Investment Strategies / Mechanical Investing
No. of Recommendations: 16
America First, in corruption...
"Trump's crypto dinner cost over $1 million per seat on average."
"More than 200 wealthy, mostly anonymous crypto buyers are coming to Washington on Thursday to have dinner with President Donald Trump.
The price of admission (bribe): $55,000 to $37.7 million."
"The personal cryptocurrency and associated contest, which ended last Monday, adds to the litany of ways Trump has appeared to use the office of the presidency to profit personally."
"The top spender revealed himself Tuesday as Justin Sun, a Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur. Sun was sued by the SEC, but that case has been paused under the Trump administration." (I'm shocked!)
"Of the 220 wallets tied to contest winners, 158 of them, or 72%, appear foreign, White told NBC News."
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/trumps-crypto-...Does MAGA realize dear leader is a thief?
No. of Recommendations: 0
Funny part is years from now when the scam is exposed, OR it all just plain crashes down - somehow - as usual - taxpayers will foot the bailout bill.
All these tattoo'd podcasting idiots will all of a sudden want the evil government to write a check.
Hey, why not. Woke Wall Street gets that treatment all the time.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Does MAGA realize dear leader is a thief?
Of course MAGA realizes Trump is a thief, felon, racist, bigot, rapist.
In my career I've hired some very aggressive employees.
When one of my favorites relocated to my region from my competitors region I jumped at the opportunity to hire him. He could run circles around the competition by providing unrealistic ETAs to jobs, frustrating competition.
Unethical on ETAs, but he did excellent work once he got to a customer and had that personable ability to schmooze the customer so they were relatively happy when it was time to pay.
He even aced my other employees out of some major jobs. That caused some internal pressure such that I had to let him go.
He may have been a snake... but he was our snake.
Trump may be a snake... but he's MAGA's snake.
No. of Recommendations: 5
Trump may be a snake... but he's MAGA's snake.
Trump may be a despotic king, but he’s their despotic king.
What they fail to realize is that in actuality, they are not citizens of the realm, but “marks” like the rest of us.
Eventually, he’ll get around to enforcing that realization.
No. of Recommendations: 3
doubt many\any low income MAGA has, or will, benefit from trump being their snake.
given their identity is now tied to trump, they will never admit he is the cause of further distress, and wealthy MAGA dont care.
as a cult, will MAGA show loyalty by literally drinking the kool-aid once dear leader has graduated?
No. of Recommendations: 1
doubt many\any low income MAGA has, or will, benefit from trump being their snake.
given their identity is now tied to trump, they will never admit he is the cause of further distress, and wealthy MAGA dont care.
True enough. My favorite snake was short-term profitable for ME, but the in-house friction he caused necessitated passing him off to an associate where he operated primarily south of the border where there was no competition.
Will MAGA be capable of throwing Trump under the bus once his big beautiful self-protecting bill passes?
No. of Recommendations: 5
America First, in corruption...
"Trump's crypto dinner cost over $1 million per seat on average."
WTF has happened to our country?
With any other president of either party, this alone would have ignited a shitstorm of epic proportions across the political spectrum. But there are so many other ways this man is corrupting the country.
With Trump...none of it matters.
Sick, sad, dangerous.
No. of Recommendations: 22
The IRS's free Direct File tool is now gone...
300,000 Americans used Direct File for the 2025 tax season, and 94% of users who completed an IRS survey rated their experience as excellent or above average.
Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s "inauguration fund."
See how the grift works?
Is MAGA too dumb to realize dear leader is a grifting thief?
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/irs-chief-says-age...
No. of Recommendations: 3
The IRS's free Direct File tool is now gone..
And I have been wondering if VITA (Volunteers in Tax for America) will survive. Last year and filled out about fifty tax returns with the group. Got to see how they worked it. It's free, just sign up in advance. A few people who kept pulling unknown tax problems out of their bags and I had to solve it and quickly. I hadn't done VITA for 40 years, and the ones with the problems are the most impatient. :) We used a church internet to connect with the IRS tax program on line. I think its the same program as the free one. Vita does somewhere around 2.5 million returns a year.
If they do away with that program, VITA has a real problem.
No. of Recommendations: 8
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(i.e. People who are too dumb to know a scam when they see one!)
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"$Trump coin is the only coin where every transaction makes him richer, and you poorer. #Winning!"
https://gettrumpmemes.comhttps://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/official-trum...
No. of Recommendations: 2
Is MAGA too dumb to realize dear leader is a grifting thief?
Another rhetorical question.
But to be fair...I think many MAGA would be aware of what is happening if they weren't so addicted to bad sources of 'information'. But the right wing media has them right where they like it...rage watching the 'news' and making money for them.
