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Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 7
Organised by a number of Middle Eastern nations for regional athletics to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio next month, the First Annual Levantine Games continued with the Infidel Skeet Shoot, a featured event midway through the competition schedule. At the Assad Memorial Shooting Range, organisers had assembled a collection of non-believers to … [Continue reading “Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 7”]
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Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 4
The First Annual Levantine Games were organised by a number of Middle Eastern nations for regional athletics to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio next month. On the fourth day of competition, the Assad Memorial Sporting Complex in Northern Syria was the scene of the first beach volleybomb game with Team Hamas, in … [Continue reading “Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 4”]
Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 2
In anticipation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio next month, a number of Middle Eastern nations have organised the First Annual Levantine Games. Insurgents from various militant groups arrived at the Assad Memorial Sporting Complex in Northern Syria to show how athletics can help spiritual devotion. One of the outstanding qualities of the First … [Continue reading “Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 2”]
Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 1
With less than a month to go until the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, a number of Middle Eastern nations have organised the First Annual Levantine Games. Hosted at the Assad Memorial Sporting Complex in Northern Syria, insurgents from various militant groups showcased their physical and spiritual devotion by achieving martyrdom through athletics. Unfortunately the … [Continue reading “Lowlights of the First Annual Levantine Games – Day 1”]
After the Apocalypse
The EU Referendum is over and we can praise the good Lord that this miserable campaign – filled with politicians and military leaders readily willing to breach the ninth commandment – is finally over. Hallelujah! The Brexit vote prevailed and the United Kingdom is now experiencing the ructions of it. This has included a reduction … [Continue reading “After the Apocalypse”]
Not the very model of a European citizen?
The European Union continues to face a number of challenges after the United Kingdom’s referendum resulted in an advisory vote to leave the EU. Brexiteers, as the media refers to those who voted in the close majority, hope that Europe can return to the former status of a continental trading bloc. More recently, the Dutch … [Continue reading “Not the very model of a European citizen?”]
Leonardo, cosa hai fatto tu?
In junior high school (or middle school or whatever they call it these days) I was required to take a typing class. Daily for one school year I was required to go to a room laid out with tiers of tables upon which there were placed IBM Selectrics before every chair.  I endured the monotony … [Continue reading “Leonardo, cosa hai fatto tu?”]
Post-Brexit advice
I grew up in one of the northern suburbs of Toronto. Our neighbourhood was multicultural, made up of races and religions across the various spectra and I have many happy memories of my childhood celebrating my holidays and others’ holidays together.  When I moved to the UK, I soon learned that multiculturalism was different … [Continue reading “Post-Brexit advice”]
Hitler’s Zionism III: Is turnabout fair play?
Following the numerous suspensions of its members for espousing antisemitic views, today’s Labour Party is undergoing a period of self-reflection. To assist the Party’s inquiry, the Origin of the Specious offers a simple question or test for Labour’s suspended members. The Labour Party’s colour is red.   The colour of the Nazi armband was red. … [Continue reading “Hitler’s Zionism III: Is turnabout fair play?”]