A quick reminder from the Admins....
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Hello everyone,
What a week it's been! I hope you've enjoyed what has arguably been the best Democratic National Convention ever. Like many people I had deep concerns about what might happen if Joe Biden dropped out, and like many people, I'm ecstatic to have been proven wrong.
The sequence of events that we've just witnessed will go down in history as one of the greatest ever political sacrifices by an incumbent president, followed by extraordinary, unprecedented unity as the Party rallied around Kamala Harris, followed by an almost flawless national convention -- all in the space of about 30 days.
We still have an election to win! But right now, it feels good to be a Democrat -- really good. And after almost 10 years of psychological abuse by Donald Trump, it's great to feel good.
And now for your reminder...
There are just a few days left to contribute to the DU Summer Fund Drive!
Thank you to all DU Star Members, and particularly to everyone who has stepped up during this fund drive week. As you know, DU cannot survive on ad revenue alone, so we rely on your support to keep moving forward. We were unsure whether it was a good idea to run this year's fund drive at the same time as the DNC, and unfortunately it seems that the convention has acted as a bit of a distraction. This week, DU has been busier than at any time during the past year, but contributions are down slightly.
We understand that there are more important places for people to put their dollars right now. It's crucial that Democrats take the White House and Congress this year, and I'm sure that you, like me, are getting constant fundraising pitches from political campaigns. Here at DU, we prefer to avoid flooding our members with requests for cash, and when we do have to fundraise, we try to make it a fun event.
Unfortunately this reluctance to ask for money does make us slightly ineffective fundraisers 
So I'm going to make one final pitch for this year's Summer Fund Drive -- if you can, please purchase or renew a Star Membership right now.
- Folks who don't have a Star Membership can get more information about them here.
- We encourage DUers to sign up for a monthly subscription which will help us to stabilize our budget.
- Or you can make an one-time contribution which will get you a Star Membership or renew your current Star Membership. (This will not affect your monthly subscription, if you already have one.)
- If you prefer to pay by mail, you can send a check or money order made out to Democratic Underground at:
Democratic Underground
P.O. Box 342453
Bethesda, MD 20827
Thank you again for your support! Here's to a Dem blowout in November! Let's make it happen!
EarlG, on behalf of Elad -- The DU Administrators
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Don’t wait for “them” to send Grovelbot after you. The last time “they” did, I think it shook a couple of my teeth loose! 
Unfortunately I wasn’t good at sizing pictures, so I’ll try those again next year! 
Sometimes I can decrease an image and there isn't a problem.
Sometimes I attempt to decrease an image and that image taunts me until I give up. It's so frustrating.
Whenever I'm successful at resizing an image, I'll make a copy and will place the name of that image with a DU in parenthesis so I know it already fits the DU requirements.
…including the ones I use in my sig line.
I also have a page with links to DU Classics (like the Door Buzzard) because otherwise I can never find them again.
I am not a sophisticated computer user. 
Same here. I'm only a yellow belt in computers.
It will be heading your way today!
