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[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 91 points 1 week ago

Meanwhile, Trump is starting new crypto money laundering and pyramid schemes while in office.

[-] Caffeinated_Sloth@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago

And openly accepting a winged bribe from Qatar. It boggles my mind that the better world leaders, including a few US politicians, don’t understand how he operates and get in on the game. Give him money and flattery and he’ll do whatever the hell you want.

[-] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

The problem with this plan is that bad people are richer than good people. By, like, pretty much all of the money.

[-] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

During the first term, I was hopeful that at least they would at least codify the norms into laws but considering the emoluments clause is already in the constitution, I guess nothing really matters, and Republicans will defend him no matter what. I guess I should lower my standards and just hope there is a country left for a corrupt Democrat to be elected who blatantly violates everything, to get the Republicans to set some standards for the office.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure he did that without being asked because he wanted to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest. That's the way I heard the story anyhow

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

A man too good for the office

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The man appeared on King of the Hill and Bobby mistook him for Jesus.

[-] scaredoftrumpwinning@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

His farm would have made a fortune. Everyone from far and wide would come to eat the president's nuts. I want to think he thought that one through and said yea I'm selling before that becomes a thing . Well that integrity or both

[-] mdd@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

Putting aside he did the right thing, eating the "president's nuts" is hilarious.

They would be the perfect side for Billy Beer. Billy was Jimmy Carters brother.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 14 points 1 week ago

I think "what's good for me right now" is fundamental to the right wing viewset. Hypocrisy isn't a factor because that doesn't typically intersect with "is this good for me right now?"

You can point out they said X and now they say Not-X, but that's going to be as effective as someone telling you that your math is wrong because yesterday you were wearing green and today you're wearing brown. it's just a non-sequitur to them.

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I usually agree but sometimes I think it’s a mistake to attribute any principle to them whatsoever. More and more I think the right wing has no actual center and is just an agglomeration of voters being swung around and manipulated by a random list of media and political hustlers. They’re a blob of chaos being goaded forward by this grifter and now that grifter. I’d like to believe there is any kind of guiding principle they have in mind but I don’t think there actually is any. They are so-and-so many asses braying toward so-and-so many dangled carrots.

[-] don@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

From which came the (now largely archaic) phrase “more x than Carter’s got peanuts.

this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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