Praising the crimes of Stalinism: The DSA and the assassination of Leon Trotsky
During the past week, numerous prominent leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have posted tweets celebrating the 1940 assassination of Leon Trotsky and portraying the murderer, the Stalinist GPU agent Ramon Mercader, as a hero.
Many of the tweets by DSA leaders are illustrated with photos and memes of an alpenstock, the weapon used by Mercader to murder Trotsky. Nickan Fayyazi, a member of the National Coordinating Committee of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), presents one such photo with the caption “this might come in handy today.”
Italian billionaire Del Vecchio lifts Mediobanca stake to 15 4%
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Italy s Berlusconi family sells Mediobanca stake
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MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s family has sold its 2% stake in Mediobanca, in the latest change affecting the shareholder base of Italy’s top investment bank.
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Mediobanca is pictured at Mediobanca headquarters in Milan, Italy, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo
The Berlusconi family’s holding company Fininvest said on Monday that the transaction, from which it pocketed 174 million euros ($211 million), was part of a readjustment of its financial investment portfolio.
The ownership of Mediobanca has been in flux since a core of long-term investors in the Milanese bank dissolved, paving the way for eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio to emerge as its single biggest shareholder.
Silvio Berlusconi est sorti de l hôpital
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