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37. Because that's how capitalism works

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:31 AM

Mar 2024

Cutthroat biz deals. Issue orders to minions who obey or "you're fired".
Mainly, own the people who write the rules so you can use them.

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I'm sorry, but I need someone to explain it to me [View all] Pototan Mar 2024 OP

That's what I wondered, too! Does anyone use it besides TFG or has even he moved on?? Rhiannon12866 Mar 2024 #1

A tmp scam. elleng Mar 2024 #2

Well, when you con people with a poor business plan and they fall for it? imanamerican63 Mar 2024 #3

To us it looks like a con, but he's reaching out to oligarch investors abroad who want to buy an American president. ancianita Mar 2024 #13

Domestic oligarchs can own him orthoclad Mar 2024 #17

Yes because they need more. SouthernDem4ever Mar 2024 #26

We should all work an extra orthoclad Mar 2024 #31

Absolutely. But ancianita Mar 2024 #38

Oligarchs have no country, orthoclad Mar 2024 #41

Note that ancianita Mar 2024 #42

I agree orthoclad Mar 2024 #44

If ancianita Mar 2024 #46

"oligarch", by definition, is anti-democratic. orthoclad Mar 2024 #53

There are exceptions to your 'Zuckerberg rule': Nov 2012, Bloomberg penned an op-ed officially endorsing Barack Obama ancianita Mar 2024 #57

There is no such thing as a self-made billionaire. orthoclad Mar 2024 #58

There you go again... ancianita Mar 2024 #59

Ah. Quoting Reagan. orthoclad Apr 2024 #66

lol nah, just me sayin'. I know to use quotation marks when I quote. ancianita Apr 2024 #67

You're absolutely correct... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #4

Paging the SEC or DOJ or whoever, hahaha. Oh I forgot, we are all helpless. lostnfound Mar 2024 #10

Oh, Heavens! Merrick wouldn't want Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #20

That's what I was thinking,,, money laundering ananda Mar 2024 #11

The top 10% orthoclad Mar 2024 #33

i explained this on one of rhia's threads rampartc Mar 2024 #5

My understanding is that the VCs have already cashed out AnrothElf Mar 2024 #18

The same reason Jrsygrl96 Mar 2024 #6

It's just a way to give him money, to buy him, in a pseudo legal way ashredux Mar 2024 #7

money laundering Skittles Mar 2024 #8

But if this stock is locked and unsellable for 6 months, then he won't be able to cash in before his deadlines. TheRickles Mar 2024 #9

"Elon floated it" Seems plausible. lostnfound Mar 2024 #12

Its not locked. former9thward Mar 2024 #43

Or he can use it as collateral for a loan Danascot Mar 2024 #49

I don't think so NJCher Mar 2024 #62

It's money laundering... 2naSalit Mar 2024 #14

This is what is perplexing: Baitball Blogger Mar 2024 #15

I understand what Trump does Pototan Mar 2024 #23

I think Trump has exposed 247 years of White Male preferential treatment in a capitalist society. Baitball Blogger Mar 2024 #30

But it's been diagnosed for 150 years, orthoclad Mar 2024 #39

It's long overdue. You have to be brave enough to question all the false icons in our society. Baitball Blogger Mar 2024 #47

We've been trying that for hundreds of years orthoclad Mar 2024 #52

We'll have to wait until it hits rock bottom. Baitball Blogger Mar 2024 #54

But we'll be seeing megadeaths then orthoclad Mar 2024 #56

Because that's how capitalism works orthoclad Mar 2024 #37

Capitalism as we see it today, is riddled with loopholes and exceptions. Baitball Blogger Mar 2024 #48

He's a convenient vehicle orthoclad Mar 2024 #51

I wonder if our justice department is looking Emile Mar 2024 #16

With Milquetoast Merrick at the head? Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #21

careful. you don't want to arouse the ire of a large shade producing elm NoRethugFriends Mar 2024 #35

Media companies depend upon growth bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #19

Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp approved the merger surfered Mar 2024 #22

That last point is the key - this deal won't help him meet the Monday deadline for covering the bond. TheRickles Mar 2024 #24

Waivers are allowed as part of the agreement. former9thward Mar 2024 #45

Corruption gone mad malaise Mar 2024 #25

A stock is only worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Are folks bidding it up as backdoor gift to Trump? dutch777 Mar 2024 #27

Exactly. Last night on msnbc there were tax and bond experts saying just that. The price of the st ock lindysalsagal Mar 2024 #40

some time ago the green bay packers offered to the public pretty fake stock dembotoz Mar 2024 #28

My friend is a huge GBP fan RSherman Mar 2024 #34

no normal person will buy any of it..its gonna die when trump does.. samnsara Mar 2024 #29

It's just a legal form of money laundering. MineralMan Mar 2024 #32

TSF is using the playbook of Bernie Madoff. Let's hope it ends up... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2024 #36

DWAC soon to be TFG is a meme stock that relies on the greater fool/idiot theory LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2024 #50

I'm sure our crack investigative journalists on MSNBC and CNN senseandsensibility Mar 2024 #55

It's definitely a scam. I wouldn't be caught dead on that platform ecstatic Mar 2024 #60

I don't know why anyone would put there investment dollars there NJCher Mar 2024 #63

wow! Thanks for sharing! nt ecstatic Mar 2024 #64

His business partners are suing him EndlessWire Mar 2024 #61

Kick Pototan Mar 2024 #65