I would rather be mediocre and retarded, than a fraud and a cheat, any day of the week. We don’t all need to be the same. I am ok being me, even if the world calls me the R word for being autistic :) At least I am authentic and genuine, even to a fault lol.
If that page was Republicans against Trump, then they would be anti-Trump, but also pro DeSantis, Vivek, Musk, etc. If they are against every GOP politician, then don't call yourself GOP. It's fine to leave the party; I did. But I don't falsely advertise myself as GOP when I'm not anymore.
I said it when he was running for office and it bears repeating — not much different from Trump, Vivek is a smarmy con man and fraud. Game recognizes game.
Disagree. They are much more alike than they are different. While it’s laughable to bankrupt a casino, every Trump bankruptcy is a strategic tax benefit to him. Above ALL else, BOTH are capable and willing to destroy America and her every day average citizens.
Vivek is younger, perhaps more competent. Trump now has Elon/Vivek as business partners to his Presidency. The model is for profit for the players with the most money. i.E. H1B skilled low wages for Silicon valley entrepreneurs such as Musk and X. Nothing new new here.....
Besides, neither Vivek or Elon have gone bankrupt. This government needs a for profit margin to appease the feedback loop to wealthy donors. Fvck MAGA as they become defunct. No longer serve a purpose except perhaps as canon fodder in a war against allies. Maybe replace dead N. Koreans in Ukraine
The undocumented agriculture, construction workers that contribute taxes without benefits will be deported. I wonder how many MAGA will replace them for the same deal.
Vivek Ramaswamy, who derides American culture as "mediocrity," built his $850M fortune rebranding a failed Alzheimer's drug, cashing in $37M in 2015 and $175M in 2019—all before the drug flopped again. Now, he’s championing H-1B visas to fix the "mediocrity" he profits from.
Not sure if Theil is involved. But vivek worked there as an analyst. Probably saw the opportunity and convinced QVT. No doubt QVT made a lot of money themselves.
Yes, there's more to this story. But Jeff Bezos started Amazon in a similar way. He was a financial analyst and saw the need and potential for Amazon during the early days of the internet. He had his parents invest to start Amazon and the rest is history.
That is why Rammywhammy & MuskRat get along so well together. They are both fakes & opportunists.
Just like MuskRat hasn't come up with a valid idea on his own just tries to steal others.
How did tRump and all other billionaires get where they are?? By stealing from others. They are all the same, and that is why they’re rich!! Malignant narcissistic sociopaths!!
Very. 'We the People' allow corporations to exist, ostensibly for the public good. Why are we not insisting that they be regulated and measured on the public good they produce, rather than how much money they put in the pockets of Rich owner/shareholders in the form of profits and stock dividends?
Exactly. A civilized community/country cannot exist where the sole driver is to maximize profits. Venture Capitalists are now acquiring healthcare systems and they are being ruined for this reason. Patient-centered care has been replaced by profit-centered care.
Deny, Defend, Depose. And they are baffled as to why & how, someone in excruciating pain is driven to kill? After paying monthly premiums, with no help. It's only going to get worse. Unless we do something to stop the second #GreatDepression from happening, again. Corporate Greed... 😡🇺🇲🐦
Bluesky is silencing @davetroy.com. He’s an important voice on democracy and that tells me what I need to know about Bluesky and it is not good. It also tells me his takes on what is happening must be too close to the truth.
Bluesky is not allowing him to post. You can find him on Twitter to read further. He has a solid reputation. Your antagonistic response makes me not choose to engage with you beyond that.
He has an account both here and on Twitter. He has not been allowed to post here for 8 days. He’s tried everything. Reported to Bluesky 3 times. Nothing. He’s worked in tech. He knows what he’s doing. They are not allowing him to post. If you have an account on Twitter and read more.
Contrast to this, Jimmy Carter, who built Habitat for Humanity homes for the poor with his own hands and tools, and pushed to drastically reduce guinea worm disease (linked to lack of potable water) in Africa and South America. And to boot, he did not collect speaker's fees post presidency.
Oh, but that’s just “good business”! At least it is if you’re a business who loves money over people and decent principles! He’s just another greedy bugger like so many of Trump’s cronies!
He’s a swine to hold out false hope and cheat people, who are worried about their loved ones, out of their hard earned money. There’s got to be a special place in hell for someone like that. Probably right next to those who cut funding for childhood cancer research. I can’t fathom this depth of evil
I guess in a way Ramaswami was hard-working. He just started by stealing something from somebody else and then enriching himself through fraud. That’s all very hard work.
As usual with republicans always a grift and no concern who they hurt. That’s why they support tRump king of grift , he keeps the scamming off them, with his outrageous lies and misinformation.
