It is so easy to trash Russia, their stulted banality of evil, the almost comical incompetence of its government and military, the vulgar venality of its leaders. But at its heart are the people, like people everywhere, with lives no less sacred due to circumstance or lack of privilege. I came across this documentary about […]
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Six Gulags Over Russia (part 2)
We’re looking at Russia’s Patriot Park, a delightful celebration of Russia’s contribution to enriching themselves. Designed with MAGAt sensibilities, visitors can spend their time and their rubles enjoying the technology of death. Getting There Concession Stand Specials – Patriot Park Edition Spy Sundae Freedom Fritters Herring-on-a-Bayonet Sanctions Salt Pretzel Propaganda Punch Kompromat Corn Dog Red […]
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Six Gulags Over Russia (part 1)
While browsing the pro-Ukrainian newspaper The Moscow Times, the WLBOTT Schadenfreude As A Service System (SAAS) alarms started blaring. By the way, the Moscow Times has a very cool masthead. The gist of the story: [note to self: when WLBOTT commences its Life of Crime, all transactions will be recorded in rubles. The numbers are […]
Today we begin a 27-part series on one of WLBOTT’s most requested topic: Sin. We did a brief survey of all major religious traditions, and they are pretty much against it. But before we begin the Nuts and Bolts of Sin, we decided to give our AI companions a Rorschach test. Using only the word […]
We found many intriguing restaurants in Rjukan on TripAdvisor. Here’s a sample of some of the food awaiting you. In searching for restaurants in and around Rjukan (and there are many delightful places), we came across this kid-friendly farm and cafe: To assist those who don’t speak Norwegian, Google Translate offers the following: Dorthe Erichsen […]
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Rjukan, In Shadows and Light
Elder DZ was telling the executive committee about a village in Norway, surrounded by mountains, where they get very little direct sunlight. To compensate, the village erected mirrors up in the mountains to reflect light into the town. Elder G gives us some background: RjukanRjukan is a town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. […]
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Vatican Sanctuary
For obvious reasons, WLBOTT needs to investigate the sanctuary policy of various nation states. We asked Elder JimZim to investigate the possibility of using the Vatican for sanctuary. From Elder JimZim Folks – not sure I have much to share on beets (although serendipitously, beets come up in part 2 of this note). However, at […]
Elder JimZim has provided us with some Fresh Hell. Gentle People: I think all this talk of deities and anti-deities will send us all to Hell (Norway, that is). I have travelled past this village several times when going to Trondheim. Hell is 10 degrees latitude north of Edmonton and features two post offices. Most importantly, it […]
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Celebrating Emmy Noether
Yesterday’s featured Wikipedia article was on the German mathematician Emmy Noether. She had a fascinating, challenging life, and fled the Nazi regime to settle at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. There are so many interesting paths to follow with her story. A good starting point is a podcast called The Dead Ladies Show. Excluded from […]
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The Ukrainian Community of Madrid, Spain
We can only imagine the struggles of displaced Ukrainians. All the unnecessary suffering due to one madman. There are a tremendous number of on-line resources, and we hope to spotlight the most helpful “getting started” guides, especially those produced by the EU and the UN. We apologize in advance for not providing this guide in […]