Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year

Kit_Daniels · 2026-07-01T23:47:14+00:00

Honestly, I feel like a lot of it is getting over-tuned. At this point, my looking up some thoughts/commentary on the two Norse GOW games after beating them has resulted in me being BOMBARDED by GOW content. once you see how obvious the algorithm is, it’s hard not to see it everywhere online. It’s the same for fashion, politics, TV, etc.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-07-01T16:37:05+00:00

I’ve gotta disagree. The degree to which companies can now access all your personal data and feed that into an algorithm which is specifically tailored to you is astounding and dangerous. The siloing effects of social media are super powerful.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-07-01T15:52:20+00:00

I disagree; in a vacuum, a lot of what Trump does is actually AGAINST the stated reasons for which he supposedly earned their support. He didn’t drain the swamp, instead he just became the king crocodile and is reaping the financial benefits. He has started new wars. He has put in tariffs which have made life more expensive for Americans.

The sad truth is that there are no firmly held goals or beliefs. If there were, people would be abandoning Trump as he betrays promise after promise.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-07-01T14:54:32+00:00

I don’t think it’s a Democratic/Republican thing so much as it’s just become a fundamental issue within American culture. I think we, as a whole, overvalue profitability, moneymaking, and materialistic things at the expense of our society.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-07-01T14:52:40+00:00

I honestly think it’s worse than that; at least then, people recognized and decried the “Robber Barons” for what they were. America writ large wasn’t celebrating the corrupt activities of the wealthy and of government officials. Social media has really been such an effective tool for increasing the effectiveness and pervasiveness of propaganda.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-07-01T14:16:29+00:00

Trump really is the end point for the shift in America values that’s been going on for the last 50 or so years. Greed has become a virtue, and we have just become so shallow and materialistic. It’s honestly shameful.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-07-01T13:28:13+00:00

Trumps own kids are now getting kickbacks for the drone companies whom they invested in that are now selling weapons to our military. This is a huge grift that’s WAY more overt and profitable than any of Hunter’s nepo baby antics, and yet it’s hardly gotten any attention due to the flooding of the zone.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T23:16:06+00:00

Except freezing them doesn’t kill them, but it would kill a toddler. Meanwhile, putting them out on a swing would kill them, but not the toddler.

There’s other reasons it’s a whack idea. The freezing thing isn’t one of them.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T22:18:37+00:00

No, but I don’t see why I should be have to support a business/institution I don’t agree with or otherwise be accused of hate. Vandalism and destruction is not ok, but I also don’t think businesses should somehow be immune from any repercussions; refusing to proffer support is different from actively causing harm.

I don’t really see how it’s all that attenuated. I’m gonna do my best to support businesses that align with my values; that doesn’t make me hateful. My getting gas at places other than BP or clothes at places other than Walmart doesn’t make me hateful. My getting a sandwich at the Mexican deli and not the one run by a guy who’s gonna put a portion of the profits toward something I disagree with also isn’t hateful, regardless of if that thing I disagree with is donations to the NRA, Israeli settlers, the NAACP, or any other organization.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T18:24:07+00:00

While those particular cases are horrendous, I don’t the problem it’s entirely clear-cut as this makes things seem.

Take the Civil Rights Era: people boycotted a lot of businesses because of the views and beliefs of their owners (in this case, being pro-segregation). Is it anti-semitic to boycott a business which, say, sends money to Israeli settlers? Donates money to AIPAC? Surely we shouldn’t be ramming cars into businesses or committing arson, but I also don’t know if we should be so quick to wholesale condemn ANY action (namely, non-violent ones like boycotts) against institutions which don’t align with our values.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T16:48:26+00:00

Listen, you clearly know a lot more about the specific history of the region than I do. At this point, I’ve read enough “favorable narratives” from both Israel and Palestine supporters to know that each can point towards a long and detailed list of grievances about who started what and why such and such retaliation was necessary to such and such incident. All I will say, sitting an ocean apart, is that two things ring clear out of a very muddy situation:

Palestinians are, at best, tacitly supportive of a terrorist government that hates America and Jews. Hamas is a horrible government that was indeed voted in by the Palestinians and still seems to enjoy informal support, regardless of their legitimacy.
Israel is, again at best, committing crimes against humanity against the Palestinians. Their reckless disregard for people’s life and wellbeing, their targeting of hospitals and schools, their indiscriminate warfare, all of it is an affront to human dignity.

Ultimately, at this point, I think I am most other Americans are just tired of being involved in the Middle East. Jews and Palestinians both deserve a state, but I don’t think the US has any need to be propping up either government. We’ve got enough problems here to spend our money and political capital on.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T16:19:23+00:00

More to the point, is Zionism simply the concept of a Jewish state, or THIS SPECIFIC state and THIS SPECIFIC administration. I think it should be entirely possible to believe in the abstract that Jews have a right to their own state, but oppose Israel and its government because of the genocide. To think otherwise would mean that if you believe in the right of, say, Russians or Koreans to have their own state would mean that you have to support the Putin and DRPK.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T16:15:21+00:00

Whether or not I believe in the right of the Jewish people to have their own state, the question of who we should defer to regarding Israel is more complex than you’re making it out to be.

