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Ring! Ring! Mind Your Bling! (updated August 1st 2026)

Curteis jewellery replatingThe Tap Blog started twenty years ago. I had retired and gone to live in Manila. Being eight hours ahead gave me time to analyse the various newsfeeds and write something pertinent before the western world awoke. It was conventionally political writing, until 2009 when a reader sent in a comment suggesting I studied some videos and writings of Dr Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty in Monterrey Bay. This was 2009. Read more...


Captain Kirk & His Enterprising Crew by Chris Spivey

Source: https://www.christopherspivey.co.uk/2025/09/26/captain-kirk-his-enterprising-crew/ Now, first off I should say that my original intent here had been to upgrade my last article – “Have I taught You Nothing” – which centered around the faked death of Charlie Kirk, but as the story began to expand in the press this approach proved to be impracticable. Therefore – given the difficulties involved …

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