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DrALJONES<p>Interview: "Musk vs. Trump: the Risks of Billionaire Rule"</p><p>"Trump is threatening to cut off billions of dollars in federal contracts with Musk after the two billionaires engaged in a dramatic online feud days after Musk called Trump’s budget bill a disgusting abomination.”</p><p>"Musk appeared to back the impeachment of Trump &amp; claimed the president is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files."</p><p>~Quinn Slobodian</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/6/quinn_slobodian_trump_musk_fight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/6/6/quin</span><span class="invisible">n_slobodian_trump_musk_fight</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epstein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a> .</p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview: "Musk vs. Trump: the Risks of Billionaire Rule"</p><p>"Trump is threatening to cut off billions of dollars in federal contracts with Musk after the two billionaires engaged in a dramatic online feud days after Musk called Trump’s budget bill a disgusting abomination.”</p><p>"Musk appeared to back the impeachment of Trump &amp; claimed the president is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files."</p><p>~Quinn Slobodian</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/6/quinn_slobodian_trump_musk_fight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/6/6/quin</span><span class="invisible">n_slobodian_trump_musk_fight</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epstein</span></a> .</p>
John Yates<p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Griftopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Griftopia</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FascistState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistState</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BananaRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublic</span></a> . All of the above! Hacks, Quacks, and Charlatans. 2nd Grade Intellect! Incompetence! Corruption! Anti-Constitutional ! Anti-Rule of Rational Law! ! <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
CassandreLePus<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatechange</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.dn.se/sverige/miljopartiet-om-skogsutredningen-riskerar-tilliten-till-svenska-myndigheter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dn.se/sverige/miljopartiet-om-</span><span class="invisible">skogsutredningen-riskerar-tilliten-till-svenska-myndigheter/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tidomafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tidomafia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyEpstein</span></a> Invested With <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a>, &amp; His Estate Is Reaping Millions</p><p>Epstein, the late financier &amp; sex offender, started by putting $40 million into Valar Ventures, a firm backed by Thiel. Today that investment is worth about $170 million.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CriminalsOfAFeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalsOfAFeather</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/jeffrey-epstein-peter-thiel-estate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=90E70555-906D-447B-9AE2-5ED0CF9DC116" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/04/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/jeffrey-epstein-peter-thiel-estate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=90E70555-906D-447B-9AE2-5ED0CF9DC116</span></a></p>
CassandreLePus<p><a href="https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/tunga-ekonomen-varnar-for-dollarkris-fantastisk-mojlighet-for-europa/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dn.se/ekonomi/tunga-ekonomen-v</span><span class="invisible">arnar-for-dollarkris-fantastisk-mojlighet-for-europa/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usfascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
John Yates<p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Griftopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Griftopia</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FascistState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistState</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BananaRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublic</span></a> . All of the above! Hacks, Quacks, and Charlatans. 2nd Grade Intellect! Incompetence! Corruption! Anti-Constitutional ! Anti-Rule of Rational Law! ! <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
CassandreLePus<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GazaGenozide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenozide</span></a><br><a href="https://www.aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/8q0lR1/teodorescu-mawe-blir-rik-pa-krigsbrott-i-gaza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/8q0lR1</span><span class="invisible">/teodorescu-mawe-blir-rik-pa-krigsbrott-i-gaza</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tidomafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tidomafia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/warfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warfascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
CassandreLePus<p><a href="https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/forskare-klyftorna-leder-till-en-splittring-i-samhallet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dn.se/ekonomi/forskare-klyftor</span><span class="invisible">na-leder-till-en-splittring-i-samhallet/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tidomafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tidomafia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
CassandreLePus<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <br><a href="Https://www.dn.se/varlden/varningen-sarskilt-svar-situation-med-skogsbrander-i-sommar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">Https://www.dn.se/varlden/varn</span><span class="invisible">ingen-sarskilt-svar-situation-med-skogsbrander-i-sommar/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>Moral of the story: Don't take drugs because drugs can turn a perfectly functional adult with supposedly above-average intelligence into a truly mentally handicapped person... </p><p>"As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $275 million to help him win the presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.</p><p>Mr. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it.</p><p>It is unclear whether Mr. Musk, 53, was taking drugs when he became a fixture at the White House this year and was handed the power to slash the federal bureaucracy. But he has exhibited erratic behavior, insulting cabinet members, gesturing like a Nazi and garbling his answers in a staged interview.</p><p>At the same time, Mr. Musk’s family life has grown increasingly tumultuous as he has negotiated overlapping romantic relationships and private legal battles involving his growing brood of children, according to documents and interviews."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon</span><span class="invisible">-musk-drugs-children-trump.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a></p>
