In 2023, the largest #Western#banks still operating in #Russia paid taxes that were four times the amount they paid before the full-scale invasion. This is due partly to international #sanctions on Russian banks.
First, it’s not my strong suit as a writer. Second, it seems a bit tangential for these books. But. It’s a powerful motivator. There are some glorious complications available, also.
I prefer to leave it ambiguous.
Are the BRICS and Their New Development Bank Offering Alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF and the Policies Promoted by the Traditional Imperialist Powers?
So, I have watched a bunch of old #western movies, and I thought that Van Heflin whacking Emile Meyer in the head with a pickaxe handle in Shane [1953] was a pretty good whoopin'. But this afternoon I am watching Rock Island Trail [1950] and Forrest Tucker just dumped a half a barrel of whiskey on a guy and fucking lit him on fire! Life in the 1800's really was tougher.
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A Drunken Western Masterpiece from Sam Peckinpah & Bob Dylan Was Butchered 50 Years Ago and Is Now Restored
After a studio hack job, Peckinpah tried to get his name removed from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Now the film gets the release it deserves.