Bulgaria, US Secret Service in counterfeit money raid

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Police seized high-quality forged banknotes produced at a printing office at a university in Bulgaria’s capital, authorities said Tuesday.

In a joint operation with the US Secret Service, Bulgarian police detained two people and seized a printing machine and equipment for printing money, along with large amounts of counterfeit US dollar and euro notes.

Iwould like to clear up one thing about labeling someone a “Supremacist,” or “Supreme,” as if it’s a bad thing.

I think we all strive to be supreme at something. That’s what makes our mark. That’s our legacy. Without supremacy there is nothing to strive for.

That’s why we have awards. That’s why we have the Olympics. That’s why we recognize brilliance in all forms. That’s why anything matters.

Some morons in the socalled “woke” community seem to think excellence in any endeavor is now racist.

Which leads me to defend one of the most supreme human composers that has ever lived on Earth, Ludwig Von Beethoven, who just happened to be white.

I am proud to be a sixth generation piano student of Beethoven.

Beethoven taught Carl Czerny. Carl Czerny taught Franz Liszt. Franz Liszt taught Arthur Rubinstein. Arthur Rubinstein taught Rodney Ash. Rodney Ash taught me.

To besmirch Beethoven for his brilliance as a composer, simply because he was white, is the same as trashing Kobe Bryant for his supremacy on the basketball court, simply because he was Black.

To say we should cancel Beethoven because it implies white supremacy is a hypocritical racist joke. Beethoven’s music will never be canceled. You can’t cancel perfection.

At the time, Beethoven was the people’s composer. He was pushing the envelope like no one else ever had and the people responded.

He was the first composer to start a symphony on a dominant fifth chord. This was unheard of, but Beethoven didn’t care about tradition, he was a pioneer.

It didn’t matter what his critics said, it mattered what the fans said, not unlike the rock bands of today.

Beethoven was and 200 years later, still is and always will be a rock star. Mitchell Seyfer

Palmdale