Harrowing, brutal, beautiful, the journey of 3 young boys from Guatemala to the the land of honey and freedom the US. The journey incorporated the the Mexican wall which I saw for the first time. I didn't know that one already existed. The director cut his teeth working with Ken Loach on Land and Freedom, and… Continue reading The Golden Dream – Film
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Bobji
I collected the bundle of Bobji in a snow storm - an English one where nothing really settled, but it caused a mild flurry. Her first ever snow, her first journey in a motor car. Fixed by nervousness, she lay down in the cage. Kali, totally unaware of this revolution that was about to take… Continue reading Bobji
Trump two weeks
An exercise. These are bizarre unconventional times, with an avalanche of trumpeting tweets, executive orders trouncing over diplomatic politics, alternative facts which don't matter - or do they?, no time to draw breath, let alone digest, assimilate, protest, as the next arrow arrives. Effective strategy? Action of a sane man? Protectionism gone rampant? Uncomfortably similar to… Continue reading Trump two weeks
Moon
Sara and I are studying the moon, she's my moon buddy. She's good. Rigerous. And she has a better view than I in the woods, for she has a panorama out to sea. Our first joint revelation is that the moon rises in the east and sets in the west - ie same as the… Continue reading Moon
Trump summary
This is what Trump has been up to. For those finding it difficult to keep up - here's a run down of the week so far To recap: * On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the DOJ’s Violence Against Women programs. * On January 19th, 2017, DT said that… Continue reading Trump summary
Trump
Today Trump endorses water boarding and torture as an effective deterrent. "I have spoken with people at the highest level of intelligence and I asked them the question 'Does it work? Does torture work?' and the answer was 'Yes, absolutely'. He continued: "They chop them off and they put them on camera and send them… Continue reading Trump
Trump summary
This is what Trump has been up to. For those finding it difficult to keep up - here's a run down of the week so far To recap: * On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the DOJ’s Violence Against Women programs. * On January 19th, 2017, DT said that… Continue reading Trump summary
Trump
Today Trump revokes the protection Obhama gave to the Dakota Access pipelines, and backs Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. As he signed he said it would create a "lot of jobs, 28,000 jobs, great construction jobs".
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Obama
Spent the eve of Obama's last day in office, watching old video's of him. That crisp bright winter day when I, with millions of other democrats, watched his inauguration, remembering seeing him emerging as a potential in Boston all those years ago with Bryan. What a joyful day that was. Back then we thought Bush was… Continue reading Obama
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