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orthoclad

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53. "oligarch", by definition, is anti-democratic.

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 02:32 PM

Mar 23

We might be tripping over words. There is the occasional plutocrat like FDR, who was called a "class traitor" when he did the New Deal.

Zuck elected Trump more than any other single individual. He illegally sold user data to Cambridge Analytica, who used the data to micro-target ads in key Electoral College districts. He paid a fine for that. Cost of doing biz. Worth it for the tax breaks.

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I'm sorry, but I need someone to explain it to me [View all] Pototan Mar 23 OP

That's what I wondered, too! Does anyone use it besides TFG or has even he moved on?? Rhiannon12866 Mar 23 #1

A tmp scam. elleng Mar 23 #2

Well, when you con people with a poor business plan and they fall for it? imanamerican63 Mar 23 #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 23 #13

Domestic oligarchs can own him orthoclad Mar 23 #17

Yes because they need more. SouthernDem4ever Mar 23 #26

We should all work an extra orthoclad Mar 23 #31

Absolutely. But ancianita Mar 23 #38

Oligarchs have no country, orthoclad Mar 23 #41

Note that ancianita Mar 23 #42

I agree orthoclad Mar 23 #44

If ancianita Mar 23 #46

"oligarch", by definition, is anti-democratic. orthoclad Mar 23 #53

There are exceptions to your 'Zuckerberg rule': Nov 2012, Bloomberg penned an op-ed officially endorsing Barack Obama ancianita Mar 23 #57

There is no such thing as a self-made billionaire. orthoclad Mar 23 #58

There you go again... ancianita Mar 23 #59

Ah. Quoting Reagan. orthoclad Apr 1 #66

lol nah, just me sayin'. I know to use quotation marks when I quote. ancianita Apr 1 #67

You're absolutely correct... Think. Again. Mar 23 #4

Paging the SEC or DOJ or whoever, hahaha. Oh I forgot, we are all helpless. lostnfound Mar 23 #10

Oh, Heavens! Merrick wouldn't want Sky Jewels Mar 23 #20

That's what I was thinking,,, money laundering ananda Mar 23 #11

The top 10% orthoclad Mar 23 #33

i explained this on one of rhia's threads rampartc Mar 23 #5

My understanding is that the VCs have already cashed out AnrothElf Mar 23 #18

The same reason Jrsygrl96 Mar 23 #6

It's just a way to give him money, to buy him, in a pseudo legal way ashredux Mar 23 #7

money laundering Skittles Mar 23 #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 23 #9

"Elon floated it" Seems plausible. lostnfound Mar 23 #12

Its not locked. former9thward Mar 23 #43

Or he can use it as collateral for a loan Danascot Mar 23 #49

I don't think so NJCher Mar 23 #62

It's money laundering... 2naSalit Mar 23 #14

This is what is perplexing: Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #15

I understand what Trump does Pototan Mar 23 #23

I think Trump has exposed 247 years of White Male preferential treatment in a capitalist society. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #30

But it's been diagnosed for 150 years, orthoclad Mar 23 #39

It's long overdue. You have to be brave enough to question all the false icons in our society. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #47

We've been trying that for hundreds of years orthoclad Mar 23 #52

We'll have to wait until it hits rock bottom. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #54

But we'll be seeing megadeaths then orthoclad Mar 23 #56

Because that's how capitalism works orthoclad Mar 23 #37

Capitalism as we see it today, is riddled with loopholes and exceptions. Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #48

He's a convenient vehicle orthoclad Mar 23 #51

I wonder if our justice department is looking Emile Mar 23 #16

With Milquetoast Merrick at the head? Sky Jewels Mar 23 #21

careful. you don't want to arouse the ire of a large shade producing elm NoRethugFriends Mar 23 #35

Media companies depend upon growth bucolic_frolic Mar 23 #19

Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp approved the merger surfered Mar 23 #22

That last point is the key - this deal won't help him meet the Monday deadline for covering the bond. TheRickles Mar 23 #24

Waivers are allowed as part of the agreement. former9thward Mar 23 #45

Corruption gone mad malaise Mar 23 #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 23 #27

Exactly. Last night on msnbc there were tax and bond experts saying just that. The price of the st ock lindysalsagal Mar 23 #40

some time ago the green bay packers offered to the public pretty fake stock dembotoz Mar 23 #28

My friend is a huge GBP fan RSherman Mar 23 #34

no normal person will buy any of it..its gonna die when trump does.. samnsara Mar 23 #29

It's just a legal form of money laundering. MineralMan Mar 23 #32

TSF is using the playbook of Bernie Madoff. Let's hope it ends up... FailureToCommunicate Mar 23 #36

DWAC soon to be TFG is a meme stock that relies on the greater fool/idiot theory LetMyPeopleVote Mar 23 #50

I'm sure our crack investigative journalists on MSNBC and CNN senseandsensibility Mar 23 #55

It's definitely a scam. I wouldn't be caught dead on that platform ecstatic Mar 23 #60

I don't know why anyone would put there investment dollars there NJCher Mar 23 #63

wow! Thanks for sharing! nt ecstatic Mar 23 #64

His business partners are suing him EndlessWire Mar 23 #61

Kick Pototan Mar 24 #65