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haikus for a Friday afternoon in which no-one is paying attention because it's almost Thanksgiving

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:17pm |

The week's batch:

(Sorry, no pictures this week.)

haikus for a Friday afternoon, which also happens to be Veterans Day

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:29pm |

On the eleventh

more haikus NOT written by the Earl of Oxford

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 2:48pm |

The batch from the past week:

haiku: 'King of the Cowboys',
He fought the bad guys and sang
'Happy Trails to you ...'

(Roy Rogers - born 11/05/1911- died 07/06/1998)

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Haiku-chee-koo - It's Friday and what else have I got to do?

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 1:27pm |

This week's batch:

tanka haiku: Lady Liberty,
friend of the huddled masses
yearning to breathe free,
let your torch of Freedom shine;

haikus, lowkus and kus stuck in the middle ...

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:51pm |

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If it's Friday, it must be time for more haikus

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 2:33pm |

The latest batch:

haiku: A languorous pose,
belies her tragic fate, in
April 1912

(This photo of the statue in Straus Park near where I live, was taken by a neighbor. The statue is of Ida Straus, who died along with her husband Isidor on the Titanic.)

Waiting for a sign,
he remained very still ... ... ... then,
he knew what to do.

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Haikus again for a Friday.

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 8:13am |

Another batch:

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Even more of the seemingly unending stream of haikus for a Friday afternoon.

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 1:57pm |

Still even more haikus on yet another Friday afternoon...

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 2:47pm |

This week's batch:

Good Grief, Still MORE haikus for a Friday Afternoon ...

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 3:26pm |

I skipped last week, so this is two week's worth:

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Type	Title	Author	Replies	Last updated
Reader blog	NINE DAYS	Richard Day	51	12 years 2 weeks ago
Reader blog	FLESH EATING ZOMBIES!	Richard Day	8	12 years 2 weeks ago
Creative	If it's Friday afternoon, it must be the haiku-lodeon ...	MrSmith1	5	12 years 2 weeks ago
Creative	Look! Up in the Sky! It's another Friday afternoon at the Haiku-lodeon ...	MrSmith1	6	12 years 2 weeks ago
Creative	Roki	Donal	3	12 years 2 weeks ago
Reader blog	THE WAR ON THE NUNS!	Richard Day	41	12 years 2 weeks ago
Reader blog	THE CORE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!	Richard Day	11	12 years 3 weeks ago
Creative	Yet another Friday afternoon at the Haiku-lodeon	MrSmith1	2	12 years 4 weeks ago
Blog entry	Extinguishing Kinkade	Donal	18	12 years 1 month ago
Link	Fear And The Coming Collapse Of Civilization:	A Guy Called LULU	10	12 years 1 month ago
Reader blog	A PICTURE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS	Richard Day	5	12 years 1 month ago
Reader blog	100 Years ago - The Titanic and Wireless	cmaukonen	10	12 years 1 month ago
Creative	Another Lazy Friday afternoon at the Haiku-lodeon ...	MrSmith1	4	12 years 1 month ago
Reader blog	Ongoing Things That Piss Me Off	A Guy Called LULU	35	12 years 1 month ago
Link	Catholic Bishops: We Shall Overcome	NCD	4	12 years 1 month ago
Creative	A Good Friday afternoon at the Haiku-lodeon ...	MrSmith1	0	12 years 1 month ago
Blog entry	Opening Day Farewell	Doctor Cleveland	5	12 years 1 month ago
Reader blog	Breitbart Blogging Troll Attacks Emerald City Comicon Guest Wil Wheaton	tmccarthy0	9	12 years 1 month ago
Creative	A Friday afternoon in bloom at the Haikulodeon ...	MrSmith1	1	12 years 1 month ago
Reader blog	REPUBS & THE HOLIDAY ON ICE	Richard Day	2	12 years 1 month ago
Blog entry	Santorum Invokes the "Real Republican" Defense	Michael Wolraich	15	12 years 1 month ago
Reader blog	THE REVEREND OSTEEN; HOW DOES IT FEEL?	Richard Day	19	12 years 1 month ago
Link	Dick Cheney receives heart transplant: aide	cmaukonen	6	12 years 1 month ago
Creative	Yet another Friday afternoon at the haiku-lodeon.	MrSmith1	2	12 years 1 month ago
Reader blog	Team Me	LisB	11	12 years 1 month ago

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 2 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 2 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 4 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 4 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

submitted by PeraclesPlease 5 months ago

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 5 months ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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haikus, lowkus and kus stuck in the middle ...

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