Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops
18 March 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain’. Cosas de España/Galiza The…
The dangerously delusional, bellicose president: 18 March 2026
The Mad Sociopath in the White House A Exquisite Confession Trump on Gavin Newscombe . . . Epic Distraction The next distraction – to distract from the last distraction? The Grifter in Chief An email from Trump’s Never Surrender PAC has offered donors “private national security briefings”.
17 March 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain’. Cosas de España/Galiza The…
The dangerously delusional, bellicose president: 17 March 2026
Trump the Ranter/The 5-dimension Chess Player and Strategic Genius. Trump is not exactly known for admitting he was wrong or confessing he’s made a mistake. So, it’s hardly surprising that he’s written numerous posts in the last day or so, rantfully fingering everyone else for the terrible mess he’s in. And, as the bully he’s…
16 March 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain’. Cosas de España/Galiza How…
The dangerously delusional, bellicose president: 16 March 2026
Trump – The 5-dimension chess player and strategic genius. Trump’s Management of the War Having failed to involve US allies in consideration of his war, Trump is now threatening them about not responding to his desperate plea for assistance in respect of the Straits of Hormuz. In other words, to get their citizens killed. .…
15 March 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain’. Cosas de España/Galiza More…
The dangerously delusional, bellicose president: 15 March 2026
Yesterday’s presidential statements:- A (pathetic/laughable) change of heart? Previously . . . Today, from the demi-god who eschews teamwork . . . . As of now, it’s reported that – contrary, of course, to Trump’s most recent statements – all of the US’s allies have refused to get involved. Commentary from Ben Meiselas of The…
14 March 2026
Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that putsthe stars to flight And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light. Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain’. Cosas de España/Galiza A…
The dangerously delusional, bellicose president: 14 March 2026
What passes for Presidential statements these days:- And one from the repugnant, blood-lusting TV star, Pete Hegseth:- Trump has bombed Kharg Island and said he will obliterate all the oil installations on it, if Iran doesn’t open the Hormuz Strait. The Iranian armed forces have vowed to respond to any attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure…
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Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 