Update 2: DU-er Jayschool has found a link to audio of the first chapter of Greg's book!!

Here it is: [link:https://soundcloud.com/greg-olear-575821690/dirty-rubles-an-introduction-to-trumprussia-chapter-1-the-emperor-has-no-clothes|


EDITED FOR LINK TO GREG'S AUTHOR'S BIO AT GOODREADS.COM. We need to back this guy!

[link:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2963521.Greg_Olear|





[link:https://twitter.com/gregolear/status/1065218277176156161|



Greg Olear
‏Verified account @gregolear

Trump is a Russian asset, a mob money launderer installed by his mob whoremasters to sow chaos and weaken the US & our allies.

EVERY SINGLE THING HE’S DONE since taking office is to achieve those purposes—that and to enrich himself personally.

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1/ His entire family is part of this. Melania is a fucking crook. Ivanka is a fucking crook. Junior and Gums are fucking crooks. They will all die in prison, except for Kushner, who, if he really *did* trade US intel for money, should be executed for espionage.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

2/ Why do you think Trump installs uniquely corrupt & awful people to Cabinet positions? Pruitt, Zinke, Betsy, Rex/Pompeo, Wilbur "Melting Nazi Face" Ross. They are not there to serve us. They are not there to drain the swamp. They are there to BURN THE REPUBLIC DOWN.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

3/ Trump steals. He takes taxpayer money—your money and mine—and lines his pockets with it. He exploits his office to make himself richer. This is all he cares about. Why are Republican citizens, you “fiscal conservatives,” not more angry about this? Riddle me THAT, #MAGA.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

4/ Matt Whitaker, the human dildo and “acting AG,” was illegally installed to throw a monkey wrench in the Mueller investigation. That’s why they won’t release his financials. He’s fucking bought and sold. He’s going to prison for obstruction.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

5/ Kavanaugh was rammed through for similar purposes. He’s compromised, there to rubber-stamp Trump’s autocratic BS, and he should be impeached and removed as soon as Nadler gets the gavel.

We never did find out where he got all his money:
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

6/ Sessions met with Russians multiple times in his role as Trump surrogate and lied about it under oath. Fuck that racist Keebler elf, too.

Also Pence. Fuck Mike Pence. Jesus doesn't love you, Mike. He draws the line at you.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

7/ We enjoy mocking Roger Stone, but he is the godfather of ratfuckery. He was careless this time & it will cost him. He’s getting indicted any day now, & he will go to prison w/ his ex-partner Manafort, & he’s old, so he’ll fucking die there. Stone in jail is good for America.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

8/ TRUMP AND KUSHNER ALLOWED THEIR SAUDI BENEFACTOR TO BRUTALLY ASSASSINATE A US RESIDENT WHO WROTE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST. Not because of oil. Not because of US policy. Because MbS gave them money.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

9/ There is a whitewashing of Michael Cohen happening these days, because he’s cooperating and tweeting normal things. Guess what? He’s a fucking mobster. And he’s a fucking rat.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

10/ Whatever the fuck Lindsey Graham did, I hope it was worth it, because he couldn’t be more of a Russian puppet if Putin’s fist was up his ass.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

11/ Mitch McConnell is the worst American since the Civil War. I read that his kids hate him. Good. I don’t know if he’ll be scathed by Trump/Russia, but I wish nothing but ill upon him. He is, in no uncertain terms, a traitor to the country. Period.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

12/ Sarah Suckupabee Sanders is a joke of a human being. I think she just may be smart enough to realize this. I hope so. I hope she experiences social shunning and shame for the rest of her days.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

13/ I haven't forgotten about Stephen Miller, and everyone else actively involved in separating kids from parents. That's Nazi shit right there. If you do this, you are a Nazi.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

14/ TREASON is the operative word here. Spare me your precious legalese fuckery. I don’t care what the legal definition is. You try to actively destroy my country, you’re guilty of treason. And these Trumpists are ALL guilty of that. From 45 to the asshole who took Acosta's mic.
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Greg Olear
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Nov 21

You think I’m being hyperbolic? You think I’m using strong words I don’t really mean? Bullshit. The Trumps, all of them, are traitors. They are ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE. And to paraphrase Robert Plant, their time is gonna come. SOON.

WE SHALL PREVAIL.

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We have to stop assuming that he's just inadequate.

The intentions were stated by his strategist Steve Bannon: Shutter government; break down its structures.

Look what has happened.

The cabinet is largely "acting" and outside Congress confirmation.

Positions are empty all over the government because there was never any attempt to fill them. It's getting worse as time goes on.

That red light has been flashing from the beginning.

And now he has simply furloughed government workers, with no expectation of calling them back. A drain on services, but also on the economy.

Is this a plan, not simply an event?

Last evening, he was musing on Twitter about the immense size of the conspiracy to re-order the geo-political world called the Grand Bargain, of which Trump is a part, and how Twitter can't handle it, and a book takes too long to write and publish, etc.

Today I messaged him that a web site could handle it. Could have space for documents, files, text, all of it. I suggested that he would have no trouble finding someone to help him build it gratis.

No one has a better handle on it than Abramson. No one has the creds to do this but him.

Any thoughts?

When I opened the packaging on the fresh turkey, it smelled off. It doesn't outdate until the 31st. I googled "how do I know if my fresh turkey is bad" and yep, it's bad.

What a disappointment!

Fortunately, we are making spanikopita and have dolmas and good bread and various other treats.

A cautionary tale.

[link:https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181122-saudi-arabia-uae-send-troops-to-support-kurds-in-syria/|

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have sent military forces to areas controlled by the Kurdish YPG group in north-east Syria, Turkey’s Yenisafak newspaper reported.

The paper said the forces will be stationed with US-led coalition troops and will support its tasks with huge military enforcements as well as heavy and light weapons.

Quoting the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the newspaper reported that a convoy of troops belonging to an Arab Gulf state recently arrived in the contact area between the Kurdish PKK/YPG and Daesh in the Deir Ez-Zor countryside.

Note: I don't know anything about this publication.

Note: RW-ers are crowing about this, saying that Trump has scored a huge victory.

[link:https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/15/1689980/-Photos-Surface-of-Ivanka-Don-Jr-Eric-Trump-In-Russia-Together|

...but my bananas are not aged for flavor, as usually is the case.

What do you think would happen if I microwaved them for a minute or two?

Would that approximate the natural ripening process?

Seriously.

I'm seeing it in various corners.

Someone is pushing this disinformation very hard.

Predicated on Trump's withdrawals of forces, but being used to weaken Dems.

Push back!

Use photos of the Iraq war protests, for example.

[link:https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1076460748262572032|




The Trump Syria pullout is being defended by only the most ardent, diehard Trump fans. Others who have stuck up for him, such as @VDHanson, @marcthiessen and @briankilmeade, have deserted him on this issue, and for good reason. It is a reckless move.
4:53 AM - 22 Dec 2018