David Kirtley

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The Grim Reaper by Alfred N.Muggins

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2/3/25 / 8/3/25 Alfred went to bed too late every night. In these troubling times there was to be no rest for those who cared about the causes of...

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259 of my comments have received 272 Great Feedback votes

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Its a good question! Why is

Posted on Sat, 17 Feb 2024

Its a good question! Why is everything made in China? (and what if they actually did one day invade Taiwan? Where would we get our good from then, particularly as we no longer make them ourselves?) We must be mad, (or very greedy?). I enjoyed...

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Posted in Why?

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I am interested to hear the

Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024

I am interested to hear the continuation of your son's (real!) story! (which would actually make a great film or book, once a definite ending to the ongoing tale is reached!?) . You make a very  interesting overview of the Russian Invasion story...

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Posted in After Russian Rain (A Postscript from Moscow)

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I did enjoy this story,

Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023

I did enjoy this story, particularly as it recreates the modern feel of Christmas on the streets of modern Britain, a large,and supposedly wealthy country, in which increasing numbers of citizens, (and migrants?) become homeless because the cost...

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Posted in 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

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You speak for us all! A very

Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2023

You speak for us all! A very eloquent piece on the subject. Why do the profits increase at our expense?

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Posted in Energy.

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I can certainly see where you

Posted on Mon, 06 Nov 2023

I can certainly see where you are coming from on this one. Maybe simple execution would suffice. We don't want to return to the middle ages completely!

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Posted in Seriously?

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 I really like this poem Di

Posted on Sun, 29 Oct 2023

 I really like this poem Di for the many things it says! You express the shame our governments and complacent leaders should feel for their moral complacency in giving the green card to these medieval tribal revenge tactics. Do we too feel shame...

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Posted in October 2023

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A good poem to describe the

Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023

A good poem to describe the truths of war. The moral high ground is soon lost as your warmaking/bombing finds many more victims than the original attack against you. Then who is the war criminal? (And who started it all in the first place?)

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Posted in open your eyes!

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I do agree with you Ed.

Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023

I do agree with you Ed. Antonio Guterres the secretary General of the United Nations is very good. He has placed himself in difficult situations and done his best, a good spokesman for decency, fairness,and truth in this difficult world of...

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Posted in Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)

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Yes I would think that in the

Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Yes I would think that in the right circumstances, including politically and with fair rights and treatment, I would think they should be able to get on perfectly well together. The problems might well be the unfinished peace process and creeping...

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Posted in Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)

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Great poem, with impressions

Posted on Sat, 21 Oct 2023

Great poem, with impressions of Egypt, and the Arab and muslim world, and memories of Arab and Israeli conflict! It is a shame they have not been able to find peace or fairness.

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Posted in Me and My Muezzin

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