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Copied from Facebook on 6/23/2026. VENEZUELA: HOW A PROSPEROUS NATION COLLAPSED 1992 – Venezuela is the 3rd richest country in the Western Hemisphere, powered by oil and a growing middle class. 1997 – Venezuelans become the 2nd largest buyers of Ford F-150s—a sign of widespread prosperity. 1998 – Hugo Chávez is elected, promising to “redistribute […]
Continue ReadingMuseum/Gallery Ideas Mobile Carnival Museum Historic Mobile Preservation Society National Naval Aviation Museum Take to the Skies: “Fly with the Blues” Simulator Ride Opens at the National Naval Aviation Museum Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Pascagoula River Audubon Center
Continue ReadingHal Van Hercke, second post to FB 3/4/3036, PM. After the Islamic Republic: The Road Ahead for Iran. One of the most common complaints you hear right now is that even if the Islamic Republic collapses, no one really knows what comes next. That assumption sounds reasonable on the surface, but it ignores the institutions and […]
Continue ReadingFB Post by Hal Van Hercke, 3/4/2026. The Kurds — And Why You’re About to Hear a Lot About Them. You’re probably going to hear a lot about the Kurds over the next few days. Here’s what that actually means. The Kurds are roughly 40 million people with no country of their own. Their homeland, […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 1/27/2026. Prompt: Provide the source for these words. “Yale University’s David Gelernter—one of America’s most respected computer scientists—has become an unexpected but influential critic of Darwin’s evolutionary theory. His shift is not ideological but analytical: after decades of studying complex systems, probability, and biological discoveries, Gelernter concluded that Darwin’s model no longer […]
Continue ReadingFrom his Facebook post on 1/10/2026. Kevin Hayslett is in Clearwater. Everyone Thinks Venezuela Is a Scandal. It’s a Chess Move. This was a grandmaster move — even if most people don’t see it that way yet. They think what’s happening in Venezuela is a crime story. A narco-state finally exposed. A wanted man. A failed dictator […]
Continue Reading“The Night They Burned Shanghai” by Robert Abrahams. It tells of a couple driving to play Bridge with some of their friends. As they are en route they survey what is going on in the world. The luxury of playing Bridge is juxtaposed with various world tragedies. The poem ends with these arresting lines: And […]
Continue ReadingFrom Facebook post on 1/4/2026. These US politicians woke up this morning realizing the millions of dollars in kickbacks they’ve been receiving from the Maduro regime have ended… Speaking of cartels look at this BREAKING: Venezuela’s former Chief of National Intelligence Hugo Carvajal has OFFICIALLY RELEASED every U.S. Senator who is on THE VENEZUELA LIST […]
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