John Yates<p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Griftopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Griftopia</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FascistState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistState</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BananaRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublic</span></a> . All of the above! Hacks, Quacks, and Charlatans. 2nd Grade Intellect! Incompetence! Corruption! Anti-Constitutional ! Anti-Rule of Rational Law! ! <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> Drops <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Binance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Binance</span></a> Lawsuit Days After <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> Exchange Lists <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stablecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stablecoin</span></a></p><p>The Securities &amp; Exchange Commission dropped a lawsuit against Binance on Thursday, days after the crypto exchange began listing a stablecoin created by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldLibertyFinancial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldLibertyFinancial</span></a>, one of Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a> ventures.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/05/29/sec-drops-binance-lawsuit-trump-stablecoin-listed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2</span><span class="invisible">025/05/29/sec-drops-binance-lawsuit-trump-stablecoin-listed/</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AlexanderKingsbury" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlexanderKingsbury</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@mls14" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mls14</span></a></span></p><p>there is a movement today amongst the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> class to make various nouveau company towns/ cities</p><p>this is greatly championed by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertarians</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2024/01/rich-private-city-inquality-public" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jacobin.com/2024/01/rich-priva</span><span class="invisible">te-city-inquality-public</span></a></p><p>what you don't seem to understand is that there is no freedom about any of this, in the sense of what you sell <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertarianism</span></a> to mean. so my link repudiates your bs</p><p>of course, this is all very <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertarian</span></a>, in the sense of what libertarianism really is: enthusiastic bootlicking of the rich</p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"In Trump's scam-friendly America, honest businesses operate at a disadvantage. The car dealer that cheats you on the inspection report for your car, cheats you again on your loan, and cheats you a third time on warranty service will have more money to advertise and market than the honest seller across the street. The supplement-pushing grifter has more money to spend on marketing than the company that makes real medicine.</p><p>Trump is out there pardoning shady crypto exchanges, gutting the white collar crime cops, and accepting tens of millions of dollars in payments from companies and executives who are under investigation for stealing from the American people. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau just shut down its kleptocracy unit (seriously!):"</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/28/cheaters-ever-prosper/#caveat-america" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/05/28/che</span><span class="invisible">aters-ever-prosper/#caveat-america</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Last week, Trump hosted more than 200 purchasers of his meme coin, many of them apparently foreign nationals, for a private dinner, with no disclosure of the names of those who had paid into his pocket for access to the president’s time and favor.</p><p>The record of Trump real-estate and business projects is one of almost unbroken failure; from 1991 to 2009, his companies filed for bankruptcy six times. Few if any legitimate investors entrusted their money to Trump’s businesses when he was out of office. But since his return to the White House, Trump has been inundated with cash from Middle Eastern governments. Obscure Chinese firms are suddenly buying millions of dollars’ worth of Trump meme coins. So are American companies hard-hit by the Trump tariffs and desperately seeking access and influence. After Trump invited major holders of his crypto funds to dinner, Wired quoted a crypto analyst about the coin’s value proposition: “Before, you were speculating on a TRUMP coin with no utility. Now you’re speculating on future access to Trump. That has to be worth a bit more money.”</p><p>Nothing like this has been attempted or even imagined in the history of the American presidency. Throw away the history books; discard feeble comparisons to scandals of the past. There is no analogy with any previous action by any past president. The brazenness of the self-enrichment resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House. This is American corruption on the scale of a post-Soviet republic or a postcolonial African dictatorship."</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-golden-age-corruption/682935/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/05/trump-golden-age-corruption/682935/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a></p>
CassandreLePus<p>Tisdagsmagasinet: Om miljardärernas land.</p><p>Källa: Dagens Arena<br> <a href="https://search.app/6mVZD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">search.app/6mVZD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In court, prosecutors said the couple conspired to defraud community banks out of &gt;$30M in loans &amp; evaded federal income taxes for years.</p><p>“The President is always pleased to give well-deserving Americans a second chance, especially those who have been unfairly targeted &amp; overly prosecuted by an unjust justice system,” WH dpty press sec said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>During her RNC speech, Savannah Chrisley said her parents were “persecuted by rogue prosecutors in Fulton County due to our public profile”—appearing to try to draw a connection to DA Fani Willis, who indicted Trump &amp; others in connection with their attempts to reverse Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. However, the charges against the Chrisleys were federal &amp; filed under then-US Attorney BJ Pak, who was appointed to the role by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Savannah Chrisley, who hosts a podcast, increased her public presence following her parents’ incarceration. A vocal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporter, she spoke at the RNC last year &amp; also visited the White House in Feb to lobby for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> for her family members.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
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