Joseph 'Russia Started the War' Raffetto
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Creator of the book blog Noovella.com. My books include Kristin B. and Other Stories/ Mysteries of Bowie and Other Oddities (A Booklife Editor's Pick).
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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This didn’t age well: Pete Hegseth a month ago: "The War Department will not be distracted by democracy-building, interventionism, undefined wars, regime change…and feckless nation-building."
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
This didn’t age well: Pete Hegseth a month ago: "The War Department will not be distracted by democracy-building, interventionism, undefined wars, regime change…and feckless nation-building."
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RIP CBS News(Max)
Humiliating stuff. The audience for this subservient right wing propaganda is already over-served. If it wasn’t for a deep-pocketed Trump billionaire backing this dreck the network would fold like a cheap tent. @bariweiss @tonydokoupil
Humiliating stuff. The audience for this subservient right wing propaganda is already over-served. If it wasn’t for a deep-pocketed Trump billionaire backing this dreck the network would fold like a cheap tent. @bariweiss @tonydokoupil
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
RIP CBS News(Max)
Humiliating stuff. The audience for this subservient right wing propaganda is already over-served. If it wasn’t for a deep-pocketed Trump billionaire backing this dreck the network would fold like a cheap tent. @bariweiss @tonydokoupil
Humiliating stuff. The audience for this subservient right wing propaganda is already over-served. If it wasn’t for a deep-pocketed Trump billionaire backing this dreck the network would fold like a cheap tent. @bariweiss @tonydokoupil
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A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
I Lost My Library in a Fire
The question before me was whether to begin collecting all over again.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A year ago, Kenneth Turan's collection of some 4,000 books, acquired one by one over decades, turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire.
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
The question, Turan writes, was “whether it made sense, in my late 70s, to begin collecting all over again”:
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@saletan.bsky.social says what so many of us are thinking: "Maduro’s regime isn’t the first government Trump has tried to topple in our hemisphere. It’s the second." www.thebulwark.com/p/which-coun...
Which Countries Will Trump Invade Next? He’s Given Us a Guide.
The reasons he listed for toppling Venezuela’s Maduro apply just as well to many other governments.
www.thebulwark.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
@saletan.bsky.social says what so many of us are thinking: "Maduro’s regime isn’t the first government Trump has tried to topple in our hemisphere. It’s the second." www.thebulwark.com/p/which-coun...
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
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The Truth about Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Truth about Venezuela.
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Henry Miller was born on this day in 1891. Upon turning 80, he wrote something absolutely wonderful about how to grow old, the secret to remaining young at heart, and the measure of a life well lived: www.themarginalian.org/2014/06/26/h...
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Henry Miller was born on this day in 1891. Upon turning 80, he wrote something absolutely wonderful about how to grow old, the secret to remaining young at heart, and the measure of a life well lived: www.themarginalian.org/2014/06/26/h...
Some of the Best Fashion Books Available Now! noovella.com/some-of-the-...
December 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Russia can still sustain this war—but it can no longer scale. The manpower pool is drying up. The signing bonuses are collapsing. The regions are going broke. If Ukraine doesn't exhaust itself first…, the breaking point will come. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/14/i...
I’ve monitored Russian soldiers for 3.5 Years. The system is finally cracking
How long can Russia keep fighting? After 3.5 years monitoring Russian soldiers, the answer is clear: the social contract is fracturing and the army shows it first
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December 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Russia can still sustain this war—but it can no longer scale. The manpower pool is drying up. The signing bonuses are collapsing. The regions are going broke. If Ukraine doesn't exhaust itself first…, the breaking point will come. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/14/i...
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Trump's 18-minute-long rant from the White House was riddled with lies.
I'm breaking down the 18 worst lies — on everything from his Big Ugly Bill to his bogus inflation claims.
youtu.be/T7Z24OhKETY
I'm breaking down the 18 worst lies — on everything from his Big Ugly Bill to his bogus inflation claims.
youtu.be/T7Z24OhKETY
Trump's 18 Worst Lies from his Blundering 18 Minute Speech
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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December 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trump's 18-minute-long rant from the White House was riddled with lies.
I'm breaking down the 18 worst lies — on everything from his Big Ugly Bill to his bogus inflation claims.
youtu.be/T7Z24OhKETY
I'm breaking down the 18 worst lies — on everything from his Big Ugly Bill to his bogus inflation claims.
youtu.be/T7Z24OhKETY
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The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
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Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing.
I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
one.no
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing.
Some of the Best Audible Books Ever
Some of the Best Audible Books Ever
My favorite and best audible books ever, including audible fiction, nonfiction, memoir's, letters, mysteries, and great audible narrators.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Some of the Best Audible Books Ever
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Brilliant Books That Make Great Gifts noovella.com/brilliant-bo... @mariapopova.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
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Steve whitkoff is an actual traitor
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Steve whitkoff is an actual traitor
Excellent summation why the Trump - Russian proposal is a disaster for the world by Timothy Snyder.
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
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November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Excellent summation why the Trump - Russian proposal is a disaster for the world by Timothy Snyder.
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"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump
Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
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October 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"If you love books with not only great suspense, but also deeply layered and complicated characters, check out the Patricia Highsmith works: noovella.com/books-by-pat...