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease for both patients and their families. To exploit their pain by selling a drug that does nothing is unbelievably cruel.
Feels good to finally get vindicated when I predicted that MAGA would implode before it could actually accomplish anything horrific and carry out it’s agenda.
Regulation is a protective measure for regular people, the few individuals wanting deregulation are those wealthy enough to exploit it, and always to the cost of regular people.
No, they will be busily further looting govt agencies as they seek to abolish & shut them down😡 Why would you ever think they'll be perpetrating fraud against & grifting one another? It has been & always will be anyone BUT them!
Surprise surprise Ramaswamy is a complete dirtbag like Trump. Everyone in that deal got screwed EXCEPT Ramaswamy. Sounds like Trump’s Art of the Steal.
As much as I detest Ramaswamy, this is to os not accurate. While he indeed have a drug in his pharma company that was a failed Alzheimer’s drug, he had a few others that were successful. Plus, he made a shit load in the biotech industry and with an anti woke platform. Look it up on Forbes… I did.🤷🏼♀️
All of his cabinet picks and trump himself should all be in prison.
How is it our laws would put any of us in jail,prison,for the same crimes,when he, and these people are going to be in the White House?
It does seem that there's some elements of migrants (especially better-positioned ones) that are trying to kick away the ladder behind them. Decades of American social progress is being eroded because some emigres are bringing their hates with them
Which one is that? Not that regenerative herbal thing they bought from European country and was meant to regenerate tendons, not nerves, rebranded as anti-Alzheimer for 60000% of cost ?
There are afew viable gene terapies whre flaw is well known (a singular gene defect) but they are effective only in childhood. E.g. primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Most neurological disorders still have unclear nature, genetic or whatsoever.
Because our entire Capitalist system is set up to reward greedy grifters. “Venture capitalists” come in, structure acquisition so the old company holds all the debt, they bankrupt the company, sell the company for parts, and VC rake in huge profit while local folks are left w/ jobless w/ nothing.
Yes, well in the corporate world that would be considered a success…..
It’s the end result not the means. If it’s one thing, we should be learning about these people they got to where they are not because they’re more intelligent, not because they work harder than anyone they achieved their
The thing that made it possible was accepting that today's Mom is as good as it's likely to get, and always meeting her where she was at the time. My acceptance seemed to help her relax and often she warmed up to something approaching her old wit and good humor.
Swindler.
These are people’s health and lives he’s playing with for his own gain and excess.
To find such a deceitful way to sell the same lousy and ineffective drug - it’s criminal.
Grifters are gonna grift. The worst most unethical people are making a fortune using the current system in our country. We are a broken society. Our downfall will be profound and devastating for all of us.
Rome Is Burning.
My mom’s maiden name is Crook - the infamous General Crook may or may not have been a distant relative - and am so very, very sorry for his deplorable actions. Sincerely, me - mom of half indigenous children - dad from NM
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Trump bankrupted casinos multiple times. The insane amount of incompetence it'd take to do that is off the charts...
Never forget that if Trump had simply invested his inheritance/seed money in a total market fund he would be much more wealthy today than he is.
Not sure if Theil is involved. But vivek worked there as an analyst. Probably saw the opportunity and convinced QVT. No doubt QVT made a lot of money themselves.
When it comes to true motives, these MAGA crooks never disappoint!
Just like MuskRat hasn't come up with a valid idea on his own just tries to steal others.
It's simple logic.
All billionaires are grifters. It shouldn't be possible to have that much wealth in a healthy economy.
“too large”
That’s bothering me.
Someone elses pants...
This infighting will end up saving our republic.
Regulation wasn't hindering innovation. It was hindering exploitation.
How is it our laws would put any of us in jail,prison,for the same crimes,when he, and these people are going to be in the White House?
There are afew viable gene terapies whre flaw is well known (a singular gene defect) but they are effective only in childhood. E.g. primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Most neurological disorders still have unclear nature, genetic or whatsoever.
It’s the end result not the means. If it’s one thing, we should be learning about these people they got to where they are not because they’re more intelligent, not because they work harder than anyone they achieved their
Best wishes to you both.
Best wishes to both of you.
If you had to deal with magas exclusively for the past eight years, as vivek has, you’d think Americans were pretty mediocre too.
Trump tends to surround himself with like minded people!
I have no respect for him!
These are people’s health and lives he’s playing with for his own gain and excess.
To find such a deceitful way to sell the same lousy and ineffective drug - it’s criminal.
Rome Is Burning.
Ramaswamy's the guy (one of two - the other being Musk) that Trump is leaning on to help decide the fate of our government.
and....