Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog may remember that I’m a silent movie geek, and have reviewed some of them in the past. Today, I decided to post this beautiful silent era movie poster for Douglas Fairbanks’ forerunner of modern-day special effects blockbusters – his 1924 version of The Thief of Bagdad.
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THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924) MOVIE POSTER
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NEWS, POLITICAL CARTOONS AND MEMES ROUNDUP: MARCH EIGHTH
Too many developments news-wise for Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog not to take another look.
EVEN SWING-STATE DEMOCRATS COURAGEOUSLY CALL OUT JOE BIDEN FOR “HARMING AMERICAN WORKERS” WITH HIS TARIFF WAIVERS FOR CHINA. As is frequently noted, buying Joe Biden was the best investment ever made by China’s government.
EVIDENCE THAT THE DEMOCRATS REFUSED TO REVEAL FURTHER PROVES THAT THERE WAS NO “INSURRECTION” (LMAO) ON JANUARY SIXTH. More HERE. And HERE. And HERE. Only far-gone political zealots were ever foolish enough to believe it.
REPUBLICAN ADAM KINZINGER BLASTED FOR HIS LIES. Utterly shamed as he blusters and sputters.
CNN EXPOSED FOR DISPUTING THE COVID LAB LEAK THEORY IN 2020 JUST BECAUSE TRUMP WAS AMONG THOSE CITING IT. More HERE. Trump Derangement Syndrome is real. Continue reading
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LOVE OF RAIN (2022) BY PRITILATA NANDI
LOVE OF RAIN (2022) – This excellent – and lightning-quick – collection of stories about life, love, and passion was written by Pritilata Nandi. She is from India, and has made these tales very accessible by avoiding complicated idiomatic expressions and by omitting from the stories all but the necessary elements of Indian history and culture.
In this 70-page volume, Pritilata has presented assorted love stories that range from romantic love onward, reminding me once again that a shortcoming of the English language is the way we have just the one general word “love” and need modifiers to capture exactly what kind of affection is meant.
To stay focused on Love of Rain, available for purchase HERE, Ms. Nandi’s stories are evocative and left even a fairly cynical man like me moved and – I’ll be honest – near tears at some of the endings. The emotional punch delivered in the narratives was potent enough that my method of reading this fascinating work was one part at a time, letting myself soak in each tale individually. Continue reading
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NEWS ROUNDUP: MARCH SIXTH
It’s time for another news roundup from Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog.
THE DEMOCRAT MEDIA OUTLETS THE WASHINGTON (Jeff Bezos) POST AND ROLLING STONE FORCED TO CORRECT THEIR LIES ABOUT AN FBI WHISTLEBLOWER EXPOSING THE FAKE “INSURRECTION” NONSENSE. Propaganda is too kind a word for the corporate media, it doesn’t matter if it’s the Post and Stone on one end or Fox News on the other.
DEMOCRAT CHUCK SCHUMER ACCEPTED THE MOST CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BLOATED TYCOONS AT AND AFFILIATED WITH PLUTOCRATIC BLACKROCK. It’s life here in the Biden Regime’s corporate fascist kleptocracy.
A TERRIFIC THREAD REGARDING MSNBC’S LIES. All the news outlets are biased in favor of one political party or the other. Why do Democrats still try to pretend that outlets which pander to THEIR preconceived notions “tell the truth?”
DEMOCRAT CHUCK SCHUMER CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF OPPOSITION PARTY BROADCASTS. Because of course he does. But he sees nothing wrong with Democrat control of NPR and PBS. More HERE. And HERE. Continue reading
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MARCH THIRD NEWS ROUNDUP
Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog presents another look at current events.
SENATE HEARINGS ARE EXPOSING EVEN MORE OF THE POLITICAL BIAS OF THE BIDEN REGIME’S DOJ. They target only dissent and aid only the regime’s cronies.
CALLOUS AND UNCARING BIDEN LAUGHS AT A MOTHER WHO LOST HER SONS TO FENTANYL FROM BIDEN’S STILL OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER. More HERE. When his predecessor did far less it caused apocalyptic headlines for weeks.
AND YET ANOTHER DEMOCRAT OFFICE HOLDER – THIS TIME A MAYOR – ARRESTED ON CHILD PORN CHARGES, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTING. Democrats, can you please leave children alone?
CONGRESS CALLS OUT BIDEN’S DISASTROUS POLICIES AND THE INFLATION THEY CAUSE. Joe Biden’s war on the working class and the poor continues.
DEMOCRAT MOB STORMS THE CAPITOL AND INTERFERES WITH CONGRESSIONAL FUNCTION. When non-Democrats do such things, Democrats call it an “insurrection” (LMAO).
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RAFAEL SABATINI NOVELS
Rafael Sabatini (1875-1950) was an incredibly prolific writer of novels, short stories and nonfiction works. Even people who think they’ve never heard of him may well be familiar with the movie versions of some of his writings: Captain Blood, Scaramouche, The Sea Hawk and The Black Swan.
THE SEA HAWK (1915) – In the late 16th Century, English gentleman Sir Oliver Tressilian is betrayed into galley slavery by his jealous half-brother Lionel. After a time, the galley on which Oliver has been condemned to serve as an oarsman is raided by Barbary Corsairs in the Mediterranean Sea.
