Dave -- Keeper of the Dream
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Writer. Football/Soccer goalkeeper. Currently working on creative non fiction book -- "Keeper of the Dream" (per Vladimir Nabokov). Retired professional nonprofit fundraiser.. "Progressive"
I fear the outcome -voting rights going down -- is a foregone conclusion (not that the fight isn't important)
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I fear the outcome -voting rights going down -- is a foregone conclusion (not that the fight isn't important)
i can't do that. But it's good- very striking - challenging
October 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
i can't do that. But it's good- very striking - challenging
What about building a strong stable relationship with the newly recognized State of Palestine by implementing an effective arms embargo on Israel without loopholes
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What about building a strong stable relationship with the newly recognized State of Palestine by implementing an effective arms embargo on Israel without loopholes
I don't see why not
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I don't see why not
I can't comment on this, but after reading Hochschild I find it impossible to view Wilson in any kind of positive light
October 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I can't comment on this, but after reading Hochschild I find it impossible to view Wilson in any kind of positive light
Also Hochschild's book on the same subject: American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
American Midnight | Washington Independent Review of Books
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October 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Also Hochschild's book on the same subject: American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
Adam Hochschild's "American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis" is relevant to this
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
October 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Adam Hochschild's "American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis" is relevant to this
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...
Even though she is the wrong person -- like you many are celebrating her Nobel Prize for the right reasons.
Unfortunately she is not the peace paragon that the Nobel Committee claims she is. I was informed about her by my son...
just one more
www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...
Unfortunately she is not the peace paragon that the Nobel Committee claims she is. I was informed about her by my son...
just one more
www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Even though she is the wrong person -- like you many are celebrating her Nobel Prize for the right reasons.
Unfortunately she is not the peace paragon that the Nobel Committee claims she is. I was informed about her by my son...
just one more
www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...
Unfortunately she is not the peace paragon that the Nobel Committee claims she is. I was informed about her by my son...
just one more
www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...
and...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
and unfortunately if you research this yourself you will find plenty more where this came from
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
and unfortunately if you research this yourself you will find plenty more where this came from
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
and...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
and unfortunately if you research this yourself you will find plenty more where this came from
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
and unfortunately if you research this yourself you will find plenty more where this came from
Machado ... "has advocated for foreign intervention to remove Maduro on humanitarian grounds..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
"María Corina Machado ... has emerged as a strong supporter of President Trump’s military buildup in the Caribbean"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
"María Corina Machado ... has emerged as a strong supporter of President Trump’s military buildup in the Caribbean"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Machado ... "has advocated for foreign intervention to remove Maduro on humanitarian grounds..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
"María Corina Machado ... has emerged as a strong supporter of President Trump’s military buildup in the Caribbean"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
"María Corina Machado ... has emerged as a strong supporter of President Trump’s military buildup in the Caribbean"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...
which she supports
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
which she supports
Not to mention war criminal Henry Kissinger
October 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Not to mention war criminal Henry Kissinger
because he is a narcissist
October 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
because he is a narcissist
Truly discouraging
October 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Truly discouraging
No doubt she is a courageous woman but she advocates military intervention to overthrow the Venezuelan government as others here have noted. It's an appalling choice. Trump is next in 2026
October 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
No doubt she is a courageous woman but she advocates military intervention to overthrow the Venezuelan government as others here have noted. It's an appalling choice. Trump is next in 2026
No doubt she is a courageous woman but she advocates military intervention to overthrow the Venezuelan government as others here have noted. It's an appalling choice. Trump is next in 2026
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
No doubt she is a courageous woman but she advocates military intervention to overthrow the Venezuelan government as others here have noted. It's an appalling choice. Trump is next in 2026
No doubt, and more (the limitation of $$$ in politics...) but changing the constitution will either need a monumental (beyond imagination) change in public opinion and probably the existing party system or a second American revolution -- which come to think of it would be unconstitutional
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
No doubt, and more (the limitation of $$$ in politics...) but changing the constitution will either need a monumental (beyond imagination) change in public opinion and probably the existing party system or a second American revolution -- which come to think of it would be unconstitutional
Palestine can now have embassies in these countries. That doesn't negate the fact that they continue to arm the genocide but it brings us closer to an arms embargo and sanctions
September 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Palestine can now have embassies in these countries. That doesn't negate the fact that they continue to arm the genocide but it brings us closer to an arms embargo and sanctions
It's performative certainly and there's no doubt the conditions around Hamas are wrong but I don't agree it's dangerous. The positions on Hamas all existed before. The recognition of Palestine is a positive step that has been forced on these governments and it has consequences.
September 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's performative certainly and there's no doubt the conditions around Hamas are wrong but I don't agree it's dangerous. The positions on Hamas all existed before. The recognition of Palestine is a positive step that has been forced on these governments and it has consequences.