“Trump’s financial disclosure report [shows] that he still personally benefits financially from most of these ventures… What distinguishes the work of Mr. Trump’s two sons is that [the] real estate deals and crypto efforts, bring revenues that benefit the president* himself.” @ericlipton.nytimes.com - ThreadSky

ifindkarma.bsky.social • 45 days ago

“Trump’s financial disclosure report [shows] that he still personally benefits financially from most of these ventures… What distinguishes the work of Mr. Trump’s two sons is that [the] real estate deals and crypto efforts, bring revenues that benefit the president* himself.” @ericlipton.nytimes.com

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ifindkarma.bsky.social•45 days ago

“How can we tell whether America has crossed into authoritarianism? The cost of opposing the government. In democracies, citizens are not punished for peacefully opposing those in power… America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines.”

driguez117.bsky.social•22 days ago

If you look, issue by issue, at polling of where the 🇺🇸 people's policy preferences are and contrast them with the legislative directions government has taken on the same issues you see public opinion is not reflected in gov. policy. You haven't been a democracy for a long time.

mschif.bsky.social•5 days ago

END VIOLENCE and FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 ✊💪🪶

dorosaynow.bsky.social•20 days ago

An excellent list of positive actions to support democracy.

zen1924.bsky.social•21 days ago

We can tell by having this post and the comments below. We are fully in Authoritarianism. Masked men with no badges and plan average mini vans and cars, with guns and stun bombs and tear gas, taking people away without warrants and sending them to camps in far away countries. We are there.

porchlandreatx.bsky.social•22 days ago

📌

ifindkarma.bsky.social•45 days ago

“Your agency acts as if laws don’t matter. As if the election gave you some mandate to violate the Constitution and the laws passed by this Congress. It did not give you that mandate… [What you are doing] is wildly illegal… That goal is not shared by the American public.”
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

mschif.bsky.social•11 days ago

If ANYONE wants ANY HUMAN RIGHTS or a 🌎, they better start fighting for 🪶TREATY🪶 RIGHTS!!

ifindkarma.bsky.social•44 days ago

“The Trump administration will go down as the greatest grift in the history of our economy, in terms of the amount of money stolen… The Trump family’s net worth has increased by $3 BILLION — or over $1 billion a month — since he took office… So good at stealing.”
Prof Scott Galloway

#TrumpIsCorrupt

ifindkarma.bsky.social•44 days ago

“We essentially have become a kleptocracy that would make Putin blush… In the first three months, the Trump family has become $3 BILLION wealthier, so that’s a billion dollars a month.” @profgalloway.com

@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@newrepublic.com
https://bsky.app/profile/profgalloway.com/post/3lor4nse6ss2u
https://bsky.app/profile/schooley.bsky.social/post/3loronz5f6c2n

lesliead717.bsky.social•23 days ago

and would the GOP do anything…

datafourmiles.bsky.social•32 days ago

And I’m only allowed 5 pencils.

artinthehouse.bsky.social•23 days ago

Why, yes...

ifindkarma.bsky.social•43 days ago

“The estimated value of the aircraft Trump will [take as a bribe] is about $400 MILLION, and that’s without the additional [Gold Force One] communications security equipment the Air Force will need to add to secure and outfit the plane [paid for by U.S. taxpayers].”

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-poised-accept-palace-sky-gift-trump/story?id=121680511

libraryanna.bsky.social•32 days ago

Before it’s transferred to his personal use (aka non existent library), he should have to personally pay for all the upgrades.

doug-holst.bsky.social•41 days ago

That is an impeachable offense.

ifindkarma.bsky.social•42 days ago

“Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 Republican senators after the president* said he didn’t know whether he needs to [uphold the Constitution of the United States]. NONE REPLIED.” @rollingstone.com

“THIS is the most devastating constitutional crisis.” @sifill.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/sifill.bsky.social/post/3lown4q3j4s27

enoch6211.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ratio (noun): When the value of planes you have lost in the sea is more than 25% of the value of the bribery plane from Hamas.

