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The resistible rise of Arturo Ui | WorldCat.org Bertolt Brecht referred to The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui as his "gangster play". Written in a matter of three weeks in 1941 during Brecht's exile in Finland, it takes place in his favorite U.S sett

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Musk accuses Trump whistleblower Vindman of ‘treason,’ says ‘he will pay’ Elon Musk on Wednesday suggested retired Army Lt. Col Alexander Vindman “committed treason” and “will pay” after the former Trump impeachment witness accused the tech billio…

#recommendedreading Bertold Brecht. The Risistable Rise of Arturo Ui. This 1941 political satire sets the rise of fascism in Chicago, showing the tactics of intimidation and exploitation. thehill.com/policy/techn...

#recommendedreading oh, I don't know... THE ROOM??

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Reamde | WorldCat.org When his own high-tech start up turns into a Fortune 500 computer gaming group, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of an Iowa family who has amassed an illegal fortune, finds the line between fantasy

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Stephenson, Neal. Reamde. Atlantic, 2011.

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday.

#recommendedreading Reamde, Neal Stephenson. Stephenson's trademark genius to connect seemingly disparate geopolitical happenings into a narrative that draws a reader into realizing that nearly everything in the book is based on actual events.
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Walden, or, Life in the woods ; and "Civil disobedience" | WorldCat.org With their call for"simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!", for self-honesty, and for harmony with nature, the writings of Henry David Thoreau are perhaps the most influential philosophical works in all

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Elon Musk, Republicans blast Denver mayor for resistance plans — but what does the law say? The mayor's office says "conflict between our law enforcement and the military is not our plan or desire."

#recommendedreading Thoreau, Henry David. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. 1849.
"I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good." MLK Jr re: the influence of HDT's essay.
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Parable of the sower | WorldCat.org Set thirty years in the future, a young woman suffering from hyperempathy, to feel others' pain as well as her own, makes a dangerous journey north from Southern California

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Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different ideas and eclectic personalities Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about ...

#recommendedreading Butler, Octavia. Parable of the Sower. Four Walls Eight Windows. 1993
Set in 2024, Butler envisioned a distopian US population and corrupt government. The only hope is to break free of Earth.

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2009-2017.state.gov/documents/or... Protocol for the Modern Diplomat

German ex-leader Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump's comeback and recalls awkward non-handshake Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: you or me.”

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Protocol for the Modern Diplomat. Foreign Institute. US Department of State

In 2017, #45 stood, hands clasped in front of him, while Chancellor Merkle prompted him to shake hands for cameras. “But of course his refusal was calculation.”
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Buying a home in Italy : a survival handbook | WorldCat.org Provides advice for those who are planning to buy property in Italy.

But if you are still intrigued with the options of buying a home and living in Italy, it is possible! Check out "Buying a home in Italy : a survival handbook" by David Hampshire on WorldCat worldcat.org/title/171561...

How to spot a fascist | WorldCat.org HOW TO SPOT A FASCIST is a selection of three thought-provoking essays on freedom and fascism, censorship and tolerance - including Eco's iconic essay 'Ur-Fascism', which lists the fourteen essential

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Eco, Umberto. How to Spot a Fascist. Harvill Secker, London. 2020.

Growing up in the days of Mussolini, Eco's essay establishes 14 essential characteristics of fascism. Italy's current prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is noted for being strongly right-wing nationalist.

How NATO adapts : strategy and organization in the Atlantic Alliance since 1950 | WorldCat.org Students, scholars, and policy practitioners will find this a useful resource for understanding NATO, transatlantic relations, and security in Europe and North America, as well as theories about chang

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#recommendedreading Johnston, Seth A. How NATO Adapts : Strategy and Organization in the Atlantic Alliance since 1950. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017 "This book was the most requested title at NATO Headquarters Library when it was published in 2017" Foreign Policy Research Institute

Pageboy : a memoir | WorldCat.org "The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in

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House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for first transgender member House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol...

#recommendedreading Page, Elliot. Pageboy: A Memoir. First edition, Flatiron Books, 2023. Elliot Page reflects on their own life and the impact of being in the public eye as an actor where image is everything. Personhood understood.
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See what you made me do : the dangers of domestic abuse that we ignore, explain away, or refuse to see | WorldCat.org "A deeply researched account from an award-winning journalist that uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest-and most intimate-ways imaginable We fear dark alleys when in truth,

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#recommendedreading Hill, Jess. See What You Made Me Do : The Dangers of Domestic Abuse That We Ignore, Explain Away, or Refuse to See. Sourcebooks, 2019. To understand why some voters whose self interest would actually be hurt by 47's policies would vote for his agenda.