The Sangha Kommune (僧伽公社) – A Place of Spiritual and Physical Growth! (Founded 16.2.2010)

The Chinese Buddhist monastic community is referred to as a ‘Sangha’ (Sanskrit for ‘spiritual community’), whereby men and women form a voluntary association premised upon following a strict set of rules known as the ‘Vinaya Discipline’. Within this community, there is ‘equality’ between all members, with the leaders being those who have followed these rules for the longest times. This is because such people are thought to have more experience at adhering to the Vinaya Discipline (which includes celibacy and vegetarianism), and are therefore able to effectively advise all others through the difficult times they my face in their practice. As those with little experience have less to share, they are not considered leaders whilst more experienced practitioners live in the vicinity.

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Thank You Belgium!

US: FIFA Corruption & Trump Delusion Mean Nothing – Belgium 4-1 US! (7.7.2026)

As for the rest of us – we all play one another until a select few is ready to compete for the greatest trophy in the universe! England invented football and England is the spiritual home of football – be it professional or amateur. Hundreds of thousands of British people play every week on bumpy and irregular pitches using different size footballs and various interpretation of the rules. Nobody is paid for this playing – the people play for the love of the game. This is called Non-League Football – even though there are hundreds of wondrous divisions. What it means is that this is non-professional leagues – as the playing is not for money. At this level there are a number of trophies culminating in the FA Vase. My Dad played for Leicester City Reserves and was scouted for Nottingham Forest in the late 1950’s early 1960s – he was that good. I was good in defence and as a goalie as I played 11 aside and 5 aside at school and college, etc.

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First Offense - Yang Youlin (杨有林) was sentenced to death!

China: Yang Youlin [杨有林] – “Sentenced to Death” [First Offense] – for “Capitalist Greed”! (7.7.2026)

Joseph Stalin abolished the Death Penalty throughout the USSR in 1948. Khrushchev, being a tyrannical Trotskyite, copied the US practice of putting to death its own civil population for crimes, and although exempting political crimes, permitted the Soviet Courts to inflict the Death Sentence on any civilian for any capital crime (c. 1959). Cuba also executed its political enemies (often on film) – but so did the US and its numerous proxies (see South Korea and Vietnam – but also Liberia – and of course ISIS and Al Qaeda, etc). Israel murders directly in accordance with Biblical scripture – so no one’s hands are clean. Interestingly, China is attempting to move away from the “Death Penalty” with the “Suspended Death Penalty” – but that did not apply in this case, due to the amount of money involved and the scope of the corruption. Yang Youlin caused tremendous suffering to the ordinary Chinese people under the guise of the authority of the CPC – and so he must pay the highest price for this betrayal. Where in the West capitalist greed is encouraged and rewarded – this is not so in China.

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Mike Bassett England Manager

UK: When I Watched “Mike Bassett England Manager” with my Dad! (7.7.2026)

My family would travel to my parent’s home in Torquay at various times of the year – and me and my father sat in the darkened front-room of 2 Torbay Road – and howled with laughter at this remarkable English film! My Dad wanted me to see how ordinary people experience life – including pitfalls and disasters – and how they a) deal with it, and b) over-come those problems. The English way also includes a sense of humour. Anyway, my life sorted itself out and afterwards more great things were experienced and achieved. Today, for no reason at all, this film came up on YouTube – perhaps because it has a fictional match between England and Mexico. Today, the England Team is routinely reaching semi-finals and finals – but you never can tell if a return to the old form is on the cards!

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China - Cuba Friendship - Socialist Solidarity!

China: US Urged to End Blockade of Cuba! (7.7.2026)

Mao made the remarks at a new briefing when asked to comment on the speeches of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who warned that the U.S. blockade of Cuba has reached a “critical level” and constitutes a genocide threat, and he has called for a special session of the UN General Assembly on July 7 to address the issue.

The spokesperson noted that the comprehensive blockade and illegal sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Cuba for over 60 years are disastrous for the Cuban people.

Recently, the U.S. has further escalated these blockade and sanctions measures, which have severely undermined the basic livelihoods of the Cuban people and drawn great concern from the international community, Mao said.

China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and opposes external interference and stands ready to work with the international community to uphold international fairness and justice, the spokesperson concluded.

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Indigenous Mexican Revolutionaries - circa 1910

UK: Thanking Mexico & England for One of the Greatest Games of Football! (6.7.2026)

We should never lose to the likes of the USA – or Norway – for that matter. I still cannot comprehend how France became a footballing nation – yes – I am that old. I think my recently deceased father is sat somewhere laughing with glee at this wonderful England performance. I keep odd hours and was up by 2am to see the delayed kick-off. It was a match of the ages – a match to end all matches! Until now, one of the best technical matches I have ever seen is the 1970 game between England (the defending world champions) and Brazil (the next world champions) – which England lost 0-1! This mornings match might well rival that match simply because England won! We might as well have won the World Cup – so brilliant was the performance. The Referee was against us – and we were fighting a hostile crowd – all things that professional players are expected to deal with and overcome!

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Mexican Media Report Football Lose!

World Cup: Mexico 2 – 3 England – In Praise of the Mexican People & the Sportsmanlike Coverage of the Mexican “La Razon” Media! (6.7.2026)

: I accessed Mexican media on Telegram to see how they covered the defeat of the Mexico National Football Squad 2-3 to England. This must have been upsetting for them – just as every defeat of England is upsetting for the English. Goodness knows – we have lost a lot over the years. This is the first-time England has knocked-out a host country at the World Cup (and one of the few times England has defended a lead). Although the US committed War Crimes in Iran for Israel (and should not be allowed to host the World Cup) – a left-wing Mexico possesses every right to host – and host it – it has. I was surprised to learn that Mexico has never won the World Cup!

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