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vlyons

vlyons's Journal

August 16, 2018

Aretha appreciation thread

Post your favorite Aretha song/video. Here's one that I think fits well on DU - "A Change Is Gonna Come"

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August 13, 2018

"Is he sincere?"

I want to know:

August 10, 2018

I knew when Wilbur Ross was announced for a cabinet post, and I read his resume, that he was a colossal crook. The tip-off was that he was vice-chairman of the board of the Bank of Cyprus. If that isn't a red flag, I don't know what is. Bank of Cyprus has been investigated by the FBI for money-laundering Russian money.

2 interesting articles about Ross and the Cypriot banks

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/23/wilbur-ross-russian-deal-bank-of-cyprus-donald-trump-commerce-secretary

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/12/15/cyprus-center-circle-corruption-surrounding-trump

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