No. of Recommendations: 22
"Since he kicked off his campaign, Trump’s empire has landed billions of dollars of deals at home and abroad."
"No modern American president has positioned his family to make so much money while in the White House.
Already, since the early days of his reelection campaign, he’s more than doubled his net worth to about $5.4 billion."
"Family members have also scored an array of corporate positions — at least seven new roles as a corporate adviser or executive for his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., alone."
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-trump-fami..."I would be raging against this grifting, criminal enterprise everyday...if Trump were a Democrat!" ~Dope
LOL
No. of Recommendations: 0
Pronoun Bullies an Bubble Dwellers - you paid for it.
Enjoy your front row seat :)
I sure am!
No. of Recommendations: 3
"Family members have also scored an array of corporate positions — at least seven new roles as a corporate adviser or executive for his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., alone."
Don't look at that! Let's get back to Hunter and his seat on the Ukrainian gas company, and his dealings with China. Hunter is the corrupt one!!!!
/sarcasm
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
its hard to keep up, but notably the brightest of the trump crime family is kushner, who this go-round has bypassed any gov role to devote every waking minute to maximize the grift.
missing from the bloomberg link due to recency, kushner is involved via Saudis in what is the largest take private deal in history, EA (gaming). kushner's ~5% cut will net ~US$3b, extremely impressive for never having personal capital at risk.
but unlike twitter 'take-private-to-get-trump-elected-and-destroy-all-value', this is a real money making business.
i guess despite trump's deep anti-semitism, he appreciates his daughter's initiative to marry up into real wealth.
"While a deal of this kind could face regulatory scrutiny in Washington, several people said they expected the transaction to go through fairly easily, citing the influence of Kushner and Saudi Arabia on the White House...
Or, as another person close to the inner workings of the Trump administration put it: “What regulator is going to say no to the president’s son-in-law?”
FT 2025
No. of Recommendations: 8
Trumps Shit-Coin is down -74.5% from its initial offering price. Ouch!
Who knew grifting the uneducated MAGAS could be so lucrative?...
How many of our board MAGAs got had? Dope, LM, BHM, Marco? Do any of you folks know a con-man when you see one?
"Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam, I don't like it." ~Trump (Before he realized he could make a killing selling this junk to fools!)
"The launch of TrumpCoin was instructive. The most powerful person in America, used the early days of his presidency to launch a valueless cryptocurrency that
quadrupled his wealth in a matter of hours. Then he fired the heads of the regulatory agencies that might have prevented such a thing—the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—and replaced them with deregulation enthusiasts to drive home the point."
"Never in U.S. history has there been a more nakedly corrupt self-enriching scheme." ~Tony Carrk, the executive director at Accountable.U.S.
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/official-trumphttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/trump-meme-coin-cr...
No. of Recommendations: 15
How many MAGAs got had?
Trump's Scam Coin, also known as OFFICIAL TRUMP or TRUMP, is down -86% from its high.
Melania's Scam Coin is down -98%! Ouch! Who knew grifting the uneducated MAGAS could be so lucrative?...
Why the Trumps did, of course!
"Since he kicked off his campaign, Trump’s empire has landed billions of dollars of deals at home and abroad."
"No modern American president has positioned his family to make so much money while in the White House.
Already, since the early days of his reelection campaign, he’s more than doubled his net worth to about $5.4 billion."
"Family members have also scored an array of corporate positions — at least seven new roles as a corporate adviser or executive for his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., alone."
"I would be raging against this grifting, criminal enterprise all day, everyday...if Trump were a Democrat!" ~Marco000
LOL
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-trump-fami...https://www.coinbase.com/price/melania-meme
No. of Recommendations: 3
Trump is not in favor of taxing the rich, but is fine with fleecing the flock.
No. of Recommendations: 3
How many MAGAs got had?
Trump's Scam Coin, also known as OFFICIAL TRUMP or TRUMP, is down -86% from its high.
Melania's Scam Coin is down -98%! Ouch! Who knew grifting the uneducated MAGAS could be so lucrative?...
Why the Trumps did, of course!Despite Trump talking about running again in 2028, he knows he's a lame duck. So, now more than ever, he can give the MAGAs the big middle finger and grift to his corrupt heart's content.
Did you see his interview with Ingraham?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-tells-la...Wow. Laura handed him the usual softball questions but Trump just kept up with the usual lies, deflections and diversions. Then after insisting that we now had the best economy the country has ever had, he goes on to show Laura around the Whitehouse and BRAG about all the absurd gilding and 'remodeling' he's doing.
