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ghazal #204, revised with rhyme, divan-e-Hafez, khanlari
Last night, in our circle of friends, the story was of your curls; Into the heart of night, our talk was of how your hair unfurls. The heart ran with blood from your eyelashes’ arrows, Yet was longing for still … Continue reading
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The Curse of Neoliberalism
The Curse of Neoliberalism Our political economy has been sold to the highest bidder like slave … Continue reading
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The Veracity of Rumi and Hafez in English
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-erasure-of-islam-from-the-poetry-of-rumi Several different ideas and factors intersect to inform the subject of the veracity of Rumi’s and Hafez’s presentation in English. Coleman Bark’s adaptations of Rumi seek to create an authentic voice of bardic spirituality, even if that voice is … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s Indian Astrological Inauguration Chart
This is the event chart for DT’s presidential inauguration: January 20, 2017 at 12:00 pm at Washington D.C. The chart for DT’s inauguration is a chart that would apply to anyone inaugurated at this time and place. It happens to … Continue reading
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Quadruple Nullity
What is so shocking is the great number of intelligent people who have subscribed to the meme that the “Russians hacked the election”. This is a double and even a triple and quadruple nullity. The proof that this was a … Continue reading
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Hannibal Lecters
The Hannibal Lecters declined to savage the election of the neofascist Baby Trump. Who is to blame for this rabid indifference? Democracy’s snarling assassins are legion, and slink everywhere. Who placed Baby Trump on his gold potty to reign as … Continue reading
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Donald Trump- reign of the carny huckster
The virtual reality president elect is as sharp as P.T. Barnum, who observed that a sucker is born every moment. The cruel truth is that this not only describes America of the hoary past, but also of the recent past, … Continue reading
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The black snake winds around the Missouri
The black snake winds around the Missouri and chokes the Sioux Nation with misery. Black venom slithers across sacred land, but water Protectors make a last stand. Bullets and burning gas- grenades explode; Big Fist shoots water canon in bitter … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s Indian Astrological Chart
This is evidently DT’s birth chart. Born June 14th, 1946 in Jamaica, Queens at 10:54am. He has Leo rising, with the Sun the chart ruler. It is placed in the 10th house conjunct Rahu (the lunar north node). It is … Continue reading
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An Obitituary for Lady Klinton Kissinger Sachs
An Obituary for Lady Klinton Kissinger Sachs We are grieved to announce on November 8th the passing of Lady Klinton Kissinger Sachs, the standard bearer for the Democratic Neoliberal Party. She worked tirelessly for many decades for the interests of … Continue reading
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