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16. Well, Russian citizens may want to come here, but Putin's government destabilized Europe with

Wed Sep 13, 2017, 04:17 PM

Sep 2017

a massive refugee crisis coming out of various war-torn regions especially Syria. This added to a backlash of regional nationalism and the beginnings of breakup of the once powerful Nato/Western Europe alliances. Look at Brexit. A weakened West makes Russia more powerful, and the quiet coup installing Trump is just the most recent chapter.

Allowing Russian oligarchs to launder millions thru real estate here just helps Putin and his pals.

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Pressure mounts on Facebook to release campaign ads bought by Russia [View all] pnwmom Sep 2017 OP

Mueller's gonna GET 'im! Biggity Sep 2017 #1

Welcome to DU, Biggity! pnwmom Sep 2017 #2

Thanks! Biggity Sep 2017 #4

If you're just writing something short, you can say the whole thing in the reply title box. pnwmom Sep 2017 #5

Ohhhh.... Biggity Sep 2017 #8

Star membership allows custom Avatars Kleveland Sep 2017 #6

Welcome! Cadfael Sep 2017 #3

.. Biggity Sep 2017 #9

Glad you saved that turtle cutie to share! Never saw one from that angle. Welcome to D.U.! Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #11

Kinda makes you wonder what they may have done to enable Brexit, no? Ford_Prefect Sep 2017 #7

Brexit? BBG Sep 2017 #10

Not just the ads...news now of (Russian) fake accounts promoting anti-immigrant rallies. FailureToCommunicate Sep 2017 #12

It's mind boggling. n/t pnwmom Sep 2017 #13

Russians are anti-immigrant FakeNoose Sep 2017 #15

Well, Russian citizens may want to come here, but Putin's government destabilized Europe with FailureToCommunicate Sep 2017 #16

I predict an upstart challenger to Facebook DeminPennswoods Sep 2017 #14