I prefer calling it the gutting of our institutions, and the pillaging of America with the aim of eliminating any part of the middle class. A return to feudalism.
"The biggest threat to the US is not fascism but mafia state autocracy. Not 20th-century style dictatorship, but controlled demolition by a billionaire criminal network, abetted by complicit actors within the US government" - Sarah Kendzior
https://grift.watch/jack-monroe/ this person raised over £200k from the grift she did intended to sue a UK Politician, which never happened. She kept the cash. Earlier this year she had £157k cash to buy a property and totally ghosted the seller, her solicitor. She kept the dosh.
It’s way worse than any of that. He means to cause pain. Trump is extremely vindictive. He is not typical bad guy. He has been mentored from an early age. He has been mentored the last few years by Orban and Putin. It’s way darker. This is a take over. The blue states are fortifying for attack.
Also Warren Buffet sold all of his stock and is sitting on 384 billion cash. If that isn’t scary I don’t know what is! Look deep this is a huge power play. Do they hold the line or do they cave? Everyone should be praying to the universe.
Two tiered justice system on total display. trump crime syndicate slips away scott free once again. Should have RICO'd his fat ass. Disgusting and once again Democrats think they should take the high ground. RIP Amaerica
I’m to the point now that unless it affects my personal situation, I’m not going to get involved. If all these people couldn’t be bothered to vote, they get what they deserve. I do not.
So yes, it's racketeering. So why ignore the evidence that the Trump team rigged the election? Stephen @Spoonamore (X) is a hacking expert, not a crank. He has looked at the numbers and says they are "bonkers". We need someone like you with a following to call it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJR5uQpweko&t=29s
Although it's best to define crimes precisely, at this point is there anyone who doesn't know what a "grift" is, whether legal or illegal? If so, explain it to them.
If only we could have avoided this via , oh I don’t know , some form of system where people go out and make a choice of a leader with a semblance of integrity . I guess we will never know if such a thing was possible 🤷
What Elon, Trump and others are about to do to our government is (likely) going to be far and away the most corruption we have ever even imagined. If we ever get the government back, it could result in tons of new regulations on presidential power
The issue is if democrats get all 3 houses back, they need to not pussyfoot around and act like "please respect the norms" wield the god damn power people gave you and make the changes necessary. Also stop being the defenders of broken ass institutions and run on reforming them
Point well taken. I have been using the term "Grifter" to highlight the dishonesty, lack of compassion and allround greed of the individual(s) to whom I refer.
I ish there was a stronger word that encapsulates all of the things mentioned here, and by others in the comments.
Grifting is a thing too though, like the $3 bibles being sold for $60 to the state of Oklahoma as well as redhat feebs.
(Probably also fits multiple catagories above as well)
You are talking about the current administration right? Biden is on tape blackmailing Ukraine. Nancy Pelosi is worth over $500 million dollars because of insider trading. The DOD can't account for 500 billion dollars...of our tax money.
Why isn’t the mainstream media putting resources on investigating this worldwide mafioso type criminal enterprise that centers around Putin and Trump? That is the real story!
Trump’s incoming government of efficiency says they need to slash $3 trillion out of the budget. So they’re going to slash Social Security and Medicare. Speaker Johnson believes these are entitlements. Yet Trump and Elonia got millions from their dads to start them out. Such BS.
1000% agree!
So much of our current situation is due to ineffective communication. That includes jargon, nonspecific/vague terms, and skipped logic, resulting in ideas that fail to be heard & understood by the lay public.
Language is everything.
It’s an abomination of everything we hold dear. Truth, justice, morals, integrity, honor and decency. Any of these ring a bell America? Wake me up when this episode of the twilight zone is over!
Illegal campaign contributions, insider-trading(with regard to truthsocial, and the bitcoin/NFT scams trump backed), BRIBERY, and emollients (yet to be properly settled from the first go-round of this life-long conman slithering into The People's House)
Putin is probably richer than Musk. The United States has more money than Russia did when Putin started stealing from his people. trump will steal from us and be the richest in the world.
I’m so sick of each generation replacing “hard” words with “softer” words or phrases. Bad things should sound bad. They should bite and leave you uneasy. If someone lies say they lied. If someone steals say they stole.
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The most deadly hybrid weapon ever made, and we saw its results last election. No nation has a longer tradition at it. We got owned.
Straight up organized crime
Yes. 😐
What Elon, Trump and others are about to do to our government is (likely) going to be far and away the most corruption we have ever even imagined. If we ever get the government back, it could result in tons of new regulations on presidential power
Theocratic Fascist Republikkkans.
That's why we are where we are.
I ish there was a stronger word that encapsulates all of the things mentioned here, and by others in the comments.
Suggestions anyone?
(Probably also fits multiple catagories above as well)
https://smartelections.us/
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Why limit yourself to just one?
You're so smart!
mango mussolini will grab entire sections of the thesaurus covering its criminality.
"Stop calling it a grift and use the real terminology, it’s corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, racketeering, take your pick"
So much of our current situation is due to ineffective communication. That includes jargon, nonspecific/vague terms, and skipped logic, resulting in ideas that fail to be heard & understood by the lay public.
Language is everything.
These laws don’t apply to the Ruling Class.
The Leader decides who the law applies to now.