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DetlefK

(16,670 posts) Thu May 8, 2025, 11:57 AM May 2025

Within the first month of this administration, Trump declared a moratorium: The US would no longer prosecute US citizens for bribing foreigners.

Now, the US State Department is blackmailing foreign countries, saying that if they want to do business with the US, they must prove their friendliness to US companies by signing a deal with Starlink.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/8/2321083/-Trump-pressures-countries-targeted-by-tariffs-to-buy-Musk-s-crap?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_4&pm_medium=web

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It's not blackmail. It's extortion. GoCubsGo May 2025 #1