VLADIMIR PUTIN and TAYLOR SWIFT

Been writing about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska, which was somewhat disappointing.  

• However, various sources reported on the life of Vladimir Putin, and here is one where Mark Levin of Fox News digs into Putin's behind-the-scenes life.  
• How Putin survived 43 assassination attempts.

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  From ITV News a month ago, the evolution of Putin:  bullied child, KGB man and autocrat.  
• From CNN a few years ago, dark reason why Putin keeps his daughters a secret.  Has had only one wife, Lyudmila, now 67.  Top photo.

• 72-year old Putin lives with partner, 41-year old Alina Kabaeva, with whom they have 2 sons and also linked to 49-year old Svetlaana Krivonogikh and one daughter.

• Putin's Billion-Dollar Palace off the Black Sea, with views of his secret bunker.

Taylor Swift announced that she will release her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on October 3.  The world reacted in orange.  Huh?  You'll see.

One of the album songs will be entitled Elizabeth Taylor.  70-year Christopher Wilding (mother Elizabeth Taylor and father Michael Wilding) shared some thoughts on the matter.

...told TMZ in an interview published August 14 that he thought Swift to be a “rare, positive role model for young girls,” adding that he has “admired her philanthropy and courage to stand up for what she believes.”

Taylor Swift has never been married and has no children.  However, she does have three cats, Meredith Grey (Scotish Fold, 2011), Olivia Benson SF 2014) and Benjamin Button Ragdoll 2019), all named after characters from her favorite shows and films.

Taylor played Bombalurina in the 2019 film, Cats.  Read about Travis Kelce's brother Jason's daughters meeting Taylor's cats.

Super Hurricane Erin weakened to a normal hurricane, from 160 MPH, now down to 125 MPH.  Still formidable, but will move north and avoid landfall with U.S.  

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