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Danger on the Mississippi

 

Here’s another prophetic NY Times article from over 120 years ago…

 

DANGER ON THE MISSISSIPPI 

Immense Volumes of Water Passing Down to the Gulf

Holocaust Float Banned in Rio Carnival

 

Holocaust-themed Rio Carnival float causes strain

1/30/08

 

“Brazilian samba school to feature float with pile of model dead bodies as part of its ’shocker’ parade theme. ‘It [...]

Carnival – Trinidad

Rarely has so much joy emanated from such a small dot on the globe, and reverberated with as much noise as Carnival. 

Trinidad and Tobago is the 172nd smallest country in the world, but per capita, it’s party spot #1. 

In the 1770s Trinidad had only a few thousand inhabitants, mostly Amerindians; it was one of [...]