The Voice of the Enemy: Unpacking the Story of "Lord Haw-Haw"

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During the dark early days of World War II, as Nazi Germany's forces swept across Europe, a peculiar and sinister voice crackled across the radio airwaves into British homes. 

It was a voice dripping with mockery, condescension, and false camaraderie, delivering Nazi propaganda in an affected, upper-class British accent. The British public dubbed its owner "Lord Haw-Haw." This figure became one of the most infamous traitors in modern history, but his story is more complex than the simple caricature of a turncoat.

Light on the Porch: A Nomadic Politics Exclusive Music Video

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I hope you are having a wonderful holiday.  

May your Christmas be filled with warmth, laughter and the comfort of being surrounded by love. I am so grateful for our friendship and I hope the season brings you peace, joy and beautiful moments that remain with you into the new year. 

A Musical Sanity Break: Together We Rise

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Something Stronger, Something Better: A Quote from Albert Camus

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The French philosopher, author, and playwright, Albert Camus was one of the most influential thinkers of the post-World War era. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall and The Rebel.

One of the key themes that he explored in his works was the coexistence of love and hate as a part of the human condition. How are we to survive in a world gripped - and nearly destroyed - by intractable hate? Can we find the means to cope?

Season's Greetings from Nomadic Politics

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Here's a special holiday song for all my Nomads. 

A Thanksgiving Message

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As we gather around our tables this Thanksgiving, we are reminded that hope is a light that shines brightest in our darkest moments. In a world that often seems challenging and uncertain, gratitude becomes our most powerful anchor.  

It's the stabilizing influence in our lives.

We find strength not by ignoring our difficulties but by acknowledging them. At the same time, we must choose to appreciate the enduring beauty that surrounds us.

Decision Time: LIVE Coverage of Election Night 2024

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Election Day has finally arrived. 

If you choose to believe the polls, Decomcratic Vice-President Kamala Harris and former Republican president Donald Trump have been running neck-and-neck for weeks. 

Given that annoying fact, media outlets may have to wait before calling the winner. (Translate that as high anxiety this evening.)

LIVE: Tim Walz and JD Vance Spar at the 2024 Vice-Presidential Debate

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate.

LIVE: Harris and Trump Face Off At US Presidential Debate 2024 In Philadelphia

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Republican ex-president Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris meet for the first time on Tuesday night in their only scheduled debate of the U.S. presidential campaign, a key moment in a close-fought contest. The nationally-televised debate takes place just eight weeks before the Nov. 5 election, and days before early voting will start in some states.

The rules for tonight's debate mean each candidate’s microphone is only turned on when it is their turn to speak, there is no studio audience and the candidates aren’t allowed to talk to their staff during breaks or bring any notes with them. Both candidates are provided with only a pen and pad and a bottle of water.

Netflix: The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem

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If you've ever asked yourself how on earth we could have gotten ourselves in such a pathetic political situation, Netflix currently has a documentary you might find interesting.

“The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem” charts the downward spiral from 4Chan to QAnon, from Rickrolling memes to the January Capitol insurrection, and from the vigilante Anonymous band of hackers to the Donald Trump brand of treason. 

Time to Welcome in the New Year!

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Once again we find ourselves at the end of another year. So long, 2023, and have mercy on us, 2024. Here's wishing good tidings for all my blog friends.

What's been the most important event in 2023 in your opinion?

Merry Christmas From Nomadic Politics

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I just wanted to wish you all a very merry Christmas. What better way to celebrate the holidays than relaxing music. 

Donald Trump Expected to Testify Under Oath in NY Fraud Case

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Co-defendants in the New York civil fraud case Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump testified in court last week. By all accounts, the testimonies proved to be an existential disaster for the Trump empire.

Indictment Number Four: Trump Charged in Georgia Election Interference Case

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In a significant development, an Atlanta-based grand jury has handed down indictments against Donald Trump and 18 additional individuals, encompassing state charges linked to their unsuccessful attempts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. 

Former President Donald Trump Indicted for 2020 Election Interference

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On Tuesday, August 1, a federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia handed down an indictment against former President Donald Trump.

History: Ex-President Trump Indicted on 37 Counts in Classified Documents Case

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In a significant turn of events, former President Donald Trump has made history as the first former president to be indicted on thirty-seven counts in the special counsel's classified documents probe.

In addition to the 31 counts of mishandling of documents, there are charges of obstruction of justice, destruction or falsification of records, conspiracy, and false statements. 

LIVE: Ex-President Trump Formally Arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court

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Today- 4 April 2023- former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to make a court appearance in New York City where he will be arraigned on numerous charges linked to payments made to conceal information - an event that marks the first instance in U.S. history where an ex-president will face criminal charges.

