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I am going to suggest a TV show in the US that is now a little bit old and has jumped the shark but that is Billions which I call the "white collar" version of Sopranos whose many character Bobby Axelrod is an incredible ruthless and vindictive hedge fund manager/crime lord who only stops short of physical violence to achieve more power. Axelrod is the ultimate uber-villain if he was running Russia instead of Putin we would probably still be alive(Axelrod dislikes violence) but we would all be under Russian domination. Axelrod hates and love to corrupt govt officials and in one episode provided large cash bribes and free prostitutes to the Director of the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Controls. The series is more popular among Wall Street types but if you liked the Sopranos and you are a foreign policy type looking for something different I would recommend Billions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUQKRM06_WM

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Jan 16, 2022Liked by Claire Berlinski

Mexico and narcos - scary. I visit friends in Mexico every few years. A random American military guy who is Mexican-American said on video interview 2 years ago that he expects Mexican civil war to arrive in 5 years. And with the US Southern border unsecured for political reasons- what a nightmare. I am pro-Mexico and pro-secured USA-Mexico border.

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