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Mio Figlio

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My son Chris is special  He is still learning the family business which flourished in Tampa Florida in the 50's  Santo Trafficante Jr moved into his mother's house when she died one block away from the family home in the Palma Cia neighborhood  Che posto fantastico in cui crescere  

Andrea Bocelli: Music For Hope - Live From Duomo di Milano

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A re-blog for hope and safety for all who are in need  source  youtube.com

Mother nature

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 If you have the means you can live anywhere you want, on a finger of land that projects into the gulf or near protected wetlands   Who am I to blow into the wind   In 1964 developers dredged up a salt marsh  My house was built on this soil surrounding a pond   The houses are still shifting to this date ever so slowly in the direction of their origin  After thirty five years we have experienced a number or hurricanes   The flood waters have emptied into the pond and into our back yard only once   In 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooded my first new home on Riverside Dr  It flooded again later on during another storm   Do you like nature and a water view   Be prepared to pay for it one way or another  Yes it is a joy to live here - just like Las Vegas with sea shells

Desktop

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Nothing esthetic just function   The screen background is from a place halfway up  the continent of  North America (Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, and the United States make up North America )   The article on the screen can be found here "Reality is more than the sum of its parts"  What I blog are instances of personal interest based on experience and world events   There is no attempt to attract a large following for any reason - this site is a day by day record of what is personal appealing  The Dell laptop used has a malfunctioning hard disk controller  Ubuntu is loaded on a 64 gig USB drive -  just geek stuff for those of possible interest and to give the bots something to do  A letter to Lenin - иди на хуй

"Of course there are morons who draw Z..."

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   War in Ukraine Re-blog from The Guardian Support the Guardian The truth, they say, is the first casualty of war. With correspondents on the ground in Ukraine covering the war, as well as throughout the world, the Guardian is well placed to provide the honest, factual reporting that readers will need to understand this perilous moment for Europe, the former Soviet Union and the entire world. Free from commercial or political influence, we can report fearlessly on global events and challenge those in power. We believe everyone deserves equal access to accurate news. Support from our readers enables us to keep our journalism open and free for everyone, including in Russia and Ukraine.   _____________________________________________________________________________________ Support the Guardian from as little as €1 – it only takes a minute. Thank you. Show your support

Repost - for the times they are again upon us

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  https://bipolarpeople.blogspot.com/2016/11/italian-president.html    Rozhdestvensky - Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Complete) - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra   Source Youtube  this blog

NASA Enables First Private Astronaut Mission to Station

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  T-10 seconds to launch  "Axiom Mission 1 (or Ax-1), lifted off at 11:17 a.m. EDT ( 15:17 UTC) April 8, is the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Ax-1 is launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule." "During their eight-day stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, crew members Larry Connor, Michael López-Alegría, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe will engage in technology demonstrations and scientific experiments ranging from robotics to data modeling for future cancer research."  "Friday's launch coverage is led by Axiom Space, with support from NASA and SpaceX; NASA's primary mission responsibilities begin during Endeavour's approach to the International Space Station, the start of Ax-1 integrated operations. Learn more about NASA's role in Ax-1 and how we're working with our industry partners to open low-Earth orbit to more people, more science, and more c...

Putin’s War

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  How the world is dealing with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What Russia Wants   Washington’s Moves Regional Impact Latest Stories Re-posted for those who have a need to know how other's perceive The Ukraine War, and to give a real world counter perspective to Kremlin propaganda Source foreignpolicy.com IMAGE SOURCE FADEL SENNA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

"The West doesn’t want peace in Ukraine" - RT

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 Russian war ship sunk by Ukrainian missile "Rather than pursuing peace, the US and allies are doing all they can to turn the Ukraine conflict into a proxy war against Russia"  ...as reported by RT Russia Today.   Peace would mean that Russia leaves the Ukraine and stops terrorizing it's citizens.  Russia started the war.  Russia must stop the war.  The Russian military is now using conscripted untrained solders thrown into the fight that is disorganized and often fails to achieve it's missions. This is not just an opinion by this blogger but common knowledge by people who have access to news that is not Kremlin controlled.  Individual citizens find it dangerous to publicly denounce a dictator.   Living in a country with so many economic world wide sanctions is the result of government rule and will persist until leadership changes. It can change...  Link source foreignpolicy.com  By Mark Jamison

Unconditional love

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   Unconditional peace   Unconditional attention   Unconditional companion   Unconditional Loyalty   Unconditional Forgiveness    and not a member of NATO  

Substantive military threat is a rock from another star system

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 Military pronounces unknown object as no longer a threat to National Security.   It's a small rock from outer space!   " That 2019 study argued that the wee meteor's speed, along with the trajectory of its orbit, proved with 99% certainty that the object had originated far beyond our solar system ."  While in radar school during a time when tubes were being used in the electronics industry Norad fired up its big dishes and inadvertently bounced for the first time radar signals off of the moon.  When the same system detected a massive array of incoming signals planes were on the runway preparing for a threat.  Luckily we discovered what the signals were and why the North Atlantic Defense Array was in error. Do we always fully understand the machines we develop and the potential consequences that may occur when they are used? source  https://www.livescience.com/first-interstellar-object-detected

Parallel worlds

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  When the height of your day is seeing how many turtles are sunning in the back yard    you know you are retired

Today most look out

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War of the worlds

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 Who will win - Is the loss never ending - Can one man who wants his way continue to make so many people miserable   

Who's your daddy?