drrealcheepadvice.bsky.social•27 days ago

Isn't congress in charge of taxpayer dollars and can't they refuse to fund any work on the plane?

grandmainfl.bsky.social•30 days ago

King of bribes and crimes. He is Not a king of America Just a felon who lied to his presidency. And dumb supporters believed him.

guerillawomaning.bsky.social•42 days ago

Maybe while the country burns rather than getting a $400 million plane this year little boys should get gliders or paper airplanes. 🧐

fharriman.bsky.social•43 days ago

If it's a gift to the POTUS, the US can politely decline. If it's a gift to Donny, IT CAN DAMNED WELL WAIT TILL HE'S OUT OF OFFICE!! No way should WE have to maintain that!!

alicethewonderdog.bsky.social•43 days ago

But, but, but he refuses his presidential salary because something, something. Because it’s chump change compared to what he’s hauling in.

adavelikeanyother.bsky.social•43 days ago

But, we really should appreciate its efficiency, right?

katzst.bsky.social•43 days ago

And not a gotdamn thing will be done to pull him down.

kladdagh.bsky.social•27 days ago

It would be better to just cannibalize it for parts & sell off every inch of it to rich goobers.

itsnotathing.bsky.social•23 days ago

Since all of it is emoluments, think how much we can put into research, USAiD, SNAP and Medicaid when the government takes possession of it all after Trump is impeached.

blurosie.bsky.social•23 days ago

How can we fund out?
Isn’t there any right to know what the president is doing financially?

mishagriffith.bsky.social•43 days ago

A billion dollars a month is not a bad payday.

I remember MAGAs telling us the reason they voted for Trump was that he was so rich he couldn't be corrupted because he did not need any more money.

dogatmyfeet.bsky.social•23 days ago

trump found all the suckers that are born every minute.

desertiguana28.bsky.social•23 days ago

I have just ONE ☝️ number for you: 2026.

2026 is coming up sooner than the Republicans like 👎.

DO NOT FORGET THAT.

And as silent 🤫 as those Republican rats 🐀 are, DO NOT FORGET, VOTE 🗳️.

Because YOU DO have the power 💥.

desertiguana28.bsky.social•23 days ago

So hold that on the Republican Rats 🐀 AND the Democrats: DO YOUR JOB, OR YOU ARE GONE in November of 2026.

navyvet80.bsky.social•22 days ago

Felon#47 is a criminal president and his ongoing coup d'etat is designed to profit from it. Unfortunately America is incapable of enforcing laws against criminals like Trump because he's part of the 1%, or the Untouchables. White collar criminals are safe because white people can't get arrested! 💙🇺🇸💙

swaffordaustin.bsky.social•23 days ago

So can reporters in the press room start calling out Karoline Leavitt when she laughably keeps claiming Trump hasn’t benefitted and has taken the presidency at a great personal cost? Why is nobody in there doing their jobs?

annieopopoagie.bsky.social•22 days ago

“make Putin blush”

Lordy, what a stupid comment.

wednesday284.bsky.social•23 days ago

Putin will get burned in the Trump family Ponzi scheme.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

Democracy is a rig to the most powerful and most connected internationally. They used democracies to topple resistance and set up democracies. Who decides who are you get to look at and listen to? The media. Who do all the corporations that lobby having common. The banks. Key positions compromised.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

Decentralized which makes it easier for you to not just have other nations against you but your own people if you were to get in. Because on a national scale you pretty much have to be shaking hands with the powerful to be on the stage.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

And then you have trump. The false Messiah. The outsider that isn't supposed to be this much of an outsider and has really pushed his limits and tested things see what he can get out of everything. Bankruptcy decades ago. Banks bailed him out. He's been in the media. He wants to put slaves to work

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

whatever you do with Trump.. he seems to be willing to go to whatever range in order to use it to consolidate more power. Make a false Messiah for America and he's going to try to use that angle. He's willing to take more risks than most. As long as he feels like it's the sake of a good plan.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

