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Trump brags that billionaire pals made a killing after he pulled the plug on tariffs (www.independent.co.uk)

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President Donald Trump gleefully recounted how much money his billionaire pals made on the stock market after he suddenly suspended most of his worldwide tariffs.

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nobody saw that... right?

The cunt is just manipulating the market for his friends, and apparently it's all fine... until they realize that the world is not trusting the US as an economical safe haven for investing anymore and things go to hell. But he won't care anyway because he has enough money to die rich even if things go to shit.

Good luck America, you're going to need it with how things are looking for you...

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The billionaires are much more mobile, they just fund a venture capitalist firm in a new country, or start some other business to parasite in another region of the world.

The only way to stop them is to dilute their power. They have the upper hand economically, maybe time to figure out what other tools the masses have?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Everyone seems to forget that, they can just take their money put it into another country now while the usd still has value then dip after ruining this country to somewhere they'll be protected and we could never feasibly reach them, they already made interconnected bunkers just in case shit goes wrong during the blm riots (look it up many news articles at the time, they were proud of it, they fr said the peasants may rebel lets build bunkers)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ppl have this delusion off guillotines and being able to get justice if shit goes wrong, like nah they are on their private jet gone to whatever country that isnt destabilized by them

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's why the revolution has to be global.

No where to run.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

whats stoping them from raising up a trafficked slave labor workforce in some decent climate country with some massive military force and nukes, iron dome (israel is what im implying)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Hamas showed the world that Israel isn't safe. The strongest border in the history of the world and some guys on hand gliders beat it. No matter how strong the walls are, how thorough the surveillance, or how lethal the military it will always be possible to reach them. They can't hide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Im convinced they are being obvious af on purpose because it doesnt matter theyll dip to israel when we "rise up" well repair the country slowly with hella pushback from idiots they manipulated before abandoning them but they wont suffer at all, theyll lige a life of luxury til death, so will their kids, they will still control us from afar

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The interconnected bunkers always weird me out.

They really want to live in a world where the bunker has the only surviving humans? Do they really think they'll be in charge when money is worth nothing at that point?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I forget which one of the ghouls was responsible, but I recall one of them looking up explosive collars for their hired security personnel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

JFC. I mean that sounds like it came out of a dystopian sci-fi novel or an old campy James Bond movie or something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

When you have billions and billions, a bunker is a sane bet. What's a top-end hideout cost? Let's go nuts and call it $100 million. Hell, I'd have one too.

"Hey Shalafi! We'll build you a badass SHTF bunker for $100!"

"Sure."

That's the kind of money we're up against.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Trump deserves death.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I wonder what today would be like had that first shooter on the campaign trail not missed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I doubt we would get a couch fucker in chief

Puppy killer maybe

But everyone hates the couch fucker

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

We'd have Biden as President and the status quo would have continued. No one could have beaten the incumbent but Trump and his cult of personality.

OTOH, he would have been a martyr, but I don't think that would have translated into an election win for anyone else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You cannot convince me that wasn't staged.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If we can't convince you why bring it up? You clearly don't care to convince anyone else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, he deserves to be kept alive far longer than nature intended until he wishes someone would let him die.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Isn't he already there? He looked super unhappy through the entire first term. He looks even less happy now..he seems only fueled by raging against the clouds with his tiny hands balled into tiny fists.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago

Well, yeah. He gave them the signal to buy a few hours before he changed course. This is textbook insider trading being conducted right out in the open, on social media. It's mind-blowing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Nothing like the Kings having their battles over the wheat fields of the regular peasantry. Sorry you’re gonna starve, but someone got richer.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This kind of corruption can only lead to downfall

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So far the guy has fallen all the way to the top and I don't see a trend change at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

I’m not talking about Trump, he’s just a symptom.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Impeachment trial, criminal trials, death row??

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

GAH! Independent! wtf man.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Wall Street and American Capitalism is a Ponzi scheme. We’re at the end of the monopoly game only solution now is more mass incarceration and a militarized police state. Or we fight back but I’m not going to hold my breath

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Pretty sure you're supposed to flip the board at this time.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

(...) billionaire pals made a killing (...)

This is literally first degree - - first degree murder - - if you look at health insurance and other cies, literally killing citizens in the USA.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That is absolutely not "first-degree."

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

hu ? when we say something literally we call it first degree so I make the bridge to first degree murder. Now I'm obviously not a policeman I'm not a judge I'm not making a trial on this and I'm just writing a stupid comment on the internet : what's the problem ?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it's "depraved heart murder" i.e. either second or third degree murder. They don't care if they kill people, but it's not like their goal is to kill people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Your comment is well thought and well written ... and you know more on this topic then i do - - i just wrote a stupid rant → don't mind me too much 😆