Virus#26:Chapter 38: “Tehran and Ankara pay the price”

Chapter 38 “Tehran and Ankara pay the price”

As you can imagine with dirty nuclear bombs being used by Turkey to destroy two American aircraft carriers in Cyprus during the American 2028 liberation of Cyprus with the loss of thousands of American lives the American mood was revenge. The botched Turkish invasion of the Greek Islands of Samos and Lesbos in the Eastern Aegean as part of the Turkish New Crusades programme also had Germany in a tizzy as all six of its coast guard ships stationed on the two Greek islands were sunk and the survivors in their lifeboats were machine gunned by the Turks in a mini massacre fashion.

Another interesting fact emerged from the botched invasion. For years the Greek far right had been warning various Greek governments that the thousands of refugees streaming into Greece were part of a Turkish plot to help take control of the islands. Many weren’t refugees at all but members of the Turkish Free Army the fanatical faction of the Turkish New Crusades movement. The weaponization of immigration.

You may recall it was a combined Israeli and Greek force that repelled the Turkish invasion of the two Greek islands. The Israelis were exceptionally nervous about Iran’s success of developing nuclear ICBMs. and its Mossad had advanced knowledge of the invasion and the fact that somewhere in Turkey the Iranians and Turks were working on a biological warfare project. The New Crusades platform was to attack Israel and with Iran’s nuclear weapons the threat was imminent and deadly so in assisting the Greeks in repelling the Turks the Israelis felt they were sending a message to both Iran and Turkey it wasn’t going to sit still and get whacked.

So you can only guess what happened. The Americans nuked Ankara and Teheran and through regular bombing inflicted severe damage on military facilities in both these countries including a carpet bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Now while the United States and Israel felt somewhat safer the backlash in Muslim countries was even more hysterical than it had ever been. The New Crusades morphed from a Turkish dream into a glorious mission of Islam. And the American and global reaction of non-Muslim countries became one of increased hatred to the point it was getting as hysterical as the shouts coming from the New Crusades camp.

Strict security requirements were imposed to prevent the increasing frequency of suicide bomber attacks in the United States. All Turkish “guest workers” in Germany were deported unless they were German citizens. All Iranians and Turks who were not American citizens were deported.

As far as Canada reacted it closed its borders to all Turks and Iranians and it increased surveillance of all mosques and Islam “education centres” throughout Canada. The thin “official veneer” of the Canadian government concerning its care and compassion for Middle Eastern “refugees” was replaced with extreme hostility to all Muslims by the general population.

Throughout Europe and North America mosques were bombed fuelling the mounting New Crusades hysteria.

Before we end this awful story the Mossad had hacked into the highest level of secure Turkish military intranets where they discovered the “Armenian Final Solution” which was going to use the biological weaponry developed by Iran and Turkey to cleanse the world of Armenians. And the conclusion of the Mossad was Israel was also to be cleansed.

As for Turkey many of its key non-Muslim trading partners more of less placed a trade embargo on it devastating its economy increasing the fervor of the New Crusades movement.

The result of this was a complete polarization of Islam versus Christianity.

What a rat’s nest.s#26

Poetry Corner: “Mama Bravo strikes again”

Mama Bravo strikes again

Laughing gaily they take their seats
out of the hostile winter freeze to enjoy the cheap rum of sunny Cuba
the plane hurtles down the runway
passengers getting ready for those free drinks
BUT!
snap, crackle pop
like steel rice crispies

No time for a scream
what’s left of the bodies
lies steaming in a field
and looks like stewed tomatoes dropped from the Empire State Building
on a cold winter day

Robert K. Stephen

Poetry Corner: “Roasted Pigeon Droppings”

Roasted Pigeon Droppings

Time said they were great
Newsweek acclaimed them a delight
Rolling Stone declared they were outta sight
Playboy advised them as a aphrodisiac at night
The Financial Times could get you 10% off on a wholesale deal
Good Housekeeping even gave them its seal
The National Geographic showed bare breasted natives scraping them off the rocks
Clearasil used them in cream for zits
but i
personally believe they taste like the shits

Robert K. Stephen

COVID Poetry Corner: “The Brit Bug”

             The Brit Bug

If Donald Trump, esteemed gentleman that he was, called COVID-19 “Kung Flu”
this new B117 mutation of the COVID-19 virus can I call it the Limey Virus?
being of British heritage please don’t throw me under the bus

Whatever it is B117 unfortunately is not the only mutation in town
rest assured a “Yankee Virus” will be nastier and cause the world to frown
helped to develop by a careless political clown

Let’s not forget the mutation from South Africa
that attacks the tummy and makes you go to the loo for lots of kaka

Oh and that nasty one from Brazil
that really can make you seriously ill

Please don’t blame the Brits
they’ll soon have fits

There will soon be mutations from all the countries in the globe strutting their stuff
I have had enough of this disease so am becoming a bit gruff
we have all had enough!

