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They need to do a sequel to Chicken Run called Bull Run. It's about a young bull getting all hyped up and excited to get to run through the cities of Spain and run down stupid tourists only to panic and be left traumatized by the 'practice' where his friend is sent into a red-eyed frenzy so he tries to escape but winds up accidentally starting a bull run early.

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Overwhelming Police Response to CANSEC Protests - The Leveller

by Joshua Bezanson Protesters attempted to shut down CANSEC, the largest defence and security convention in Canada, on May 28. Demonstration

"Protesters attempted to shut down CANSEC, the largest defence and security convention in Canada, on May 28. Demonstrations began early in the morning, forming a line near the two entrances of the Ottawa Cohere Centre. They were met with close to a hundred police officers from Ottawa Police Services and Ontario Provincial Police in riot gear."

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38-They Are Not War Casualty Numbers: The War Is Not Over, but Ordinary Lives Have Already Ended

They Are Not War Casualty Numbers: The War Is Not Over, but Ordinary Lives Have Already Ended Different sources report different casualty figures for conflicts in the Middle East, but multiple international media outlets and human rights organizations continue to show that civilian deaths, injuries, and displacement are ongoing. This article does not represent the position of any government,…

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37-A Village Without Men: Why Must Ordinary People Hand Their Lives Over to War?

A Village Without Men: Why Must Ordinary People Hand Their Lives Over to War? The Washington Post once reported that in the village of Makiv in southwestern Ukraine, almost no men of fighting age remained. Reuters has also reported that the Russia-Ukraine war has caused labor shortages, broken families, and long-term psychological trauma in rural Ukraine. United Nations human rights monitoring…

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Coffee House Writers Magazine features my new poem, “Living in the Shade.”

Coffee House Writers Magazine features my new poem, “Living in the Shade.”

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Throwback Friday, Eating Chocolates and Watching Wars

Chocolates are delightfully delicious … wars are deadly and destructive …Above the valley, a white-feathered messenger rises — reminding us how fragile peace can be Yesterday we visited the Moorabool Valley Chocolate Café for coffee and cake, and the moment brought this poem back to me — a piece I wrote in August 2018, when a simple liquor chocolate stirred memories, questions, and the ache of a…

Throwback Friday, Eating Chocolates and Watching Wars

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The Sabbath Sabotage

They told usholiness was neat,pressed flat like Sunday clothes,folded into bulletins,spoken in indoor voices,kept safely between hymnsand handshakes.They told usSabbath was a soft thing,a nap for the soul,a gentle pausebefore returningto the holy machineryof earning, buying, proving, becoming.But Sabbath was never safe.Sabbath is a wrenchthrown into Pharaoh’s gears.A door barred against the…

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