Trump seems to take it the farthest. It seems if you figure it this guy he would try to use the fact that everyone thinks he's the head in order to consolidate more power for himself and get out from under figurehead into dictator.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

People are people and they tend to try to do things to give them advantages and therefore everything tends to have a little bit of a bend of the people involved being like this.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

The boomers are Trump's core group for real. It's a ageist conspiracy group against other age groups in America and it's been the core of the Republican party. But the Republican and Democrat stuff gets all mixed up cuz women and men date.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

How old is Elon? I don't think he's a boomer and that might be where they're real problem is. Not in so much from Elon but boomers will be boomers it seems.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

But really when you think about it. Trump still has Twitter and media. Fairly independent of the mainstream control simply because of how known he is and his position. Can you get your voice to people is important. Does he really need Elon for that? And there's plenty of Bitcoin options..

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

But Trump and Elon had a spat so we'll see about that..

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

But Trump's not really playing here. He really is trying to consolidate power under him. And he's then potentially aimed at ending Israel rule. Which they won't like. And they're very powerful still even though I've neutralized a lot of their Force. Doge coin in place the bank. True social and X.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

They liked the trade off of you disappoint him for your term then we'll discipline them for our term. And the agreement that they had to keep each other in power. My basically you can use the pawns to fight but we won't f*** each other up. Will put on a show of argument for the people.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

But Trump is basically telling the boomers the women are in the way and they're too scared to really Force the reality we want in America. So he ends up messing up the dynamic. He really jumps on this outsider role. Everyone came against him because the Republicans in office wanted peace with dems

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

So Trump is like in with the powerful but he's still Trump.. he's telling everybody what he thinks he's got to say. Dog whistle in the boomers. Which had a deal with Israel. And basically with the women. Which is the Democrat party. The women in the boomers fight over who rules the others.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

You got to think they're concerned eventually that people are going to want an outsider because the Democrats and Republicans just disappoint you back and forth. Will upset you this term they'll do it next time. So I think they've been trying to plan to have somebody who's seen as an outsider.

god-of-matter.bsky.social•15 days ago

But I think they've been grooming Trump as the false Messiah for the disgruntled Boomer ruling class of America. Which is basically the Republican party. But I mean they're all snakes and they do kind of worry that Trump will stab them in the back. But not for America, for Trump.

morgfair.bsky.social•20 days ago

📌

thesheldonhicks.bsky.social•21 days ago

….you’ll know when you’ve crossed OUT when denialists no longer feel the need to publish senseless articles like these

surfesq.bsky.social•22 days ago

I commend these two well written articles to folks who care about America not losing its democracy.

tilmane.bsky.social•22 days ago

Agree!
Just look at Trump's corruption and his disrespect for the law and court decisions - he will not hand back power to others.

He can't, as he would have to go to jail very likely, as well as his family

jstpshply.bsky.social•21 days ago

roxypups.bsky.social•21 days ago

Maybe don't make your own self-serving action #1

mrchrishain.bsky.social•38 days ago

It is lost.

Already.

And pretending otherwise is not helpful. It is not meeting the challenge.

The challenge is to GET IT BACK.

This means more than resisting or removing Trump.

Democracy was effectively dead via Citizens United, Wealth Inequality, and death of Voting Rights.

mrchrishain.bsky.social•38 days ago

Also: media manipulation.

I left out the biggest one.

Effective democracy cannot exist when so much of the “demos” is poorly informed or uninvolved.

observe-consider.bsky.social•22 days ago

gigibones.bsky.social•15 days ago

If you didn't know this was going to happen then you weren't paying attention

TACO voters don't get to claim victimhood; they had the same opportunities to inform themselves that the rest of us had

mikeb453.bsky.social•45 days ago

He knows exactly what it is just playing stupid because he knows he'll be prosecuted 🤬

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