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Pam Bondi also famously took a bribe to allow trump off the hook before his 2016 run. Everything around trump is insanely corrupted by him. She was of course "c

by myko 1y ago

Pam Bondi also famously took a bribe to allow trump off the hook before his 2016 run. Everything around trump is insanely corrupted by him. She was of course "cleared" of any wrongdoing in the situation, but it was extremely transparent: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-ag-pam-bondi-is-cleared-in-complaint-involving-25k-donation-from-trump/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-ag-pam-bondi-is-cleared...

mullingitover 1y ago
How to know all you need to know about the level of corruption the US is suffering: compare the dearth of news articles regarding the president's net worth increase of $3 billion dollars since taking office with the plethora of news articles covering his wife's wardrobe choices.
- xnx 1y ago
  > compare the dearth of news articles regarding the president's net worth increase of $3 billion dollars since taking office Outrage fatigue. The actions are so constant and outrageous that it's hard to keep up. There's an item every single week that would've gotten a president impeached 20 years ago.
  - ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
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    - xnx 1y ago
      No coordinated collusion, but very much yes to Russian interference with intent to benefit Trump.
      - ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
        So no Russian collusion, but yes to something else completely unrelated. Did I get that right?
  - Terr_ 1y ago
    Never before has any administration made me feel like I need to create a goddamn mind-map or wiki just to document the hundreds of crimes and scandals with unique primary keys. Even when you drop the detail level down to exclude individual names it's just too damn much. I wonder if there's some prior-art in The investigative journalism field which could be relevant...
    - mullingitover 1y ago
      McSweeneys published an exhaustive list before the 2020 election[1]. [1] https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-atrocities-1-1-056 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-atr...
    - zeven7 1y ago
      I began keeping my own little list of things after the inauguration. It's very incomplete. I would love to see a broader effort toward a more complete list. I'd also like it to be limited to extremely serious and verified, indisputable information. There's enough cruelty and corruption that we don't need to count things that might be taken out of context or easy to dismiss.
    - sho_hn 1y ago
      Setting up this wiki to collect and organize the massive amounts of information seems like an excellent idea. A Trumpedia documenting the extent of the case, with cross-links and what not, could be one of the game-changing educational tools of the century. If you figure out write rights and moderation.
      - none2585 1y ago
        It's an exercise in futility - it does not and will not ever matter
        braebo 1y ago
        I’ve fantasized that an ideal version could help equip me with ample evidence when debunking propaganda during in-person conversations with the only partially-indoctrinated. Is it too optimistic to hope that the network effects of a very popular resource with exceptional UX could, at the very least, nudge a needle somewhere out there?
  - benjiro 1y ago
    > Outrage fatigue. The actions are so constant and outrageous that it's hard to keep up. That is exactly the idea... By dumping non-stop the most nonsense things into the news cycle, the actual interesting events gets overshadowed. Oooo, oooo, Trump said X ... lets all focus on X, ignoring corruption or people's rights slowly being dismantled... This was literally in that 2025 Plan. And the issue is that people actually seem to have more and more comprehension issues. A while ago i made a post regarding a specific hosting provider not releasing any new products in 2025, clearly talking and listing hardware releases from the previous years. The first two comments pointed out that a interface change was a new product (its not) and a product launch from end 2024 (2024 != 2025). Point out that those comments are wrong. downvoted, ... again, and again. Its like people seem to lose the ability to read, or critically think about what is written. Its one of the main reasons i do not like to post on most social media platforms anymore. Its like people want to argue, need to oppose what is written, be outraged by what they see. Like we all gotten dumber or maybe social media / forums etc only showed how we really are. And all that news feeds into this. The people behind Trump understand that people have this lacking ability, and know that if they flood the news with nonsense, actual journalism simply dies. It also does not help that most news is owned by big corporations, with often dubious links, and the main motivation being profit!
    - xnx 1y ago
      It's a difficult information landscape. Our brains are developed for foraging berries and maintaining a social network of maybe a few dozen individuals.
- terminalshort 1y ago
  Depends on your sources I guess. I have seen many articles about Trump's corruption and basically zero about Melania's fashion.
- lotsofpulp 1y ago
  How to know all you need to know about the level of corruption the US is suffering: The majority of voters voted for a traitor that supported overturning an election, and campaigned on pardoning traitors. The number of articles about a measly $3B is far down the list (which is impossible to verify anyway).
martin-t 1y ago
So how to get these people punished? How do you punish people who are completely and utterly above the law?
- none2585 1y ago
  lol you don't - we are beyond rule of law in America
  - martin-t 1y ago
    > we are beyond rule of law in America Yes. I wish more people had the balls to say it...
EdwardDiego 1y ago
Also used to do work for Qatar, hence why it's not corrupt at all for Trump to accept a plane from Qatar.

