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The Great Wave off Kanagawa

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is an original woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1829 and 1833.

This is perhaps the most recognisable work of Japanese art in the world. The print shows a wave ready to swallow up three boats off the coast in the Sagami Bay. This image captures the spirit of Japan during this time period, and speaks to the forces of nature that can make humanity seem small and irrelevant, even as these boat are simply trying to make a living, catch some fish, off the coast.

The great Mount Fuji looks on in the background.

This specific photo I took is from an original 2nd edition print. If you collect Japanese woodblock prints from this time period, the edition stamp help you value the artwork.

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Russian Sanctions Collapse UK Buy Russian Oil US Extends Waiver; Russian Warnings Baltic Drone Panic

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FROM RUSSIAN SOCIAL MEDIA:

$300 billion in frozen reserves in the US, Japan, the UK, and Europe is the stuff of European politicians' dreams. They are convinced that Trump's peace plan is no good for Europe. If a ceasefire is reached, it will have dire economic consequences for Europe. And if the peace plan is implemented, the idea of ​​seizing assets will have to be abandoned entirely, something a devastated Europe cannot afford.

First, Ukraine is turning into a 404 country, and this in no way conflicts with Europe's interests. Even if Russian money is successfully stolen, the World Bank estimates that Ukraine's reconstruction will require twice as much: $600 billion over 10 years. And euro politicians propose using the assets stolen from Russia not only for reconstruction but also for the further militarization of Ukraine.

Second, the corruption rate in Ukraine hovers around 30%, meaning approximately 30 cents of every dollar is stolen, meaning the reconstruction budget will have to be ...

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Great Twitter/X exchange between Thomas Massie and Ted Cruz:

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There’s growing evidence that the election was stolen.

Me: Duh

Of course it was stolen. You have over 350% turnout from the last election?

Wouldn’t that large of a turnout have a ripple effect in the community?

e.g. More traffic through the area. More home purchases or rentals. More people at the local grocery stores and restaurants? More traffic at gas stations?

I would put those voting statistics up against everyday life in the district. If there’s little population activity increase from the last election cycle…surely SOMETHING doesn’t add up.

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June 17, 2024
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A quick commentary on the "Piss Summit"
I might not be able to upload much more or do lives for a while

My Fellow Duranianss.

Yes, it's happened again. I have been assaulted by a vicious Malware Bot Virus or whatever 911 Socks is and this thing is bad ! 

However I wanted to give you a "peace" of my mind concerning the "Piece" or piss, as Elensky calls it, as this thing fell to pieces before it even happened.

Coincidentally on the very SAME DAY  this crap happened Saudi Arabia DROPPED the US Petrodollar as a buying currency and NO ONE absolutely NO ONE is talking about this fact anywhere !!!

 

Hope to see you all asap.

 

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September 29, 2023
Locals Community Private Telegram Messaging

Locals will be sunsetting the private messaging feature throughout the Locals website. In order to keep our private messaging active we have created a private Telegram messaging group called 'The Duran Locals.'

This is a private channel open only to our Locals subscriber community. In the private Telegram group you can send a message to the group or a private message to Alex or Alexander via a direct Telegram message. 

You can access Telegram for web, desktop or mobile here: https://telegram.org/

The link for this Telegram group is below (can be viewed by community subscribers).

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