Back in ~2016, Trump owned ~560 shell companies. What chance is there today, that with his #Tariffs he isn't doing the all time greatest "Insider Trading" shenanigans?
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BBC Verify fact checking Trumps lies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vnnd89e0jo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
www.bbc.comIs the US making $2bn from tariffs - and other Trump claimsPresident Trump has made a series of claims about how the US faces "unfair trade" as he justifies his sweeping tariffs on imports from other countries.
Chatting with #DeepSeek #AI about #resisting & #surviving the #Fascist #Authoritarian Oligarchy of #America again.
This time I'm asking it how to #weaponize the #stock market against the #oligarchy while also making a profit/surviving the inevitable #economic #crash of the US. #Puts for #META & #Tesla it is 
. Always happy to bet against my ex-employer's interests. Suck it #Zuck !
“The American economy will contract over the next six months. This will cause massive hardship for lower-income Americans because they’re likely to be the first ones to lose their jobs — at the same time they’re paying more for much of what they need. But a recession is not necessarily bad for Trump… Recessions are opportunities to buy up real estate, companies, and shares of stock at bargain-basement prices.”
—Robert Reich
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trump-and-his-billionaires-welcome
#trump #oligarchy #recession
Robert Reich · Why we’ll have a recession
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@eff The TikTok ban was never about national security or privacy. It's about the oligarchs not being able to control the algorithm of a very popular social media platform and hence, what users see.
I'm not saying there aren't national security or privacy issues with TikTok mind you, just saying what the real concern is. #privacy #security #social #oligarchy
Souviens 
A smackdown in #congress by #jasminecrockett. #musk, #trump, #project2025 & the #plutocracy including #socialmedia #billionaires shouldn’t be above the law governing society via the #constitution & the #billofrights.
#antifa #fakenews #propaganda #eattherich #oligarchy
https://youtu.be/1sf2Fxb5_p8?si=X9A1S44AYNJK4q63
#Recession Risk on the Rise as #TrumpTariffs Reverberate Globally
#Stocks in every sector & every #market tumble drastically, former #US #allies & adversaries alike plan #retaliatory measures.
Meanwhile #Trump plans to golf at his #luxury Florida resort w/ #SaudiArabia LIV tourney this weekend.
#economy #tariffs #inflation #trumpcession #plutocracy #oligarchy #kleptocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/trump-tariffs-live-stocks-tumble-after-us-imposes-10-baseline-tariffs-2025-04-03/
Analysis: "Musk Tried to Buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. He Lost."
"Wisconsin Democrats launched the People v. Musk campaign in early March, with Wikler calling the race 'the first referendum on Musk-ism'.
"Crawford’s victory provides a blueprint for how Democrats and progressives can run against Musk’s plan for oligarchy all across the country—and win.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/elon-musk-susan-crawford-wisconsin-supreme-court/
#uspol #autocracy #oligarchy #musk #wisconsin #resistfascism #organise .
Mother JonesElon Musk tried to buy Wisconsin's Supreme Court. He lost.Susan Crawford's victory means liberals will preserve their majority on the court.
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"Why are they so enthusiastic? Not only can they make fortunes, but crypto advances their long-term aim of shifting financial controls out of a democratically elected government and into their own hands. ...
Trump and his family stand to gain substantially. The rest of the economy — including, increasingly, large Wall Street banks — will be subject to large and unregulated risks. Beware."
#Trump #Musk #crypto #bitcoin #corruption #scam #oligarchy
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"As economist Paul Krugman has said, their market value rests on nothing but 'technobabble and libertarian derp.'
They also use huge amounts of energy — especially for Bitcoin mining.
Eric and Donald Jr.’s mining project is the third major crypto venture that the Trump family has started over the past year. ...
The richest people in America with huge power — the oligarchy, including Elon Musk and Trump — are enthusiastic about cryptocurrencies."
"Yesterday, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. announced they were joining forces with a Bitcoin mining company to create a firm called American Bitcoin. Eric will be co-founder and chief strategy officer. ...
Let me remind you, in addition, that cryptocurrencies serve no useful purpose other than the purchase of other crypto assets, money laundering, extortion, and scams."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #Musk #crypto #bitcoin #corruption #scam #oligarchy
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Robert Reich · Trump’s Crypto Inc.
