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Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime?

MarkMark
edited December 1 in Off-Topic
Can someone who is not afflicted with TDS explain this to me. I'll wait but won't be holding my breath.

Paul Krugman:
"On one side, the Trump administration is sinking small boats that it claims, without evidence, are smuggling drugs — and according to the Washington Post, Pete Hegseth, the self-styled Secretary of War, has personally ordered at least one follow-up strike to kill the survivors. A working group of former JAGs, that is, members of the military’s legal branch, issued a statement declaring that it unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both.

On the other side, Donald Trump has declared his intention to grant “a Full and Complete Pardon” to Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who has been convicted of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States. In fact, Hernandez was part of a cartel, including his brother, that smuggled hundreds of tons of cocaine into this country."

Substack Article

Comments

  • AndyJ
    I liked his (new, I think) references to "the billionaire crypto/tech broligarchy."
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    This may take a little time... I'll get back to you on this.
  • CrashCrash
    It's all so incredibly disgusting.
  • a2z
    edited December 1
    beyond personal gain, the gop base rate for having any viable long term strategy is <1%.
    cut by another 99% if looking for competent process.
  • DrVenture
    His meme coins have cost their buyers almost 100%. His DJT stock has sunk to levels 40% below the IPO price. People who voted for him have been hit by higher prices - no end in sight - and loss of benefits/jobs, in some cases. Supporting him has been costly for many. Entire careers destroyed in his first term.

    As has been said: elections have consequences!
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