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Someone has a lot of relearning to do   It would be interesting to see how this kid turns out the above font on this blog represents my opinion - but not always, there are thousands more  

Putin loses war?

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"...there are several ways in which he (Putin) could ultimately lose . He could mire his military in a costly and futile occupation of Ukraine, decimating the morale of Russia’s soldiers, consuming resources, and delivering nothing in return but the hollow ring of Russian greatness and a neighboring country reduced to poverty and chaos." Putin has already lost a war that was ill conceived poorly executed and became a military logistics nightmare. Death and destruction will become synonymous with a deluded man fixed on greatness not knowing it was never within his grasp.    Source www.foreignaffairs.com By Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage March 4, 202

Give a little satire

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Fauci Testifies That Legalizing Marijuana Would Help People Who Have to Listen to Ted Cruz Talk   For those of you who think politics is a waste of time and money here is another one of my fantasies and it don't cost a dime - it won't end wars or hunger either, would like it too   satire By Andy Borowitz April 1, 2022 photo Chuck Mistretta - St. Petersburg FL   photo John Mistretta - Buck Head GA

Political pariah

  Blogging about Putin's war is depressing and allows overthinking   Ukraine is devastated  There will be no peace without unwilling compromise Lives lost and families fragmented for the sake of one man who fights old wars during times of peace and prosperity for most but not all   This historic travesty will not be forgotten by anyone people at any time  The clip is from google - thank you guys for times better lived 

Paradox

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"Oscar Wilde's famous declaration that "Life is much too important to be taken seriously.""  The result of getting what we want... it makes no sense

‘I Am Going Mad Again’

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 While in the Air Force at Biloxi MS. I took a date to the drive in.  The show was, "Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"   " Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1966 American drama film directed by Mike Nichols in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Ernest Lehman is an adaptation of Edward Albee's 1962 play of the same name. It stars Elizabeth Taylor as Martha, Richard Burton as George, George Segal as Nick, and Sandy Dennis as Honey. Wikipedia"   The story stuck with me for the next fifty-six years   The film could have been an adaptation of family life in Florida  Edward Albee who was the playwright was also a patient of my father   He flew to Tampa to have his teeth worked on, so I am told   From what I saw of the film they could have collaborated intellectually, but certainly not in reality.   That's all I have to say about the movie which was not a family viewing flick  Virginia Wolfe did find a way into my mind while ...

It sucks to be you - try being me

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Please like me. Please, for the love of all that is holy, consider me clever and interesting. Honestly, I don’t get why anyone wouldn’t like me. I do cool stuff. I make cars. People like cars, don’t they? I make stonks go to the moon. Isn’t that cool? Isn’t making stonks go to the moon something people like? Seriously, c’mon. Appreciate me. I was on Rick And Morty . Wubba lubba dub dub, right? People love that show! I like to hang out. I microdose acid, a cool drug. Remember that time I went on Joe Rogan’s podcast and smoked that joint? Who else would be crazy enough to do that but me? God, I’m lonely. Source  www.theonion.com  Thanks guys... me

Analogue Camera

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    Me and my camera   The best friend anyone could have  Auto winder  3X zoom lens   who could ask for anything more

Join the fight for Ukraine

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  Yes, it’s legal for individual Americans to fight in Ukraine American citizens can legally go abroad to fight in foreign wars, including in Ukraine’s defense from Russia’s invasion.

The lie contiues to live

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  "President Putin praises the 'military operation' in an address at a rally in Moscow."   The people in the audience are Russian state employees bused to this event  Most all the people waving Russian flags are police  Putin's speech is a staged event for his benefit only   This is a depressing picture  There are no words for what it stands for  Death and dying is not a weapon it is murder Source   www.huffpost.com    twitter

Who tied the bell on the tiger?

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  Partial Transcription from    https://freewechat.com/a/MzAwNDMyNzgxOA==/2650383651/1 "Putin is struggling to achieve the expected goal, and Russia is in trouble. The purpose of Putin's action is to defeat Ukraine through blitzkrieg, replace the Ukrainian leadership, cultivate a pro-Russian government, and completely solve the Ukrainian problem, so as to divert the domestic crisis. However, the failure of the blitzkrieg, Russia is unable to support the protracted war, and the cost of expanding the war is high. Launching a nuclear war will completely stand on the opposite side of the world and have no chance of winning, and the situation at home and abroad will become increasingly unfavorable. Even if the Russian army pays a huge price to occupy Kiev and establish a puppet government, it does not mean a final victory. At present, Putin's best option is to end the war with peace talks, which requires Ukraine to make substantial concessions, but what is not avai...

