One day a Romanian university student is going to write their dissertation on jurisprudence about the curious case of Traian Bereceanu. The more I look into it, the deeper the wormhole goes, and it really goes to back up everything I’ve ever said here about the police and the legal system. Two weeks ago the DNA anti-corruption unit swooped down on “Commissar” Traian Bereceanu, serving … Continue reading The Curious Case of Traian Berbeceanu
If you’re like me and you’re trying to learn Romanian by watching the news, you can sometimes get stymied by the (seemingly) hundreds of acronyms that the media uses here. For the past week or so I’ve been keeping a list of the ones I’ve seen. For your own elucidation, here they are in alphabetical order: ANAF – The government agency in charge of collecting … Continue reading Media Acronyms
I already had a coughing fit and figured out who is against the big Rosia Montana project. But who exactly is for it? I can’t reveal any of their names but there’s definitely a lot of money behind it. They are now literally buying entire chunks of three of Romania’s 24-hour news channels. They’re also paying for fake “documentaries” that all have 1950s sounding names … Continue reading Too Little Too Late
You might remember that a few years ago I posted a video called 66 Seconds in which I presented a brief snapshot of ordinary life here in Romania. This morning I was working on another project and I used my iPad to take snapshots of what was going on today in this country via B1TV, a Romanian 24-hour news channel. I thought all of you … Continue reading Tuesday Morning in Romania
Occasionally, just like backing out a 1965 Chrysler Imperial from the garage and taking it for a spin, I got to pull out my old detective hat and follow the leads in a curious case. Normally I don’t “name drop” and talk about the people I know in this town but you’ve got to understand that I’ve been living here a while. The other day … Continue reading Hit Piece on the Little People
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