BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2nd

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Central State marauders helmetDIVISION TWO OWNS DIVISION ONE – Three Division 2 teams downed Division 1 teams on Saturday – the CENTRAL STATE MARAUDERS edged their hosts the MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE DELTA DEVILS 24-21   ###   The VIRGINIA STATE TROJANS won 33-24 at the NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS   ###   And the BOWIE STATE BULLDOGS doubled-up on the home standing DELAWARE STATE HORNETS 22-11.

St John's Johnnies helmetKNOCKING OFF NUMBERS THREE & FOUR – NCAA Division 3’s 6th ranked ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY JOHNNIES won a 34-31 Overtime thriller against the number 4 team in the nation – the TRINITY (TX) TIGERS    ###    And the (23) UW-RIVER FALLS FALCONS clobbered the 3rd ranked UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR CRUSADERS 45-22.    Continue reading

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DECEMBER 2018: A LOOK BACK

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

dave rubinDAVE RUBIN: ANOTHER OF US FORMER DEMOCRATS WHO IS FED UP WITH THAT INCREASINGLY FASCISTIC POLITICAL PARTY. Yes, it was that many years ago that Dave Rubin walked away. An excerpt from him: “You’ve got one side [the Left] that screams about tolerance all the time, but never actually exerts it, and you have another side that doesn’t talk about tolerance that much, because they just sort of act that way.” Click HERE.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, IN 2018 REPUBLICAN KURT SCHLICHTER FINALLY ADMITTED WHAT THE WORKING CLASS AND POOR HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN. As Kurt put it “Let’s stop pretending that America in 2018 has a “justice system.” It’s not a justice system. It’s a set of elite institutions that swing the law like a sledgehammer to crush threats to the ruling class’s monopoly on power.” Click HERE.

trump and bob johnsonAFRICAN AMERICAN EXECUTIVE BOB JOHNSON AGAIN PRAISES PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLICIES AND THE WAY THEY BENEFIT THE POOR AND THE WORKING CLASS. It’s HERE

THE REST OF US DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE FALSE PREMISES AND IRRATIONAL ASSERTIONS OF DEMOCRATS. That point and more HERE. Continue reading

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JUSTICE SOCIETY: 1950 AND 1951 STORIES

For this weekend’s light-hearted, escapist blog post about superheroes, Balladeer’s Blog looks at the 1950 and 1951 issues of America’s very first superteam in comic books – the Justice Society. These are their final Golden Age stories. 

asc 51ALL STAR COMICS Vol 1 #51 (February 1950)

Title: Invaders from the World Below

Justice Society Roster: The 1st Wonder Woman, Dr. Mid-Nite, 1st Flash, 1st Black Canary, 1st Green Lantern, 1st Atom and 1st Hawkman 

Villains: The Diamond People (should be Diamonoids)

Synopsis: In Civic City, a geyser erupts from nowhere and a nearby lake drains underground, leaving it bone dry. The Justice Society are deployed to both locations to save lives at those disaster sites.

jsa roundtableAfter that, the government briefs the team about a top secret project which has been drilling deep down into the Earth. A scientist named Charles Crillion advised against doing this because he theorized the existence of a race of diamond-hard beings who would view the drilling as a hostile act. Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 31st

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Carroll_MTFRONTIER CONFERENCE FRACAS – The CARROLL (MT) COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS visited the MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS in this game. A 7-0 1st Quarter lead for the Fighting Saints was trimmed to just 14-10 by Halftime. The Orediggers pulled to within 14-13 to end the 3rd Quarter but CC won out 21-19 in the 4th.

Mississippi_College_OLD1D3 OVER NAIA – The MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CHOCTAWS snuck past their hosts the KEISER UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS in a 17-14 thriller    ###    While the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LACROSSE EAGLES won much more easily at the DAKOTA STATE TROJANS, spanking them by a score of 31-6. 

louisiana christian u wildcatsNAIA OVER D3 – This game pitted the LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY WILDCATS against the visiting EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY TIGERS. The Wildcats led 13-0 in the opening Quarter and 24-7 at the break. After a scoreless 3rd Quarter, LCU consummated their win 34-14. Continue reading

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A VOYAGE TO THE MOON (1657) AND A VOYAGE TO THE SUN (1659) – ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION

voyage dans la luneA VOYAGE TO THE MOON (1657) – Written by Cyrano de Bergerac. Yes, the one and only Cyrano de Bergerac, noted for his prominent proboscis and for Rostand’s play depicting his romance with Roxanne, at first acting on behalf of his friend. Some people still mistakenly believe Cyrano was a fictional character.

