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Sandra Easterday's avatar

There is a smoke and mirrors created for the purpose of showing the world an immense approval by a huge number of Americans for Trump. There is not. Elon creates fake accounts. Fox News wants to keep the lies and create legitimacy to Trump and his regime for monetary reasons. Let’s face it, they are making a ton of money for both Rupert Murdoch and themselves. The large crowd of white men behind Trump during press conferences are to show the world what power they yield. No they don’t. They have money but we have numbers.

Randi Zeff's avatar

Why did he vote by mail???

Trigg Ledger Publisher's avatar

Traders aren't buying hydrocarbons right now—they are trading headlines. The market is being artificially suppressed by a "Verbal SPR," buying political time while actual oil tanks run completely dry. The paper market will eventually have to reconcile with physical reality. Here is how the arbitrage of fake news is masking a historic supply shock. https://triggledger.substack.com/p/the-grand-illusion-why-wall-streets?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8gc1qf

Trigg Ledger Publisher's avatar

The President sued his own Justice Department, bypassed a federal judge, and walked away with permanent IRS immunity for his entire family. Why? To protect the biggest insider trading scheme in political history. Read the full breakdown of how 37 fake geopolitical announcements fueled a $3.9 billion profit engine. https://triggledger.substack.com/p/the-presidential-settlement-the-license?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8gc1qf

Trigg Ledger Publisher's avatar

The "Insider Deep Dive" (The Trump Family Closed Loop)

​Follow the money.

​The administration’s playbook for the AI race isn't just about massive deregulation—it’s a masterclass in building a closed-loop family monopoly.

​First, federal regulators squeeze the public energy grid by fast-tracking data centers. Next, the administration demands tech giants stop draining public utilities and buy private power. Then comes the kicker: Donald Trump’s publicly traded company (TMTG) pulls off a $6 billion merger with a nuclear fusion startup to sell... utility-scale power to AI data centers.

​Slash the regulations, choke the public grid, and position your family’s business to sell the cure.

​The full, unfiltered deep dive into the ultimate insider deal:https://triggledger.substack.com/p/looting-the-taxpayer-inside-the-multi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8gc1qf

Edward's avatar

Thanks Dan Rather you do for Journalists what they can't. Mostly because of Trump's negative feelings and irresponsible behavior for the US and the freedoms we have. Trump is looking to take away some freedoms for you Journalists and freedoms to individuals who are not working with his objectives.

Jacques's avatar

Epstein files.

Robert E Stobaugh III's avatar

2nd time has NOT been the charm. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely…

This man, his lawless lack of respect for the US Constitution MUST come to an end. I’m a lifelong republican, but I’m NOT backing this guy😰😨😱🥵🤯

Bob Ellis's avatar

ICE will become the national police force replacing all state and local police departments……..wait for it

Leslie E. Eck's avatar

He is bankrupting America. No taxes are being paid by the wealthy. He just keeps costing us billions and billions.

Linda Querry's avatar

Thank you, wonderful investigative journalism. By refusing to sign the sworn court declaration, Todd Blanche leaves the legal door open for the Trump administration to resurrect the $1.8 billion fund under a different name or format. Trump has already proven he can protect the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three percenters from jail, now he wants to incentivize them with money. They came when he called for them to start this coup 1/6. got them to desecrate the "peoples house" mock our laws, attack and cause harm to up to 174 police officers who suffered physical injuries during the violence, including concussions, fractures, chemical burns, and traumatic brain injuries with 5 officers dying in the days after the attack, and unknown # of civilian injuries, not to mention supporting them trying to hang Mike Pence because trump could not bulky him into an illegal refusal of the transfer of power, Of course he wants to call on his loyalists to , at a minimum , intimidate voters. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice , shame on me, Nothing trump says is to be believed, and that goes for his toadies too. Forget trust and verify, never trust trump and verify and confront minute by minute.

gerkenstein's avatar

More like gossip journalism. LOL

gerkenstein's avatar

Read it again and tell us what he investigated besides an admitted conspiracy theory.

John West's avatar

Susan Collins????---please.....what a "speak out of both sides of her mouth" person!

sarah swindell's avatar

You always hit the nail on the head, but I think you meant to say “start” instead of “lose” the war with Iran.

Martin's avatar

He already has a taxpayer-funded private army of sorts: ICE agents (which he can leave to his successor, too). As to more than them, remember January 6 and that mob: why pay for a private army when one can get them for free (or the cost of some public ranting)? Recall from older FBI info that some of them have their own private paramilitary trainiing camps -- but who's now watching whose cash is funding them?

gerkenstein's avatar

How is that his personal army? That's just silly

Martin's avatar

agree -- he barely knows what to do with the real one he already is C-in-C of now. it's more q question of whether he can, by making deals with paramilitary group leaders, muster forces to obstruct voting -- and that will take money that he personally does not intend to pay out of his own bank accounts

gerkenstein's avatar

How would forces obstruct voting?

gerkenstein's avatar

He knows exactly what he's doing. He just doesn't want to be honest about it because it would bring diplomatic problems. He's squeezing China.

Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

The vanity projects are the glitter on the grenade. The real danger is not a green pool, a gold ballroom, or Trump slapping his name on every surface that holds still. It is an angry man trying to turn grievance into infrastructure: money, loyalists, intimidation, and a private army of permanently aggrieved foot soldiers. Authoritarianism always arrives wearing distractions like jewelry. The trick is not staring so long at the rhinestones that we miss the weapon.

TD's avatar

Susan Collins is a spineless Senator & stupid. She believes anything people tell her despite the mountain of evidence that they all lie.

And then there's Congressmen Jamie Raskin who's a true warrior. A Congressman that continued to fight for us even while battling cancer.

In these times when things are getting more and more scary, especially for any of us are not filthy rich, we need more Jamie Raskins.