blue1950 (50)in #islamic-terrorism • 8 years agoOMG, IT'S A BOMB! BUT... BUT... IT'S NOT TERRORISM, IS IT?News about the terrorist bombings in New York and New Jersey by an "Afghan-American," who obviously did not have a…blue1950 (50)in #election • 8 years agoDO YOU WANT THIS HAND ON THE NUKES?Think. "The lesser of two evils" is no longer a valid argument.blue1950 (50)in #mental-illness • 8 years agoMENTAL ILLNESS, CHILDREN, ENABLING PARENTS: Dangerous conundrumWith the U.S. mental health crisis growing by the day, the narrower issue of parents as enablers of mentally sick…blue1950 (50)in #steemit • 8 years agoStrange things on Steemit -- How can new members get in when the door is blocked?When I fist joined steemit I just went on posting. Now, it appears, things have changed for the worst. I got this…blue1950 (50)in #ww2 • 8 years agoWAR PHOTO CENTRAL - Eastern Front - InfantryIn a shallow trench somewhere on the Eastern Front, two German infantrymen look at the combat photographer as shelling…blue1950 (50)in #ww2 • 8 years agoWAR PHOTO CENTRAL - Eastern FrontTwo German soldiers on the Eastern Front don local fur coats in the absence of standard issue polar clothing for the…blue1950 (50)in #tito • 8 years agoWAR PHOTO CENTRAL - Josip Broz Tito, President of YugoslaviaMarshal Josip Broz Tito, who united the Yugoslav partisans in the fight against the Nazis, poses for the camera with…blue1950 (50)in #war-photos • 8 years agoWAR PHOTO CENTRAL: Canadian pilot Cliff Horncastle KIA 1942In this news photo, Canadian fighter pilot Cliff Horncastle prepares to take off from an unidentified UK airfield.…blue1950 (50)in #european-union • 8 years agoDIS-UNITED EUROPE: TIME TO PUT AN END TO ITS MISERYThis man is after my own heart: "Merkel's Sidekick Says Brexit Makes Europe Unstable - Good, The EU Should…blue1950 (50)in #first-lady • 8 years agoFIRST LADIES: OFTEN A PROBLEM FOR "DEMOCRACY"First ladies in the United States have no constitutional role. The first lady has no official duties. For all we…blue1950 (50)in #writing • 8 years agoBASIC 'MUST' WHEN WRITING POSTS: IT'S LENGTH, STUPID!Newspaper editors in the old days had two must-do prompts for their story tellers: Keep it SHORT, keep it FOCUSED.…blue1950 (50)in #steemit • 8 years agoSTEEMIT: Which Are the Steam-ing Posts That'll Give You Lots of $$$??? - Some ST Ecosystem ObservationsI joined Steemit two weeks ago. In that span of time I learned some and I still scratch my head on some. What's…blue1950 (50)in #writing • 8 years agoI AM WRITING FOR MYSELF AND STRANGERSI am writing for myself and strangers. Gertrude Stein Indeed I do. Writing as self-medicine has been…blue1950 (50)in #hillary • 8 years agoCONTRARY TO WHAT USUAL SUSPECT MEDIA WANTS U TO BELIEVE, HILLARY TREADS ON THIN ICELatest poll from Pew Research (not exactly your paid-per-poll clown outfit) shows Hillary separated from Donald by…blue1950 (50)in #news • 8 years agoOrthodox Jew Stabbed in French City by Man with "Psychiatric History" screaming "Allahu Akbar"Here's the news story: I wonder. Every time a madman screaming "Allahu Akbar" stabs or blows up innocent people in…blue1950 (50)in #turkey • 8 years agoTURKEY: MENACE TO THE WEST AND ENORMOUS NATO LIABILITYOne of the most persistent myths of American diplomacy has been Turkey as the "key ally" of the West in Asia. The…blue1950 (50)in #steemit • 8 years agoSTEEMIT IN THE NEWS: RECAP August 18, 2016Quick recap of Steemit news stories in the last few days. Steemit Is Like Reddit, But Where Upvotes Equal a…blue1950 (50)in #moscow • 8 years agoWW2 - Quad Maxim AA gun on a terrace in Moscowblue1950 (50)in #war • 8 years agoWW2 - The assembly war in a Soviet arms factoryblue1950 (50)in #obamacare • 8 years agoOBAMACARE THREATENED BY FOR-PROFITS: Twist some arms, read them The ActAs I said in a previous post , surrendering the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a.k.a. Ombamacare, to for-profit insurers…
