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Pardon me for appearing bellicose at this time of year, but how in the hell is this not an act of war? From the
It was evident that the Treasury and Commerce Departments, the first agencies reported to be breached, were only part of a far larger operation whose sophistication stunned even experts who have been following a quarter-century of Russian hacks on the Pentagon and American civilian agencies. About 18,000 private and government users downloaded a Russian tainted software update a Trojan horse of sorts that gave its hackers a foothold into victims’ systems, according to SolarWinds, the company whose software was compromised.
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The website noted above states that quote When the Great
Fire broke out, Nero was at his villa at Antium, some 35 miles from Rome.
Though he immediately returned and began relief measures, people still didn’t
trust him. Some even believed he had ordered the fire started, especially after
he used land cleared by the fire to build his Golden Palace and its surrounding
pleasure gardens. For one thing, the fiddle didn’t exist in ancient Rome.
Music historians believe the viol class of instruments (to which the fiddle
belongs) was not developed until the 11th century. If Nero played anything, it
Did Nero really fiddle? His reincarnation clearly has been while COVID engulfed the USA
Did Nero really fiddle? His reincarnation clearly has been while COVID engulfed the USA
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There are lessons for the US and the rest of the world that could be learnt from the Trump phenomenon.
by Raj Gonsalkorale
In July of 64 A.D., a great fire ravaged Rome for six days, destroying 70 percent of the city and leaving half its population homeless. According to a well-known expression, Rome’s emperor at the time, the decadent and unpopular Nero, “fiddled while Rome burned.” The expression has a double meaning: Not only did Nero play music while his people suffered, but he was an ineffectual leader in a time of crisis - https://www.history.com/news
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There was a time in America when the three broadcast television networks enjoyed a monopoly and the major newspapers such as the Washington Post and the New York Times were extremely powerful. During that time, weekly magazines were also popular and considered must reading.
For decades, Time Magazine was quite influential in our country. Every year, the magazine would award their “Man of the Year” or “Woman of the Year.”
Readers truly looked forward to this year-end announcement, probably not realizing the left-wing tilt of the magazine. As evidence, the award winners have often been Democrat Presidents like Harry Truman, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Lyndon Johnson, who each won the award twice and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who won three times. In addition, John F. Kennedy, and Jimmy Carter both won the award once.
Washington Post and the
New York Times were extremely powerful. During that time, weekly magazines were also popular and considered must reading.
For decades,
Time Magazine was quite influential in our country. Every year, the magazine would award their “Man of the Year” or “Woman of the Year.”
Readers truly looked forward to this year-end announcement, probably not realizing the left-wing tilt of the magazine. As evidence, the award winners have often been Democratic presidents like Harry Truman, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Lyndon Johnson, who each won the award twice and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who won three times. In addition, John F. Kennedy, and Jimmy Carter both won the award once.