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Michael Fenichel<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpVirus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truth</span></a>, beyond the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GQP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GQP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cult</span></a> ... </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/10/nx-s1-5360062/why-some-are-accusing-trump-of-manipulating-stock-markets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/04/10/nx-s1-53600</span><span class="invisible">62/why-some-are-accusing-trump-of-manipulating-stock-markets</span></a></p><p>The Toddler King - akin to Caligula - believes his omnipotence &amp; absolute power are divine &amp; the world exists for his pleasure only. It's the "Let's Make a Deal" show, w/ the Toddler King, criminals &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GQP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GQP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grift</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>Ya Think? Trump ignites ‘insider trading’ accusations after global tariffs U-turn - the old ‘pump-and-dump’ ploy. Grifters gonna grift. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/InsiderTrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsiderTrading</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grift</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/10/donald-trump-ignites-insider-trading-accusations-after-global-tariffs-u-turn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/10/donald-trump-ignites-insider-trading-accusations-after-global-tariffs-u-turn</span></a></p>
Bandersnatch<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@time" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>time</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@time/top-stories-088ho5dkz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>top-stories-time</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CEOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CEOs</span></a> didn't beat anything.</p><p>This was always a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distraction</span></a> from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kidnappings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kidnappings</span></a>, you morons.</p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>Eggs are just the day to day bellweather of Trump's evisceration of the law. More unregulated Capitalism to come that will make consumers very unhappy. <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/egg-prices-bird-flu-cpi-b0ded420e9f7c0a707277c9c63396a76" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/egg-prices-</span><span class="invisible">bird-flu-cpi-b0ded420e9f7c0a707277c9c63396a76</span></a><br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grift</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a></p>
Vas<p>Trump’s Tariffs Whiplash Is Open Corruption. He Admitted It Himself.<br>Trump posted a message to his followers just before pausing the bulk of his tariffs...<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a>...<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193823/trump-tariffs-corruption-insider-trading" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/193823/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-tariffs-corruption-insider-trading</span></a></p>
Lorry :unverified:<p>Glad to see that multi-millionaire MTG is keeping up the MAGA grift, even in a recession.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grift</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MTG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MTG</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OnlyFans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlyFans</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Nepotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nepotism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
C.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://spore.social/@yoginho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yoginho</span></a></span> </p><p>Rule of thumb: if a company operating in a highly technical scientific space chooses to release its progress reports or results in an "exclusive" with a mainstream media outlet, rather than via a scientific journal, it's not a scientific company. It's a financial grift.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/technical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technical</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/investor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investor</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/unicorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unicorn</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BS</span></a></p>
William<p>A Partial Accounting: What We Know About Trump’s Finances</p><p>He’s “profiting off the presidency in a way that’s unprecedented in American history.”</p><p><a href="https://katiecouric.com/news/politics-and-policy/donald-trump-finances/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">katiecouric.com/news/politics-</span><span class="invisible">and-policy/donald-trump-finances/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>"...not everybody got the idea. Eric Trump tweeted, 'I wouldn’t want to be the last country that tries to negotiate a trade deal with @realDonaldTrump. The first to negotiate will win - the last will absolutely lose.<br>Eric’s father apparently didn’t get the memo either. Asked by reporters whether he planned to negotiate the tariff rates, the president said, 'The tariffs give us great power to negotiate. They always have.' ”</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-already-botched-own-bad-165100487.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/trump-already-b</span><span class="invisible">otched-own-bad-165100487.html</span></a><br> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grift</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Donald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donald</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Eric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eric</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Donald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donald</span></a>,Jr</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>'Cash grab': <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bible</span></a>-thumpers face accusations of 'exploiting' <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christians</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-evangelicals-2671676998/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/trump-evangelical</span><span class="invisible">s-2671676998/</span></a><br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/04/04/girls-gone-bible-spicy-christian-podcast-sells-young-women-on-maga-will-scandal-hurt-or-help/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/04/04/girls-gon</span><span class="invisible">e-bible-spicy-christian-podcast-sells-young-women-on-maga-will-scandal-hurt-or-help/</span></a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/LeeVanCleef1930/status/1900683230543835207" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/LeeVanCleef1930/st</span><span class="invisible">atus/1900683230543835207</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grifters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grifters</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOL</span></a></p>
