with it. Now here’s a question; if she is the coordinator what business is it of hers attending global forums representing the EU when she’s liable to […]
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PIX of the Day – Close Encounters
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light (with creepy crawlies in line of sight) Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) – Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangement
Mark Carney’s “Confused” Views on Iran Obscure rather than Reveal – Time for Change of Course
First things first; the revelation that a leader is invited to a news conference with the american child before even any negotiations start is absolutely hilarious; that’s an entire satire show in of itself. As for Carney’s comments about how he perceives Iran/conflict – something many European leaders subscribe to […]
Read More [[War Business; Don’t Worry, It’s Nothing Personal]] – No Comment
Diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video & PM Giorgia Meloni’s Inspiring response
I totally ‘appreciate’ PM Giorgia Meloni’s response (link to article below); “images were ‘UNACCEPTABLE’ [she might as well copy paste that term from previous/similar abuse statements she made – I mean why in the world waste precious time rewriting it?]” and then based on this article she demanded the release […]
Read More Habanera (Georges Bizet) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
The Shadows of Paris – A Shot in the Dark (Henry Mancini) – Cornet Cover & Instrument Arrangement
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) – Cornet Cover
British Terrorists? Who are you kidding?
If these statements about the judicial proceedings in the clip below are accurate the obvious follow up question would be; who the hell is running the country? It is one thing to have the political establishment compromised by foreign influence, but when considering that the judicial system may also be […]
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PIX of the Day – Natural Light
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light (with nature & flowers in line of sight) Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More Il Faut Danser Le Reggae (Dalida) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover
Egyptian Cinema Classics: River of Love (Omar Sharif – Faten Hamama/1960) – English Subtitles
EU “finally” Sanctions West Bank settlers
Sanction Israeli settlers again?! Didn’t than happen in 2024 or is the location difference what matters here/and what good has this achieved? How about government, trade, leaders? Nope, none of that, its much too on the nose, so to speak! Making a difference is NOT the point here, stonewalling pretty […]
Read More UK Local Elections 2026 & the Musical Chairs
It ain’t about the repeat of the musical chairs it is about a vision, people with track record – not just on paper – and genuine well articulated political reform. It seems the conventional wisdom now in politics is seek people who look good on paper for the party (not […]
Read More Mideast/Occupation: Dysfunctional Democracy & Indoctrination
Whenever a democratic state becomes blindsided from its core values; either due to its own self interest or the interest of foreign rogue states you know for a fact that you’re in the ballpark of a dysfunctional democracy. However, when that state goes a step further of engaging/supporting genocide, while […]
Read More PIX of the Day – Close Encounters
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light (with nature/insects in line of sight) Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More PM Giorgia Meloni’s Views on the Polycrisis
Right off the bat let me say it’s quite refreshing to actually hear PM Meloni express herself in English so one gets the accurate context – verbal and facial expressions – right. First things first; what the hell is “Polycrisis” – yes new to me so had to look it […]
Read More Zack Polanski Addressing the Question of Antisemitism in the Party – Well Done Zack!
After my previous post and having now watched Zack Polanski’s response it reaffirms my confidence of this leader and of this party. They say leadership is projected clearly in difficult times and this to me is what’s happening here. Well done Zack! PS: What’s really “amusing” is watching journalists/media doing […]
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Celebrating Press Freedom Day in a Meaningful Way
A key pillar of Democracy that cannot be taken for granted. In this day and age it is no longer sufficient to have NGO’s assigned with the responsibility to protect press freedoms, journalism and media; now there needs to be national apolitical body with apolitical leadership and the highest levels […]
Read More The UK Green Party and the Questions of Antisemitism
If accurate and not merely being critical of a state/ideology (a politicised definition that I do not recognise/exacerbates this form of racism) than this is disgusting and requires swift action from a party I chose to become member of and if continues I’ll quit. One form of racism cannot be […]
Read More The EU & the Iran War: Talk the Talk but Don’t Walk the Walk
Here’s what’s happening (in my opinion) 1. The EU rather than contributing in efforts to de-escalate and come up with a new vision to resolve consequential conflicts, they take the tried and tested role; arrogantly demanding others to change course without addressing key issues or getting involved beyond throwing tax […]
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PIX of the Day – Grey Heron/Héron (Bird Stories)
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light (with plenty of nature & birds in sight) Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More Paris to host international meeting on Israeli-Palestinian conflict in June
Well done Sir, Well done France! I can only hope this is a genuine effort and that it proves to be the ultimate beginning of the end to the suffering on both sides. The region deserves better but due to the painful history it does require external partners to make […]
Read More Social Media Coercion: The Panic Button “PRESSED” (may happen at a button near you)
Forget about the title for a second and consider this little nugget; the powerful efforts we see from pressing this button only amplifies the realities of the system that existed before that button was pressed. In other words one begins to understand how the system was/is rigged from within by/in […]
Read More Oh I’m sorry Chancellor Merz, what the hell are you talking about of the threat directed towards Iran? WHAT???
