Monthly Archives: November 2024

THE MORNING AFTER: TRUMP AND THE PEOPLE WIN THIS ROUND, KAMALA AND AMERICA’S CORRUPT ESTABLISHMENT LOSE

Congratulations to de facto Third Party President Donald Trump, America’s populist leader, for enduring a storm of cowardly, destructive attacks that no president since Abraham Lincoln had to endure from their enemies on the way to another term.

Trump’s incredible fighting spirit and grassroots efforts against the white-collar criminals of America’s political establishment have won so far with election night behind us.

Not to be forgotten are the many legislative and court victories for election integrity since the 2020 debacle. Balladeer’s Blog covered all those efforts to prevent a recurrence of such fraudulent tactics every step of the way. 

As for the other election races around the country, Real Clear Politics has projected Trump’s political party retaking the Senate, but with the final figure on House of Representatives races still undetermined. Continue reading

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THE TOP FIFTEEN GODS FROM PEGANA MYTHOLOGY

Gods of Pegana

Gods of Pegana

Lord Dunsany’s 1905 book The Gods of Pegana and its 1906 followup, Time and the Gods, are forgotten masterpieces of comparative mythology which introduced the author’s pantheon of fictional deities. Though neglected today Dunsany’s work inspired authors from H.P. Lovecraft to J.R.R. Tolkein to C.S. Lewis. (But oddly, NOT e.e. cummings or A.A. Milne. Go figure.)

Like many of my fellow mythology geeks I spent a lot of time during childhood inventing my own pantheons of gods and breaking down their powers, cultural relevance and relations to their fellow divinities. We can all appreciate the fun Lord Dunsany had with the concept and the ingenious way in which he fused elements of Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese mythology with his own ideas.  

Dunsany didn’t just dwell on surface details of the gods he created, he used their tales to reflect the philosophy, customs and taboos of the fictional land of Pegana, just like real-world belief sytems represent those aspects of the cultures that spawn them.

An additional benefit of Dunsany’s work is that it provides us with a consistent vision since it was all composed in the same time period. Real-world ancient myths often evolved or were “retconned” over the ages due to political or social reasons we have no written record of and we are therefore forced to speculate. Continue reading

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BEST OF N.E.T. PLAYHOUSE (1966-1972) FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

It is such a waste that so few installments of National Educational Television Playhouse are available despite video copies still being in their archives. For six years, N.E.T. Playhouse offered up some of the most interesting, profound and innovative productions from around the world. That 1966-1972 run puts what passes for educational television today to shame.   

HAMILE (January 15th, 1970) – A Ghanaian adaptation of Hamlet written by that nation’s Joe C. De Graft and performed by actors from the National Theatre of Ghana.

De Graft sets the action in Tongo, changes the names Hamlet and Laertes to Hamile and Laitu, plus he adapts swordplay into traditional Ghanaian wrestling in this 2-hour production.

YESTERDAY THE CHILDREN WERE DANCING (February 26th, 1970) – A 90-minute CBC drama about the 1964 terrorist attacks in Canada launched by Quebec Separatists and plans for further attacks during the federal elections.

The French-Canadien Gravel family falls apart over divisions on the entire issue of independence for Quebec. Adapted from the play by Gratien Gelinas.  Continue reading

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NOV 4th ROUNDUP OF NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS

Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog takes another look at current events.

minnesota somalisEVEN MORE OF MINNESOTA’S MUSLIM AND SOMALIAN COMMUNITY ENDORSE TRUMP. “We can’t afford anything as working class and middle-class people. Now please understand this, we love our brothers and sisters who are Democrats, but you left us.” one man said in a recurring theme of Democrats abandoning the working class and the poor.  

kimberly brownKIMBERLY BROWN, DAUGHTER OF NFL LEGEND JIM BROWN, DISCUSSES HER SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP GOING BACK TO HIS FIRST TERM. Among her remarks:  “I came out as a Trump supporter because I saw the moves that Donald Trump was making … I saw that Trump was doing a lot for black people.”   

dearbornARAB-AMERICANS IN DEARBORN PRAISE TRUMP AND SAY THEY ARE LOOKING TO HIM “WITH HOPE. Among the remarks “A wise man once said, peace is the prize, and I stand before him today. As Arab-Americans, we unite against the betrayal of those in power.” And pointed out that the Kamala Harris-Joe Biden Regime “has failed miserably in all aspects of humanity.”

drea picDREA DE MATTEO BLASTS PATRIARCHAL, SEXIST MEN LIKE MARK CUBAN WHO CLAIM THAT WOMEN WHO DON’T OBEY HIS POLITICAL OPINIONS AREN’T STRONG WOMEN.

Among her remarks “Guess you haven’t met me yet, buddy. It takes a lot of balls to come out and support the anti-war machine, and you know it.” She also posted the following on her X account in response to Mark Cuban and his ilk

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SHOWTIME PREP ACADEMY: COOL NAMED SPORTS TEAM

Balladeer’s Blog takes its latest look at a post-high school institution whose sports teams have a nickname that is out of the ordinary.

