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highplainsdem

(63,112 posts) Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:16 AM Aug 2025

Pure extortion (George Conway, on what happened with Intel)

Pure extortion.
— George Conway âš–ï¸ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2025-08-23T03:21:39.622Z

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Pure extortion (George Conway, on what happened with Intel) (Original Post) highplainsdem Aug 2025 OP

I've not sorted this out yet, but if we are getting a piece of Intel for $9 B in grants not sure it's bad. Now trump is Silent Type Aug 2025 #1

It's very bad because the Trump/Putin Crime Syndicate negotiated the deal. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #4

Of course it's extortion. That's the repuke way. SheltieLover Aug 2025 #2

There is no floor. speak easy Aug 2025 #3

Mafia Protection Racket -Shakedown scheme...........n/t Ars Longa Aug 2025 #5

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)

1. I've not sorted this out yet, but if we are getting a piece of Intel for $9 B in grants not sure it's bad. Now trump is

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:20 AM

Aug 2025

a concern, but I’ve heard plenty of flack for “grants” — whether loans, bailouts, whatever — to corporations without any benefit to US.

Again, trump is a piece of chit and is screwing decent Americans, but I’d cheer a Democrat who says we’ll help you (ie, corporations) when help needed, but you need to do more than just take the money/grant.

Irish_Dem

(82,372 posts)

4. It's very bad because the Trump/Putin Crime Syndicate negotiated the deal.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 06:40 AM

Aug 2025

And they will personally get a big cut of the deal.

SheltieLover

(81,727 posts)

2. Of course it's extortion. That's the repuke way.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:30 AM

Aug 2025

speak easy

(12,598 posts)

3. There is no floor.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:01 AM

Aug 2025

They can always (and will) go lower.

Ars Longa

(579 posts)

5. Mafia Protection Racket -Shakedown scheme...........n/t

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:45 AM

Aug 2025

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