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Ilsa

(63,824 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:31 PM May 2025

Michael Corleone is running the grift, but Fredo is running the govt.

Said Scott Galloway on Deadline White House just now.

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Michael Corleone is running the grift, but Fredo is running the govt. (Original Post) Ilsa May 2025 OP
Fredo JoseBalow May 2025 #1
I don't think Miller, Thiel and the P25 people qualify as "Fredo". BlueTsunami2018 May 2025 #2
Kleptocracy EarthAbides May 2025 #3
More like malaise May 2025 #5
Biggest heist in US history. Irish_Dem May 2025 #4
He said the trump family has been raking in 1 billion dollars per month since he took office. badhair77 May 2025 #6
Yeah, watched that interview. Was puzzled as to who was who, though. TSF is Michael some allegorical oracle May 2025 #7

BlueTsunami2018

(4,857 posts)
2. I don't think Miller, Thiel and the P25 people qualify as "Fredo".
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:39 PM
May 2025

Movie Fredo was a weak, stupid follower.

These people are evil and cruel but they’re not stupid. They’re the ones running the government.

badhair77

(5,082 posts)
6. He said the trump family has been raking in 1 billion dollars per month since he took office.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:47 PM
May 2025

Unbelievable.

allegorical oracle

(6,175 posts)
7. Yeah, watched that interview. Was puzzled as to who was who, though. TSF is Michael some
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:02 PM
May 2025

days, and Fredo on other days...and grifts every day.

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