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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Dancing in the Eye of the Storm
Originally posted several years ago Alexander Ulyanov – executed by Tsar Alexander III in 1887 Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881 by an organization known as The People’s Will. Instead of hoped for reforms his successor Alexander III imposed … Continue reading
The River
Vladimir sat on the bank of the river remembering his brother Alexandre. He had dreamed the night before, that they were fishing together on the far away Volga. It was officially Spring, yet winter held on here in eastern Siberia. … Continue reading
Speaking Tweet
Lindsay got 120 days and she’s sorry and she’s holding on to Shawn and Snooki looks so hot now that she lost weight and Lorenzo’s kid got busted twice for snortin and teen momma’s baby daddy wants to be a rap … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged baby daddy, being famous, celebrity, celebrity news, going viral, Jada, Kardashians, Kirsty, Lindsay, old news, Snooki, speaking tweet, Suri, teen momma, tweets, twenty somethings, twitter, who cares?
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“I am American”
I rode a train in Africa through lands where once the Fascists came and people frowned and turned away when ‘ere they learned my family name. “No, I am an American!” a smile , a laugh a warm embrace “I … Continue reading
The 37 Year Old House Plant
The Plant and the Cat. She’s gone. It’s still here . So it’s New Year’s Day 1977 and my wife of 13 years and I are waiting. We are living in our new home on Wandering Way in southeast Charlotte, … Continue reading
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The Plantation System of Big Time College Sports
Last August 29 I posted a piece entitled “College Football and Unionism”. https://toritto.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/college-football-and-unionism/ In it I pointed out the obvious: college football is big business; television contracts worth billions, “branding” by universities, coaches and athletic directors earning in the millions, … Continue reading
Remembering One Girl From Minsk – October 26, 1941
An Annual Re-Post The Minsk Ghetto – 1941 “For God’s sake child! Flee Minsk before it’s too late!” the wounded Red Army Major she tended urged her. “Be still!” Anya said. “I’m taking your picture.” Minsk was her city. She was born here, a Jewish girl whose real … Continue reading
A Nation of Wusses
We have become a nation of total wussies, panicked and afraid of our own shadows. The hysteria over Ebola is just the latest example of our fear, paranoia and inhumanity. We have become a nation of sheep, comfortable in our … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged communicability, ebola, Europe, fear, inhumanity, Nigeria, paranoia, quarantine, Senega, systeria, Thomas Dunca, travel ban, wooses
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“God’s Banker” and the Fall of Ambrosiano
The Pope and Roberto Calvi . Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. I do. Don’t you? And everyone loves a conspiracy involving all the big players – bankers, the mafia, the Vatican, the C.I.A., murder. I mean, how juicy can … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, Argentina, Banco Ambrosiano, CIA, Contras, Franklin National Bank, Instituto per le Opere Religione, Iran Contra, John Paul II, Juan Perone, Licio Gelli, mafia, Micele Sindona, murder, no conviction, P2, Poland, Propaganda Due, Roberto Calvi, Sandinistas, Solidarity movement, Vatican Bank
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Too Big to Fail
Demonstrators in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Saturday – Oct. 8, 2011 Once upon a time, maybe 30 years ago, there were lots of strong, well capitalized commercial banks. They were highly regulated and rarely failed. They had strong capital positions … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of Boston, Bank of New York, banking, Citibank, Clinton, commercial banking, Glass-Steagall, hostile takeover, investment banking, Irving Trust, liquidation, obsession with size, own account trading, re-regulation, Reagan, regional banks, regulations, too big to fail, Travelers Insurance
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