Tag: Venezuela

Bookworm Beat 8/2/24: An Olympian Kamala meme edition

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Bookworm

Obviously, the dominant memes here are about Kamala and the Olympics, but the world is in turmoil, so there’s a lot more.

History, Holidays & Observances on December 17

Posted on December 17, 2019December 23, 2019 by Wolf Howling

Today: Saturnalia, Sol Invictus & the history of Christmas; France recognizes America during the Revolution; Grant, orders the Jews expelled with General Order No. 11, Christmas Music And More . . . December Holidays of Ancient Rome – Saturnalia, Sol Invictus, & Christmas The “bleak midwinter,” that being the time

Bookworm Beat 5/5/19 — Venezuela is socialism illustrated edition

Posted on May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 by Bookworm

In Venezuela, maybe today being Cinco de Mayo will magically strengthen citizens in their fight against tyranny. Meanwhile, in the U.S. we’ll keep our guns.

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A power outage in Venezuela and Leftist denial

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Bookworm

The collapse in Venezuela, rather than bringing enlightenment to America’s Leftists, instead sees them double-down on their delusions about socialism. This post is what Instapundit refers to as a “shot” and “chaser” scenario. Here’s the shot (hyperlinks omitted): In Venezuela, there’s a new front — the equivalent of an EMP

Bookworm Beat 1/30/19 — the scary Leftists illustrated edition

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Bookworm

Scary Leftists includes so much: MAGA and pussy hats, Democrat presidential candidates, gun grabbing, missing Supreme Court justices, border walls, and more.

Ways to challenge Progressives’ demands for confiscatory taxes

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Bookworm

When it comes to confiscatory taxes, up-and-coming Progressive politicians are honest in their desires, but dishonest or misinformed about their facts. I’m developing quite the soft spot for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It’s not that I think she’s either intelligent or that her ideas are good. To the contrary, I find her

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Bookworm Beat 9/12/2018 — the Benghazi tragedy and an illustrated edition

Posted on September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 by Bookworm

Today is the 6th anniversary of four American deaths in Benghazi. This round-up remembers that day and looks at some current news too — plus pictures! Remembering the men who died at Benghazi. Today is the six-year anniversary of the attack on the consulate in Benghazi. Four Americans died: Ambassador

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Bookworm Beat 9/5/2018 — the insane Leftists edition and open thread

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Bookworm

There’s no doubt about it: the dominant thread in this round-up is insane Leftists who are unmoored from reality and want America to fall with them. Before I begin, I want to remind you about What Business Thinks, a website that tracks the way businesses today, watching a divided America,

A Short Interlude

Posted on July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 by Wolf Howling

Links from around the ‘net. Ms. BWR is on a weekend away and will return early next week. Meanwhile, while the Bookworm is away, the Wolf will play. (picture H/T Ace of Spades Pet Thread) (More doggie fun here) Anyone getting the impression that perhaps the people teaching our young minds

Interesting things you’ll find on my real-me Facebook feed INCORRECT LINK FIXED

Posted on February 9, 2018February 10, 2018 by Bookworm

A trip through a few days worth of my Facebook posts shows that, with little effort, I can expose Proggies to ideas and facts they usually miss or ignore. Of late, between paying work, family demands, and a touch of the blecchies (not the flu, thank goodness, but I wasn’t

The Bookworm Beat 10/23/17 — the world is both sad and surreal edition

Posted on October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 by Bookworm

For a different perspective, today’s Bookworm Beat arrives at your computer thanks to Wolf Howling, who likes serious news with a touch of the surreal. Arab construction worker writes “good morning” on FB in Arabic. Facebook auto translator translates it as “attack them.” Israeli police arrest him before noting the

Bookworm Beat 9/29/17 — the Attack of the Stupid Leftists edition

Posted on September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 by Bookworm

The underlying thread in most of the following posters is that Stupid Leftists are having way too much of a say in politics and culture.

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A Palestinian speaks the truth at the UN — the shock is palpable

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Bookworm

Mosab Hassan Yousef, a Palestinian, takes the floor at the UN to tell tyrants that their support for Palestinian “leadership” betrays the people. I don’t have anything to add. Just watch this amazing video:

A reminder to check out WOW! Magazine for quality election analysis

Posted on November 29, 2016November 29, 2016 by Bookworm

I have been remiss, as I have not reminded you lately that WOW! Magazine, the collaborative effort from the Watcher’s Council is an excellent resource for domestic and international political analysis, social observations, top-rate Second Amendment commentary, and just generally good stuff. If you were to go there now, you’d

Your Daily Watcher’s Council update

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Bookworm

At most blogs, Saturday can be a bit slow. Not so for the new Watcher’s Council site — WOW! Magazine — where the group dynamics of Watcher’s Council members and their friends means that there’s always something new and interesting to read: [AUDIO] A dramatic reading of a rebuttal to