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Nonilex<p>In response to a Reuters request, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aqua1Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aqua1Foundation</span></a> last month provided an unsigned statement, saying: “At this stage, we are not disclosing additional information beyond what has been publicly shared.”</p><p>It added: “Aqua 1 is backed by a group of long-term, mission-aligned partners &amp; led by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DaveLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DaveLee</span></a> &amp; a global team with deep expertise in web3 &amp; digital asset infrastructure.” Aqua 1 did not respond to a detailed set of questions….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldLibertyFinancial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldLibertyFinancial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Yet a review by Reuters of corporate registries, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aqua1Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aqua1Foundation</span></a>’s digital profile &amp; other public information reveal almost nothing about the source of its capital or the person it named as its founding partner, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DaveLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DaveLee</span></a>.</p><p>Reuters could not find a way of contacting Lee directly. An Aqua 1 press release, which was published on Reuters.com as sponsored content, listed an email for a person named Dora Lee as a media contact.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldLibertyFinancial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldLibertyFinancial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Of all the riddles wrapped in the digital wallets sending funds to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldLibertyFinancial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldLibertyFinancial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> business, a little-known entity last month became the biggest.</p><p>A venture calling itself <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aqua1Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aqua1Foundation</span></a> &amp; saying it is based in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAE</span></a> announced in late June it had bought $100 million worth of World Liberty’s crypto tokens, becoming the largest publicly known investor in the business.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trumps-100-million-crypto-mystery-man-2025-07-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/finance/t</span><span class="invisible">rumps-100-million-crypto-mystery-man-2025-07-11/</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>On this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4thofjuly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>4thofjuly</span></a>, Jen Psaki takes a look at a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYT</span></a> report on just what a financial MESS <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BankruptTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BankruptTrump</span></a> is (and has always been) and how he is abusing his office to rake in as much cash as he possibly can… while he can.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonTheCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonTheCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrifterInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrifterInChief</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/-carnival-of-corruption-report-shows-trump-milks-presidency-for-badly-needed-bailout-242697797928" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-je</span><span class="invisible">n-psaki/watch/-carnival-of-corruption-report-shows-trump-milks-presidency-for-badly-needed-bailout-242697797928</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>“ICYMI: “🚨The NYT reported this week that the Trump Org has 30 deals in the pipeline, including many foreign deals. </p><p>That's a whole lot of potential conflicts of interest.”<br>-CREW</p><p>“Trump’s Name Could Adorn Tel Aviv Hotel, Becoming a Symbol or a Target.” </p><p>He always finds the time to grift off the presidency. Trump has doubled his net worth in a year.⬇️</p><p>*Please share a NYT🎁. <br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Repubilcans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repubilcans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/israel-hotel-trump-destination-target.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/israel-hotel-trump-destination-target.html</span></a><br><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/03/31/how-truth-social-and-crypto-helped-donald-trump-double-his-fortune-in-just-one-year/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/danalexander/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/31/how-truth-social-and-crypto-helped-donald-trump-double-his-fortune-in-just-one-year/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The company, which went public via special purpose acquisition company, or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SPAC</span></a>, last year, now trades with a market capitalization of around $4.9 billion.</p><p>The stock nearly doubled in 2024 as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> won the US presidential election in November. As of Friday's close, the stock was down nearly 48% this year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMedia</span></a> said the buyback will be funded *independently* &amp; will not affect the capital already earmarked for its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treasury</span></a> initiative.</p><p>In Feb, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Media reported a $400.9M net loss for the full year on just $3.6M in annual revenue. The company cited legal fees &amp; a revised advertising revenue-sharing agreement as contributing factors.</p><p>Despite the losses, Trump Media said it ended the year with $776.8M in cash &amp; short-term investments.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Calling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> a "crown jewel," <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DevinNunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevinNunes</span></a> said the move was designed to defend the company against what he described as "discrimination by financial institutions" against *conservative* [fraudulent] businesses. The funds will also support the launch of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>-branded exchange-traded funds &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> products later this year, pending <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulatory</span></a> approval.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The announcement follows <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMedia</span></a>'s $2.5 billion raise last month from institutional investors — one of the largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treasury</span></a> plays by a public company. The company said it would use those funds, which include $1.5 billion in equity &amp; $1 billion in convertible notes, to buy bitcoin, with custody provided by Anchorage Digital &amp; Crypto.com.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"Since Trump Media now has approximately $3 billion on its balance sheet, we have the flexibility to take actions like this which support strong shareholder returns, as we continue exploring further strategic opportunities," said CEO <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DevinNunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevinNunes</span></a> in a release announcing the move.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, who indirectly owns more than 114 million shares of the company through a revocable trust, remains the largest shareholder.