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ladyrebecca (69)in #democracy • 16 days ago
If there is hope
It lies with the proles. This is one of the most memorable quotes from "1984". It may well be that Winston is deluded when he says that, but, at this point, I don’t see other…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #popefrancis • 27 days ago
The Shepherd who abandoned his flock
Pope Francis’ time as head of the Catholic Church can be summed up in one image. Easter Vigil 2020 in a ghostly Saint Peter’s Square where no Christian was allowed to set foot.…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #thoughts • last month
The Spotlight
The waiting is killing me, thinks the old man. A dry cackle is forming in his throat, but it wouldn’t do to let it out. What would all the people in the main room think? To…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #pain • last month
Mary crying at the foot of the Cross
Last Christmas, a niece invited us to hear her singing carols with her church choir. Latin, Romanian and a few English carols, among which one I found very intriguing - ‘Mary…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #thoughts • 2 months ago
Every acorn has its destiny?
The trees outside my window are nothing special. Plain linden trees you wouldn’t recognize in a line-up. They give off a nice smell when in bloom and a much-appreciated shade in…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #ai • 2 months ago
PresidentBot
I was considering something like President TinMan, but Grok came up with PresidentBot and I promised it would get full credit for that. Gotta be nice to the new rulers if you…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #freedom • 3 months ago
Nothing to fear
…except fear itself. I had no idea it was FDR who said that in his inaugural address, but the idea was foremost on my mind today as I was walking home from yet another protest. I…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #ukraine • 3 months ago
Old Europe's rude wake up call
Shock, dismay, disbelief and lots of impotent rage. That seems to be the mood today among European globalist leaders following bombshell news that Trump and Putin are already…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #democracy • 3 months ago
The Trump effect: Romanian president steps down
The irony is that his clinging on to power was illegal under the Constitution, but disgraced Romanian president Klaus Iohannis announced today he was stepping down to save the…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #life • 3 months ago
Becoming Morty Seinfeld
After spending a few days on a foreign trip, one feels the need to atone for certain sins even though we stayed well within our budget and did not buy any crap. For me, having a…
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ladyrebecca (69)in Worldmappin • 4 months ago
Seville - The art of preserving the past
Seville strikes you as a very Catholic city and not just because of the many churches in the old historical part of the city. Many private dwellings display religious images…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #life • 4 months ago
If it ain’t broken…
Or, in my case, if it ain’t completely broken, don’t bother fixing it. My greatest achievement this week was getting hold of a plumber and fixing various things around the house…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #trump • 4 months ago
Donald the Trickster
For an European viewer, the most bizarre moment of the inauguration yesterday was the President of the United States performing for the crowd. Take the Commander in Chief Ball.…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #space • 4 months ago
Better luck next planet?
In the run-up to the inauguration, there’s no shortage of significant developments, yet the most exciting news today seems to me Jeff Bezos’ successful launch of his New Glenn…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #freedom • 4 months ago
Who's going to fight for your rights?
If Elon Musk can spare two seconds to tweet about the political turmoil in Romania, surely I can spend a couple of hours at a protest rally. Expectations were it was going to be…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #life • 4 months ago
When time stands still and the mind wonders
For as long as I can remember, winter holidays have been one of my favorite times of the year. Not because of the parties (I don’t do parties) or the mostly bleak weather, but…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #politics • 5 months ago
You're stoopid!
Following the coup in Romania where presidential elections were cancelled with voting already in progress, political pundits have been racking their brains on how to deal with…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #globalistagenda • 5 months ago
Why is Soros so desperate?
Imagine a court of law ruling that a defendant is innocent, only to reconvene the next day and say: ‘ Fuck it, let him fry’. This is what happened in Romania over the past few…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #propaganda • 6 months ago
The Times They Are a-Changin
I try to keep up with the times so I decided to get on TikTok. Just to understand what the fuss is all about. Also, because the government here floated the idea of banning TikTok…
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ladyrebecca (69)in #politics • 6 months ago
Reality isn’t real
The main reason I’ve been so quiet lately is that I’m having trouble dealing with reality, you know, the real world, where this and that happens and we all have our theories. I…
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