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ELEPHANTS Vs. Man In Sri Lanka — CNN Documentary, Sunday, April 21, 2024.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 20, 204

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I am am recording it, but I am not sure whether I will be able to watch it in its entirety. It might be TOO distressing. I know the situation is dire — & not getting better. This is an issue very close to my heart.

Way back, when I was in my late teens, I had this plan that when I was 30, I was going to liquidate everything I had in the West, go back home to Ceylon, and (using our family contacts & clout) get a ‘job’ looking after the elephants. That was in the 1970s. I knew then that the elephants needed help. Well, none of that happened. I, as with all things in my life, FAILED — & failed miserably.

Sri Lankans have an unusual confused & conflicted relationship with our elephants. We have FOUR (4) types of elephants in Sri Lanka (nee Ceylon). Temple, Working, Tourist & WILD. In theory we are supposed to (literally) worship the Temple elephants. Many think they do, BUT we are rather unkind to them. Working elephants don’t do too bad. Tourist elephants get some abuse. The real problem is the WILD elephants. They get short shrift. That is what this CNN documentary will be about.

Just wanted to make sure you knew of this. OK?

The DOJ’s Weekend Machinations Re. ‘Biden’ Witness ‘Devon Archer’ Is Disturbing & Annoying.

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by Anura Guruge
on July 31, 2023

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This story, especially these two letters sent to a judge, this LAST WEEKEND, hasn’t been covered by ‘CNN‘ or ‘MSNBC‘ — at least as far as my viewing was concerned. It got a fair amount of coverage over the last 48-hours on the U.K. ‘Daily Mail’ (which I read, online, a few times a day) & today (i.e., Monday) on the ‘Fox’ channels.

This story is worth checking out.

Whether you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent, YOU have to ask yourself whether YOU would have got this kind of pell-mell attention, over a WEEKEND, by DOJ lawyers IF you were in a bind. That is what is at stake here.

Does Biden get preferential treatment from the DOJ? That is the question.

This sorry episode would indicate that he sure does.

That angers I.

I like Biden, though I think that he is now TOO OLD & should not be running for a second term.

This is NOT right.

Something is drastically wrong.

Check this story out. You should be disturbed & angry TOO.

Good Post By ‘CNN’ On ‘Mormonism’ — Worth Checking Out.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 29, 2023

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This appeared today on my ‘Google’ news feed. I checked it out & it was good.

Just a few weeks ago, at our ‘Laconia Rotary’ meeting, during a presentation on Buddhism we had started discussing whether Mormons were Christians. This post starts off by tackling that point. Interestingly, the author, covers much of the ground we did & a bit more. That was good & encouraging. I liked it. Well written.

If Mormonism intrigues you take a gander. You will not be dissapointed. Enjoy.

‘Tucker Carlson’ & ‘Don Lemon’ Get Fired On The Same Day — What A GREAT Day For Cable News & Humanity.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 24, 2023.

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Don’t you love it when HUBRIS hoists one by their own petard. Love it. Could NOT have happened to two nicer guys. Bye-Bye. GRBR. GRBR.

There was a time, albeit a long, long time ago, that I used to like both of them — & just to clarify, I am talking of young, bow-tie Tucker before he joined ‘Fox’.

I have never seen Tucker Carlson on Fox!

I very rarely watch Fox & it is never for more than 9 minutes — & it is always OUTSIDE of Prime Time. That explains how I have been lucky enough to miss Tucker. No great loss.

The opposite is true in the case of ‘CNN’. I watch a LOT of CNN (though funnily NOT as much as I used to). I think bloody Don Lemon was part of the problem as to why I was watching less CNN.

Here is the funny — or sad — thing. I used to be a HUGE fan of Lemon. I used to think he was very smart & articulate. And I think he was.

Fame, as it often does, went to his head. He became obnoxious. That made him look stupid. I saw him a few times on the morning show & was not impressed. He looked out of place, out-of-touch. Glad they got rid of him. Good on ya, CNN. Thank you.

Given my fleeting interactions with Fox, I am not going to thank them for getting rid of the other ‘clown’. They both deserved to be booted & I am glad they were.

Hubris!

Hubris!

If people would only appreciate how hubris invariably comes around to hoist you by your own sorry petard.

SMILE. Yes, I have been smiling all day.