SHOWTIME PREP ACADEMY Continue reading

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THE NAME DONALD TRUMP DOES NOT APPEAR IN THIS BLOG POST ABOUT JANUARY SIXTH

Here at Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog I will leave out one particular name in this blog post because it is unbelievable how many people are either uninformed or lying when they say that anything that happened on January 6th of 2021 could have returned the incumbent to office.

I’m making this post today because from tomorrow onward for who knows how long the election will be addressed, so this is a look at a non-election day matter of basic civics.

For people who get angry just seeing a certain name, rest assured I will not include it in the body of this post, so please consider these words as important information, no matter who you vote for. It’s alarming that so much hysteria has been encouraged over a procedure that a lot of Americans and non-Americans are obviously unclear about. Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG – COLLEGE FOOTBALL (NOV 3rd)

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KNOCKING OFF NUMBER ONE – For the THIRD week in a row the number one team in NCAA Division Two was upset. The UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI MULES visited the (1) PITTSBURG (KS) STATE GORILLAS. The Mules kicked the Gorillas in the teeth, leading them 24-10 at Halftime before consummating the Upset 37-13.

“THAT WAS NUMBER FIIIVE!” – Staying in D2 for a moment, the SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY CRIMSON STORM took it on the road against the country’s 5th ranked OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY TIGERS. The Tigers led 7-3, 10-6 and 17-9 in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarters, respectively. In the 4th, the Crimson Storm toppled OBU 18-17.

NUMBER SEVEN TAKES A FALL – In the NAIA the 12th ranked MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS welcomed the number 7 team in the nation – the BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS. A 10-7 Ravens lead in the 1st became a 24-24 tie by the Half. In the 3rd the Pioneers went up 27-24 and an explosive 4th Quarter saw MNU edge BC 48-47. Continue reading

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RED CROSS: HIS WORLD WAR TWO ERA STORIES

For this weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post here at Balladeer’s Blog let’s go Old School and look at the 1940s character Red Cross.

THE RED CROSS 

Secret Identity: Peter Hall, MD

First Appearance: Captain Aero Comics # 8 (September 1942).

Origin: Doctor Peter Hall, a captain, was a physician serving in the field with America’s armed forces in World War 2. Outraged at Axis atrocities in the Philippines he vowed to take action but, constrained by his Hippocratic Oath he employed the VERY intellectually dishonest strategy of adopting a second, costumed identity.

Calling himself the Red Cross he took to battling both the Japanese and the Germans – with his physical abilities and with guns. (I’m guessing his motto was “First I’ll INFLICT their wounds, then I’ll HEAL their wounds!”). Not even his aide – Nurse Lucy Feller – suspected that the dedicated field surgeon Dr. Hall was also the homicidally violent Red Cross. You’d think the big Rx prescription logo on the superhero’s chest might have given her a clue.   Continue reading

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NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS ROUNDUP: NOV FIRST

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Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog takes another look at current events here in an America where Democrats pretend that Kellyanne Conway, the first woman to manage a successful presidential campaign, doesn’t count because she did it for President Trump in 2016. She sounds like a strong woman to me. And a positive role model for young women.

naomi wolfFEMINIST ICON NAOMI WOLF ENDORSES DONALD TRUMP. Among her comments: “He’s being more inclusive”“He’s speaking out to the concerns of black people, white people, Puerto Rican people, Hispanic people of all kinds, women, men, it doesn’t matter”.    Win or lose, Trump has shown that fighting back against slander from Democrat media outlets needs to be done.   

MAN WHO LOST SON TO KAMALA HARRIS AND JOE BIDEN’S BORDER DISASTER AND ITS FLOOD OF FENTANYL SPEAKS OUT.

muslims endorsing trumpMUSLIM LEADERS IN MICHIGAN ENDORSE DONALD TRUMP AS THE PEACE CANDIDATE. Remember, he was the only U.S. President in decades to NOT get the country into any new wars. That’s partly why corrupt politicians, the military-industrial complex AND America’s repulsive spy agencies hate Trump.

DEMOCRAT CHUCK SCHUMER EXPOSED FOR HIS ROLE IN ANTISEMITIC CAMPUS RIOTS

EVEN PUERTO RICO’S FEMALE SHADOW SENATOR ENDORSES TRUMP! The Donald beep-beeps his way through another “controversy” manufactured by Democrats. More like a non-troversy.

george w bush apeGEORGE W. BUSH’S DAUGHTER CAMPAIGNS FOR KAMALA HARRIS. Bacteria cling together.

ASTRONAUT BUZZ ALDRIN ENDORSES DE FACTO THIRD PARTY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

MORE ELECTION SHENANIGANS IN PENNSYLVANIA

EXPERIENCED DEMOCRAT FUNDRAISER CALLS OUT HOW SNOBBISH, OUT OF TOUCH DONORS TOOK OVER THE PARTY AND ABANDONED THE WORKING CLASS. We all saw it happen, but this article offers some unique insight. Continue reading

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