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Dec 9, 2022Liked by Greg Olear

Great writing Greg. I laughed hard at "...it’s better to just let the little bastard score." Coffee everywhere! As a big fan of graphic novels, I'll definitely have to check out Accidental Czar. Cheers.

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Dec 9, 2022Liked by Greg Olear

Oh, Christ. So Putin was more like a contestant on " The Apprentice"

Love you Greg.

Another great guest.

Thank you Mr. Weiss.

Stacy O 💖

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Dec 9, 2022Liked by Greg Olear

And the US had a chance to weigh in, as I recall, Tom Delay was an arse in negotiations to help struggling Russia, early 90’s I think. Did I dream that?

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Dec 9, 2022Liked by Greg Olear

Wow. Now I get it. Thanks.

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Dec 9, 2022Liked by Greg Olear

Interesting analysis.

Seems visual?

Not so much cerebral?

I'll try and digest the excellent

scribbling for awhile.

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founding

My Dad is about to pass. He’s in the final stages. End of an era.

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I promise to listen to your interview with Mr. Weiss ASAP, Greg. So far, just reading this excellent post confirms my very uneducated guess all along that this guy - as deadly as he has been - is a straight-up phony.

But forgive my digression, I have to ask about Empress Theodora, and how she is linked to Maria (Mart'a). Was she Maria's mother? I thought her mother's name was Borena. Plus, Theodora (497CE-548CE) and Maria (1042-1118) doesn't seem to fit the proper timeline. Plus, what does CE mean?

Making crib notes as I go along so I keep all the characters straight in my head, but it's not an easy task for me. As well, I'm searching maps of this era as it helps to visualize where these places that you describe are in relation to one another.

Don't get me wrong, Greg. I'm having loads of fun learning about the Byzantine Empire since when I started all I knew about it was how to spell "Byzantine." Thanks for this wakeup call to the past!

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Dec 9, 2022Liked by Greg Olear

I've long thought that Putin, and some of the leaders here, engage in what could be called "performance art" most of the time. It covers a lot of flaws that might otherwise be noticed sooner. The unfortunate thing, FOR THEM, is that when people like the Putin-inspired Donald Trump come to the stage, we learn exactly how it's done, and it's not nearly as effective the next time. When you see how the rabbit is ACTUALLY pulled out of the hat, the trick loses its magic.

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Entertaining as hell piece Greg, sadly, that little man complexed Fuck, should have had his gait permanently altered to a dirt nap horizontal position long ago! Slainte!!

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Solid gold, this here

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