#wisconsin of #mastodon I am so proud of you! You all made this fellow blue dot very proud! Big congratulations to #susancrawford for winning the Wisconsin special elections. Show this administration that #oligarchy has no place in this country and that billionaires shouldn’t be running the presidency either! Rest well Wisconsin, you fought so bravely and kicked #elonmusk onto the curb like the vermin he is, we still need you tomorrow and in the #handsoff protest.
No matter what happens, it'll be a travesty. The #US #oligarchy is chomping at the bit to make an example out of #Mangione.
But, I'm pretty sure the judge is smart enough to also know that martyrs breed copycats.
If he or she doesn't, I'm guessing the next big domestic terrorism act will be by people who don #LuigiMangione masks.
US #prosecutors to seek #DeathPenalty for Luigi Mangione
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30qlr528elo
www.bbc.comUS prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi MangioneThe 26-year-old is accused of shooting dead healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.
#putin is a real POS. Attacks on the #ukraine train system and now a new plot uncovered in #austria
Europe, wake up, Putin is a threat to us all.
#disinformation #russia #fakenews #eattherich #antifa #oligarchy #europe #war https://apnews.com/article/austria-russia-ukraine-disinformation-spying-2fd4e91a306ab672a0224ba3d177cb51
AP News · Austria says it has uncovered a Russian-steered campaign to spread disinformation about UkraineAustrian authorities say they uncovered a Russian-steered campaign aimed at spreading disinformation about Ukraine following the detention in December of a Bulgarian woman accused of spying for Russia. The Interior Ministry said Monday that Austria’s domestic intelligence agency unearthed evidence of the operation as it analyzed devices found in a search of the woman's home. It said the investigation showed that a few weeks after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a cell working for Russian intelligence started was set up and planned a large-scale disinformation campaign in German-speaking countries, particularly Austria.
In case you haven't noticed, or paid attention, or maybe been in a #TrumpVirus / #GQP #media induced coma....
>> The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/mar/22/trump-administration-authoritarianism
> From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts
#fascism #DOGE #Muskville #GQP #oligarchy #plutocracy #Project2025 #coup - Full-tilt war on #truth - #democracy - #respect for #law
The Guardian · The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism
Bernie and AOC are now speaking to a crowd of 23,000 in Tucson, bringing their crowd total from the last few days to 86k people.
InstagramBernie Sanders on Instagram: "Thank you Tucson and the more than 23,000 people who came out to see me, @AOC and @gregcasar.
In just 5 events, we had over 86,000 join us to stand up to authoritarianism & oligarchy and stop any bill that slashes Medicaid to give billionaires even more tax breaks."35K likes, 553 comments - berniesanders on March 22, 2025: "Thank you Tucson and the more than 23,000 people who came out to see me, @AOC and @gregcasar.
In just 5 events, we had over 86,000 join us to stand up to authoritarianism & oligarchy and stop any bill that slashes Medicaid to give billionaires even more tax breaks.".
So #ElonMusk went after a depository of carefully preserved #seeds and #plants and fired the #scientists who look after them, putting at risk one of the world's sources of #genetic #diversity for #crops.
And this #NYT article complains only about the #danger for Americans. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.kCEk.N097nAkPJN0u&smid=nytcore-android-share
#capitalism #techbros #oligarchy #doge #fascism #stupidity #science #food
The New York Times · Opinion | Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?
I bought a copy of the book Mark Zuckerberg is trying to censor, by leveraging Meta's power to get the courts to forbid the author from talking about her book. Can't wait to read what it says.
#book #reading #carelesspeople #meta #facebook #zuckerberg #censorship #sarahwynnwilliams #bigtech #oligarchy
#book #reading #carelesspeople #meta #facebook #zuckerberg #censorship #sarahwynnwilliams #bigtech #oligarchy
"..the Facebook she describes is not run by careless people, not really, but rather by wittingly amoral ones who use technical genius and business acumen to profit from human vulnerability"
#Facebook #Zuckerberg #CarelessPeople #Oligarchy
Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams review – a former disciple unfriends Facebook | Autobiography and memoir | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/16/careless-people-a-story-of-where-i-used-to-work-by-sarah-wynn-williams-review-a-former-disciple-unfriends-facebook
The Guardian · Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams review – a former disciple unfriends Facebook