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June 23, 2019

Hey you 75-year-old DUers

https://twitter.com/i/status/1128631879844933632

How many of you can dance like Mick Jagger, after heart surgery 6 weeks ago?

Kudos to Mick Jagger who still thrills his fans after all these years. Best of luck to The Rolling Stones for their US Tour starting out in Chicago this week.

June 22, 2019

Here's why Jared Kushner belongs in prison

https://twitter.com/tburages/status/1142294613652332546

Unrolled in Tami Burages' Threadreader:

What Paul Manafort wouldn't give up to Mueller's team:
He was never the campaign point person with Russia. Jared Kushner was.


Shortly after the 2013 Miss Universe pageant, the Kushners made a trip to Russia. They spent 4 days there and hung out with oligarchs VERY close to Putin.

Roman Abramovich: billionaire oligarch, Chelsea owner, Kremlin ally – and, apparently, pals with Jared and Ivanka
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/2107335/roman-abramovich-billionaire-oligarch-chelsea-owner
While there (Feb 2014) the Kushners attended a gala alongside the heads of Alfa Bank and LetterOne.

And according to this article, "Since that night, a cone of silence seems to have descended on many of the attendees, usually gossipy folks who now refuse to talk about it."
Most of the talking points around Trump collusion with Russia involve the Trump Tower meeting or Manafort/Kilimnik.

But what almost everyone misses is what Kushner was doing.
While Trump was publicly running down how he would execute Putin's wish list if he were President (e.g. "NATO is dead," "We don't need sanctions," "Let's move out of Syria) ...

KUSHNER went to a pro-Russia think tank to get advice on Trump's foreign policy team.
Why ON EARTH would Kushner go to Dimitri Simes for this?
Remember who Kushner interfaced with in Russia in February 2014?
The heads of Alfa and LetterOne. THEY told him who to hook up with.


More on link:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1142294613652332546.html?utm_source=ext

June 17, 2019

Is your doggy bored?



Make this toy for your bored doggy - it's like a home-made slot machine for dogs.

June 13, 2019

Lately I'm watching Downton Abbey - in order from start to finish

I heard a little while ago that a new theatrical movie will come out in September for Downton Abbey. It will have updates and new story lines for many of the major characters.

I'm excited about that and I decided it was time to review the entire series (all 6 seasons) from start to finish. I have never seen all of the episodes together - in order - until now, owing to a busy schedule and missing a lot. Before when I did catch an episode here and there, I was mostly puzzled because I had missed too many of the connecting storylines.

Now I can see what an awesome series this really was! I'm disappointed that certain characters were dropped but I guess that happens in every good show that continues past the original plan. At the moment I'm halfway thru Season 5.

No spoilers please, but let me know if you're a Downton Abbey fan and how you think the story develops over 6 years. Any ideas about where the new movie will take it?

June 5, 2019

The British really know how to stage a protest rally (photos)

Buzzfeed has posted quite a collection of protest photos from London yesterday.
Here are just a few:





























I've had to reduce these photos and crop them to fit our format. But you can see the full-size version plus many more at this link:
(link) https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gabrielsanchez/london-protests-trump-uk-visit-photos




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About FakeNoose

Hey DU friends! Baby boomer here. I became a voter in 1972 when I turned 21, and I've been voting regularly ever since. For a long time I remained independent - always voting for Dem candidates. However that changed in 2008 when I wanted to vote for Hillary Clinton for President. But I live in Pennsylvania where we have closed elections, and my only chance to vote for Hillary was in the Dem primary. So I joined the Democratic Party in 2008, voted for Hillary, and I've never looked back. Barack Obama won the primary in Pennsylvania, as ell as most other states, and I supported him in the general election. It was a different story in 2016 .... You'll never convince me that Chump didn't CHEAT his way into the White House. The worst 4 years in the history of our country ensued, 2017 to 2020, and the first few days of 2021. We all lived through it and i don't need to explain it now. My goal is to make sure that Chump NEVER gets elected to ANYTHING again. Not even Dogcatcher of West Palm Beach FL. Whether he goes to prison is not up to me - but he must be CONVICTED of his crimes and PREVENTED from running for office again. Better yet - he should be in prison or six-feet-under. You get me? I love the cooperation, optimism and can-do spirit of Democratic Underground. We're a community of liberal-minded Americans and we know how to share our stories constructively and pro-actively. Let's all pitch in and get this job done. There has never been a more important election that right now, this year. Democrats everywhere MUST WIN. Joe Biden must win FOUR MORE YEARS!
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