When the media underreports Trump's scams, that gives cover to those who claim "Everybody does it." Clearly, this is historic Presidential corruption by Trump, his friends and family. The Trump Phone scandal alone should be setting off alarms at the DOJ -- his sons collected $59 million in deposits a year ago for a phone that may or may not be delivered and, contrary to prior claims, won't be manufactured in the US. Yet this has received minimal coverage, mainly on Substack. So we have legacy media that underreports Trump's corruption, a Congress and DOJ in Trump's pocket and a Supreme Court that has enabled Trump's crooked and racist redistricting binge and given him immunity from criminal prosecution. How does democracy vanish so quickly?
Great points all!!! The problem is it's rare to read about all the grift in one place. And you're so on target about the media tiptoeing around the beast in the middle of the room. The roaring floodgates of information we all are drowning in is a second, ore complicating factor, not to mention Trump's all-out decade-long campaign to essentially destroy the free press. I'm particularly troubled by Don Jr. and Eric's slush fund that grows larger by the minute. How much of it is in crypto? And has anyone really studied World Liberty Financial (or whatever the heck is the name of their crypto operation?) Crypto can't be traced from what I understand. How very convenient. I hope all this dirty money goes to Trump's lawyers as we look forward to him being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (the Supreme Court notwithstanding.) Thanks You So Very Much for this excellent piece!!!
For a diminished capacity sleepy joker Trump is steam-rolling over Democracy at a Grand Prix pace!
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Or whomever is pulling the strings, greasing the wheels, releasing the catapults- behind him…?? Miller is sidelined. Is it his Heritage Foundation harem of broligarchs? Musk, Theil, Bezos, who has the knowledge of how to inflict the most harm - escapade after escapade?
Is the media searching for this?
As you say, No No No!
When we need them the most they are only lip gloss or worse!
Thank goodness for you and other dedicated independent journalists here who work to expose the continuing atrocities!
Many of us are gasping for breath trying to keep up!
a) I was watching NBC news with my mother tonight and the $1.8 billion slush fund got about 10 seconds in the middle of the broadcast. Infuriating.
b) Don't like this guy so much as he's a contributor to some pretty awful places, but he did create an impressive roundup of trump corruption for his both-sidesy news site. (Sorry this link goes to the comments but just scroll up for the story.)
Good points all but it won’t matter to MAGA. They deflect everything to “what about Biden. Or what about Obama” Facts don’t matter in the least bc it’s a cult!
When the media underreports Trump's scams, that gives cover to those who claim "Everybody does it." Clearly, this is historic Presidential corruption by Trump, his friends and family. The Trump Phone scandal alone should be setting off alarms at the DOJ -- his sons collected $59 million in deposits a year ago for a phone that may or may not be delivered and, contrary to prior claims, won't be manufactured in the US. Yet this has received minimal coverage, mainly on Substack. So we have legacy media that underreports Trump's corruption, a Congress and DOJ in Trump's pocket and a Supreme Court that has enabled Trump's crooked and racist redistricting binge and given him immunity from criminal prosecution. How does democracy vanish so quickly?
Why aren't Dems branding trump a crook constantly???
Great points all!!! The problem is it's rare to read about all the grift in one place. And you're so on target about the media tiptoeing around the beast in the middle of the room. The roaring floodgates of information we all are drowning in is a second, ore complicating factor, not to mention Trump's all-out decade-long campaign to essentially destroy the free press. I'm particularly troubled by Don Jr. and Eric's slush fund that grows larger by the minute. How much of it is in crypto? And has anyone really studied World Liberty Financial (or whatever the heck is the name of their crypto operation?) Crypto can't be traced from what I understand. How very convenient. I hope all this dirty money goes to Trump's lawyers as we look forward to him being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (the Supreme Court notwithstanding.) Thanks You So Very Much for this excellent piece!!!
For a diminished capacity sleepy joker Trump is steam-rolling over Democracy at a Grand Prix pace!
…
Or whomever is pulling the strings, greasing the wheels, releasing the catapults- behind him…?? Miller is sidelined. Is it his Heritage Foundation harem of broligarchs? Musk, Theil, Bezos, who has the knowledge of how to inflict the most harm - escapade after escapade?
Is the media searching for this?
As you say, No No No!
When we need them the most they are only lip gloss or worse!
Thank goodness for you and other dedicated independent journalists here who work to expose the continuing atrocities!
Many of us are gasping for breath trying to keep up!
Bless you
💙🇺🇸💙
He always has been so now a news flash!
Grifters gonna grift. The whole family...grifters.
a) I was watching NBC news with my mother tonight and the $1.8 billion slush fund got about 10 seconds in the middle of the broadcast. Infuriating.
b) Don't like this guy so much as he's a contributor to some pretty awful places, but he did create an impressive roundup of trump corruption for his both-sidesy news site. (Sorry this link goes to the comments but just scroll up for the story.)
https://www.readtangle.com/the-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-corruption-story/#ghost-comments-root
This captures the scope of the corruption as well as anything. Of course, it’s only a snapshot in time as additional corruption occurs day after day.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tangle/id1538788132?i=1000766106263
I was thinking of this a little while ago!
Good rhetoric wins every battle.
Good points all but it won’t matter to MAGA. They deflect everything to “what about Biden. Or what about Obama” Facts don’t matter in the least bc it’s a cult!
Not holding my breath. After all these years, and too many clear examples to count, most mainstream media is still too timid to use the word “lie.”