Update from the Sunland
No.1150
22.1.24 – 28.1.24
Blog version: http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/
To all,
Cap Parlier’s To So Few – Victory is the 11th volume of his epic historical novel series and encompasses the final events of 1945, and the end of the war in Europe. Major Brian ‘Hunter’ Drummond takes command of the famous 334th Fighter Squadron and has flown in combat fighters for six years with RAF No.609 Squadron and No.71 ‘Eagle’ Squadron before being transferred to the U.S. Army Air Forces. He has flown many of the frontline Allied fighters in aerial combat, including the Spitfire, Hurricane, Thunderbolt, and the P-51D Mustang. Brian is highly decorated by both the British and Americans as a rare five-time ace fighter pilot. Victory takes the To So Few characters through the historic events of 1945, as the Allies gain the upper hand in their inexorable crusade against the remaining fascist Axis nations. Hunter and the other characters of the To So Few series contribute to the collapse of the German winter counter-offensive, absorb the passing of President Roosevelt and the inauguration of his successor President Truman, and witness the German surrender. They turn their focus to their pending transfer to the Pacific and the defeat of Japan. The world learns of the atomic bomb, developed in secret by the Western Allies, and the terrible destruction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended the most horrific war in human history. To So Few – Victory is a tale of greatness.
To So Few – Victory
Now published and available worldwide
in print & all digital formats from all book retailers
To So Few – Victory is Cap’s 23rd published book. Cap hopes you enjoy this story.
Several people have already asked whether Victory is the end of the series. Cap answered, “I hope not.” His outline for the To So Few series takes ‘Hunter’ Drummond through the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and other 20th Century events to his retirement from active service in 1982. Cap also has sketch elements of his story and experience told through Charlotte & Brian’s oldest surviving son, Scott Drummond.
Cap continues to enjoy his passion for writing as he works on his 24th manuscript, which is the 3rd book of the Anod series of science fiction novels. After surviving the Yorax incursion and vanquishing their tormenter, the people of Murtauri Four elect Anod to be their chief. She guides the small community through the recovery process and is invited to return to Earth to negotiate a treaty agreement between the two communities. The trip is her first visit to Earth ever and occurs in the year 2544. Look for this latest book to be released later this year.
The follow-up news items:
-- The E. Jean Carroll defamation case against [the person who shall no longer be named]—Carroll v. Trump [USDC NY SD case no. 20-cv-7311 (LAK)] [1113]—concluded, and the jury took a mere three hours to render their verdict, a total of US$83.3M in compensatory and punitive damages against [the person who shall no longer be named]. This latest punitive verdict is an addition to the US$5M in compensatory damages awarded earlier [1113]. On Friday, the jury awarded Ms. Carroll US$7.3M for emotional damages, US$11M for reputational damages, and a whopping US$65M punitive damages. The jury in federal court sent a very clear, demonstrative message. Of course, the man cannot keep his mouth shut and move on. He persisted in false and erroneous claims that the original verdict as well as the latest one are wrong. Tiny has vowed to appeal both, although he has not yet disclosed the basis of his appeal. From the evidence I have seen, Tiny got off easy on this one. He should have been charged years ago with felonious sexual assault. He deserved prison time for doing what he did, so yes, he deserved so much more than paying US$88M in combined civil penalties, but this is how the chips landed.
And you know, he would have likely gotten away with it all if he had just kept his bloody mouth shut. He has only himself to blame . . . for the crime and this judgment against him. Unfortunately, he will grift his believers into ponying up the punitive damages after he has stretched out his appeals as long as he possibly can. Regardless, the symbolic statement has been made. From my perspective, we can add sexual predator to his list of offensive monikers. The man is a slimeball.
