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I find I don’t wish to explore new lands, but to explore again those I have already passed through, trying to see what I’d missed in the first hectic rush … Gerard Van der Leun

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Not California, Illinois, Canada, etc …

The New American Digest Posted on September 11, 2025 by DTSeptember 10, 2025

Someplace in the Snake River desert south of Boise

Looks to be about the proper age to learn how to handle firearms.

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9/11

The New American Digest Posted on September 11, 2025 by DTSeptember 10, 2025

Yes. I'm ignoring the significance of the date. Others won't.

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I’m Sure Not An Original Thought

The New American Digest Posted on September 10, 2025 by DTSeptember 10, 2025

I'm too old for this crap ...

This isn't just some shooter that needs to be taken down - it's a whole movement ... from the DNC and their tranzy critters down through judges overstepping their bounds and down to all the Karens that feel they're special enough to steal little kids' baseballs out of their hands.

This isn't time for long drawn-out court "investigations" and legal "we don't knows" and show trials with show judges that do nothing but enrich the legal system and provide news items.

Blood asks for blood. "Legally" is preferred but speedy and decisive is necessary.
Someone prove it's not time to call on the Committees ...

Because it's feeling like it is time ... and what that means is simply a different path of destruction than the one we're on.
But a path of destruction nonetheless.

******************************

Later that same day ...
But wait, there's more!

A school shooting in the Denver suburb of Evergreen about lunchtime today left three students critically injured.

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So When The Illegals Are All Gone

The New American Digest Posted on September 10, 2025 by DTSeptember 10, 2025

"Eye-popping number of ICE jobs offered after Trump admin touts major new hire benefits"

Just what's going to happen to all those ICE people when every illegal has been transferred?
Or are illegals never going away because ICE needs justification of existence?
Or will they exist by needing to regularly confirm citizenship of everyone in the country?

"Ve vill zee your paperz now, pleaze!"

The pendulum swings ... how far?

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Can’t Be Long Now

The New American Digest Posted on September 10, 2025 by DTSeptember 10, 2025

from reading the Comments

Charlie Kirk Shot In Neck At Utah College Event

PS: They had the guy and let him go

"Utah Valley University confirms suspect initially in custody released" (wrong guy)

PPS: It appears Charlie Kirk died

damn!

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Sunflowers

The New American Digest Posted on September 10, 2025 by DTSeptember 9, 2025
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Tunes For Tuesday – Bambi Lee Savage “Darlin”

The New American Digest Posted on September 9, 2025 by DTSeptember 8, 2025

A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today’s selection: Bambi Lee Savage "Darlin" 1995

Don't forget the milk.

"Darlin" may be familiar to those who've seen "Slingblade".

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It’s Not Aging

The New American Digest Posted on September 8, 2025 by DTSeptember 8, 2025

and it's not every Boomer either.

Those same people were useless, noisy, and annoying in their 20s as well.

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Sylvie

The New American Digest Posted on September 8, 2025 by DTSeptember 6, 2025

Transiting the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul.

Sylvie in Bosporus headed to the Black Sea

A LPG tanker built in 2007 and registered in Hong Kong. 570 ft long, 92 ft beam, 34 ft draft

The Bosporus Strait (İstanbul Boğazı), connecting the Marmara Sea to the Black Sea, splits the city of Istanbul (pop ~17million). It lies on the continental divide between Asia and Europe. The strait is about 20 miles long and ranges between a bit less than ½ mile wide to 2 miles wide at the northern end. It has an average depth of about 200 ft extending to 360 ft in places. There is a submarine river through the strait - current can flow in either direction but the primary flow is south to the Marmara.

It is speculated - with some evidence - that at the end of the last ice age, the strait was formed by a deluge of water flowing north, breaking through into the then fresh-water Black Sea. This could be the foundation for Noah's boat ride during the Great Flood of the Bible.

North end of Bosporus Strait - entrance to Black Sea - the widest point at the lighthouse center left
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Who?

The New American Digest Posted on September 7, 2025 by DTSeptember 7, 2025

"The suspects have not been identified because of their age."

This protection of violent "children" past puberty- call it 12 for those that want firm lines in the sand - needs to stop . The suspects in this case were 15 - old enough to commit felonies. Big difference between a 15yo and a 5yo. I can see not releasing juvenile names for "crimes" such as obtaining under-age beer but when said juvenile commits violent felonies, they are not juvenile anymore and the public should be aware of potential danger in their midst. And said juvenile should be treated as an adult in the court system.

Old enough to do the crime? FAFO.

Tolerance for the sake of tolerance is no virtue when tolerance ignores that which is being tolerated.

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Gerard Van der Leun
12/26/45 - 1/27/23


Gerard's Last Post
(posthumous): Feb 4, 2023
"So Long. See You All a Little Further Down the Road"

When my body won’t hold me anymore
And it finally lets me free
Where will I go?
Will the trade winds take me south through Georgia grain?
Or tropical rain?
Or snow from the heavens?
Will I join with the ocean blue?
Or run into a savior true?
And shake hands laughing
And walk through the night, straight to the light
Holding the love I’ve known in my life
And no hard feelings

Avett Brothers - No Hard Feelings

The following was posted along with the announcement of Gerard's passing.
Leonard Cohen - Going Home

For a 2005 interview with Gerard


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Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man,
play a song for me
I'm not sleepy
and there ain't no place I'm goin' to

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man,
play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning,
I'll come followin' you

Take me for a trip upon
your magic swirling ship
All my senses have been stripped
And my hands can't feel to grip
And my toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'

I'm ready to go anywhere,
I'm ready for to fade
Unto my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it


Men who saw night coming down about them could somehow act as if they stood at the edge of dawn.


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