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"Nordic Pink" (not "noir"... a reviewer called it "an unforgettable Buddhist thriller") my latest novel, asks: What will happen when the Dalai Lama dies? Will his successor be a young girl in Vancouver? Or a boy chosen by the Chinese government? Or?
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@aoc.bsky.social Watching from abroad, I'm aghast to watch how someone can exercise so much power just by taking it.
How can we rely on NATO, our mutual defence alliance, when its strongest member threatens to grab two of the alliance member's territories?
October 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
How can we rely on NATO, our mutual defence alliance, when its strongest member threatens to grab two of the alliance member's territories?
I got it! We'll call it the United States of Canada! Go Carney, go! 🇨🇦
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I got it! We'll call it the United States of Canada! Go Carney, go! 🇨🇦
"America the beautiful. . ." Uh, oh, sorry, where was I?
September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"America the beautiful. . ." Uh, oh, sorry, where was I?
The most brilliant civilisation the world has ever seen is committing suicide.
September 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The most brilliant civilisation the world has ever seen is committing suicide.
The Chinese wanting to select the next Dalai Lama is like Trump wanting to select the next Pope.
September 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Chinese wanting to select the next Dalai Lama is like Trump wanting to select the next Pope.
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#Ladakhi translation of HH the #DalaiLama's teachings today in #Leh on Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses for Training the Mind and the 7th Dalai Lama's Song of the Four Mindfulnesses. It seems there were over 40,000 devotees attending the teachings #Buddhism www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESQ1...
Listen to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching in Ladakhi language
YouTube video by Stans Media
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August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#Ladakhi translation of HH the #DalaiLama's teachings today in #Leh on Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses for Training the Mind and the 7th Dalai Lama's Song of the Four Mindfulnesses. It seems there were over 40,000 devotees attending the teachings #Buddhism www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESQ1...
America is undergoing one of the slowest coups in history, all the more effective because of how gradual it is. What a great loss to humanity!
August 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
America is undergoing one of the slowest coups in history, all the more effective because of how gradual it is. What a great loss to humanity!
How many millions of dollars per day does deploying the military in DC cost? How many homes for homeless does that buy?
August 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
How many millions of dollars per day does deploying the military in DC cost? How many homes for homeless does that buy?
The next Dalai Lama could be a little girl or boy born in your city. Find out how the Chinese kidnapping of his successor is thwarted by Swedish and Tibetan Buddhists in a global network for an alternative future, another take on Nordic Noir, published on Amazon.
July 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The next Dalai Lama could be a little girl or boy born in your city. Find out how the Chinese kidnapping of his successor is thwarted by Swedish and Tibetan Buddhists in a global network for an alternative future, another take on Nordic Noir, published on Amazon.
If Republicans want to show their anti-Chinese attitude, they could start promoting autonomy for Tibet.
June 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
If Republicans want to show their anti-Chinese attitude, they could start promoting autonomy for Tibet.
I can't help worrying that the summer of 2025 is going to be one of, if not the, most crisis-filled, chaotic, and stressful in the history of the once-beloved USA. Just think about the potential causes. Now let's see if we can counteract these dire portents!
May 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I can't help worrying that the summer of 2025 is going to be one of, if not the, most crisis-filled, chaotic, and stressful in the history of the once-beloved USA. Just think about the potential causes. Now let's see if we can counteract these dire portents!
GREENLAND? If you're one of those who want to rename Denali as Mt McKinley then you better not expect Greenland's aboriginal people to welcome you to come and "get them."
March 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
GREENLAND? If you're one of those who want to rename Denali as Mt McKinley then you better not expect Greenland's aboriginal people to welcome you to come and "get them."
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
I just realised: I automatically used to assume that ALL Americans were democratic, but I see I have started to differentiate between those who are democratic and those who aren't. Sadness is not big enough to describe this feeling.
March 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I just realised: I automatically used to assume that ALL Americans were democratic, but I see I have started to differentiate between those who are democratic and those who aren't. Sadness is not big enough to describe this feeling.
YES, to democracies.
NO, to oligarchies.
NO, to authoritarianism.
THANK YOU, to Americans in favour of democracy!
NO, to oligarchies.
NO, to authoritarianism.
THANK YOU, to Americans in favour of democracy!
March 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
YES, to democracies.
NO, to oligarchies.
NO, to authoritarianism.
THANK YOU, to Americans in favour of democracy!
NO, to oligarchies.
NO, to authoritarianism.
THANK YOU, to Americans in favour of democracy!
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President Macron:
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
February 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
President Macron:
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
We all know the situation. The aggressor is Russia. Ukraine are a nation under attack.
I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so.
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It must be tough for a president of a country (take your pick) to know that people all over the world can't wait for you to just die, ASAP.
February 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It must be tough for a president of a country (take your pick) to know that people all over the world can't wait for you to just die, ASAP.
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Did anyone notice how Russia was spared any tariffs?
February 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Did anyone notice how Russia was spared any tariffs?
Is Melania pregnant? Must be Biden's fault. . .
January 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Is Melania pregnant? Must be Biden's fault. . .