War in one world

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Присоединяйтесь к Сталину, Ленину и Гитлеру в истории - прекратите убивать невинных людей Приєднуйтесь до Сталіна, Леніна та Гітлера в історії - припиніть вбивати безневинних людей

Putin's road to war

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Examining Putin: As Russia’s President Wages War on Ukraine Will this man accept defeat?  

Ukraine - the fly on Putins finger

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  Ever an irritant to the owner of this finger, but what of it?  This little creature in comparison to it's perch is not a threat.  But it comes back again and again to irritate the one who allows himself the delusion that this creature is his to dominate. No one owns life. No one can take it away. Коли-небудь дратував власника цього пальця, але що з того? Ця маленька істота в порівнянні зі своїм окунем не становить загрози. Але це повертається знову і знову, щоб дратувати того, хто дозволяє собі оману, що ця істота належить йому домінувати. Ніхто не володіє життям. Ніхто не може його забрати. Translation by google Music to listen to  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YazhxBA7oo&list=RDGMEM8h-ASY4B42jYeBhBnqb3-w&start_radio=1&rv=YmSDDslA__M   Music  youtube.com  Graphics Smallin

Russian people loose legitimate internet access

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 "The Internet Society’s Joseph Lorenzo Hall said in an interview Friday that Russia taking over the so-called “root key” controlling all security certificate renewals in the country creates huge risks for the Russian people."  "Russia has already been aggressive about curtailing web access. It has censored Western news sources and even Facebook, which it blocked access to last Friday after the platform placed restrictions on Russian state-owned media." More from Cyber Scoop on   russia-tls-security-certificate-authority Більше від Cyber ​​Scoop's   russia-tls-security-certificate-authority   source https://www.cyberscoop.com   Music to list to    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg-jkV2qB7o

What really happened to Xiangguo Qiu?

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"She has been accused of selling state secrets, contributing to a clandestine Chinese bio-weapons program, and even of helping to create COVID-19." New discoveries often become the property of an employer  I was asked to give up a process I developed for a military industrialist  A year later I transferred to another department with no mention of merit  The one man photo lab was turned into a profit center under new supervision and employees  Later the photo lab caught fire in the company's a clean room environment and took a fourth of the plant with it What really happened to Xiangguo Qiu?  I have some idea  Most innovations when tied to government money (from experience) can lead to unresolved conflict and consequences which are almost always economic Later on an electronic reproduction machine replaced the photo process    

A line of allied countries are giving Ukraine support - opinion

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  Europe and the United States are giving military aid to Ukraine.  Russia sees this as a military implication against their ongoing exercise to free the Ukrainian people from oppression?  The war is not only physical it is rhetorical.  Words that no one will accept under threat of prolonged Russian jail time remain unspoken while Russian troops wage war against civilians and the brave resistance of key Ukrainian cities.  How long will Putin allow his solders to wage a near aggressive stalemate battle while keeping thousands of civilian non combatants hostage?  What will be the end to the war, and who pays the heaviest price for peace - clearly it is the people of Ukraine.  The one man show of strength continues to wear heavy on the Russian people and all those who support Putin's opposition, or at least those that intend to.  We can not give into the fear that a proxy war will be anything more than a desperate struggle by brave people for their o...

Voive of America

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 "Unfortunately, more than 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s media space is again almost as constricted and closed as it was decades ago. The challenges of distributing good journalism and truth to Russians remain fundamentally the same." Flashpoint Ukraine

Putin's Road to War

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 " ...stay tuned for the upcoming FRONTLINE documentary Putin’s Road to War , premiering at 9 p.m. Eastern Tuesday, March 15."

Putin Put Down

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  Hey man I think your war sucks  is wrong  and will end you    Эй, чувак, я думаю, что твоя война - отстой, это неправильно и покончит с тобой.   Martin Luther King Jerry Garcua Lead Belly    Abraham Lincoln   Vladimir Lenin Characterizations  -  source since lost

Russia's War

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  Російські танки голодували на пальне     У світі з порушеними правилами   Звільніть простір для росту смерті     Хіба немає надії, крім самовпевненості   Проти безжального страшного велетня   Хто хапається за землю, що колись була його    Не відмовиться від нашої людської прірви   переклад Google Graphic from Dust Sc iFi entry    

Seeking sunshine

   A drone follows an Egret as it flies away from a dock to join others sunning in a tree

Catch a glimpse

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    Of your mind - this one is my mind - the needle nightmare isn't me Or a squirrel - you gotta fast or lucky With over 2500 post, content may repeat

The Ukraine continues to resit Soviet incurrsion - Voice of America

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  Voices of America News 02/28/2022 Voices of America Daily Newsletter VOA Express February 28, 2022 Ukraine: developments Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations began in Belarus near Gomel on Monday. They are organized without preconditions, the fighting continues. Special broadcast of the program "Distance" . Putin's nuclear threats, Belarus-mediated talks, European Parliament actions and global support for Ukraine. At least 102 civilians in Ukraine have been killed in an invasion by Russian troops. Another 304 people were injured. There are fears that the real figure is "much higher", UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michel Bachelet said on Monday. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), almost 400,000 Ukrainian refugees, mostly women and children, fled their homes after the Russian invasion and fled to neighboring countries. The UN General Assembly is holding an eme...