We are all getting sick of hearing about COVID-19
and venting our spleen
so let’s be positive and the end of the dastardly spiked little bugger in our night-time dream

Robert K. Stephen
 

Catch some Canadian music: Toronto’s Crow’s Theatre presents Ruby Waters

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RUBY WATERS ON VALENTINE’S DAY!
Crow’s Theatre is pleased to announce the latest offering in our Dinner and a Show series, the mesmerizing, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Ruby Waters, in concert.
The Sweet Sublime singer is known for such hits as Quantum Physics, Supernatural and is regarded as one of Canada’s most rousing and rapidly rising stars. Having enjoyed commercial and critical acclaim with her recently released EP If It Comes Down To It, Ruby will be performing an intimate concert.
Secure your tickets now for what promises to be an unforgettable evening in the comfort of your own home.

💛 Friday February 12th at 8:00PM
💜 Saturday February 13th at 8:00PM❤️ Sunday February 14th at 8:00PM (Dinner and a Show performance)
 
RESERVE $25 DIGITAL TICKETS
RESERVE DINNER AND A SHOW EXPERIENCE
Valentine’s Day will host a special edition of Dinner And A Show.
 This Valentine’s Day, we have partnered up with Gare de l’Est to pair a gourmet meal and sommelier-selected wine with Ruby Waters in concert, designed to bring home the feeling of a great night out. GDL Chef John Sinopoli has created a romantic Valentine’s Day menu to pair with Ruby Waters In Concert, makingthe night an unmissable gastronomic and artistic experience.

The ready to finish meals are delivered to homes directly by GDL, along with video instructions from the chef on how to complete and plate the dishes.
Valentine’s Day MenuAppetizersLobster and Bay Scallop Salad: Poached lobster, marinated bay scallop, spiced grapefruit, golden beet purée, Bibb lettuce, green sorrel, icicle radish, citrus vinaigrette.orWinter Vegetable Salad (Vegetarian Option) – crèpe sachet filled with Basquaise onions, gently pickled winter vegetables including marinated fennel, radish, pearl onions, and endive with spiced grapefruit, Bibb lettuce and fresh herbs.Main:Duck Confit a l’Orange: Crispy skinned duck leg, Swiss chard and white bean ragout, roasted baby fennel, Jus a l’orange.

orBraised Escarole (Vegetarian Option): porcini broth simmered escarole, salsify and trumpet mushroom potato gratin, fresh black truffle, cured egg yolk.Dessert:Gare de l’Est Assorted Bon Bons: includes house made chocolate truffles, fruit gelées and mini biscuits.
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Virus#26: Chapter 37: “God, Darwinism or Mother Nature’s revenge”

Chapter 37 “God, Darwinism or Mother Nature’s revenge”

Not that I am tied into the evangelical movement but one would have thought there would be a widespread outcry that all these viruses were God’s revenge against the sins of humanity. It would have made marvelous sense but the evangelicals were for the most part quiet. In the U.S. during the first wave of COVID-19 their silence might have meant they were having more serious issues at hand. The re-election of their favoured Donald J. Trump as president. I mean one really has to admire a president having the police gas out peaceful protestors out of the way so he could walk to a church and hold a Bible up in the air. He never bothered to ask the church authorities if he could take this photo-op. Obviously to the thinking person this was nothing but a cheap marketing attempt and the man cared more about manipulating an important part of his support than he would ever care about evangelicals.

What was more common was calling the fatalities caused by the virus as a simple expression of Darwinism where the strongest survive. Many just shrugged and said when asked about the “cull” in long-term care residences the old and sick were picked off as a Darwinist act. They also said that those with comorbidities such as diabetes, heart conditions and obesity were part of the weak link therefore the first to go. All this may have been true to a degree as callous as it may seem. These people were also upset that seniors were getting the vaccinations first “as they were close to death anyways”.

Modern medicine has managed to increase the lifespan of many that would otherwise would have been dead decades ago. For many that was a blessing but for others a cruel prolongation of a meagre and miserable life. To be honest one had to ask why these comorbidities existed? Could it be poverty and racism that placed minorities such as blacks, indigenous peoples and Latinos in a disproportionately high infection and death rate? And in long-term care facilities that were responsibly managed the death and infection rates were far lower that the improperly managed facilities. So if there was Darwinism at play you might want to say it was not pure Darwinism but social and economic factors that made many minorities easy pickings.

