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I am passionately interested in college sports, ancient Greek comedies, bad/weird movies, mythology, the American Revolution, Puck Magazine, World War I, U.S. Presidential history, silent movies, the English Civil War, epic, lyric and comic poetry, U.S. Supreme Court history, the Revolutions of 1848, the Philippine War and old pulp heroes like The Moon Man, Pilot G8, Silver John and The Rio Kid.

NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOON ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 6th

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

democrat-vote-fraudATLANTIC CITY DEMOCRAT OPERATIVE CHARGED WITH ELECTION FRAUD REGARDING ABSENTEE BALLOTS. No matter how many stories like this arise every year, Democrats still like to pretend that such fraud does not happen. 

BIDEN REGIME AND CORPORATE MEDIA CALLED OUT FOR LYING ABOUT THE JANUARY JOBS REPORT. Typical of authoritarian regimes and their media lackeys.

AND, ON A RELATED NOTE, DEMOCRAT MEDIA OUTLETS CALLING FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO SUSTAIN THEM. Uh. Yeah. As if media outlets who depend on federal funds will properly cover stories unflattering to the regime.

BIDEN REGIME STILL USING TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR PROPAGANDA AND CENSORSHIP AGAINST POLITICAL OPPONENTS

biden sniffing zuckerbergZUCKERBERG-LINKED OUTFITS PROMISING EVEN MORE ELECTION INTERFERENCE IN 2024 AFTER THEIR 2020 CENSORSHIP HELPED BIDEN SO MUCH.

EXCELLENT PIECE ON THE REPULSIVE WAY DEMOCRATS ARE ABUSING THE COURT SYSTEM AGAINST THEIR POLITICAL OPPONENTS. And we lack a competent opposition party to fight this. 

j d vanceJ.D. VANCE BLASTS DEMOCRAT LAWFARE AGAINST DE FACTO THIRD PARTY PRESIDENT TRUMP. No word on why Vance was foolish enough to go on Stephanopoulis’ show in the first place. More about the consequences of Democrats’ Trump Derangement Syndrome HERE.

NEW YORK CITY PROVIDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WITH OVER FIFTY-THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN PREPAID DEBIT CARDS. More HERE

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON EXPOSED FOR DIVERTING THREE HUNDRED FORTY MILLION DOLLARS IN COVID AID TO INSTEAD SUBSIDIZING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. More HERE. Continue reading

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VILLA VYBES VINYL: PERPETUATING THE SOUNDS OF VINYL RECORDS IN ALL GENRES

z bear groovingZ-Bear, her husband and their children are a family in Hawaii who deejay the terrific YT channel Villa Vybes Vinyl. Z-Bear and her hubby are professionals and periodically let their kids take center stage for some of the DJ chores. It adds considerably to the charm of this eclectic channel.

z bear hubbyNo matter how good digital is, many people still thrill to the sound of a needle pressing down on an actual vinyl record and the slight whispering and popping before the music begins to play. Z-Bear and company don’t waste the time of listeners/ viewers with DJ patter, they just let their audience see them going through all the vinyl DJ activities!

z bear familyThe VVV folks lovingly select, clean and otherwise care for the musical artifacts they proceed to play. They have an incredible setup with multiple turntables and other equipment that many will envy. Multiple camera angles are provided, plus Z-Bear and her family change up those angles over time.
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SEPTEMBER 2020: A LOOK BACK

FOR PART ONE (2016) OF THIS RETROSPECTIVE FROM INDEPENDENT VOTER SITE BALLADEER’S BLOG CLICK HERE.

democrats oppressing people whileDEMOCRATS AND CORPORATE FASCISM – Some excerpts: “Let’s start with the basics – long ago corporate fascists and other bloated rich pigs tended to gravitate toward the Republicans. However, the clueless Republican leadership understands nothing but money, while the Democrats understand power and its use.”

          “Money follows power, so corporate fascists therefore naturally gravitated more and more to the Democrats, who not only get the corporate fascists what they want but manage to make them look civic-minded in the process. Conversely, if rich pigs don’t play ball with the Democrat fascists the Democrats use their media outlets to smear those rich pigs to the point of ruin.”

