Hahaha no it’s not.
A president is allowed to have investments and those investments can earn money.
By your logic if a president owns stock in IBM and that stock goes up in value and IBM sells computers to China he’s in violation
And so it begins.
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A president is allowed to have investments and those investments can earn money.
By your logic if a president owns stock in IBM and that stock goes up in value and IBM sells computers to China he’s in violation
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Yep, we are coming after you guys HARD. We told you it would happen if the lawfare continued. You guys just laughed, so now its your turn.
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From Masha Gessen in response to a question about where the lines are with respect to crossing over to authoritarian governance.
Gessen: Funny you should ask about lines, Patrick. I always think back to an incident, I guess about 10 years ago now, when yet another Russian publication had its editors fired and replaced with people loyal to the regime. When they met with the staff, the new editors explained that the change was inevitable, because the old team had “crossed the hard line.” One of the staff members asked where exactly the line was. “It’s always shifting” was the response. And that’s the honest truth. It’s always shifting.
Consider this: Think of autocracy and democracy not so much as systems of government but as vectors — at any given point, a society is becoming more democratic or more autocratic. And we are on an autocratic trajectory already. The other day, for example, I heard the head of a major foundation say that they’d started communicating with grantees by phone rather than email, to avoid leaving a FOIA-ble trail on topics (such as critical race theory and D.E.I.) that will get them in trouble with the new administration. Boy, is this familiar, as are the threats to which this foundation is responding: the threat of having its nonprofit status revoked, the threat of being declared a “terrorist” organization, as Lydia mentioned. I’ve lived through this. It’s the same sense of familiarity I felt when The Washington Post and The L.A. Times yanked their presidential endorsements just before the election.
www.nytimes.com
The most insidious part of trumpery can be what we don't recognize as happening. Like institutions being cowed by the mere threat of what the regime may arbitrarily decide to do to them.
Gessen: Funny you should ask about lines, Patrick. I always think back to an incident, I guess about 10 years ago now, when yet another Russian publication had its editors fired and replaced with people loyal to the regime. When they met with the staff, the new editors explained that the change was inevitable, because the old team had “crossed the hard line.” One of the staff members asked where exactly the line was. “It’s always shifting” was the response. And that’s the honest truth. It’s always shifting.
Consider this: Think of autocracy and democracy not so much as systems of government but as vectors — at any given point, a society is becoming more democratic or more autocratic. And we are on an autocratic trajectory already. The other day, for example, I heard the head of a major foundation say that they’d started communicating with grantees by phone rather than email, to avoid leaving a FOIA-ble trail on topics (such as critical race theory and D.E.I.) that will get them in trouble with the new administration. Boy, is this familiar, as are the threats to which this foundation is responding: the threat of having its nonprofit status revoked, the threat of being declared a “terrorist” organization, as Lydia mentioned. I’ve lived through this. It’s the same sense of familiarity I felt when The Washington Post and The L.A. Times yanked their presidential endorsements just before the election.
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The most insidious part of trumpery can be what we don't recognize as happening. Like institutions being cowed by the mere threat of what the regime may arbitrarily decide to do to them.
I’m sure he will. Innocent people caught up in the demafacist political prosecution
You think he will prosecute xiden now that xiden has said he in fact isn’t senile?
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Trump lost a billion dollars of his personal fortune his first term.
If he was trying to cash in, he didn't do a very good job, did he?
Maybe he should take lessons from Democrats.
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Oh, please. Democrats don't give a shit about national security. That's why you hail General "Don't Worry, China, I'll Let You Know If Trump Wants To Attack You" Milley as a hero.
daveman
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Democrats can never explain what's in my best interests, other than "voting to keep Democrats in power!" -- and that is NOT in my best interests.
See, you don't get to define that for other people. I'll give you a moment to come to grips with that fact.
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Those cases were litigated. You lost.
Trump received at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments as president, House Democrats say
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee obtained information about the payments during two of the four years Trump served as president.www.nbcnews.com
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I think they'll do just fine. LOL
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Nah. He'll just tell Pam to drop the cases.
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It's unfortunate, but not surprising, you've fallen for RWM disinformation about Milley's call.
Did you know trump used unsecure phones and gave security clearances to staff over the objections of security analysts in his first term? Then stole classified docs on his way out the door.
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Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods.
apnews.com
Because that's what happens.
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Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting
Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureau
Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting
Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureau
www.theguardian.com
Gee, why would Baby Donald need to hold off on FBI background checks until after Patel is running the show?
daveman
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Because of anti-Trump assholes who have been proven to make up shit.Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting
Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureau
Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting
Exclusive: president-elect’s team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureau
Gee, why would Baby Donald need to hold off on FBI background checks until after Patel is running the show?
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