Our main character and other survivors of the pirate attack are given the usual “convert or die” ultimatum by their Muslim captors, and the embittered Sir Oliver is content to embrace Islam and serve as a corsair himself. His leadership abilities and seafaring savvy let him rise to command of his own pirate ship and he becomes infamous as Sakr-el-Bahr, the Hawk of the Sea. Continue reading
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NEWS ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 27th
It’s time for another news roundup from Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog.
SENILE YET CORRUPT JOE BIDEN SAYS HE “CAN’T REMEMBER” IF HE HAS SPOKEN TO THE MAYOR OF EAST PALESTINE. MEANWHILE TRUMP VISITS THE TOWN AND PAYS FOR BOTTLED WATER AND OTHER SUPPLIES. When was the last time you saw wealthy politicians like the Pelosis, Bushes, Bidens or Romneys pay for items for the suffering people? They just lecture others about what they feel should be done.
FBI WHISTLE-BLOWER EXPOSES MORE ABOUT THE BIDEN REGIME’S POLITICIZATION OF THE BUREAU.
AMERICANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEDULED FOR A CUT IN BENEFITS, WHILE AMERICAN TAXPAYER MONEY IS FUNDING INCREASES FOR UKRAINIAN RETIREES. Yes, Putin is a war criminal, but there needs to be some accountability regarding the money being sent to Ukraine. How does this help their war effort?
BIDEN’S TREASURY SECRETARY YELLEN SAYS U.S. WILL SEND TEN BILLION MORE DOLLARS TO UKRAINE SOON. See above. And how much is the notoriously corrupt Zelensky pocketing? He’s the thieving Chiang Kai-shek of our era.
EVEN THE DEMOCRATS AT THE WASHINGTON POST ADMIT TRUMP CANNOT POSSIBLY BE BLAMED FOR THE EAST PALESTINE TRAIN DISASTER. More HERE. Yes, anti-Trump loons were actually trying to blame him for it. He lives rent-free in their heads. Continue reading
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POLITICAL CARTOON AND MEME ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 24th
Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at some of the latest political cartoons and memes, many about Joe Biden, the man who keeps decreasing your 401k.
Up first is this reminder that for years before Joe Biden gave war criminal Vlad Putin the okay for “a minor incursion” into Ukraine, the Bidens were being investigated for their family’s corruption in Ukraine.
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A PRESIDENTS DAY POST
In the past, Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog has posted items regarding all the presidents, all the vice presidents, overlooked secretaries of state, etc. This year I’m going with something different, because there is always something so intriguing about contemporary coverage of presidents.
Take a trip back to the election of 2016. In the immediate aftermath, the Democrats were actually beginning to do some necessary introspection over their alienation of the working class and the poor. Unfortunately, unhinged Hillary Clinton supporters derailed that in place of their ridiculous “Russian Collusion” nonsense which has been disproven over and over and over again.
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BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTERS WHO ARE VOTING FOR TRUMP.
SANDERS SUPPORTERS CALL OUT THE MEDIA’S LIE ABOUT WHAT TRUMP SAID ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
THE HYPOCRISY OF TRUMP-HATERS.
BERNIE SANDERS PRAISES TRUMP’S APPEAL TO THE WORKING CLASS AND THE POOR.
PROS AND CONS OF TRUMP’S ELECTION.
DEMOCRAT JIM WEBB CALLS OUT THE DEMOCRATS FOR LOSING THE WORKING CLASS TO TRUMP.
JEREMY PETERS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLS OUT DEMOCRAT CLUELESSNESS ABOUT TRUMP’S VICTORY.
BERNIE SANDERS LOOKS AT HOW TRUMP GOT THE WORKING CLASS VOTE. Continue reading
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NEWS ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 19th
Another news roundup here at Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog. We need independent parties.
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY: UNDERBOSS HUNTER BIDEN CONNECTED TO RUSSIAN OLIGARCH.
HUNTER BIDEN’S “ART” DEALER STONEWALLING INVESTIGATION INTO THE NAMES OF “BUYERS” WHO USED HUNTER’S PAINTINGS TO FUNNEL MONEY TO THE BIDENS. Life in Joe Biden’s corporate fascist kleptocracy.
BIDEN ATTACKS REPORTER WHO ASKS ABOUT HIS TIES TO CHINA. Buying Joe Biden was the best investment China’s government ever made.
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY: PER COURT DOCUMENTS, JOE BIDEN’S BROTHER JAMES SECRETLY NEGOTIATED 140 MILLION DOLLAR DEAL WITH SAUDIS, THANKS TO HIS CONNECTIONS TO JOE. More HERE.
Not pictured: Pete Buttigieg
BIDEN’S POLICIES AGAIN SET INFLATION TO SOAR HIGHER. Joe Biden’s war on the working class and the poor continues.
BIDEN REGIME’S TOP AFGHAN OFFICIAL TELLS AFGHAN WOMEN THEY MAY NEED “BLACK GIRL MAGIC.” Joe Biden’s lifelong racism trickles down to his regime’s functionaries.
JOE BIDEN CALLS AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND “BOY”. Yet another reminder of Biden’s racism and the fact that he comes from a slave-owning family. Continue reading
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