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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": A " Contact " dream

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": A " Contact " dream: Last night I had an unusual dream - vivid, pleasant, and     lucid. It may have been inspired by a rather sad newspaper story     about the ...

[ " Leavitt reveals NEW DETAILS ahead of upcoming US-Iran meeting " ] How long will real American public opinion put up with the Neo-Nazi ZIONIST Jew regime in Washington , DC ?

How long will real American public opinion put up with the Neo-Nazi ZIONIST Jew regime in Washington , DC of Donald Trump , and Stephen Miller , and special guest star Benjamin Netanyahu ? Put up with their " Jew War III " for Greater Israel against the people of Iran and the Islamic culture of Iran ? Most CHRISTIAN Americans are not Christian Nationalists or Christian Zionists cheering Israeli genocide in Gaza , Palestine or for the warmonger embezzler V. Zelensky in " sovereign " Greater Israel Ukraine ? Most American Catholics were turned off by APARTHEID Israel and Zionism decades ago ( they hear Pope Leo scold the Trump White House gang : " You have blood on your hands " ) .

The author , Ralph Lopez , has been a drinking buddy of my friend Dave living in Arlington , Mass. [Dave gave me a copy of this book from Ralph himself ]

The Golden Donut and Restaurant Front Cover Ralph Lopez iUniverse, Jul 13, 2000 - Fiction - 224 pages Hector Huerta, baby boomer, idealist, night security guard, military brat, lives in Central Square, Cambridge, a colorful and diverse community that is changing day by day. Reflecting on how little he has to show for his forty years, he wanders through a cityscape where homeless and wealthy, students and townies, frenzied commuters and sedentary neighborhood old-timers live side by side. Dissatisfied with the tenor of the times and the spirit of the "Modern Age," Hector searches for meaning in the world around him. He finds radical politics, greedy developers, and relationships that tend to implode. Join him on his journey through the lush and desolate regions of the of the heart, a journey which leads through the soul of a disappearing neighborhood: The Golden Donut and Restaurant, Central Square, The People's Republic of Cambridge. [Author of " The Golden Donut and Restaurant " , Ralph Lopez, now a heart broken , lost soul alcoholic still a denizen of the " People's Republic of Cambridge " ]

How GOOGLE AI helped me track down a library book I had browsed years ago at the Cranston Public Library but could seem to locate it on the book shelves there since [ the other hero the Dewey Decimal System ]

You said: [ "What would be the approximate Dewey Decimal System code for a published book I have browsed in a public library that was a 15 or 14 century diary or journal of a Catholic monk in Italy? " ]8:29 AMThe approximate Dewey Decimal System (DDS) code for this book would be 271 or 945.The exact number depends on whether the library classified the book under Christian religious orders (church history) or Italian history.Primary Classification Options271 — Christian Religious Orders and Monasticism. This is the most likely home for a monk's personal spiritual journal.945 — General History of Italy. Libraries use this if the diary focuses heavily on local historical events, politics, or daily Renaissance life.Detailed BreakdownIf the library categorized the book strictly by its religious context, they would use the 200s (Religion):270 — History of Christianity.271.00945 — Monastic orders specific to Italy.If the library categorized the book by its historical and geographical context, they would use the 900s (History):945.05 — Italy during the 14t

Fascinating excerpt from " Florentine Diary from 1450-1518 " , L. Landucci [" Well may we consider what a transitory thing is human life .. despite of all this , he could not live one hour longer when the end came "]

54 A FLORENTINE DIARY [1492 it had fallen, and on which side ; and when he was told, he said: "Alas! I shall die, because it fell towards my house." This may not have been so, but it was commonly reported. And they brought him to Florence the same night, at 5 in the morning (1 a.m.), and put him in the monastery at San Marco; and he remained there the whole of the next day, which was a Monday. And on the 10th April, Tuesday, he was buried at San Lorenzo at about 20 in the evening (4 p.m.). Well may we consider what a transitory thing is human life! This man, in the eyes of the world, was the most illustrious, the richest, the most stately, and the most renowned among men. Everyone declared that he ruled Italy ; and in very truth he was possessed of great wisdom, and all his undertakings prospered. He had succeeded in doing what no citizen had been able to do for a long time : namely, in getting his son appointed cardinal; which was not only an honour for his house, but for the whole city. In spite of all this, however, he could not live one hour longer when the end came. Then, man, man, what hast thou to be proud of? True humility is the fit human attribute, and each time that we grow proud, and esteem ourselves above others, failing to recognise that every spiritual, corporal and temporal good comes from God, we exceed the proper limits of humanity. Everything that exceeds its limits is evil, and those things which should be good, turn to ill. The desirable quality for man is true gentleness and humility, and always to esteem God. Man is naught, if not what God has made him; to whom be praise from all creatures, as is His due. May He pardon me my sins! And may He pardon the sins of the dead man, as I trust He may pardon me and all human beings ! 20th May. A Sunday; the Cardinal de' Medici returned to Florence. 26th July. A Thursday; Pope Innocent VIII. 'died; and on Sunday, the 29th, the bells were tolled for his death.]

