"It’s no wonder in such a world [the ideological world Republicans have made for themselves] that a man like Hegseth could rise to his current position, sustained and protected by cowardice and lies."

~ Michael Tomasky

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny #WarCrimes #murder
/8

https://newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?action=social&chash=8deb8d1dd92840f975b6931ab3a3c61e.2453&s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea

"And it’s no wonder that he’s ordering the clearly illegal targeting of vessels and making allegations about them without offering any evidence. This is exactly where the moral rot that has consumed the Republican Party in this century was bound to land us."

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny #WarCrimes #murder
/9

"It’s no wonder in such a world [the ideological world Republicans have made for themselves] that a man like Hegseth could rise to his current position, sustained and protected by cowardice and lies."

~ Michael Tomasky

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny #WarCrimes #murder
/8

https://newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?action=social&chash=8deb8d1dd92840f975b6931ab3a3c61e.2453&s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea

“'I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis,' Leavitt said recently."

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #KarolineLeavitt #JohnRoberts #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny
/7

"Trump now gets to let his freak flag fly—that is, the John Roberts-liberated version where the laws do not apply and racist and sexist outbursts are excused by the crucifix-wearing press secretary/propagandist Karoline Leavitt who tells doubters in the press that she serves 'the most transparent president in history' and they are lucky for the 'unprecedented access' he provides."

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny
/6

"Finally, he gets to put tariffs on everybody! Finally, he can freely call the Somali people (and by association every person of color) 'garbage.' Finally, he can call female reporters 'piggie' or call them 'stupid' to their face and not care what they or anyone thinks."

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny
/5

"For the more humble among us, it’s hard to grasp why a 79-year-old billionaire really needs to accrue more wealth. But we should never forget that Trump ran out of ideas decades ago—and every corrupt and wrongheaded thing he does now is based on the tired presumptions and dirty habits of his younger self, present facts be damned."

~ Steven Beschloss

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #EconomicElites #SuperRich
/4

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/president-for-the-rich-and-powerful

"Trump has distorted the political landscape so badly that it's warping the moral intuitions of people and institutions of account."

~ Todd Zwillich

#Trump #EconomicElites #media #morality #ethics #corruption #WashingtonPost #NewYorkTimes
/16

https://www.offmessage.net/p/the-5-alarm-fire-of-trump-and-epstein

"Something fundamental has shifted. The media, once the antagonist of those who rule, increasingly sounds like the parenthetical aside in a White House briefing. The institutions that spent years insisting they were the last line of defense against creeping authoritarianism now appear suspiciously eager to adjust to it."

#Trump #MAGA #Republicans #economy #affordability #media #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites #authoritarianism #oligarchy
/15

"On Tuesday, it followed this up with, 'Actually, today’s food prices are a bargain.' ...

These aren’t stories about food. They are stories about surrender to a president who has declared that affordability 'doesn’t mean anything to anybody' and a 'con job.'”

#Trump #MAGA #Republicans #economy #affordability #media #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites
/14

Mike Brock explains why he concludes the following:

"Bitcoin is for fascists."

A system built on perceiving everyone else as the enemy and enriching oneself at everyone else's expense as the admirable goal….

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #EconomicElites #pardons #corruption #bitcoin #crypto
/9

https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/bitcoin-is-a-lie

"Donald Trump used to borrow money from banks. Now he’s out of the bank game altogether. His money is in the cloud of crypto so nobody can count it, nobody can see it, nobody can trace it.

That’s where all his payoffs are. No more paper trails."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #EconomicElites #pardons #corruption #bitcoin #crypto
/11

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/our-president-is-a-thief-what-other

"No more electronic trails. No more evidence of corruption. It all happens out there in a mysterious, impenetrable land called crypto. What other conclusion can you draw?"

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #EconomicElites #pardons #corruption #bitcoin #crypto
/12

"Donald Trump used to borrow money from banks. Now he’s out of the bank game altogether. His money is in the cloud of crypto so nobody can count it, nobody can see it, nobody can trace it.

That’s where all his payoffs are. No more paper trails."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #EconomicElites #pardons #corruption #bitcoin #crypto
/11

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/our-president-is-a-thief-what-other

"The question I keep asking Bitcoin advocates, the one they always dodge:

Why do fascists love Bitcoin?"

~ Mike Brock

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #EconomicElites #pardons #corruption #bitcoin #crypto
/10

https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-banality-of-bitcoin-advocacy

"This is how you defeat authoritarianism. Not by screaming the word 'fascist' louder but by revealing the economic betrayal at its core. Trump promised to make life more affordable. Instead, he’s making it harder and more expensive while consolidating power and enriching his allies."

~ Jesse F. Ferguson

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #energy #electricity #gas #ballroom #EconomicElites #SuperRich
/2

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/its-the-economy-fascist

Mike Brock explains why he concludes the following:

"Bitcoin is for fascists."

A system built on perceiving everyone else as the enemy and enriching oneself at everyone else's expense as the admirable goal….

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #EconomicElites #pardons #corruption #bitcoin #crypto
/9

https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/bitcoin-is-a-lie

"The perception that Trump is handing out pardons is fueling a gold-rush. About 10,000 people filed for pardons in the first nine months of the Trump presidency, which is about two-thirds of the total pardon applications for the entire four years of the Biden administration. The gold-rush benefits Trump, but also those in his orbit who have connections to a personalist regime."

~ Don Moynihan

#Trump #economy #prices #inflation #EconomicElites #pardons #corruption
/8

https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the-insane-corruption

"It will be able to hold 18,000 people standing, and they’ll each have five feet of personal space. And also there will be some kind of secure bunker underneath, in case Trump has to hide from protesters again. It’s sort of like Mrs. Astor’s ballroom, but for the select few to survive an apocalypse in style. Or perhaps a third inauguration."

#Trump #economy #BlackFriday #prices #inflation #ballroom #EconomicElites #SuperRich
/7