by myko 1y ago

mullingitover 1y ago

How to know all you need to know about the level of corruption the US is suffering: compare the dearth of news articles regarding the president's net worth increase of $3 billion dollars since taking office with the plethora of news articles covering his wife's wardrobe choices.

xnx 1y ago
> compare the dearth of news articles regarding the president's net worth increase of $3 billion dollars since taking office Outrage fatigue. The actions are so constant and outrageous that it's hard to keep up. There's an item every single week that would've gotten a president impeached 20 years ago.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
  [flagged]
  - xnx 1y ago
    No coordinated collusion, but very much yes to Russian interference with intent to benefit Trump.
    - ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago
      So no Russian collusion, but yes to something else completely unrelated. Did I get that right?
- Terr_ 1y ago
  Never before has any administration made me feel like I need to create a goddamn mind-map or wiki just to document the hundreds of crimes and scandals with unique primary keys. Even when you drop the detail level down to exclude individual names it's just too damn much. I wonder if there's some prior-art in The investigative journalism field which could be relevant...
  - mullingitover 1y ago
    McSweeneys published an exhaustive list before the 2020 election[1]. [1] https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-atrocities-1-1-056 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-atr...
  - zeven7 1y ago
    I began keeping my own little list of things after the inauguration. It's very incomplete. I would love to see a broader effort toward a more complete list. I'd also like it to be limited to extremely serious and verified, indisputable information. There's enough cruelty and corruption that we don't need to count things that might be taken out of context or easy to dismiss.
  - sho_hn 1y ago
    Setting up this wiki to collect and organize the massive amounts of information seems like an excellent idea. A Trumpedia documenting the extent of the case, with cross-links and what not, could be one of the game-changing educational tools of the century. If you figure out write rights and moderation.
    - none2585 1y ago
      It's an exercise in futility - it does not and will not ever matter
      - braebo 1y ago
        I’ve fantasized that an ideal version could help equip me with ample evidence when debunking propaganda during in-person conversations with the only partially-indoctrinated. Is it too optimistic to hope that the network effects of a very popular resource with exceptional UX could, at the very least, nudge a needle somewhere out there?
- benjiro 1y ago
  > Outrage fatigue. The actions are so constant and outrageous that it's hard to keep up. That is exactly the idea... By dumping non-stop the most nonsense things into the news cycle, the actual interesting events gets overshadowed. Oooo, oooo, Trump said X ... lets all focus on X, ignoring corruption or people's rights slowly being dismantled... This was literally in that 2025 Plan. And the issue is that people actually seem to have more and more comprehension issues. A while ago i made a post regarding a specific hosting provider not releasing any new products in 2025, clearly talking and listing hardware releases from the previous years. The first two comments pointed out that a interface change was a new product (its not) and a product launch from end 2024 (2024 != 2025). Point out that those comments are wrong. downvoted, ... again, and again. Its like people seem to lose the ability to read, or critically think about what is written. Its one of the main reasons i do not like to post on most social media platforms anymore. Its like people want to argue, need to oppose what is written, be outraged by what they see. Like we all gotten dumber or maybe social media / forums etc only showed how we really are. And all that news feeds into this. The people behind Trump understand that people have this lacking ability, and know that if they flood the news with nonsense, actual journalism simply dies. It also does not help that most news is owned by big corporations, with often dubious links, and the main motivation being profit!
  - xnx 1y ago
    It's a difficult information landscape. Our brains are developed for foraging berries and maintaining a social network of maybe a few dozen individuals.
terminalshort 1y ago
Depends on your sources I guess. I have seen many articles about Trump's corruption and basically zero about Melania's fashion.
lotsofpulp 1y ago
How to know all you need to know about the level of corruption the US is suffering: The majority of voters voted for a traitor that supported overturning an election, and campaigned on pardoning traitors. The number of articles about a measly $3B is far down the list (which is impossible to verify anyway).

martin-t 1y ago

So how to get these people punished? How do you punish people who are completely and utterly above the law?

none2585 1y ago
lol you don't - we are beyond rule of law in America
- martin-t 1y ago
  > we are beyond rule of law in America Yes. I wish more people had the balls to say it...

EdwardDiego 1y ago

Also used to do work for Qatar, hence why it's not corrupt at all for Trump to accept a plane from Qatar.