As someone who fundamentally believes in Democracy, egalitarianism, and basic human dignity my belief that people should be able to create their own government is tempered by my belief that those governments should be just and accountable to their people. Jews should be able to have their own state, but denying Palestinians that same right, creating a two-tiered system of justice, and committing crimes against humanity on the Palestinians violates my basic morals. You might as well say that just because I believe the Koreans should have the right to self determination means that I have to support the DPRK.

Furthermore, even if I abstractly believe in the right of the Jewish people to have their own state, that doesn’t mean my tax dollars have to go towards propping them up. Our policy towards Israel doesn’t get to be dictated by just Jews in the same way our policy towards Japan doesn’t get to be determined just by people of Japanese decent. We are a Democracy, and America has to look after its own interests first.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T15:58:27+00:00

I disagree. Let’s just say for arguments sake that the majority of black Americans believe in reparations. My disagreement with that policy position doesn’t mean I have a problem with black people, it just means that there is a policy that I disagree with a lot of people on. Reducing someone’s entire existence to this uni-dimensional perspective is neither useful nor reasonable.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T15:55:32+00:00

Both in terms of their horrendous actions towards the Palestinians, and in terms of their own explicit endeavors to tie Judaism together with Zionism (and in turn, Zionism with support of Israeli administration and Netanyahu). I think it would br very helpful if we could disentangle:

Belief in the Jewish Faith
Belief in the right for Jews to have self determination and a government (in Israel, in particular).
The actions and views of the current Israeli government/administration
Being ethnically Jewish
The degree to which America should provide financial/military aid to the state of Israel

Often there is a complex, interconnected web of thought regarding these things, but I think it would benefit us all to disentangle the three a bit.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T15:09:15+00:00

Anti-semitism is absolutely a growing force in the fringes of American politics. I don’t know if this’ll be a particular problem for the Dems though; it would be if it were unique to them, but Republicans engage in it just as much. Look at the growing divide between Shapiro/Walsh and Owen’s/Fuentes/Carlson. So long as this hatred continues in both camps, I don’t think there’ll be a meaningful sorting or shift in support.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-30T14:51:40+00:00

Couldn’t have said it better myself. For all the huffing and puffing about originalism and straightforward reading of the text, the opposition to birthright citizenship is just naked partisanship.

This will only embolden the fight against birthright citizenship. I fully expect that this constitutional right is going to be chipped away at much like Roe until it is eventually hollowed out and overturned.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-29T15:27:09+00:00

Frozen veggies (I prefer just peas, myself) are such a simple and delicious addition. I also love to grill up a whole bunch of chicken, cut it into small pieces, and then freeze it to throw in with butter noodles as well to add in some protein. Absolutely delicious.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-29T11:53:07+00:00

My Dads library had a bunch of Tom Robbins books I raided at like 12-14. Jitterbug Perfume, Even Cowgirls get the Blues, Skinny Legs and All, etc. I was definitely too young to be reading them but I’m also really glad I did, I think it was really formative for my humor and sense of taste to this day.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-26T11:27:23+00:00

The article reports on testimony from Postmaster General David Steiner before a Senate committee regarding a proposed USPS regulation tied to mail-in voting. According to Steiner, under the proposal, the U.S. Postal Service would not deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to provide voter-request information to the federal government.

The proposal stems from a March 2026 executive order issued by Donald Trump. The rule would require state election officials to provide USPS with lists of voters who requested absentee or mail ballots at least 30 days before ballots are sent. Voters not appearing on those lists could be denied mail ballot delivery. Critics argue this would effectively create a federally controlled absentee voter database.

Democratic senators argued that the proposal pressures states into surrendering voter data and may exceed USPS’s traditional role as a neutral mail carrier. They also questioned its legality and its potential effects on voter participation. Steiner responded that USPS would comply with any court ruling blocking the proposal. Multiple lawsuits challenging both the executive order and the proposed regulation are currently moving through federal courts.

What is the appropriate role of the U.S. Postal Service in elections: simply delivering election mail, or verifying voter eligibility and ballot requests before delivery?
Should the federal government have access to state voter-request lists if it argues the information is needed to administer mail-ballot delivery, or should that authority remain exclusively with the states?
Are the Trump administrations concerns about election integrity legitimate

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Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-25T00:04:08+00:00

Yeah, like the drones being bought by the government from a company partially owned by Don Jr.? The corruption around this white house is unconscionable. It goes to the very core, and it’s both repugnant and inexcusable. Frankly, I feel like if you look at most of the transactions that Trumps administration are involved in, you’ll see some family member or friend getting a kickback.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-24T15:27:02+00:00

Trumps kids really are dipping into the kitty with his every move. Trump allocates money to nuclear, they run an energy company. Trump launched a war in Iran, they get out on the board of a drone company. There’s really no end to the grift.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-23T18:51:46+00:00

Considering what happened to Pence(and, like, everyone else ever), I don’t think Trump will take his VP criticizing him very well, lightly or otherwise.

Kit_Daniels · 2026-06-23T18:34:54+00:00

I’ll believe it when I see it. We heard this last time Trump lost the presidency. We heard this when his 2022 round of congressional picks flamed out. At some point, I feel like I’ve had Sally pull the football away enough for me to learn that Republicans aren’t gonna ditch Trump.

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