Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Another Chinese historical drama--sick society--warning--scenes of rape--torture--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue5pHfPIj8c
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Tang Dun--Symphony 1997--my favorite--from Hong Kong reunification ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZvjIDpg0D4&list=OLAK5uy_kwHwk6KTxB9srYjAgTF-CdnIKD8N8mhe4
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Pocket gardens--

https://grist.org/cities/pocket-gardens-the-tiny-urban-oases-with-surprisingly-big-benefits/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Horrible little thin woman chasing a doctor--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxm9TxThRRA
This story seems to go nowhere slowly.
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Monday, April 06, 2026

Trump threatens journalist who gave out 2nd missing airman report--

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/trump-threats-journalist-missing-airman-iran
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C--drama--bonkers rich family--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlqARDQXHCo
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FAA's temporary restriction of drones is a blatant attack to prevent filming of ICE activities.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/faas-temporary-flight-restriction-drones-blatant-attempt-criminalize-filming-ice
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East of Eden remake--Steinbeck is a great favorite of mine--

https://parade.com/news/1952-masterpiece-novel-east-of-eden-by-nobel-prize-winner-john-steinbeck-gets-netflix-adaptation
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If ever I should leave you--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL52hEArSfM
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What do the simple folk do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyPiS0R0tE
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Iran can still fight back--The Guardian--

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/propaganda-f-15-crew-rescue-downing-reminder-iran-fight-back-donald-trump
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Sunday, April 05, 2026

Amusing movie--seen before--but doesn't matter--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDTrB-RK_6o
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Axios--Rescue of US crew member shot down over Iran--

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/05/trump-us-suspected-iranian-trap-during-f15-rescue
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I've seen this one before too--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsmL93tIa6I&t=5200s
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Easter in vatican City.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jouuks02n-M
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I don't believe in bringing religion into war and territorial expansion, but this is a Gregorian Chant for Protection and Peace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0rH5AZR4kI
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ICE detention deaths on high pace, esp. TX.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5754749/ice-detention-deaths-are-on-a-record-pace-one-texas-facility-bears-the-brunt?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's 2 daughters skip Royal easter service--

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/04/05/beatrice-eugenie-skip-easter-prince-andrew/89403888007/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Glassware you should grab at thrift stores--

https://www.southernliving.com/thrift-store-glassware-finds-11937438?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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ChatGPT--what it is--warning--"Its watermark means nothing."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
It goes straight to your files and folders--
I'm not going to use it.My friends--pl don't use it either--it's AI
The rights of the original creator are being violated.
It produces "hallucinations" ie wrong and inaccurate results.
As for DJT--he can produce his own hallucinations.
STAY OFF IT--
Substack has an image generator too--to illustrate articles--but it can't handle abstractions or metaphors--
like the RFA "librarian" who gave me a list of real architects when I asked him to research "Architects of the Marshall Plan in Europe post ww II." In 1998--stupid man.
Writers have case against AI.
kmk
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drives in Continental USA--good if you live here--don't come if you are outside--WW III on full blast--fuel shortages.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/geography/wanderlust/scenic-us-road-trips-worth-drive-mental-floss-editors?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Cyclone--wkipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone
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Old-fashioned flowers--

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/grandma-vintage-flower-icons?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Trump signs order to restrict mail in ballots.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/trump-executive-order-restrict-mail-in-ballots?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Madonna and Friends sign ICE OUT petitions--to get detention camps out of TX.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/shapiro-opposes-ice-detention-centers-173247180.html
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Hegseth lifts suspension of Army pilots who flew Apaches near Kid Rock's house.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-lifts-suspension-army-pilots-kid-rock-house-no-investigation/
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Judge orders UPenn to provide list of Jewish employees requested by Trump admin.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/judge-orders-upenn-provide-list-jewish-employees-sought-by-eeoc-rcna266103?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Flash Mob at Copenhagen Central Station--Ravel's Bolero.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrEk06XXaAw
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The book James Baldwin never finished--I am not your negro--documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PaAbmRJ9bQ
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2pL2Ewm4_g
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The Queen--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjNgewhhTQ
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The Boys from Brazil--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzLCsFIdWoA
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A Room with A View--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxQM1l5KBw
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The Red Violin--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUCjCn9HDyc
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The Great Battle--looks AI generated/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAqbT04lDYA
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Tales from the Song Dynasty--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_kjoUhgYNs
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Guardians of the Dafeng--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNH9QpqGWZo
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Astra Zeneca wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstraZeneca
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Poll--Trump signature on US currency?