The utter absurdity – and frankly the utter stupidity of the German response – is breathtaking; aren’t you able to find someone who can make a clever cover story, have you tried ChatGPT I hear good things about it? I don’t really need to make the case or know where […]
Read More Finally, the EU Properly “Stretches” in Facing Up to the Mideast Crisis
Make no mistake about it, the EU finally takes action where it matters. The kind of action one makes when “stretching” while sitting on a chair. How you can tell that, well not too difficult; 1. The statement on mideast conflict read by someone other than the EU President, while […]
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The Message from UK Labour on MP Enquiry is simple (buzz off we’re busy….democratically speaking)
Demanding a mere inquiry of the PM is now considered a “political stunt” and the obvious follow on narrative is the same; “we now need to focus on delivering for the British people” or in layman terms “buzz off we’re busy….democratically speaking”. Archaic democracy models and structures are not just […]
Read More Trump waiting for the very attractive law enforcement to take charge of him – Absolutely hilarious – Jon Stewart nails it again!
Oh I’m sorry, who’s being humiliated Chancellor Merz?
Here’s the gist of the argument of the German Chancellor and my brief response; well not too brief – not my style 🙁 1. To go in you have to go out again: Is that it, that’s concern of the German chancellor? No considerations about how to go in, implications/protections […]
Read More Double Standards – Warnings from the Past (no comment)
First Amendment & Freedom of Speech – What is the “Congressman” Jim Jordan Talking About??
The U.S Constitution First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” […]
Read More Petition Submitted to European Parliament to Protect Democracy
Context I have submitted the following petition to the European Parliament recently which is currently in the review process. I have no idea if it will be accepted but irrespective of that or the amount of support it receives, its an opportunity for me to help focus the minds – […]
Read More Journalist Murdered in Lebanon: On the EU’s “Sanctions” Watch (no comment)
Germany’s Economic Resilience in Check
A brief comment Developing economic resilience can only get you so far; what is also needed is developing political engagement and promoting / respecting international law globally because there is no such thing as geopolitical barriers; thats the blindside cause without order all bets are pretty much off. Quite an […]
Read More The Moment for Political Courage
For some it’s about empty statements and getting “sophisticated / technical”; in other words you buy a flashy yet empty clean as a whistle box. For others however it much simpler than that; its about going back to basics and naming things for what they are. In layman terms its […]
Read More EU fails to cut economic ties with Israel but a “clever” idea proposed!
[German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the proposal “inappropriate”. “We have to talk with Israel about the critical issues,” he said at the start of the meeting.] Now how in the world did we all miss that one? And while we’re at it why not apply this exact/same posture in […]
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PIX of the Day – Blue tit/ Mésange bleue (Bird Stories)
Have a Great Weekend enjoying outdoor light (with plenty of nature & birds in sight) Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More Israel & the Question of “Values”?
Well, we’ve seen genocide against civilians and now even religious symbols are also being destroyed, but of course that’s not say religious structures and personnel – including christians – have not been in the firing line and open to abuse for decades; this is not new. What is new is […]
Read More The Lucrative Business of Conflict
Insider Trading, Military Industrial Complex/Lucrative Arms Deals, Suspect Political Allegiances/Corruption, Weaponisation of AI, Democracy/Free Speech Hijacked, International Law Trashed, Genocide; All part of a lucrative mix for some and a disastrous journey for everyone else including those complaining on the “cloud” in a political/social war that cannot be fought on […]
Read More Is Capitalism Normal – Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
Critical thinking begins by questioning/challenging what we consider to be the “conventional wisdom” – conventions by design so to speak. This is one interesting conversation and it may help explain the idea of subordination of what is termed as the global south where economic powers benefiting from this rigged capitalist […]
Read More French Proposed Bill Withdrawn Ahead of Debate
Here is the deal; consider if you will 3 little nuggets; forgetting the mideast conflict entirely, imagine this intervention being in respect to Russia (cause they’re both political positions and have absolutely nothing to do with religious beliefs or protections, as to their credit many jews recognise) and a […]
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PIX of the Day – Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lonlay (Structural Dimensions)
Have a Great Weekend Passez un excellente Weekend 🙂
Read More Palantir, What a Great Idea…..
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (wonderful & hilarious)
One of my all time favourite movies and music scores but the making of the film is a story in itself.
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