About Time: Former President Trump Indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

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Donald Trump's comeuppance has definitely been a long time coming. As Jeff Wise, writing for New York Magazine points out:

His entire life, after all, is one long testament to the power of getting away with things, a master class in criminality without consequences, even before he added presidentiality and all its privileges to his arsenal of defenses.
As he himself once said, “When you’re a star, they let you do it.” But for all his advantages and all his enablers, including loyalists in the Justice Department and the federal judiciary, Trump now faces a level of legal risk unlike anything in his notoriously checkered past — and well beyond anything faced by any previous president leaving office.

Sanity Sunday Musical Break- Cellist Patrick Dexter

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Irish Cellist Patrick Dexter provides us with some music for a relaxing Sunday. In the videos, he plays from his cottage in the West Irish hills with his dog nearby.

LIVE: Chaos in Congress as Republicans Struggle to Select a House Speaker

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Chaos reigned in the US Congress on Tuesday as the Republicans struggled to select a House Speaker. Yesterday, in what should have been a day of pomp and triumph for the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, turned out to be a historic embarrassment. The presumed nominee, Kevin McCarthy, failed - three times - to find enough votes to become Speaker.
Until yesterday, the selection was considered a no-brainer, a mere formality. However, McCarthy appears to have grossly underestimated the opposition within his own party.

Wishing You All A Happy New Year in 2023

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With the new year on the horizon, I wish that you embrace it with an open heart and go forward with faith, hope, and courage. Who knows what the coming year will bring us, but together we are strong enough to cope with whatever happens. 

Happy New Year, my friends.

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Merry Christmas To All My Nomadic Friends

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Sanity Sunday Musical Break for November 2022

by Nomad

All in all, it's not been as bad a week as it could have been. In fact, it was a very good political week. It's time to take a calming break.

Analysis: The Riddle of Why Russians Don't Protest Against the War in Ukraine

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Although now a British citizen, Oxford-educated political philosopher Vlad Vexler was born in the Soviet Union. For this reason, when it comes to an understanding the Russian mentality, he is something of an insider.
He says:

I know that there are a lot of people who are concerned and overwhelmed about what's happening with politics, not just in their country but all over the world, what I do here is help us operate openly in the light and not blindly in darkness.

In the video below, he takes on one of the most perplexing questions of our time: What can account for the apathy of the Russian people in the wake of the brutal invasion of Ukraine?

You will probably what he has to say interesting and, given the current politics in the USA, a bit foreboding.

On the Madness of the Mob

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Time to dig into our past and to discover something interesting.

Meet Mr. MacKay.
Charles MacKay was, intellectually, a man of varied pursuits. Born in Perth, Scotland in 1814, MacKay was, in his time, a poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and even songwriter. 

Today, if he is remembered at all, he is remembered for his early study of crowd psychology entitled Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. 

This entertaining work was published in three volumes: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". (When it comes to public insanity, there are categories but not degrees.)

As a first-rate storyteller. MacKay covers such diverse topics as economic bubbles, alchemy (the imaginary science of transforming worthless metals into gold), haunted houses, fortune-telling, and the mania for murder through slow poisoning. (It was apparently the thing to do.)

Persons who would have revolted at the idea of stabbing a man to the heart, drugged his potage without scruple. Ladies of gentle birth and manners caught the contagion of murder, until poisoning, under their auspices, became quite fashionable.

Watch LIVE: Day 9 of the Public Hearings of the January 6th House Select Committee

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After a month's delay, the January 6 House-Select Committee today picks up where it left off back in summer. The committee has spent the last 15 months wading through tens of thousands of documents and interviewing more than 1000 witnesses.

 

This was to be the last of the public hearings, however, given the amount of newly-discovered information gathered from subpoenaed witnesses, there could be further hearings added to the schedule. 

Sanity Sunday Musical Break for October 2022

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alexrainbirdMusic · Relaxing Sunday Mornings  - An Indie/Folk/Pp Playlist | Vol. 1R

I thought you would might like a bit of calming music this Sunday. 

Queen Elizabeth II - The End of an Era

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At the age of 96, Elizabeth II has died peacefully at her castle in Balmoral, Scotland.

Trump: "No One is Above the Law"

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Watch LIVE: Day 8 of the Public Hearings of the January 6th House Select Committee

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A “minute-by-minute” account of Donald Trump’s actions throughout the melee at the Capitol- that's the focus of Thursday's prime-time hearing of the January 6 House committee. Sources tell us:

Investigators will press their case that Trump’s refusal to intervene more quickly is further evidence that the former president was squarely on the side of the protestors, even as their demonstration against Trump’s defeat escalated into a violent mob attack on Congress — one that threatened the lives of lawmakers and his own vice president.

Watch LIVE: Day 7 of the Public Hearings of the January 6th House Select Committee

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For the 7th day of the House Select Committee's investigation of the January 6th insurrection, the focus will now zero in on the role that extremist groups, such as Proud Boys and the OathKeepers, played in the Capitol riots.