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Today we have a small victory for hope, and a whodunit with a surprise…gangstayid (52)in #news • 7 years agoMemorial Day Drama - New Holyland UpdateThe Jewish-Arab Choir "Shirana" at the 2016 Israeli-Palestinian Memorial ceremony (Photo: Tatyana Gitilitz) Welcome one and all to the Holyland Update, brought to you in a…gangstayid (52)in #music • 7 years agoIn The Name Of Groove - How James Brown Gave Us The Funk And Saved BostonThe word funk is first recorded in the English language in 1620, four years after the death of William Shakespeare, as meaning "smelling of smoke". The word was derived from the…gangstayid (52)in #israel • 7 years agoIrish Entrance And The Honduras Hustle - The Flip-Flop Holyland Update"Damn you, New Israel Fund!" (Cartoon: Noam Rabinovich ) I wrote a whole post, then it got deleted because of Steemit's dumbass CMS (and my forgetting to periodically…gangstayid (52)in #test • 7 years agotesttestgangstayid (52)in #news • 7 years agoThe Reaper's Toll Was Tolerable - Weekend Holyland UpdatePhoto: Said Khatib / AFP Hello there! Step away from the fence for your own safety, and find shelter - ok, I lie, ain't no damn shelter in post-modern wars, but I will give…gangstayid (52)in #news • 7 years agoRockets, Pockets and the Confidence Game – A Weekday Holyland UpdateFrom a declassified daring air-raid and the ensuing mud-fight for credit, through a classic con operation, to a little million-dollar fireworks show – the Weekend Holyland…gangstayid (52)in #israel • 7 years agoSmoke and Mirrors, Bombs And Triggers - The Weekend Holyland UpdateIt's on again, it's off again, it's on again...and it's not. Welcome to the Weekend Holyland Update! Today we have the pre-election smoke-and-mirror dance, succession drama in…gangstayid (52)in #music • 7 years agoHow Bob Dylan Stopped The Stupidest Boycott In RockPlenty of ink, virtual and corporeal, has been spilled supporting and castigating the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature to rock legend Robert Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan.…gangstayid (52)in #israel • 7 years agoWeekday Holyland Update - Another Turncoat in NetanyahulandThere's a sucker born every minute. Right now they're all over there, in the "Netanyahu is innocent!!!" camp. (Art: Elephants on the Wall©) Step right in, one and all, as I…gangstayid (52)in #news • 7 years agoWEEKEND HOLYLAND BONUS - JACKASS JUDGES JEOPARDIZE JUSTICEHer "Honor", Judge Ronit Poznanski-Katz, no longer presiding. Hello, my countless legions of readers, and welcome to a special installment of the Weekend Holyland Update, in…gangstayid (52)in #israel • 7 years agoWeekend Holyland Update – Judges, Stool Pigeons, and Casual MurderAs The Dude once said: This is a very complicated case… lotta ins, lotta outs. From an offer to buy a verdict for the PM’s wife, to lawmakers taking pride in mobster values, plus…gangstayid (52)in #nra • 7 years agoPayback for the NRATRIGGER WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE The following is a revenge fantasy. It is not a call to action. It most definitely is not a blueprint for action. Due to unfortunate life…gangstayid (52)in #israel • 7 years agoWeekend Holyland Update - The Bibi Is Fucked EditionWelcome, welcome one and all to the Weekend Holyland Update[TM], brought to you courtesy of the Jerusalem Syndrome and other assorted mental disorders. This week we have…