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Part Four: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

Behind the Bastards

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Ceausescu, You're Uncancelled, Momfucker.

In 1978, Ceausescu sent Jan Passipa to Germany with apparently a plan to assassinate a journalist. Passipa defected to the United States and offered up a comprehensive list of Romania's overseas narratives in exchange for one presumes a pile of cash and a lifetime of protection. "I will say- You're a Donny Brasko energy coming out of him here on this one"

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