Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

LessAspin

LessAspin's Journal
LessAspin's Journal
December 29, 2022

"Spam risk Egypt."

Seems Trump used a burner phone with a coded number to make his calls leaning on state officials to change election results.

fmr Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he was given a heads up by the state house speaker that Trump might call him and that it would show up on his phone as "Spam risk Egypt."

https://twitter.com/KCarpDiem/status/1608151797691990016

https://twitter.com/puppamac/status/1608243014916341760

https://twitter.com/ckn4502/status/1607964386173538304

Spam Risk Egypt = Threat Level Midnight
December 24, 2022

Russian Oligarch funneled Cash to "George Santos"

A quick note about this piece. This was from 3 weeks ago. Before the New York Times questioned his whole backstory. So in some ways it's even more interesting in that context. It only deals with where his money was coming from and how it was reflected in his unequivocal support of Russia..

From Russia With Love

Andrew Intrater, money manager to Russian Viktor Vekselberg, gave $56,100 to committees tied to Rep.-elect George Devolder-Santos, who called Ukraine “totalitarian.”

The cousin and cash handler for one of Russia’s most notorious oligarchs poured tens of thousands of dollars into electing a newly minted congressman-elect who called Ukraine’s government “a totalitarian regime.”

Republican George Devolder-Santos vanquished Democrat Robert Zimmerman this month in the race for a House seat covering parts of Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens—riding a red wave that swept the Empire State this cycle, and washing away two decades of Democratic dominance in the district.

Devolder-Santos had long courted conservative media attention by presenting himself as a “walking, living, breathing contradiction”—a gay Latino millennial born in New York City, who is also a fervent devotee of ex-President Donald Trump.

For much of his professional career, which included a stint as regional director at an alleged Ponzi scheme, the Republican used the name George Devolder. However, as he ventured further into the world of politics, he began to increasingly use the name George Devolder-Santos or simply George Santos...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-george-devolder-santos-got-cash-from-andrew-intrater-cousin-of-russian-oligarch-viktor-vekselberg
December 24, 2022

Emily Nussbaum

Norman Lear was certainly one of the most influential producers in television history. I think that's safe to say.

Emily Nussbaum had a piece reflecting on the legacy of Archie Bunker. Very well researched and by no means a ..

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/07/the-great-divide-emily-nussbaum

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016278480

Profile Information

Member since: Sun Apr 23, 2017, 03:32 PM
Number of posts: 1,156
Latest Discussions»LessAspin's Journal