          “(T)he Democrats’ reasoning goes, “if we can work hand-in-hand with corporate fascists to ensure you won’t even be allowed to make a living if you express disagreement with us, then we think you’ll realize it’s in your own best interest to stop resisting and pretend you go along with even our most ridiculous positions.”  For the full article CLICK HERE.

clarence hendersonCIVIL RIGHTS ICON CLARENCE HENDERSON SAYS TRUMP “HAS DONE MORE FOR BLACK AMERICANS IN FOUR YEARS THAN BIDEN HAS IN FIFTY” – Excerpt: “These achievements demonstrate that Donald Trump truly cares about black lives. His policies show his heart.” CLICK HERE

AUSTRALIAN NEWS ON JOE BIDEN’S SENILE, INCOHERENT BABBLINGS – And this was back in 2020! Biden is far worse now! CLICK HERE.

president trumpDEMOCRAT MAYORS ENDORSING TRUMP OVER HIS HELP FOR THE WORKING CLASS – Some excerpts: “… politicians like Joe Biden did nothing to help the working class. We lost thousands of jobs, and generations of young people have left the Iron Range in order to provide for their families with good-paying jobs elsewhere.”

          “Today, we don’t recognize the Democratic Party. It has been moved so far to the left it can no longer claim to be advocates of the working class. The hard-working Minnesotans that built their lives and supported their families here on the Range have been abandoned by radical Democrats.” CLICK HERE.

SERBIA AND KOSOVO NAME BORDER LAKE AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP. CLICK HERE. Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM FEBRUARY 3rd

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south plains college texansCLOSE CALL FOR NUMBER ONE – The number 1 team in the nation – the SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE TEXANS – visited the 11th ranked ODESSA COLLEGE WRANGLERS.

At Halftime the Wranglers were on top 32-27, but the Texans came out of the locker room primed for a comeback. Odessa rallied but fell just short as SPC held on by their fingertips for a 67-66 win. Jabori McGhee’s 21 points led the Texans.

Walters State SenatorsCENTURY CLUB – The (25) WALTERS STATE SENATORS won by a final score of 109-81 at the DYERSBURG STATE EAGLES   ###   Meanwhile, the WAUBONSEE COLLEGE CHIEFS routed the visiting WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE RAMS 111-76   ###   And the CASPER COLLEGE THUNDERBIRDS downed their guests the EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE LANCERS by a final score of 101-90.  Continue reading

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FLASH VS HIS ROGUES GALLERY

This weekend’s light-hearted and escapist superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at the 1960s and 1970s Flash stories in which several of his recurring villains would team up against him.

fl 155FLASH Vol 1 #155 (September 1965)

Title: The Gauntlet of Supervillains

Villain Roster: Captain Cold, the Top, Mirror Master, Heat Wave, Pied Piper, Captain Boomerang and Gorilla Grodd

Synopsis: Gorilla Grodd (the mysterious villain referred to on the cover) engineers prison breakouts for the six other Flash foes mentioned above. Grodd uses the other villains to wear down the Flash and erode his powers, hoping to then kill the hero himself.

NOTE: The semi-annual team up of Flash villains soon becomes referred to as his Rogues Gallery Convention and/ or “Convention of Flash Villains.” For a time the event was almost as frequent as the annual Justice Society/ Justice League get-togethers.  Continue reading

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SORRY, BUT THESE NEWS STORIES CAN’T BE IGNORED

Here at Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog I hate to do news more than twice a week but some stories can’t be ignored. As always, everyone is welcome here no matter who they vote for.

joe biden is aBIDEN IMPEACHMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS: BURISMA BRIBERY TAKES CENTER STAGE NOW.

OREGON NOW BARS TEN REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS FROM BALLOT ACCESS. Anyone who thought this tactic would be limited to Trump was being incredibly naive.

EVEN THE UAW HEAD ADMITS MANY OF THE UNION’S MEMBERS WILL NOT VOTE FOR JOE BIDEN AFTER HIS ANTI-UNION POLICIES AND WAR ON THE WORKING CLASS.

bideningMAYOR OF EAST PALESTINE, OHIO, WHOSE EMERGENCY SITUATION JOE BIDEN HAS IGNORED FOR A YEAR, TELLS BIDEN NOT TO VISIT UNTIL “AFTER HE LOSES TO TRUMP.”

