Evil Knievil: A modern day Joan of Arc

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I have asked around and, rather to my surprise, find that my generation tends not to take Greta Thunberg seriously. For instance, Jeremy Clarkson thinks she should go back to school.

Some have described her tone of voice as frustrated. This is wrong since she is expressing moral outrage. To me, she is a Jeanne D’Arc character in her intensity.

I know she is monitored/mentored by her parents but there is no denying her sincerity. Her stance is not mere playacting.

Anyway, I am trying to get hold of her and, when I do, I’ll keep you informed.

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I am far from certain that Trump gets impeached successfully. But he certainly ought to be. He is so bent and mendacious that the time has come to welcome Mr Pence into the limelight.

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I may be missing something, but the Yemenis have announced that they have killed several hundred Saudi soldiers and taken prisoner thousands more along with vast supplies of materiel. If they are telling the truth American troops are on their way. If not, the Yemenis are going to lose public support.

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Over the weekend a chum told me that the polyhalite to be mined by Sirius (LON:SXX) eventually is not much good as fertilisers go. This does not mean it’s a short down here. But it is certainly not a buy.

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