Ehay2k<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knittingknots2</span></a></span> </p><p>It's all a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a>.</p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>No paywall on this editorial-<br>"Mr. Trump is saying there will be no tariff exemptions. But watch that promise vanish as politicians, including Mr. Trump, see exemptions as a way to leverage campaign contributions from business. Liberation Day is Buy Another Yacht Day for the swamp."</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-liberation-day-tariffs-protectionism-82d0aa3a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-l</span><span class="invisible">iberation-day-tariffs-protectionism-82d0aa3a</span></a><br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grift</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a></p>
daryl<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DemocracyMattersALot</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grift</span></a> not just gift</p>
Maggie Maybe<p>I feel like an old person screaming at the clouds, but the banks are getting really weird lately.</p><p>If you follow me I’m sure you’ve seen me rant about <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Discover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discover</span></a> card changing what they will allow people to dispute.</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/USAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAA</span></a> lowered my credit card limit &amp; didn’t tell me. I wouldn’t be sure of it if I didn’t have an old statement to look at because it’s the same old limit from a few years ago, but they did.</p><p>I’m also pretty sure that they used to show the running total under the transaction description and amount, and it’s gone now. This is confusing because I just made a payment, that shows pending, and I can’t tell if the new amount is after the payment or not until after it posts, but I’m pretty sure that was the balance before I made the payment. </p><p>And <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Wallgreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wallgreens</span></a> is a pharmacy not a bank, but I still think it’s shady AF that they took the retail price off the pharmacy print out so I have no idea what my medications cost without insurance until I get my EOB. I like knowing what these medication’s cost. Having this information made me decide that getting 10 mg of sumatriptan is absolutely stupid because six of those cost Medicare $800 when it’s less than $80 for six 5 mg &amp; I can just get two of those instead (even though I pay two copays that way they’re only $4.15 so it’s worth it to not drain <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> unnecessarily.)</p><p>Am I just an old person <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/screaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screaming</span></a> at clouds now? </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CapitalismIsAScam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismIsAScam</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-brother-signal-dhs-hired-68678a8a653c79a4c6ae31a8bee64836" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hegseth-bro</span><span class="invisible">ther-signal-dhs-hired-68678a8a653c79a4c6ae31a8bee64836</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nepotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nepotism</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@allochthonous" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>allochthonous</span></a></span><br>A word I learned from Paul Krugman — he uses it a lot — kakistocracy: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakist</span><span class="invisible">ocracy</span></a></p><p>Search "Krugman kakistocracy"; lots of examples. I used to read Krugman's economics papers — for the economics, of course! Then I read his NYT columns for commentary. I thought he became too shrill. Silly me.</p><p>You know the whole trump/musk efficiency thing = BS, when you realize the Make America Great jerk manufactures his dreck in China. Public can rot for all trump cares.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a></p>
Old White Dude<p>Felon Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if tariffs make car prices go up<br> because he couldn’t care less about anyone except himself.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/felontrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felontrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/30/trump-car-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/30/trump-car-tariffs</span></a></p>
HarriettMB<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@PabloMartini" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PabloMartini</span></a></span> Teeside - Ben Houchen’s <a href="https://beige.party/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a>? As per Private Eye in every issue. <br>We are being governed by fools and chancers.</p>
Old White Dude<p>What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase.</p><p>A perfect chance for <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to break Social Security &amp; then privatize it because it just doesn't work. The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> continues unabated.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fascistmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascistmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/felontrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felontrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incompetence</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/</span></a></p>
Ivan E. Gubkin<p>Trump’s latest <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> scheme: New tech, same old <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> </p><p>World Liberty Financial is launching a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/stablecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stablecoin</span></a> claiming it will provide stability backed by traditional assets, but the venture raises concerns about conflicts of interest and the credibility of its founders. The initiative appears to prioritize profit for the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> family rather than genuine innovation in the financial sector, reflecting nothing more than a cash grab.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/27/stablecoin-trump-world-liberty-financial/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/27/stablecoin-trump-world-liberty-financial/</span></a></p>
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