YOUNG VOTERS CALLING BIDEN “GENOCIDE JOE.

DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS EVICTS AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ORDER TO HOUSE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. Continue reading

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAMES JOYCE (2024 EDITION)

jamesjoyceHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JAMES JOYCE! His works got me hooked in my teens when I really related to his character Stephen Dedalus as he rejected his religion and indulged what I call his “young and pretentious side” in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). I wore out my copy of Joyce’s novel Ulysses (1922) and continue to mark Bloom’s Day to this very day.

Over the years Finnegans Wake (1939) replaced Ulysses as my favorite Joyce novel and I’m fonder than many people are of his play Exiles (1918). Continue reading

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FEBRUARY 1st ROUNDUP OF NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS

Welcome in February with Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog and its latest look at current events. As always, everyone is welcome here no matter who they vote for.

president trumpPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ONCE AGAIN NOMINATED FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HIS ABRAHAM ACCORDS. The Nobel Peace Prize hasn’t meant anything in several decades, but I’ll go ahead and mention this.

BIDEN REGIME BRAGS ABOUT IGNORING THE SUPREME COURT. Can you imagine their reaction if Trump had ever said anything like that? Hilarious hypocrisy!

they hate trump that muchANTI-TRUMP ZEALOT FANI WILLIS FIRED EMPLOYEE WHO BLEW THE WHISTLE ON HER MISUSE OF FEDERAL FUNDS SCANDAL. More HERE. And HERE. Fani fired the employee for WARNING HER about the misuse. Fani fired the whistle blower but kept the employee involved in the scandal HERE.

BIDEN’S PLANS FOR REVENGE DISCUSSED.

 IRS WORKER WHO LEAKED TRUMP’S PRIVATE TAX INFORMATION SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON. Sometimes the wheel turns slowly, but it turns. Hopefully some of the current participants in the deranged anti-Trump hysteria will someday face justice themselves. Continue reading

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SCARFOLK: LIKE “MY MILWAUKEE” CROSSED WITH “LOCAL 58 TV”

discovering scarfolkIf you enjoy serious analog horror like Magical World of Ania or more tongue in cheek analog horror like My Milwaukee, then Richard Littler’s Scarfolk is definitely for you. If you enjoy the eeriness of those old Public Service Messages from 1970s Canada or Great Britain that are so beloved on the internet then you’ll probably hate yourself if you still haven’t gotten into Scarfolk.   

Part haunted town, part 70s dystopia, Scarfolk refers to Littler’s fictional British town which is by turns nightmarish and hilarious. There are even undertones of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy type of humor in the town’s faux “reference material” and “artifacts”.

dr j swift eatingAround 2012 Richard Littler began mocking up some fake 1970s public health posters and government pamphlets for schools and general consumption. He presented them with an enjoyably twisted slant that perfectly captured the vaguely menacing, often insulting approach of such material. 

Littler took to posting them on his Facebook account, where positive feedback encouraged him to start a blog devoted to his dark-humored artifacts of the nonexistent town of Scarfolk, “a town in North West England which is just west of northern England” as the author describes it.
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TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF JAMES MASSEY (1714) ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION

voyages and adventuresTRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF JAMES MASSEY (1714) – By Simon Tyssot de Patot. Supposedly written in 1710 but not published until 1714, this novel dealt with the travels of the title character to exotic lands.

James Massey is a physician who becomes inspired by the tales told by the Wandering Jew (presented as a real person in this tale) when he comes to town. The encounter fills Massey’s head with a desire to travel in hopes of seeing some of the wonders that the Wandering Jew has seen multiple times during his endless travels.

From that meeting with a mythic figure, Dr. Massey’s adventures constitute a science fiction odyssey. He signs on as a Ship’s Surgeon under Captain Le Sage, and their vessel with a 52-man crew set sail on May 21st, 1643.  Off Finisterre their ship began taking on water, prompting an evacuation in longboats before it sank. Continue reading

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