Then were those that thought Mother Nature was striking back at humanity that was killing her with pollution, deforestation and a constant spew of toxins. The number of natural disasters preceding the COVIDs could have been a warning the earth simply couldn’t manage much more abuse so kill off millions and take the strain off the earth. A very appealing doctrine but Mother Earth chose her weakest victims primarily in the developing world. In one day Brazil had more COVID-19 infections than Canada had in three months.

Take your choice as to those theories but I will blame human negligence, political opportunism and poor long-term planning by politicos initially hailed by many as heroes fighting an epic battle but then raked over the coals and displaced by coups and assassinations for letting their medical systems decline to such a state that the viruses took such a toll.

Virus#26: Chapter 36: “were there any benefits from the COVIDs? real character of many brought to light”

Chapter 36 “were there any benefits from the COVIDs? real character of many brought to light”

There is nothing like a crisis of a pandemic or perceived crisis of a scamdemic to draw out characteristics of the human character.

On the negative side panic initially swept the nations with the insatiable need to stockpile toilet paper, hand sanitizer and facemasks. Retail outlets were scavenged and fights and insults flew. Toilet paper selling at COSTCO for $24.95 showed up on Amazon for $95 as well as inflated prices for gloves, facemasks, wipes and hand sanitizers. I recall at COSTCO one women had a shopping basket full of toilet paper and one poor soul pleaded with her for one packet. The response was a no with the explanation that “It’s not my fault you didn’t plan properly!”. The positive of this negative was that COVID let you know who would push you aside in a rush to the fire escape in a movie theatre.

You might also want to state the goodness of the millions who social distanced and wore their masks although on the negative side that revealed their timidity and deference in an unthinking matter about edicts of governments. It was if they had never heard about civil liberties and as they had never struggled to preserve them they were easy chumps to be pushed around, of course in the name of the public good, which has masked countless government atrocities.

The COVIDs also illuminated the thoughts and souls of many politicos. The most frightening were those leaders who simply acknowledged that COVID was no worse than the ordinary flu which subsequent studies acknowledged was correct for COVID-19 but failed to realize their slashed hospitals or lack of hospitals could not even handle a normal flu outbreak causing the death of millions of Venezuelans amongst others.

Then there was the late Donald J. Trump with his endless misstatements and reckless actions including holding a maskless rally in Tulsa Oklahoma in June of 2020 in a 15,000-seat indoor arena whilst he said COVID-19 was fading whereas in Oklahoma it was spiking upwards days before his blessed rally. Some say that careless event that ended up ripping Tulsa to shreds with infections and deaths. It was clear at that point he “losing it”.

As for Canada the Trudeau government initially managed to avoid overthrow and revolution by pumping massive amounts of aid into the hands of corporations and individuals at least for the first wave and through the second wave at which point the Canadian government was literally running out of money.

The same Trudeau fate was met by many provincial governments as Canadians felt stung by the deaths in their family which they, well into COVID-19, blamed on the federal and provincial healthcare cuts over the years preceding COVID-19. To put matters generously most Canadian governments handled the crisis well but at the end of the day were they really the cause for the crisis which was not always the virus but their poor planning or lack of planning for it.

Even during all this horrible health news some of corporate Canada, particularly grocery stores, showed its mettle by discontinuing “hazard pay” for essential workers such as grocery cashiers while raking in huge profits and management bonuses while the COVID-19 virus was still raising its ugly head.

The lack of compassion shown by corporate Canada stuffed the pockets of many a “senior management team” member but then there was that bloody attack at Weston Groceries senior management offices in Toronto by a husband of a deceased grocery store clerk who had died of COVID-19 with her dying words,” Kill those cheap bastards”. Throughout the world the far right and left was gaining in strength and popularity. Polarization of society set in at different stages of COVID-19. Initially it was the super corporate wealthy that bore the brunt of Canadian political anger then it was the upper classes such as rapper Drake’s obscene palatial mansion in the ultra rich enclave of Toronto’s The Bridlepath that were attacked and looted. Even the cottages and homes of professional athletes were not spared. By the time Virus #26 hit even what was left of the upper middle and middle classes were shaking in their boots. Private clubs, private schools, elite golf courses and restaurants were torched and looted. I mean this was beyond what Karl Marx, Adolph Hitler any far right or left movement could have predicted. Yes we are just about ready to jump into Virus #26!