Dingo the Dissident

THE BLOG OF DISQUIET : Qweir Notions, an uncommonplace-book from the Armpit of Diogenes, binge-thinker jottings since 2008 .

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

In theory, you cannot

in a Liberal Democracy
be coerced to be free.
Except in the USA.


Multiple

is a loathsome recent introduction
which means More than three.

It has replaced 'several' (more than 5),
'many' and 'a lot' (more than 10)
and 'a large number'.


Which is the original Vermeer

and which the copy
- which some think might also be by Vermeer ?

In Philadelphia










In London

Monday, 1 September 2025

The problem with language

is that so many experiences
from boredom to tragedy
are beyond words.
Language often trivialises,
or there's something missing.

And, anyway, the problem with talking
is that people do not listen.



Gaza, 2025.

She will become plunder for the nations,
and her settlements will be ravaged by the sword.















Trump plan for holiday resort for non-Palestinians.



















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