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The Never-ending Grift

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  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

    @george-k said in The Never-ending Grift:

    @axtremus said in The Never-ending Grift:

    So, it’s just another ploy to get Trump supporters to cough up more money for Trump.

    Could be worse - he could be selling his artwork.

    There's no need to be mean about Dubya.

    George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #22

    @doctor-phibes said in The Never-ending Grift:

    There's no need to be mean about Dubya.

    Yeah, but the buyers aren't "anonymous."

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

      @george-k said in The Never-ending Grift:

      @axtremus said in The Never-ending Grift:

      So, it’s just another ploy to get Trump supporters to cough up more money for Trump.

      Could be worse - he could be selling his artwork.

      There's no need to be mean about Dubya.

      LuFins DadL Offline
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      LuFins Dad
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      #23

      @doctor-phibes said in The Never-ending Grift:

      @george-k said in The Never-ending Grift:

      @axtremus said in The Never-ending Grift:

      So, it’s just another ploy to get Trump supporters to cough up more money for Trump.

      Could be worse - he could be selling his artwork.

      There's no need to be mean about Dubya.

      1. No access. Dubya’s done… 2) I’ve heard good things about the artwork, actually.

      The Brad

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      • Doctor PhibesD Online
        Doctor PhibesD Online
        Doctor Phibes
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        #24

        'twas just a joke

        I was only joking

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        • AxtremusA Away
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          Axtremus
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          #25

          https://www.salon.com/2021/08/06/trump-gop-pre-checked-donation-boxes/

          “Trump's campaign scammed his donors with automatic recurring payments [using pre-checked boxes on online donation forms] — and now every major Republican is doing it”

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #26

            alt text

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • AxtremusA Away
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              Axtremus
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              #27

              Refunds :

              https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/trump-campaign-republican-refunds-donations-fundraising.html

              “The refunds keep coming. Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party returned $12.8 million in donations in the first six months of the year, reports the New York Times. The figure illustrate how the aggressive fundraising tactics used for the presidential election continued to lead donors to demand money back. Overall, more than $135 million has been refunded to donors by Trump, the Republican National Committee, and their shared accounts in the 2020 cycle through June 2021, including around $60 million after Election Day. …”

              https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/us/politics/trump-recurring-donations.html

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              • AxtremusA Away
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                Axtremus
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                #28

                Another prediction by Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen:

                Trump is bluffing about another presidential run because he can’t ‘stomach the notion of being a two-time loser’
                https://www.businessinsider.com.au/michael-cohen-trump-bluffing-about-running-for-president-2024-2021-9

                • Michael Cohen said Trump is bluffing about a 2024 run in part because “he’s making more money doing that than anything he has ever done.”
                • He told Insider Trump is also teasing a campaign to retain “some semblance of power, importance and relevance, none of which he has.”
                • But in the end, Cohen said Trump won’t run because he can’t “stomach the notion of being a two-time loser.”
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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #29

                  Alternate headline:

                  "Axtremus quotes guy convicted for tax fraud and campaign finance violations in a thread about grift."

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • George KG George K

                    Alternate headline:

                    "Axtremus quotes guy convicted for tax fraud and campaign finance violations in a thread about grift."

                    AxtremusA Away
                    AxtremusA Away
                    Axtremus
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                    #30

                    @george-k said in The Never-ending Grift:

                    Alternate headline:

                    "Axtremus quotes guy convicted for tax fraud and campaign finance violations in a thread about grift."

                    FWIW, the aforementioned tax fraud and campaign finance violator has previously made other stunningly accurate predictions regarding Trump’s 2020 electoral prospects as well as Trump’s post-election behaviors, see https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/5766/michael-cohen-prior-to-the-election

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                    • JollyJ Offline
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                      Jolly
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                      #31

                      alt text

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      • AxtremusA Away
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                        Axtremus
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #32

                        https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-03-14/trump-accused-of-breaking-campaign-laws-by-teasing-2024-run

                        In its complaint filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission, American Bridge accused Trump of “illegally using his multicandidate leadership PAC to raise and spend funds in excess of Commission limits for the purpose of advancing a 2024 presidential campaign." The super PAC says that includes “payments for events at Trump properties, rallies featuring Mr. Trump, consulting payments to former Trump campaign staff, and digital advertising about Mr. Trump’s events and his presumptive 2024 opponent.”
                        .
                        Alleging that Trump has already privately decided to mount a 2024 campaign, American Bridge says he was then obligated to file a candidacy intent statement within 15 days of receiving contributions or making any expenditure over $5,000.
                        .
                        "Trump has played footsie with the Federal Election Campaign Act for months,” the group said Monday, noting that the former president, through his Save America PAC, has spent more than $100,000 per week on Facebook ads “and has consistently raised more than $1 million per week — a clear violation of campaign finance law and precedent established by the Federal Election Commission.”
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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-03-14/trump-accused-of-breaking-campaign-laws-by-teasing-2024-run

