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I can’t think of a single angle this administration isn’t destroying America from.

cindyllm 9mo ago
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defrost 9mo ago
Gilding, albeit more toilets than lilies, is on the up and up. If there was any standardized measure, a Grift Index if you will, then that would surely be showing exponential growth for certain players. The Trump grab for an airport named after him is just the latest grift in a presidential term that experts so far estimate has enriched the Trump family by at least $4 billion. ~ https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-16-2026 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-16-2026 is just the latest in an extraordinary personal achievement by just one of the current crop of players.
- coliveira 9mo ago
  He's taking Venezuela's oil money into accounts that he controls. Who knows what this money will be used for.
  - pengaru 9mo ago
    citation? here's mine: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/venezuela-oil-sales-qatar-chris-wright-trump.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/venezuela-oil-sales-qatar-ch...
    - toomuchtodo 9mo ago
      “We walked back this specific grift.” Democrats Push for Transparency on Venezuelan Oil Money Controlled by U.S. - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/venezuela-oil-money-democrats-congress.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/venezuela-oil-money-de... | https://archive.today/pWvLH https://archive.today/pWvLH - February 11th, 2026 Trump’s Claim to Venezuelan Oil Money Draws Scrutiny in Congress - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/trumps-claim-to-venezuelan-oil-money-draws-scrutiny-in-congress.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/trumps-claim-... | https://archive.today/xhNT9 https://archive.today/xhNT9 - January 7th, 2026 (“President Trump’s declaration that he would personally control the proceeds from oil produced in Venezuela drew instant condemnation on Wednesday from Democrats in Congress who noted that the president had no constitutional authority for such an undertaking.”)
      - pengaru 9mo ago
        so.. then he's not taking the money into accounts he controls, only attempted to? got it
        toomuchtodo 9mo ago
        The fact that doesn’t matter to you is the problem. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/prediction-markets-insider-trading-integrity https://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/prediction-markets-insider-...
        pengaru 9mo ago
        you read me wrong - it doesn't surprise me
        toomuchtodo 9mo ago
        My apologies.
juggert2 9mo ago
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- dyauspitr 9mo ago
  How so? From blocking folks from having abortions? If anything he has facilitated further decline by stemming immigration.
- xnx 9mo ago
  Not sure what you mean. US population may decrease in 2026.
  - dyauspitr 9mo ago
    Probably right wing dog whistle for making America whiter.
  - juggert2 9mo ago
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    - xnx 9mo ago
      What is demographic decline? The country getting older?
      - juggert2 9mo ago
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Gilding, albeit more toilets than lilies, is on the up and up. If there was any standardized measure, a Grift Index if you will, then that would surely be showing exponential growth for certain players. The Trump grab for an airport named after him is just the latest grift in a presidential term that experts so far estimate has enriched the Trump family by at least $4 billion. ~ https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-16-2026 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-16-2026 is just the latest in an extraordinary personal achievement by just one of the current crop of players.

coliveira 9mo ago
He's taking Venezuela's oil money into accounts that he controls. Who knows what this money will be used for.
- pengaru 9mo ago
  citation? here's mine: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/venezuela-oil-sales-qatar-chris-wright-trump.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/venezuela-oil-sales-qatar-ch...
  - toomuchtodo 9mo ago
    “We walked back this specific grift.” Democrats Push for Transparency on Venezuelan Oil Money Controlled by U.S. - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/venezuela-oil-money-democrats-congress.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/venezuela-oil-money-de... | https://archive.today/pWvLH https://archive.today/pWvLH - February 11th, 2026 Trump’s Claim to Venezuelan Oil Money Draws Scrutiny in Congress - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/trumps-claim-to-venezuelan-oil-money-draws-scrutiny-in-congress.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/trumps-claim-... | https://archive.today/xhNT9 https://archive.today/xhNT9 - January 7th, 2026 (“President Trump’s declaration that he would personally control the proceeds from oil produced in Venezuela drew instant condemnation on Wednesday from Democrats in Congress who noted that the president had no constitutional authority for such an undertaking.”)
    - pengaru 9mo ago
      so.. then he's not taking the money into accounts he controls, only attempted to? got it
      - toomuchtodo 9mo ago
        The fact that doesn’t matter to you is the problem. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/prediction-markets-insider-trading-integrity https://www.axios.com/2026/02/16/prediction-markets-insider-...
        pengaru 9mo ago
        you read me wrong - it doesn't surprise me
        toomuchtodo 9mo ago
        My apologies.

juggert2 9mo ago

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dyauspitr 9mo ago
How so? From blocking folks from having abortions? If anything he has facilitated further decline by stemming immigration.
xnx 9mo ago
Not sure what you mean. US population may decrease in 2026.
- dyauspitr 9mo ago
  Probably right wing dog whistle for making America whiter.
- juggert2 9mo ago
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  - xnx 9mo ago
    What is demographic decline? The country getting older?
    - juggert2 9mo ago
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