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9:39 AM 12/27/2020 - Audio Posts: Putin’s shift toward unfettered control - WP | How state marijuana legalization became a boon for corruption - Politico | New realities in Caucasus Audio Posts - Michael Novakhov – SharedNewsLinks℠ – michaelnovakhov-sharednewslinks.com Michael Novakhov – SharedNewsLinks℠ – michaelnovakhov-sharednewslinks.com Recent Posts – Michael Novakhov – SharedNewsLinks℠ In Russia, tough new laws and stepped-up defiance abroad mark Putin’s shift toward unfettered control December 27, 2020 How state marijuana legalization became a boon for corruption December 27, 2020 New realities in Caucasus may lead to inclusive, efficient regional platform: Experts December 27, 2020

7:48 AM 10/8/2020 -  Pomegranate seeds for Persephone:    The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Louise Glück, the American poet, “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty ... A Myth of Devotion by Louise Glück - Poems | Academy of American Poets Thursday October 8 th , 2020  at  7:37 AM 1 Share A Myth of Devotion -  Louise Glück  - 1943- When Hades decided he loved this girl he built for her a duplicate of earth, everything the same, down to the meadow, but with a bed added. Everything the same, including sunlight, because it would be hard on a young girl to go so quickly from bright light to utter darkness Gradually, he thought, he'd introduce the night, first as the shadows of fluttering leaves. Then moon, then stars. Then no moon, no stars. Let Persephone get used to it slowly. In the end, he thought, she'd find it comforting. A replica of earth except there was love here. Doesn't everyone want love? He waited many years, building a world, watchi