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/31/trump-signature-dollar-bills-cash-poll?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Rather sad--the old Chinese way--as in "Wish you never become, a Chinese daughter in law."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSpj3Zvz3Ao
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Chinese drama--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JCF-CJ6-G0
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Shell Midden discovered in Pacific.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70869083/shell-island-midden/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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It's amusing but gets tiresome after a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeHmI176skU&t=171s
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Supreme Court strikes down ban on LGBT conversation talk therapy.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-backs-challenge-colorados-ban-lgbt-conversion-therapy-2026-03-31/
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US Canadian dual citizenship--requirements.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/travel/canadian-citizenship-by-descent-americans?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Ocean Lumps--CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/30/world/video/deep-sea-mining-china-us-race-vrtc
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Monday, March 30, 2026

US ground forces arrive as Middle East war escalates--

https://www.military.com/benefits/2026/03/30/us-ground-forces-arrive-middle-east-iran-conflict-escalates.html
They are designed for rapid response--not large scale invasion.
Interesting.
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Time traveling chef--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3nZCcuMgLY
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Some medical facts are off in this C-drama--and the ads are too lurid--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7OBP-UNXDw
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Some beautiful Welsh names here.

https://nameberry.com/baby-names/517/welsh-names-for-girls
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Anglo-Burmese people--wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Burmese_people
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Burma from Third Anglo-Burmese War onwards--

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers
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Sunday, March 29, 2026

US jets escort plane near Mar a Lago--

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-fighter-jets-escort-plane-out-no-fly-zone-near-trumps-mar-a-lago-resort-2026-03-29/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqDQgAKgYICjC3oAwwsCYw5dnzAg&utm_content=rundown&gaa_at=g&gaa_n=AWEtsqcST8_xZ1u_4juJx9NlIrzy6PAwfthlzxZfD7e9PG4Rqc-Hk4oU4A5Gd39i1laSvAaKyFWqvdH6Fuc%3D&gaa_ts=69c9cd3d&gaa_sig=P0uKnievl0utGgsYBx8eGV7NLWpkGH-7wLuU567pJVGFBWQCJwb78tdTqEm96l7k0aMZznaKlwAziGDZfd27LQ%3D%3D
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Here it comes again--Border Czar says ICE may not leave airport once TSA is paid--(for one month??)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/border-czar-ice-agents-leave-airports-tsa-officers-paid-lines-security-rcna265693
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Rebel Princess ep 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLAtcS3FH6s&t=1318s
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Girl who loves food and anorhexic young man--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlnTIA9Nxu8
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Looks like an AI creation--stiff and not real--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw1qo45Fz30
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Don't travel if you-- + list of US airports where ICE is deployed.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/avoid-traveling-if-you-are-immigration-attorney-on-who-should-be-concerned-as-ice-agents-are-deployed-at-airports/articleshow/129786173.cms
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There are now over 50,000 troops in the Middle East.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/us/politics/us-marines-middle-east-iran-war.html
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Cherry Blossoms--

https://www.reuters.com/pictures/cherry-blossoms-paint-cities-pink-tokyo-washington-2026-03-26/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Somewhat funny C-drama--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYyTKJRvxBM
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Yemen's Houthis have joined the Iran War--Red Sea blockade possible.

https://time.com/article/2026/03/28/iran-war-news-houthis-israel/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Another Chinese historical drama--sick society--warning--scenes of rape--torture--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue5pHfPIj8c