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The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 9:49 am
by kalm
Grifting deserves its own thread. Hunter, Pelosi, Hilary, the Trump family crime syndicate, Kushner….

Fire away!


Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 10:34 am
by kalm

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 10:50 am
by Caribbean Hen
Trumps kids make money because they are building tangible golf courses and hotels

Hunter was finger painting and now in hiding from the IRS in S Africa

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 11:07 am
by UNI88
Caribbean Hen wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 10:50 am Trumps kids make money because they are building tangible golf courses and hotels

Hunter was finger painting and now in hiding from the IRS in S Africa
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Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 12:11 pm
by Caribbean Hen
UNI88 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 11:07 am
Caribbean Hen wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 10:50 am Trumps kids make money because they are building tangible golf courses and hotels

Hunter was finger painting and now in hiding from the IRS in S Africa
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You liked it! :lol:

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 12:18 pm
by UNI88
Caribbean Hen wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 12:11 pm
UNI88 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 11:07 am
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You liked it! :lol:
Yes, I did. It was so absurd that it was lmao funny.

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 1:24 pm
by Caribbean Hen
UNI88 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 12:18 pm
Caribbean Hen wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 12:11 pm

You liked it! :lol:
Yes, I did. It was so absurd that it was lmao funny.
The cover-up of Hunters illegal activities were absurd

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 1:29 pm
by UNI88
Caribbean Hen wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 1:24 pm
UNI88 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 12:18 pm Yes, I did. It was so absurd that it was lmao funny.
The cover-up of Hunters illegal activities were absurd
Yes, it was but not nearly as absurd as MAQA yahoos willingness to ignore the illegal activities of trump and his minions.

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 3:37 pm
by UNI88

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 7:41 am
by kalm
Great point here. It’s not hidden. It’s illegal. It’s being normalized. This is not ok.


- was reported for likely insider trading worth nearly $1 billion

All of the obvious things to say about this are true. It's bad. Nobody even tries to defend it. The closest thing to a defense you get is something about how "but Democrats suck" and "woke was also bad," which is not a defense, but rather a kind of moral blank check made out to the administration to give them the right to do anything.

But what I'm most curious about is whether this sort of lurid corruption creates a countermovement that successfully returns government to rule of law or whether it's establishing a norm of executive imperialism that every future administration will use to achieve its ends, which can always be justified by the moral blank check of "the other side is worse, so let us do whatever we want."

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 7:55 am
by Caribbean Hen
Let me guess

Little Derek is wearing a suit and tie?

Dems don’t think enforcing the law is a good idea

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 11:33 am
by UNI88
kalm wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 7:41 am Great point here. It’s not hidden. It’s illegal. It’s being normalized. This is not ok.


- was reported for likely insider trading worth nearly $1 billion

All of the obvious things to say about this are true. It's bad. Nobody even tries to defend it. The closest thing to a defense you get is something about how "but Democrats suck" and "woke was also bad," which is not a defense, but rather a kind of moral blank check made out to the administration to give them the right to do anything.

But what I'm most curious about is whether this sort of lurid corruption creates a countermovement that successfully returns government to rule of law or whether it's establishing a norm of executive imperialism that every future administration will use to achieve its ends, which can always be justified by the moral blank check of "the other side is worse, so let us do whatever we want."
CH nailed it ...
Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:51 am These guys aren’t paying any tax and never intended to

This is what happens in the system that’s not paying attention and doesn’t have enough investigators for all the corruption

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 12:09 pm
by kalm
UNI88 wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 11:33 am
kalm wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 7:41 am Great point here. It’s not hidden. It’s illegal. It’s being normalized. This is not ok.



CH nailed it ...
Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 9:51 am These guys aren’t paying any tax and never intended to

This is what happens in the system that’s not paying attention and doesn’t have enough investigators for all the corruption
:rofl:

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Sat May 23, 2026 6:09 pm
by UNI88
Big Tobacco gave Trump PAC $5 million — and 5 days later, the FDA cleared flavored vapes.
On April 30, a subsidiary of tobacco giant Reynolds American cut a $5 million check to MAGA Inc., the main super PAC backing President Donald Trump.

Two days later, a top Reynolds executive and two of the company's lobbyists had lunch with Trump at his Jupiter, Florida golf club. Two executives from rival tobacco company Altria joined them. The tobacco representatives expressed dissatisfaction with FDA regulation during the meal, according to The New York Times. Trump interrupted the conversation to call FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. When Makary didn't pick up, Trump dialed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Dr. Mehmet Oz. Three people briefed on the meeting told The New York Times that Trump complained to them about the agency's regulation of e-cigarettes.

Days after that $5 million donation, the FDA issued new guidance opening the door to flavored vapes — bypassing the agency's normal rulemaking process. A few days after that, Makary resigned, telling associates he could not in good conscience lead an agency that backed such a policy.

Re: The Grift Thread

Posted: Sat May 23, 2026 9:56 pm
by kalm

Re: The Minnesora Grift Thread

Posted: Sun May 24, 2026 3:55 am
by Gil Dobie
Minnesota!

Re: The Oklahomastan Grift Thread

Posted: Sun May 24, 2026 12:33 pm
by UNI88
Oklahomastan!

Re: The Mississippistan Grift Thread

Posted: Sun May 24, 2026 12:33 pm
by UNI88
Mississippistan!

Re: The Alabamastan Grift Thread

Posted: Sun May 24, 2026 12:33 pm
by UNI88
Alabamastan!