If he seems an unlikely man to dabble in science fiction consider this brilliant excerpt from de Bergerac’s writings: ” I think the planets are worlds revolving around the sun and that the fixed stars are also suns that have planets revolving around them. We can’t see those worlds from here because they are so small and because the light they reflect cannot reach us. How can one honestly think that such spacious globes are only large, deserted fields and that our world was made to lord it over all of them …?”

masc older picCyrano’s fictional space traveler was named Dyrcona and was the first to use multi-stage rockets to reach his destination. Dyrcona’s rocket design was based on firecrackers of the time period. The lunar inhabitants wore no clothing, had four legs and spoke in song. Their technology included transparent globes that captured solar rays for illumination, talking book-machines (early radio) and ray-guns that not only killed game but simultaneously cooked it. Continue reading

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BRIEF ROUNDUP OF NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS FOR AUGUST 30th

democrat republican or awakeHere it is from Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog. For loons who are completely unmoored from reality, run along and peek in your bedroom closet, where Donald Trump is probably lurking right now! Or maybe he has summoned a space fleet to take over the world! Anti-Trump fanatics will believe anything!

is anyone going toCLUELESS, OUTDATED AND UTTERLY USELESS REPUBLICAN PARTY TOO BEFUDDLED TO COUNTER DEMOCRAT WARFARE AGAINST TRUMP.

MORE BEAUTIFUL TAKES ON THE WAY TRUMP’S MUGSHOT ELEVATED HIM INTO THE STRATOSPHERE. His enemies have made him even more of a martyr now. 

HUNGARY’S PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR ORBAN SAYS TRUMP IS NEEDED TO END THE UKRAINE WAR. Makes sense, since that war never would have started if Trump had still been in the Oval Office. (Hell, remember Joe Biden idiotically telling war criminal Vlad Putin that a “minor” incursion into Ukraine would be okay? And how after JFK was removed the military-industrial complex launched the Vietnam War?)

pierre trudeau in blackface

Justin Trudeau

CANADA’S RACIST, BLACKFACE-WEARING PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS HIS REGIME OPENLY TALKING ABOUT AN ANTI-TRUMP “GAME PLAN” FOR AMERICA’S 2024 ELECTION.

TRUDEAU REGIME ALSO ISSUES TRAVEL WARNING FOR TRANS PEOPLE GOING TO THE U.S. So, maybe America should issue a travel warning for people of color entering Canada, a nation governed by such a racist hatemonger as Pierre Trudeau.

bat signal for trumpOP-ED AT THE HILL: CRIMINALIZATION OF POLITICS IS ENDANGERING EVERYONE’S RIGHTS. No kidding.

DON SURBER’S BRILLIANT PIECE ABOUT TRUMP BECOMING A RESISTANCE ICON. Continue reading

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THE HOLY WAR (1682) – AN OVERLOOKED JOHN BUNYAN WORK

the holy warTHE HOLY WAR (1682) – The work that John Bunyan is most well-known for is The Pilgrim’s Progress, but given the theme of Balladeer’s Blog, rather than write the 2 billionth review of that book I decided to take a general look at one of Bunyan’s often overlooked writings on mythology/ allegory. 

The City of Mansoul was created by Shaddai (God) and is an Ideal State. It is almost impregnable because its Five Gates (the senses) cannot be opened by force, so it is purely up to the gatekeepers who may or may not enter Mansoul.

the holy war cover(Hey, it’s John Bunyan. If you’re looking for subtlety, let me introduce you to Mr. You-Won’t-Find-It-Here. Still, his works can be entertaining and thought provoking in a quaint, fairy-tale way.)

Perpetually menacing the people of Mansoul are the evil forces outside the gate; forces led by a giant named Diabolus (Guess Who) who has already ruined the other cities created by Shaddai. Things have been so good for the citizens of Mansoul for so long that the guardians at the gates have grown less vigilant and get suckered in by the temptations and appeals to their egos offered up by the agents of Diabolus. Continue reading

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HEIMSKRINGLA! OR THE STONED ANGELS (1969) – FORGOTTEN TELEVISION

heimskringla picHEIMSKRINGLA! OR THE STONED ANGELS – This was a pioneering presentation from WNET and first aired on November 6th, 1969. 

