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muriel_volestrangler

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1. I think the WSJ has highlighted the main reason this makes sense to Trump - a reason for everyone to bribe him

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:42 AM

Apr 2025

This is Trump in his fundamental crook mode - "I control something, so how can I make people pay me to stop me hurting them?". He's holding the world economy to ransom. He'll accept payment in crypto, thank you very much. He learnt that from North Korea and their ransomware.

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Murdoch's Paper: Trump Just Made the Swamp So Much Bigger [View all] babylonsister Apr 2025 OP

I think the WSJ has highlighted the main reason this makes sense to Trump - a reason for everyone to bribe him muriel_volestrangler Apr 2025 #1

Also, he lives to crush people and institutions as a sign of his power. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #7

Yep... my exact thoughts... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2025 #12

Every accusation is a confession. Crowman2009 Apr 2025 #2

He's a f$#king terrorist, fascist, dried out dictator wendyb-NC Apr 2025 #3

Campaign contributions my ass JMCKUSICK Apr 2025 #4

That makes. sense to Trump. But why would Project 25 want tariffs? 3Hotdogs Apr 2025 #5

The goal is liberalgunwilltravel Apr 2025 #6

Dear mr. murdoch mwmisses4289 Apr 2025 #8

They're never happy when they get what they want, are they? Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #9

To be fair, a wealth tax would work best. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #10

re: " the Wall Street Journal's editorial board wrote in a scathing op-ed" thesquanderer Apr 2025 #11

The Office of the US President is now one big quid pro quo mdbl Apr 2025 #13

This is the same paper that carried a piece the other day about how Canada niyad Apr 2025 #14

Economic upheaval is core to the media business model Ruby the Liberal Apr 2025 #15