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[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 day ago

No "probe" is even necessary. We watched (though only some of us paid attention) as, for instance, the tech moguls all lined up to give Trump money for his inauguration, then were immediately rewarded with beneficial rulings from newly DOGEified agencies. Or as CBS agreed to a "settlement" on a Trump suit that legal experts widely predicted would be summarily dismissed if it ever went to trial, and were immediately rewarded with approval for their Skydance merger.

Trump isn't merely corrupt - he's overtly and brazenly corrupt. He's corrupt right out in the open, for all to see.

And as with everything else about this deranged lunatic who's weaseled his way into American politics, the real question is whether anyone is going to do anything about it.

[–] Ininewcrow@piefed.ca 14 points 1 day ago

This like using a little red laser pointer to show people the huge white elephant you just found.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

It is.

And nothing will happen from this probe.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

We need more Luigi

[–] acchariya@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Breaking: water is uncovered to be the source of wet.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

LOL, we needed a probe to know that?

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I mean I did have to open a web page to any financial stock market website.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

I don't work for any agency or the government and I could have told you that. I hate being this stupid and somehow much smarter than my leaders.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

They are aligning just like IG Farben, IBM, Volkswagen.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

People these days need The New York Times' power to put a red circle and arrows pointing to the obvious corruption or else they won't notice it.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a reason I don’t really read news articles about this admin anymore. We all know he’s doing the absolute most horrendous corrupt shit imaginable and is going to fuck over anyone with a net worth with less than 8 zeros.

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Hold the fuck up. Palm tree is best tree? Those giant phalaces? I've never been more triggered.

They provide zero shade.

Like two species rely on them for nutrients.

Their "wood" (if you can call it that) is functionally worthless.

The fronds aren't compostable - literally no one wants them because they fuck up processing equipment.

They're the worst tree in every definition of the word. What is wrong with you?

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

At least I ain’t ludicrous and you are the 5th millionth person to make this comment on here. HOW ORIGINAL!!!!!