[The person who shall no longer be named] won the New Hampshire Republican primary election on Tuesday by a decent margin. He garnered 54.3% of the vote; Haley collected 43.2%, with DeSantis getting 0.7% and Christie 0.5%, despite the fact that the latter two had withdrawn from the race. New Hampshire is still a comparatively small state, and this was the Republican primary—not the general election.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) was reportedly considering an unprecedented move to pass a resolution declaring [the person who shall no longer be named] the presumptive nominee of the party in an effort to truncate the campaign of Nikki Haley and the remainder of the primary campaign process. In essence, they wanted to declare Tiny king. The blowback was swift and near universal. So Lieber Anführer says he disapproved of the initiative . . . he undoubtedly instigated. Of course he did. This little maneuver is a measure of how deeply Tiny has infiltrated the RNC establishment. It also gives us a forecast of what is in store for this once grand republic if Tiny ever gets his slimy hands on the instruments of state again. We must vote him into oblivion and the dustbin of history this coming November. Please vote!
Even worse than being anointed by the RNC, [the person who shall no longer be named] has insisted that he does not want Congress to reach a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on immigration reform because of his presidential campaign, which is more important than helping the abysmal southern border situation. Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, a true old school Republican, summarized the action best. “This is appalling.” Atrocious, indeed! Tiny says he wants an all-or-nothing bill. Compromise is not acceptable. President Biden has extended his hand to find compromise with House fBICP that has angered progressives on his left, but that is not good enough for the Freedom Caucus (an oxymoron) faction, and ihr Anführer has encouraged them to hold the hardcore ideological line.
Comments and contributions from Update no.1149:
Comment to the Blog:
“I find it impossible to believe that Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley refuses to recognize the racism that surely has been directed at her. Haley gives us a new level of ‘selling your soul’ for votes, but that BS won’t fly in the general election.
“Governor DeSantis returns to Florida. I have a friend there who refuses to leave. It’s dangerous there.”
My response to the Blog:
You are not alone. I share your assessment of Nikki. I think she knows racism firsthand, but she is trying to walk a very thin, misty, wavy line appeasing the MAGA bunch with their white supremacists and what she knows is right. It sure does appear she is willing to sell her soul to the ultra-right-wing. If this choice in November was not so bloody important, I would say it would be interesting to see her attempt to change her tone & message in the general campaign.
I wish your friend well. As long as DeSantis has a grip on the instruments of state, Florida will remain a dangerous place.
My very best wishes to all. Take care of yourselves and each other.
Cheers,
Cap :-)
2 comments:
Good morning, Cap,
Congratulations on the new book!
Interesting Bible quote and comment: https://www.threads.net/@mspeacefrog/post/C2qBbFPACIU
Look for Tiny to go bankrupt again soon, complicated by the fraud findings.
The RNC can only crown Tiny as the candidate, not the office-holder. He’s making Biden and others look better with each new outburst and conviction.
Actual issues continue. Biden continues steering us toward another unjustifiable “war”. Chaos at the border continues. Congress is paralyzed by the chaos within the Republican party.
Have a good day anyhow,
Calvin
Good morning to you, Calvin,
Thank you very much. The passion fire still burns, and the words continue to come.
Great response to that pastor. Oh so true. As so many on the right, among conservatives and evangelicals of all sorts, define freedom as what they agree with. They seek conformity to their beliefs by whatever means they can muster up. While they occasionally have important, valuable things to say and contribute, the good is masked and clouded by their parochialism.
Perhaps, but from what I see, he still remains successful as a grifter conman convincing gullible people to give him money—give! The court may demand bankruptcy to liquidate his corporate empire to pay for all the accumulating judgments against him. Further, he likes to portray himself as the victim, like Jesus before the Romans, but he has only himself to blame; this is all his doing. There is no conspiracy against him.
True all the way around from my perspective. Unfortunately, the consumers of his snake-oil elixir do not care; they believe they are cured. They believe and that is all that counts to them. Tiny’s outbursts, tantrums, rants, and whining show him for what he is, but his believers apparently like that behavior. He needs to disappear into oblivion, removed from the public eye.
Quite so. Our societal struggles continue. I do not agree with your statement that President Biden is steering toward war. He is obligated to confront those who threaten American citizens, commerce, and presence wherever it occurs. We can eliminate the chaos with the Republican Party by voting them out of office. Let them speak like the rest of us common citizens and get out of the way of progress.
I’ll do my best. Another medical appointment this afternoon. Have a great day. Take care and enjoy.
Cheers,
Cap
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