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    ROCCO'S LAST REQUEST
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Nov 28, 2020
    • 10 min

    ROCCO'S LAST REQUEST

    “You like exotic women, don’t you?” It was Cousin Rocco thrusting with the rapier, seeking out a vital organ, preferably the heart. Tanya...
    44 views0 comments
    RETURN OF THE GYPSY
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 14 min

    RETURN OF THE GYPSY

    There’s nothing more unsettling or singularly unproductive than a visit to your local police station; unless it’s a trip to the morgue. I...
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    THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

    Tearing a page from Arnold Swarzenneger’s ‘The Terminator,’ Donald Trump doesn’t need to leave Washington warning “I’ll be back.” That’s...
    48 views0 comments
    DITCH MITCH
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 8 min

    DITCH MITCH

    If the incoming Biden-Harris Administration hopes to repair any of the wreckage caused by the insane fuckery of Donald J. Trump, then the...
    11 views0 comments
    MILLION MAGGOTS MARCH
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 9 min

    MILLION MAGGOTS MARCH

    Saturday, November 14, 2020 This is the day that somebody could die. In just a few hours, we’ll have the victims' names and, heaven help ...
    23 views0 comments
    CORONAVIRUS MADE ME OLD
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    CORONAVIRUS MADE ME OLD

    I’m a child of the 1940’s, so you can guess my approximate age and condition. But in so doing, you might be mistaken. I’m still tall and ...
    17 views0 comments
    AMERICAN IDIOT
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 14 min

    AMERICAN IDIOT

    The difference between an intelligent person and a stupid person is simply this: an intelligent person acknowledges what he doesn’t know w...
    91 views0 comments
    JUST THE FACTS
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 7 min

    JUST THE FACTS

    “All we want are the facts, m’am. Just the facts…” Anyone remember that well-worn quote? Well, no surprise if you didn’t. It was emblemat...
    15 views0 comments
    GRAB 'EM
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    GRAB 'EM

    Author's Note: The following article was published before the November 3 election results confirmed Joe Biden as the next President of th...
    38 views0 comments
    SURREALISM AND TRUMP
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 8 min

    SURREALISM AND TRUMP

    According to Jorge Luis Borges, no one can know if the world is fantastic or real, and not whether there is a difference between dreaming...
    40 views0 comments
    THE LETTER
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 5 min

    THE LETTER

    Louis DeJoy is determined to destroy the US Postal Service. He knows that the institution is a mere shadow of what Benjamin Franklin envi...
    84 views0 comments
    NO LIVES MATTER
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Aug 21, 2020
    • 8 min

    NO LIVES MATTER

    Readers of this blog already know that I’m supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement, at least in principle. I’m not in the streets h...
    52 views0 comments
    WHO'S NAUGHTY OR NICE
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    WHO'S NAUGHTY OR NICE

    Here’s something everyone can agree on: Lady Ghislaine has the goods on POTUS45. And it’s a sure bet that she’s got more than a little di...
    544 views0 comments
    HAPPY ENDINGS
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    HAPPY ENDINGS

    My partner likes to point out that I’m a negative person, and she’s right. Most of the time. The rest of the time she’s, well, she’s not ...
    25 views0 comments
    THE CHARGES AGAINST REALITY WINNER
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    THE CHARGES AGAINST REALITY WINNER

    Russian Cyberthreat Actors
    171 views0 comments
    ASS - U - ME
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 7 min

    ASS - U - ME

    A Russian Bounty on American soldiers…Really? It can only be described as a perfect storm, a classic ‘Black Swan’ event. The media has an...
    43 views0 comments
    WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RÁFAGA COLLECTION?
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 9 min

    WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RÁFAGA COLLECTION?

    One of the most intriguing mysteries of the art world is the disappearance of a horde of oil paintings executed in Spain during the run-u...
    20 views0 comments
    MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 7 min

    MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

    Congressmen/women: Because of your cowardice, Trump's militarized police and politicized military may unilaterally terminate all democrat...
    101 views0 comments
    CHARLES MANSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • May 30, 2020
    • 10 min

    CHARLES MANSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE

    Even as a child, he was a horror. Throwing stones at a toddler in a playpen until the child’s mother intervened to stop what could easily...
    1,492 views0 comments
    HAIL KING JARED
    Francesco Rizzuto
    • May 19, 2020
    • 19 min

    HAIL KING JARED

    Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of a botched Coronavirus response and the wreckage of the November 2020 election, Jared Kushner will...
    180 views0 comments
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