Let’s Talk The Social Media Government Connection (Part 2)
In part 2 of this blog, Sal asks “What the hell is happening to our country”? With the Organic Act of 1871, the Corporate States of America was created. Now, with our collective dependence on social media, it’s never been easier for corporations to buy, sell, and use personal data with impunity- creating the illusion of free speech.
Let’s Talk Media Deception: Sold to the Highest Bidder
“You can’t believe everything you hear”- especially when it comes to the extreme bias shown by the media conglomerates. The “top stories” are often sold to the highest bidder- to where corporate or political sponsors use their influence to CREATE stories rather than REPORT them. Sal outlines the history and reasons behind the deception and provides questions that every U.S. should be asking to help recognize American policy from planned agendas.
Sal’s Book Review #5: The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve – G. Edward Griffin
In this 5ht installment of Sal’s Book Reviews, discover how G. Edward Griffin’s Book “The Creature from Jekyll Island” explains the history of the Federal Reserve Banking System, from it’s beginnings in the early 1900s, all the way up to today- with all the plot twists, and characters you would expect from a Hollywood Movie! A Great Read.
Progressivism, Wealth, and The Federal Reserve – Slippery Slope or Slip ‘n Slide?
Progressivism in modern society has opened the door for centralized governments to alter laws and practices on a grand scale- especially when it comes to currency and wealth. What you don’t know about the Federal Reserve System will shock you…
Sal’s Book Review #4: Secret Societies: Illuminati, Freemasons, and the French Revolution – Una Birch
Sal Reviews Una Birch’s well balanced, documented, factual adventure into the history and relevance of Secret Societies in modern politics.
Sal’s Book Review #3: Just Getting Started – Tony Bennett
Other than Sal and Tony Bennett both hailing from the boroughs of New York (Brooklyn vs. Queens – respectively) it turns out there are a ton of similarities between “Just Getting Started” and “Boys of Brooklyn”- right down to the fact that both Sal and Tony’s family are descended from Calabria, Italy… just add in a little Hollywood “Who’s Who” list of characters (and well respected civil rights leaders) for Tony and you’ll agree with Sal when he says that Tony “gives insight, not only to himself and New York- but to the contribution to humanity itself”.
Lessons Learned: What About That Neighborhood?
Sal’s childhood neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn was home to the largest population of Italians in the Five Boroughs. In this post, Sal discusses everything from tangling with bullies from the Genovese crime family, to the struggles that many families from many different backgrounds had coming out of the Great Depression, and everything in between. One thing is for sure though- every one of the “Boys” of Brooklyn came home for dinner when the streetlights came on- especially Sal… who’s Mother had a powerful whistle the whole neighborhood could hear.
Sal’s Book Review #2: New York: A Novel – Edward Rutherfurd
In this, the 2nd installment of “Sal’s Book Reviews”, Sal recounts Rutherfurd’s points that the political history of New York- even down to early settlers in then “New Amsterdam”, has always been a hotbed for corruption- just as much as innovation. This book takes the reader on an EPIC journey through the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the explosion of immigration through Ellis Island, the hardships of the Great Depression, the Wall Street Stock Market Crash, WW1 and WW2, right up to 9/11. Sal says it was like a “fact check for his memory- while filling in the blanks vacated by time.”
Lessons Learned… Or Have They? A Boomer’s Viewpoint on Today’s Electoral College
Sal hilariously reminisces to his High School American History Class teacher’s “boring” lectures… but looking at today’s Electoral College, Sal realizes that Old Man Walbaum may have had a point!
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Introducing the first of “Sal’s Book Reviews”! Sal references points from “The Great Bridge” that the “The Boys of Brooklyn” have related to in their journey of life. See how unknowingly, The Brooklyn natives joined together in building what would become an indelible triumph for American engineering: the (Great) Brooklyn Bridge.