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BANNED POSTS, BANNED TRUTHS, AN AMERICAN CRISIS

By Pericles Elytis on January 12, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

First they banned us from meeting in person, then they banned us from meeting online. Next they just ban us altogether. The night of long knives has begun. We now have the rise of a tyrannical oligarchy in America, controlled by bad, inept and corrupt political actors and […]

In Dubious Honor of Karl Marx’ Birthday…or…Escaping Tsarist Russia Before the Bogeyman Cometh: Conclusion

By Alex Cirulis on May 9, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

My mother was born in Zagreb in 1930. She grew up on the small “farm” that her parents had…I suppose that “farm” is an overstatement. They had a barn, a few chickens, a few goats, and pigs. They had fresh eggs, and the Doctor got a daily delivery […]

In Dubious Honor of Karl Marx’ Birthday…or…Escaping Tsarist Russia Before the Bogeyman Cometh: Part 3

By Alex Cirulis on May 7, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Back to my Grandmother. The freighter arrived in The Golden Horn (Istanbul’s harbor). It seemed that the Ottoman authorities were unprepared, and overwhelmed by the sheer volume of refugees. On her ship there was a shortage of drinking water. There was also the rumor of a Cholera outbreak […]