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Justin Cascio
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Contributor, Freelance
Northampton
Beats
Biography
It's still possible to be misinformed in the Information Age, because it still profits someone to promote false narratives. I combat prejudice, taboos, and ignorance with transparency and diligence. I'm used to working hard to become an expert in the subjects I write about. I approach new subjects with humility and curiosity. I love doing research and sharing it with others in ways that gets them excited, too. As someone who does this out of love of knowledge, I believe expertise deserves respect, and to keep it transparent and respectable, it needs to be accessible. I share not just what I know, but methods---tools for learning more, for rooting out bad arguments, finding the truth.
Covers: Health identity. The transgender community and Mafia history are two of my areas of expertise. history
Content
By Justin Cascio, Joe Aiello, Albert Anselmi, John Scalise|mafiagenealogy.comAfter the Valentine’s Day Massacre, three of Al Capone’s top men were found dead. Legend has it that Capone beat them himself with a baseball bat. When the bodies were discovered by local police in Hammond, Indiana, in May 1929, they were brutally beaten but still identifiable to investigators as Sicilians
By Justin Cascio|mafiagenealogy.comFifty years before the Rizzuto Family wrested control of Montreal from the Violi brothers, the Rizzuto family patriarch was murdered in an unlikely place. The story of the Sicilian-Canadian “Sixth Family” begins with the arrival of Vito Rizzuto and Calogero Renda in the United States in the mid-1920s. The brothers-in-law from Cattolica Eraclea, in Agrigento, Sicily, were destined for lives of crime in North America. It was in their blood
By Justin Cascio|mafiagenealogy.comIn the early 20th Century, Italians found work in the coal mines of West Virginia and stayed to create a pocket of Italian America that few outsiders know. In Fairmont, West Virginia in the Twenties, the Famiglia Vagabonda held the reins to every legal and illegal vice. In 1927, Italian entrepreneur Joseph Argiro debuted the pepperoni roll in Fairmont: a kind of pared down stromboli stuffed with another American invention, pepperoni
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States