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMedia</span></a> &amp; Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, Truth+, &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a> platform Truth.Fi, said Mon its board approved a stock buyback of up to $400M.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Media <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stock</span></a> rose about 3% on the news premarket.</p><p>The Florida-based company, which trades under the ticker <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> on both Nasdaq &amp; NYSE Texas, said the buyback could include both common stock &amp; warrants, executed through open market transactions. All repurchased shares would be retired.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMedia</span></a> approves $400M stock buyback</p><p>The Trump Media buyback will be funded separately from the company’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treasury</span></a> plan, which includes $1.5B in equity &amp; $1B in convertible notes.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> indirectly owns more than 114M shares of the company through a revocable trust &amp; is the largest shareholder.</p><p>Trump Media posted a $400.9M net loss in 2024 on just $3.6M in revenue but says it ended the year with over $775M in cash.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/23/trump-media-stock.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/06/23/trump-medi</span><span class="invisible">a-stock.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The filing also discloses details of a *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a>* [personsal enrichment scheme] agreement inked w/the Trump admin, which gives <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> the personal authority to name a board member as well as a non-economic golden share.</p><p>The golden share gives the US govt veto authority over a raft of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> decisions, from idling plants to cutting production capacity &amp; moving jobs overseas, as previewed in a weekend social media post by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commerce</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profiteering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NipponSteel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NipponSteel</span></a> acquisition of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USSteel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSteel</span></a> closed, with big role for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profiteering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ImpeachTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpeachTrump</span></a> </p><p>Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion acquisition of US Steel closed on Wed, the companies said, confirming an unusual degree of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> for the Trump admin after the Japanese company's 18-month struggle to close the purchase.</p><p>Under the deal terms, Nippon bought 100% of US Steel shares at $55 per share, as it first laid out in its Dec 2023….</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/nippon-steels-acquisition-us-steel-closes-with-big-role-trump-2025-06-18/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/sustainability/boa</span><span class="invisible">rds-policy-regulation/nippon-steels-acquisition-us-steel-closes-with-big-role-trump-2025-06-18/</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GreenFire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GreenFire</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OrangeJuliusCaesar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeJuliusCaesar</span></a> is given a pass on SO many mistakes/flubs/stupidity with the excuse "He's not a politician"… so it's okay if he is so badly misinformed that he "unwittingly" commits NUMEROUS crimes/mistakes (most notably, his acceptance of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a>, ignoring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a>, etc.) that it only highlights WHY someone like him should NOT be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Potus</span></a>.</p><p>I'll never forget <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> crying: "The presidency is not an Entry Level position!" when Obama ran in 2008. But <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IOKIYAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IOKIYAR</span></a>. 🤬</p>
Michael Fenichel<p>So...Happy new week of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpVirus</span></a> vs. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> </p><p>Bored - oops, I mean needed to return with Marco to Miller and the NSC, to solve the crisis in the Middle East as nobody else can - he left the conference early.</p><p>They should have had a G8, he said.</p><p>So here we are after a show of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeThePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeThePeople</span></a> in massive numbers protesting the daily rush to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> and Sir rolling in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> "like nobody's ever seen before". In broad daylight, in front of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GQP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GQP</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
Michael Fenichel<p>Well, marines have arrived around 9:30P Local, in white armored Humvees -</p><p>Seemingly just connecting with the sheriffs, and standing guard at logical post, one end of the blockade.</p><p>But no "news", and you can hear reporters saying they have to stay around "in case" something breaks. Wonder if Bannon or Miller or other terrific friends of Sir might be able to keep the story going. </p><p>So many other things happening, between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epstein</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a> </p><p>It's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpVirus</span></a> time! Made for TV.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>$1.7 MILLION PER PLATE to attend the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrifterInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrifterInChief</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MemeCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MemeCoin</span></a> dinner is 500 TIMES the legal political donation limit. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MostCorruptPotusInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MostCorruptPotusInHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisasterPresidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterPresidency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheGriftGoesOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGriftGoesOn</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/convicted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>convicted</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> elected president, has erased <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethical</span></a> boundaries &amp; dismantled the instruments of accountability that constrained his predecessors. There will be no official investigations because Trump has made sure of it. He has fired government inspectors general &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> watchdogs, installed partisan loyalists to run the DOJ, FBI &amp; regulatory agencies &amp; dominated a Republican-controlled Congress unwilling to hold hearings.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Yet a mark of how much <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has transformed Washington since his return to power is the normalization of moneymaking schemes that once would have generated endless political blowback, televised hearings, official investigations &amp; damage control. The death of outrage in the Trump era, or at least the dearth of outrage, exemplifies how far the president has moved the lines of accepted behavior in Washington.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a></p>