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H2O Man

(77,451 posts)
43. I agree.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 04:48 PM
Jul 15

If I look back to my paternal grandfather X7's example, he had been a school teacher of some note until a foreign group determined our people were not to be formally educated. His initial response was to become a hedge master, teaching in secret spots along the trails and roads. He became the poet of the United Irishman, and like his more famous cousin, was sentenced to be hung.

From the dungeon, he wrote what I consider a powerful poem. He had it snuck out, and given to his children. He was eventially set free, I suspect because he was, from all recorded descrtiptions, a generally likeable, frequently vain type of man. I have some of his writings from the Royal Irish Academy. At times like we are experiencing now, I think we must create and expand "hedge schools" along the information highway.

I get the impression the corporate media has internal questions on how to handle discussions on Epstein. Some go for the shallowist levels of glitter, though they could likely be unaware of anything deeper. Others have a much better idea. I favor keeping it in the news, and a hot potato for maga leadership.

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One Grass Root [View all] H2O Man Jul 14 OP
Now I'm curious dweller Jul 14 #1
A site report H2O Man Jul 14 #6
Good catch ! dweller Jul 14 #7
A must read OP malaise Jul 14 #2
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 14 #8
What's your theory about Saoirse9 Jul 14 #3
Right! H2O Man Jul 14 #15
Excellent answer! Thanks. n/t Saoirse9 Jul 14 #25
Dear Trustworthy Woodchuck: OneGrassRoot Jul 14 #4
Why, of course! H2O Man Jul 14 #17
please continue the OPs on this topic RockCreek Jul 15 #53
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 15 #55
Agree! RockCreek Jul 15 #57
dang nabbit AllaN01Bear Jul 14 #5
As Neil Young sang, H2O Man Jul 14 #19
i smel a rat.! AllaN01Bear Jul 14 #33
Great OP. Reminds me of Sheehan's talks on the Midnight Soldiers. It's all a foggy Barrel Full of Monkeys to be sure n/t Cheezoholic Jul 14 #9
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 14 #21
Absolutely. I've been following cases of his since the late 70's (Silkwood case). His work on the Iran Contra stuff was Cheezoholic Jul 14 #32
Definitely! H2O Man Jul 15 #39
Dagnabbit, your dismissal of the pee pee tapes ruined one of my favorite jokes: Martin Eden Jul 14 #10
Wait! H2O Man Jul 14 #22
Ridicule and laughter should be in the Democratic arsenal Martin Eden Jul 14 #24
Exactly! H2O Man Jul 14 #27
He probably wouldn't like this protest sign of mine Martin Eden Jul 14 #29
That is great! H2O Man Jul 14 #30
It got a lot of attention at the No Kings protest in downtown Chicago Martin Eden Jul 14 #31
On the laughter front, completely unrelated, but pat_k Jul 15 #36
Wow! H2O Man Jul 15 #37
it's fast becoming a wedge in the republican party bigtree Jul 14 #11
Rep. Jamie Raskin H2O Man Jul 14 #16
everytime I listen to him I'm reminded of what got me interested in politics and law bigtree Jul 14 #18
Excellent post Picaro Jul 14 #12
Thanks! H2O Man Jul 15 #41
Highly recommended democrank Jul 14 #13
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 15 #42
Great post linking a lot of loose ends; and the tying of these loose ends together erronis Jul 14 #14
I agree. H2O Man Jul 15 #43
So, you can answer a question that keeps me up at night... malthaussen Jul 14 #20
A classic question H2O Man Jul 15 #44
I was actually taught that just because someone is bad one way... malthaussen Jul 15 #49
It's impossible for me to read walls of text, but I tried Warpy Jul 14 #23
I think that H2O Man Jul 15 #45
Well, my own feeling was just that he was the wrong man for the job Warpy Jul 15 #50
And I wouldn't H2O Man Jul 15 #51
Phew! Some bedtime reading. Thank you! Bumbles Jul 14 #26
The cure for insomnia H2O Man Jul 15 #46
That is a whole lot of non-trivial info. Thanks. --- Kick. Rec. Bookmark. Hekate Jul 14 #28
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 15 #47
lots of same day protests in other countries. RockCreek Jul 15 #56
Right! H2O Man Jul 15 #58
Thank you...and bookmarking. yellow dahlia Jul 14 #34
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 15 #52
The various ties are mind-boggling to me. pat_k Jul 15 #35
Yes. H2O Man Jul 15 #54
Morning kick. n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 15 #38
Thank you so much for your well-informed post... AntiFascist Jul 15 #40
Recommend! SalviaBlue Jul 15 #48
Very interesting and informative. Srkdqltr Jul 15 #59
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