Way back in 1982 my old friend Don Plante had a published letter in the Providence Journal about the " neglected poor " - especially the homeless mentally ill . It could have been written today !

Ron Ruggieri 13:41 (2 minutes ago) to Steve My old friend Donald A. Plante wrote a letter -to-the editor in 1982 about the " neglected poor " -especially the homeless mentally ill Neglected poor January 28, 1982 | Providence Journal (RI) Page: A-11 | Section: NEWS 159 Words | Readability: Lexile: 1370, grade level(s): >12 Read News Document Focus Letters Today as in the 1800's the handicapped, mentally ill, and poor bear the discriminating burden of cutting basic needs "in the best interest of the people." Reaganomics is at best neglecting those in need - the needy, those who can't produce for the industrialist or support the capitalist. These reasons and the rewarding of workers by tax cuts deny "the people in need." The poor, physically ill, emotionally ill, and handicapped as in the 1800's and early 1900's are today's castaways. The state is cutting expenses, funneling large numbers of the IMH (Institute of Mental Health) population into the community, saying their needs must be met. It's soon seen that a cold room does not compare to a warm ward. To be free and cold is the state's idea of support for the needy. Election time will show how we the people feel about a government whose reason for social cuts is related to military action. Donald A. Plante

[ "Why Do People Still Believe in God?! " ] | ft. Richard Dawkins and Alex O'Connor | Thinkable Presents ]

Under-employed scientists -like Richard Dawkins and Neil DeGrasse Tyson - delight the New Atheism New Hate group by abusing their SCIENCE intellectual authority to endorse militant atheism . Why is their sacrosanct LOGIC and REASON hardly ever voiced in social media against the highly irrational social system that employs them ? LOGIC and REASON is neutral on capitalism , American imperialism , and Israeli Zionism ? Will CERN discovering the next in line " God particle " ( The " Son of God " particle ? ) settle the matter of God's existence vindicating the " Church of the Big Bang "?

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American president Donald Trump as a future footnote in Wikipedia?
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An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": George Nathan. Adams

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": George Nathan. Adams: A victim of the terrible 1938 Hurricane in Rhode Island this man now rests uniquely in the frequently vandalized Roger WILLIAMS PARK Mausole...

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Fwd: fan mail

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Fwd: fan mail: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: < noreply@cranstonlibrary.org > Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 at 16:28 Subject: fan mail To: ...

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": The Fun House Mirror

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": The Fun House Mirror: A more horrible way to die cannot be imagined ! After the tragedy the Rocky Point Amusement Park was " CLOSED FOR THE SEASON "... Another one of my weird tale mini horror stories.Rated R!

Providence Athenæum –

Providence Athenæum – https://share.google/v57BlmsBD91m32REd 
What shocks me is how much pubic and private, college and university LIBRARY HOURS have been sharply cut back in recent years.

Fwd: Back in the Cold War era my Uncle Nick represented the Voice of America in Rome ,Italy. A more innocent time in America - those post war years.For most people - not all.

See if this post is intercepting on the way to my blog by the ZIONIST Jew censorship of American public opinion, Steve.

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An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Fwd: Hi Ron!

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Fwd: Hi Ron!: - Subject: Hi Ron! To: Ron Ruggieri < radicalron72647@gmail.com > Hope things are at least tolerable for you with the "Dave"...

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Lucretius Redux

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Lucretius Redux: We learn in elementary school science that centuries ago in ancient Rome the seeds of modern atomic theory were expressed in what would beco...

Saturday, June 27, 2026

[Gospel of Lies (with Promise Backlund) ] Would the New Atheism Cult New Hate group like to see an " officially atheist " USA ?

The New Atheism Cult New Hate group are so indignant about the perceived " lies " of organized religion , the " mythology " ( ? ) of the world's great religions . But they are tone deaf to the more mundane and more malevolent lies of the mainstream news media in " OUR democracy " daily promoting capitalism , American imperialism , and Israeli Zionism . We live in social /economic system that could hardly survive a day without lies and brutality . Pretentious about their own power of LOGIC and REASON , the New Atheist Cult groupies never apply it to all the social evil around them . Like throwing rocks at fleas, they prefer to attack and ridicule all the Elmer Gantry type Christian TV evangelists preaching that Old Time Religion on the " Back to God Hour ". Would they like to see an " officially atheist " USA, forgetting the lesson of the " officially atheist " Soviet Union of the nightmare Stalinist era ?

