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Barefoot walk in Rome

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Fatca Pop

So, Romania is no longer part of Ancient Rome.  However, many Romanians live in Italy, some say over a million at a time. A much larger protest than is usually covered by the Romanian media.  DRM News entitles it, “Israeli … Continue reading →

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Mircea Bravo’s dad protests against 8 hour work day

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Fatca Pop

The actor who played the father of the Mircea Bravo character in Nunta pe Bani joined a protest, reported the Monitorul newspaper.  (Monitorul means “the monitor, so it feels redundant to call it “The Monitorul” but “The Monitor” would also … Continue reading →

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How to renounce US citizenship

Posted on January 15, 2026 by eReporter

Should you renounce? It is understandable that many people want to renounce their US citizenship.  When I renounced over eight years ago, I was told that people were renouncing “every single day.”  Despite natural charisma that helped him as a … Continue reading →

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How new tarriff rules could tax expats

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Fatca Pop

A Latvian once told me a joke about a Russian family on vacation.  The Russian family went far over the baggage allowance, but somehow everything fit on the plane. When they arrived in New York City, the customs people looked … Continue reading →

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Palestine demonstration in piata unirii

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Fatca Pop

13 January, 2023.  At 2 pm today, in a march starting from the main square in Cluj, you might have heard chanting in Romanian and English. In English, they said, “Free, free Palestine.” In Romanian, it was, “România nu uita, … Continue reading →

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