HISTORICAL: A rare edition of a Winnie the Pooh book appraised

Friday, April 3, 2026

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-15670685/antiques-roadshow-value-book-charity-shop.html

Antiques Roadshow guest gasps ‘seriously?!’ as she learns staggering value of book she bought from charity shop for just 20p – with expert gushing over ‘absolutely wonderful find’
By CONOR O’BRIEN, TV REPORTER
Published: 05:31 EDT, 23 March 2026 | Updated: 05:41 EDT, 23 March 2026

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An Antiques Roadshow guest was left amazed to discover the staggering value of a book she bought from a charity shop for just 20p.

The BBC team visited Beaumaris Castle, situated in Anglesey, North Wales, where members of the public brought in their treasured relics.

One guest met with book specialist Clive Farahar – presenting a rare edition of a Winnie the Pooh book.

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Elsewhere, another guest was amazed to learn the whopping value of the ‘first Christmas cards ever produced’.

The visitor brought these cards, which had been owned by her great-grandfather, to be evaluated by expert Justin Croft on the BBC show.

Upon examining the collection at Tarvit Mansion and Garden, Justin remarked that they ‘look to be Victorian’.

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I wonder how many “rare things” just wind up in the trash?

Can’t say I spend a lot of time in “charity shops” but, from time to time, I have.  Wonder what “finds” I missed just from ignorance?

With the inet, and “circle to search”, it should be easier to find them.  Maybe AI might be able to quickly scan for us?

Hmmmm?

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RANT: Immigrant Households Take Government Welfare

Thursday, April 2, 2026

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/nearly-half-immigrant-households-take-government-welfare-census/

Nearly Half of Immigrant Households Take Government Welfare, Census Data Shows
by Ben Kew Mar. 22, 2026 7:45 am

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Nearly half of households headed by immigrants in the United States receive welfare, according to a detailed analysis of Census Bureau data by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).

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“Birthright Citizenship” generates welfare benefits.

Back before the USA got “woke”, no one got “welfare”.

Seems like we need to end being a “nation of welfare farmers”.  Some estimates are that this is the FOURTH GENERATION of this life style.

“I feel that it is terrible, that you see destruction all around you, and that you are moving toward disaster until and unless all of those welfare state conceptions have been reversed and rejected.— Rand

I’m not heartless.  People have made decisions based on the current environment.  So let’s reduce ALL welfare by 5% each year for 20 years.  That’s plenty of time for EVERYONE to adapt.

Sorry if you thought you won some “money for life” lottery scratch-off but Gooferment “promises” are all lies.  The politicians and bureaucrats are immoral, ineffective, and inefficient. As well as untrustworthy. Remember that when you vote next time.

Argh!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Why we need more school choice

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

A post on FACEBOOK, got me on a rant about Gooferment Skrules.

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Without Gooferment Skrules funded by tax dollars, parents would choose their education options.  

Gooferment Skrules kill Catholic Schools in several ways:

  1. Catholic families are taxed for Gooferment Skrules regardless if they use them or not;
  2. It’s impossible to compete with something given away for “free” by the Gooferment;
  3. Gooferment Skrules teachers drive up the market rate and absorb the supply;
  4. Gooferment imposes diktats on all “schools” that only Gooferment Skrules can meet or ignore without penalty;
  5. the Teachers’ Union wields tremendous clout over Gooferment politicians and bureaucrats and sets the “curriculum” and “the rules”;
  6. the “education” provided by Gooferment Skrules is so inferior to private schools that can’t be ignored. What are parents supposed to do? Vote more! Argh! 

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It’s like if the Gooferment subsidized McDonald’s by forcing Burger King customers to pay for a McDonald’s burger too.

We can IMMEDIATELY see that as “unfair”.   

But the powerful elite think that “education” is something only Gooferment can do.

We need the SEPARATION of Gooferment from almost everything it does.   Let’s start with “education”.  

Argh!

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