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": One man's very sad reflection on " TOO LONG LIFE ...

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": One man's very sad reflection on " TOO LONG LIFE ...: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ron Ruggieri < radicalron72647@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 19 Sept 2023 at 20:05 Subject: To:... One man's very sad reflection on " TOO LONG LIFE " . We do live by HOPE ! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ron Ruggieri Date: Tue, 19 Sept 2023 at 20:05 Subject: To: Ron Ruggieri [ "I had to go back to the OP to understand what we're talking about here. I think it's the possibility the modern medicine has extended lives past their more natural conclusions. My mother, who never wanted to be committed to a nursing home, died in a nursing home. During the last years of her life she mutated into an entirely different person, one who I didn't even recognize. Mean. Had a list of medications that was a full page long. My father died in the same nursing home after losing his mental faculties. He didn't know who I was. Accused me of hoarding all the ketchup at the dinner table. My uncle, a proud atheist who claimed he'd shoot himself before going into a nursing home, recently died in a nursing home after turning into an entirely different person and finding religion. The presiding priest at the funeral didn't know who he was. My daughter is currently dying of Stage 4 brain cancer. She's barely conscious. What's left of her isn't her, but she takes anti-seizure meds and gets chemotherapy regularly. People ask my why I push myself so hard physically. It's not because I'm trying to stay healthy. It's because I'm hoping to die of a stroke. "]

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": A Fishy Tale [ Another one of my mini-horror stories ]

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": A Fishy Tale: Last night I had a nightmare perhaps inspired by the "fish eye" soup that I saw a man known as the "Old Salt" savor at a... A Fishy Tale [Last night I had a nightmare perhaps inspired by the "fish eye" soup that I saw a man known as the "Old Salt" savor at an East Providence restaurant. In the nightmare I was back in Washington Park of the 1950s at an exotic aquarium fish store named Dagon's. I was accompanied by my friend Norman - the "boy scientist." Norman expressed an interest in buying an unusually beautiful fish for his science teacher, Miss Brodie, whom he had a pre-adolescent crush on. Old Mr. Dagon said in a discouraging tone: "Why you look like you own no property!" The price of the fish was $50.00 - indeed a little too expensive for poor boy Norman. Then the nightmare became confused with reality. I remember Norman going back to Dagon's the next day and without hinting to me what he had in mind, dropped a tablet of Alka-Seltzer into the tank of the highly desired fish. We returned to Dagon's after school and saw the ghastly result of Norman's evil prank: the beautiful fish was now a sickly white bloated corpse. Mr. Dagon was just scooping it out of the bowl. He gave Norman the "evil eye". That summer Miss Brodie, on her honeymoon in South America was attacked by a school of hungry piranhas. There was not even a funeral. ]

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Radical mini -horror story : " The Dead Cat in the... [ One of my mini-horror stories ]

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Radical mini -horror story : " The Dead Cat in the...: The Dead Cat in the Cellar John Rogers was just finishing his hot oatmeal with raisins in it that reminded him of rabbit turds. "... Radical mini -horror story : " The Dead Cat in the Cellar " The Dead Cat in the Cellar [John Rogers was just finishing his hot oatmeal with raisins in it that reminded him of rabbit turds. " They have lots of iron in them ", his grandmother would point out. The two lived alone in an old house in Pawtuxet Village . His mother and father were on vacation in Egypt. His father -a frustrated archaeologist - had always been fascinated by old dead things. John had an unusual interest in flowers, always fascinated by their color and variety. He was at age 11 an expert on local wild flowers. His science project that semester was an investigation of the flora in the wooded area near Fay Field. He needed his allowance that morning in order to buy a new magnifying glass at the second hand bookstore near the house, " Twice Told Tales ". But in order to get it he had to complete a -for him- most, unpleasant chore. There was a dead cat in the cellar . Some neighbor, Old Jake, had seen it run over by a pick up truck, most likely Mike Kelley's, one of the regulars at the Gaspee Lounge. The cat had gone down the dark ,dank cold cellar to die. Grandmother handed him a plastic green garbage bag and reminded him it was getting late for school. John dreaded dead things . He was already a near vegetarian. But his hobby -wild flowers -was his passion. He went down the creaky old wooden cellar stairs. They must be a hundred years old, he reflected. He spotted the cold stiff dead THING. That was the thing about DEATH - transformation into a loathsome dead THING. But if he did not get the dead cat out of there, the rats would get to it, leaving behind a more gruesome mess. He located a shovel and dumped the dead thing into the open garbage bag. He walked up the stairs in shuddering horror. He felt the dead cat scratch him through the bag and worried about an infection. Outside he tossed the green bag with the horrid contents into a small dumpster. He had EARNED his allowance. That morning in the English class he was assigned this topic to write on: " Household Chores I Hate To Do ". Johnny wrote about washing dishes. He wanted to forget this morning. After school he would again be happy in the company of his beautiful wild flowers.]