Produced by Brice Howard, directed by Tom O’Horgan and performed by New York’s experimental La Mama Theater Troupe, this 90-minute work incorporated live action with the then-new visual arts approach of “Videospace” to retell some of the sagas from the old Norse history collection of the title.

Said Howard – “My version of Heimskringla! is that like an iceberg, it is one-eighth above the surface, seven-eighths below.”

A Nordic bard called a Skald narrated the creation of the world and the subsequent emergence of males and females. Continue reading

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AUGUST 28th ROUNDUP OF NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS

From Joe Biden’s corporate fascist kleptocracy it’s another roundup from Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog.

BLACK TRUMP SUPPORTERS LINE UP IN STREETS AND SHOUT “FREE TRUMP“. Terrific video. Long ago I said that if or when the fascists who hate Trump arrest him Trump should do what a Democrat would do – be proud of it and use it. These are purely political prosecutions intended only to keep Trump out of the White House, where he rocked the crooked boat of the Democrats and Republicans too much.

And while Trump, America’s Nelson Mandela and Lech Walesa, battles the true rot at the core of the Democrat and Republican Parties, other candidates engaged in a meaningless Debate of the Living Dead. That non-event was a reminder of how bland and corporatized presidential debates are when no candidates are courageous enough to discuss the REAL issues that the voters care about.

JOE BIDEN’S POLICIES HAVE CAUSED BLACK POVERTY TO SKYROCKET. Contrast that with the Trump years when his policies resulted in record-high employment for black people and higher wages for them as well. 

lawfareEVEN THE DEMOCRATS AT NEWSWEEK HAD TO ADMIT THAT THE LATEST POLL SHOWED THAT A MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS (EXCEPT IN THE NORTHEAST, LOL) BELIEVE THE TRUMP ARRESTS ARE ELECTION INTERFERENCE. But, The Party, in its panic, has abandoned any and all pretense that they are following the rule of law.

A CANADIAN’S GREAT PIECE ABOUT JOE BIDEN BEING THE WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.

JOE BIDEN SNUBS AND EMBARRASSES THE WNBA CHAMPIONS WHEN THEY VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE. Biden’s war on women continues.

FAMED UKRAINIAN PROSECUTOR TARGETED BY THE BIDEN CRIME FAMILY SPEAKS OUT AGAIN ABOUT THE BIDEN PROTECTION RACKET. More HERE.

fani set straightCORRUPT FULTON COUNTY, GA EXPOSED FOR APPOINTING TRUMP-HATERS TO PROCESS BALLOTS IN THE 2020 ELECTION. The 2020 election is as permanently tainted as the 1876 and 2000 presidential elections. 

CORRUPT DEMOCRAT FANI WILLIS (ONE OF THE TRUMP PERSECUTORS) EXPOSED FOR THE SAME THINGS SHE IS TRYING TO CHARGE TRUMP WITH.

What a circus. More HERE.

kutti mug shotCOURAGEOUS WOMAN OF COLOR TREVIAN KUTTI AMONG THE POLITICAL PRISONERS DRAGGED IN DURING THE MOST RECENT FRAUDULENT ATTACKS ON TRUMP. The defiant mug shots from these heroic dissidents, including Trump himself, are epic!

THE BEST AND BRAVEST TRUMP MUG SHOT MEMES. CNN PANICS OVER IT. Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 26th

Balladeer’s Blog continues its college football coverage on this weekend which kicked off the 2023 season in two of the divisions I deal with here.

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

Rocky Mountain CollegeUPSETS IN THE RANKINGS – The ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS hosted the 19th ranked DICKINSON STATE BLUE HAWKS yesterday and upset them in a 20-19 nailbiter    ###    And the EVANGEL UNIVERSITY VALOR took down the visiting number 20 KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY COYOTES.

Morningside MustangsTUSSLE IN THE TOP SEVEN – The number 4 team in the nation – the MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY MUSTANGS – took it on the road against the 7th ranked BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS. The Mustangs led 7-0 in the 1st Quarter but the Ravens went up 10-7 by Halftime. That turned into a 13-10 edge for Morningside University to end the 3rd Quarter before the Mustangs won out 20-17 in the 4th.

montana state northern lights goldSHUTOUTS – The MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN LIGHTS blanked the MAYVILLE STATE COMETS 14-0   ###   Meanwhile, the UNION COLLEGE BULLDOGS won 27-0 at the CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY PHOENIX   ###   And the UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS clobbered the KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS 44-0. Continue reading

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