                          In its complaint filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission, American Bridge accused Trump of “illegally using his multicandidate leadership PAC to raise and spend funds in excess of Commission limits for the purpose of advancing a 2024 presidential campaign." The super PAC says that includes “payments for events at Trump properties, rallies featuring Mr. Trump, consulting payments to former Trump campaign staff, and digital advertising about Mr. Trump’s events and his presumptive 2024 opponent.”
                          .
                          Alleging that Trump has already privately decided to mount a 2024 campaign, American Bridge says he was then obligated to file a candidacy intent statement within 15 days of receiving contributions or making any expenditure over $5,000.
                          .
                          "Trump has played footsie with the Federal Election Campaign Act for months,” the group said Monday, noting that the former president, through his Save America PAC, has spent more than $100,000 per week on Facebook ads “and has consistently raised more than $1 million per week — a clear violation of campaign finance law and precedent established by the Federal Election Commission.”
                          …

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                          George K
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                          #33

                          https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/american-bridge-21st-century-ab-pac/

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • JollyJ Offline
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                            Jolly
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                            #34

                            Shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            • AxtremusA Axtremus

                              MAGAcoin: https://www.magacoin.io/
                              “The digital currency for the MAGA community”

                              https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/22/magacoin-pro-trump-cryptocurrency-attracts-over-1000-people-to-sign-up

                              Over 1000 people signed up, most accounts have only the 100 coins offered as initial sign-up gift. Some conservative media personalities got around a thousand free coins ad incentives to help promote the new cryptocurrency. But …

                              ”The data also reveals that the lion’s share of the cryptocurrency so far produced has been allocated to the self-described creator of magacoin, a pro-Trump consultant who owns an LLC associated with the cryptocurrency, and a Super Pac associated with the same consultant.”

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                              taiwan_girl
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                              #35

                              @Axtremus said in The Never-ending Grift:

                              MAGAcoin: https://www.magacoin.io/
                              “The digital currency for the MAGA community”

                              https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jul/22/magacoin-pro-trump-cryptocurrency-attracts-over-1000-people-to-sign-up

                              Over 1000 people signed up, most accounts have only the 100 coins offered as initial sign-up gift. Some conservative media personalities got around a thousand free coins ad incentives to help promote the new cryptocurrency. But …

                              ”The data also reveals that the lion’s share of the cryptocurrency so far produced has been allocated to the self-described creator of magacoin, a pro-Trump consultant who owns an LLC associated with the cryptocurrency, and a Super Pac associated with the same consultant.”

                              I wll have to see if I can find the article, but somebody came up with a crypto currency called "Lets Go Brandon" (or something like that), and gifted President Trump with 500 billion of them. I believe that they are "worth" $4500 USD at the moment. LOL

                              Each one is worth = $0.0000003514

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                              • AxtremusA Away
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                                Axtremus
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                                #36

                                https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/15/trump-voter-fraud-2020-election/

                                A pretty comprehensive chronology of how “True the Vote,” an organization that claims to have data that show massive voter fraud kept promising to release the data, repeatedly over time, yet never do. Every time they use the promise to release the data to get the believers to show up at their events, they end up promoting other things to those attendees. “True the Vote” thus deserves an entry in this thread about “The Never-Ending Grift.”

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                                  Axtremus
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                                  #37

                                  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/walker-calls-gop-deceptive-fundraising-georgia-race-rcna57136

                                  This one involves Hershel Walker -- various GOP politicians and related committees have been raising funds in Hershel Walker's name, but default to giving Hershel Walker's campaign only 10% of what's donated.

                                  Perpetrators included J.D. Vance's campaign who continued to do this even after Vance has won his election in Ohio, and, of course, Donald Trump's Save America PAC.

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                                  • JollyJ Offline
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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #38

                                    I'm glad you're worried about Walker. If I were you, I'd raise hell until all of my donations went to Hershel, as you intended!

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      jon-nyc
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                                      #39

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        Horace
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                                        #40

                                        I find that preferable to corporate virtue schmaltz.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • Doctor PhibesD Online
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                                          Doctor Phibes
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                                          #41

                                          Is that a 4 D chess board on the shelf behind him?

                                          I was only joking

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