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Brother Ray and I attend a dog's wake summer of 65

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Brother Ray and I attend a dog's wake summer of 65: I am doing a lot of Washington Park recollection lately. How many guys have gone to a  dog's wake ? I mean the whole works, even a eulog... [ published as a LETTER-TO-EDITOR of the Providence Journal

[ "The Ultimate Playlist of Atheists Dismantling Religious Beliefs " ]

The more honest New Atheism recruits should realize that focusing their wrath on " unscientific " religion ( has Science a method for arriving at ultimate metaphysical truths ? ) will never win over a mass audience. They should see that the real root of much EVIL and mental confusion in human life is the deeply IRRATIONAL nature of global capitalism . You will rarely hear any of the New Atheism Cult road show celebs voice damning criticism of global capitalism, American imperialism, and Israeli Zionism. Organized religion ( to be sure, in many cases wallowing in darkness ) does not nearly do as much EVIL as these other social forces . To be sure , secular ZIONIST Jews, attached to belligerent APARTHEID Israel , are more involved in preparing nuclear World War III than any CHRISTIAN establishments. Decades ago ( April 1963 ) Pope John XXIII issued the world that " Pacem in Terris " encyclical. The world plutocracy is still not listening .

Fwd: A RENT FREEZE in New York City is a long way from socialists " confiscating their property "



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['They're Basically Confiscating Their Property': Trump Reacts To NYC Board Approving Rent Freeze " ] A RENT FREEZE in New York City is a long way from socialists " confiscating their property " .

Real socialists, and for almost two centuries now, call for the abolition of landlord-capitalist PRIVATE PROPERTY rights . In the past decades we also have also called for the abolition of bourgeois INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY rights. A RENT FREEZE in New York City is a long way from " socialism " . Despite its collision course with Neo-Nazi ZIONIST Jew regime in Washington , DC of Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and special guest star Benjamin Netanyahu ( the world proclaimed war criminal ) the WOKE WARRIOR Democratic Party led by odd couple ZIONIST Jews Chuck Schumer and phony socialist Bernie Sanders - and their mostly supportive mainstream news media - will never challenge their very foundation of capitalism , American imperialism ,and Israeli Zionism . The Democratic Socialist of America invariably orbit the WOKE WARRIOR Democratic Party and are not in the least inclined to break away from it . As a long time independent democratic socialist myself , I give " critical support " to them whenever they voice truths obvious to working class and middle class Americans ( in free fall for decades now ). But such truths are never obvious to the obtuse brains serving the capitalist news media devoted to the TWO PARTY SYSTEM . By the way , where does the Constitution of the United States authorize just two " official " parties ? HAPPY 250th ANNIVERSARY USA !
     Ron Ruggieri , 75 Mathewson St., Cranston , Rhode Island ( 401-829-5949 )

['They're Basically Confiscating Their Property': Trump Reacts To NYC Board Approving Rent Freeze " ] A RENT FREEZE in New York City is a long way from socialists " confiscating their property " .

Real socialists, and for almost two centuries now, call for the abolition of landlord-capitalist PRIVATE PROPERTY rights . In the past decades we also have also called for the abolition of bourgeois INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY rights. A RENT FREEZE in the New York City is a long way from " socialism " . Despite its collision course with Neo-Nazi ZIONIST Jew regime in Washington , DC of Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and special guest star Benjamin Netanyahu ( the world proclaimed war criminal ) the WOKE WARRIOR Democratic Party led by odd couple ZIONIST Jews Chuck Schumer and phony socialist Bernie Sanders - and their mostly supportive mainstream news media - will never challenge their very foundation of capitalism , American imperialism ,and Israeli Zionism . The Democratic Socialist of America invariably orbit the WOKE WARRIOR Democratic Party and are not in the least inclined to break away from it . As a long time independent democratic socialist myself , I give " critical support " to them whenever they voice truths obvious to working class and middle class Americans ( in free fall for decades now ). But such truths are never obvious to the obtuse brains serving the capitalist news media devoted to the TWO PARTY SYSTEM . By the way , where does the Constitution of the United States authorize just two " official " parties ? HAPPY 250th ANNIVERSARY USA !

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Fwd:

An independent democratic socialist observes LIFE in " OUR democracy ": Fwd:: Hurricane Carol 1954 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <+ 14012048139@mymetropcs.com > Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 at 11:11 Subj...

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White House Orwellian TWO MINUTES HATE speeches are getting quite " Ground Hog Day" boring!
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