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Offline Maik

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05/11/17
« on: Sunday, 05 November, 2017 @ 12:52:36 »
Quite a long read, but if you have the time (and interest) it's all rather strange:

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Inside Russia’s secretive cult of Tsar worship: How royalism is thriving 100 years after murder of Nicholas II

Thousands of Russians arrive every year to pay homage at the grisly scene in western Siberia where the Romanov dynasty was wiped out in 1918. But when you scratch beneath the surface of this seemingly benign historical site, things get very strange indeed
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/october-revolution-russia-100-years-tsar-nicholas-ii-royalist-cult-romanov-family-murder-bolsheviks-a8035466.html

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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, 05 November, 2017 @ 21:48:09 »
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Paradise Papers leak reveals secrets of world elite's hidden wealth
Files from offshore law firm show financial dealings of the Queen, big multinationals and members of Donald Trump’s cabinet

The world’s biggest businesses, heads of state and global figures in politics, entertainment and sport who have sheltered their wealth in secretive tax havens are being revealed this week in a major new investigation into Britain’s offshore empires.

The details come from a leak of 13.4m files that expose the global environments in which tax abuses can thrive – and the complex and seemingly artificial ways the wealthiest corporations can legally protect their wealth.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/paradise-papers-leak-reveals-secrets-of-world-elites-hidden-wealth