Come on MAGA, you've been played for FOOLS by this arrogant grifter.
No. of Recommendations: 3
I would be raging against this grifting, criminal enterprise all day, everyday...if Trump were a Democrat!" ~Marco000
Marco, did you really write this? I find it hard to believe you said this.
No. of Recommendations: 2
No someone was probably being facetious or satirical, not sure which post you're referring to.
However, I believe in the Rule of Law, as far as I am aware, there has been no indictment charging (much less convicting) anyone in the Trump Administration of operating a "criminal enterprise."
Not sure what "criminal enterprise" whoever posted that might be referring to.
I guess ProGlibs can be judge, jury, and convicter all inside their own heads, but that's not how the Rule of Law works.
No. of Recommendations: 7
However, I believe in the Rule of Law,
No you don't. I've come to the conclusion that you don't know what it means. Ask AI
AI Overview
The rule of law is a principle where all individuals, institutions, and entities are accountable to publicly known, equally enforced, and independently adjudicated laws. It ensures that no one is above the law and that everyone is subject to the same fair, clear, and predictable legal processes. Key principles include legal certainty, fairness in application, separation of powers, and access to justice.
Core principles
~Accountability: Everyone, including the government and public officials, is answerable to the law.
~Equality before the law: The law is applied equally to all, preventing arbitrary rule or special privileges.
~Fairness and transparency: The legal system operates through clear, public, and fair procedures, with laws that are understandable and not
secret.
~Just and accessible justice: There are impartial and independent courts that deliver justice in a timely manner, often with the right to legal
counsel and the ability to be heard.
~Separation of powers: A system where legislative, executive, and judicial branches are separate to provide checks and balances on each other's
power.
It's too difficult to have any conversations with you if you pontificate on terms that you aren't acquainted with. It's not worth the trouble. Adios.
No. of Recommendations: 1
not sure which post you're referring to.
Really? I actually copied the portion into my post and you're not sure what post I'm referring to? If you hit the blue thread title after Subject re: it goes through to the post I'm quoting - it seems you may not know that. :)
Copied portion: I would be raging against this grifting, criminal enterprise all day, everyday...if Trump were a Democrat!" ~Marco000
Marco, did you really write this? I find it hard to believe you said this.
I did notice it was marco000 and not marco100, and chuckled. Didn't mean to confuse you so early in the am.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Despite Trump talking about running again in 2028, he knows he's a lame duck.
I hope that sooner than 2028, he is a dead duck. (Understanding that that has its own potential pitfalls, with JD as POTUS.)
No. of Recommendations: 9
Trump’s wealth increased by $3B since his reelection!
Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
Barron, a college sophomore, is now worth $150M!
At what point does MAGA realize that Trump is less Make America Great and more Rob America Blind?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/09/...
No. of Recommendations: 2
Banksy,
I know it sucks that a moderately pretty girl once rejected your monkey brain advances.
Was she wearing a MAGA hat or something?
Who hurt you?
You sound really really jealous.
Get that checked the next time you pick up your psych meds.
No. of Recommendations: 6
Trump’s wealth increased by $3B since his reelection!
And Trump's lifetime of cheating, lying and stealing has finally born fruit and he is really the billionaire he always lied about being. What a country, where a low life scoundrel like Trump can achieve the pinnacle of wealth and fame.
Congratulations MAGA.
No. of Recommendations: 14
Trump’s wealth increased by $3B since his reelection!
Wow!
Remember when Jimmy Carter was President and he placed his peanut farm into a blind trust because he knew it was unethical for a president to own a business?
Amazing how far America has fallen.
No. of Recommendations: 15
Remember when Jimmy Carter was President and he placed his peanut farm into a blind trust because he knew it was unethical for a president to own a business?
Amazing how far America has fallen. Word!
Astounding that MAGA has nothing to say about Trump's December announcement that DJT (Trumps latest scam stock tick for TMTG)is investing in TAE Tech Fusion power plants and in the same month Trump cancels major offshore wind energy projects, eliminating thousands of American infrastructure jobs. All that power would have been landed in Virginia, where major data centers are consuming vast amounts of electricity.
Not one GOP politician is speaking up on this? The conflict of interest is soooo astoundingly blatant... I can't even!
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/climate/trump-offsh...Congregator showing all the media stories on the topic today:
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSG...
No. of Recommendations: 3
Remember when Jimmy Carter was President and he placed his peanut farm into a blind trust because he knew it was unethical for a president to own a business?
Ah, but his nibs declared the "emoluments" clause "fake". So, now, the objective of attaining high office is self enrichment, just like a "JC" getting himself into the corner office, so he can gut the company, for his personal profit.
Steve
