Author: Sam Cel Roman
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Skipping stones on a pond
One of the benefits of the Unsleeping Eye, beyond just collating information by topic of interest, is that it allows you to track the propagation of certain items. In this day and age when the word “viral” has become daily hyperbole, it’s interesting to watch the progression of certain “chunks” of social knowledge get hurled into society’s consciousness. For instance, today I came across this … Continue reading Skipping stones on a pond
The Shortest Straw
Well two days ago every newspaper in the world (almost) published a small blurb about how the Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) invalidated the July 29 referendum and therefore Basescu would be shortly returned to office to finish out the rest of his term (until 2014). Of course this is Romania so nothing is that simple. At issue right now is the case of Mona Pivniceru, … Continue reading The Shortest Straw
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
Second verse same as the first
Well after stumbling, fumbling, bumbling (and a whole lot of grumbling and mumbling from those on the sidelines), at long last the Constitutional Court (CCR) officially ruled that the referendum of July 29 is invalid. Officially they will announce their ruling tomorrow and then it gets passed onto the Parliament and then it’s almost certain that Basescu will return to office. Therefore for the second … Continue reading Second verse same as the first
All Things Romania 