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“And on behalf of the American people, I own the store, and I set prices, and I’ll say, if you want to shop here, this is what you have to pay,” he said.

That's not how Capitalism works.

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Trump says he's negotiated 200 trade deals — but won’t say with whom
The president was cryptic about the deals he says he's reached but said he would give more details in a few weeks.
www.politico.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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You can lead a horse to ANWR, but you can’t make it drill. ⛽️

“.. the second time in four years an auction of oil and gas leases in the refuge’s 1.6-million-acre coastal plain flopped.”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Oil Companies Offer Zero Bids for Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights
Oil companies declined to bid in a US government auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, as industry interest wanes in a region that’s rich with crude but difficult to develop.
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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OUT OF THIN AIR.
Doesn't matter, the damage has been done.
Trump still cites it and plays it at his clubhouse.
January 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What a contrast with Jimmy Carter’s Christianity.

religionnews.com/2024/12/23/a...
At Trump’s inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray
(RNS) — According to a report, you can pray with Trump and Melania. It'll only cost you $100,000.
religionnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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You want to know what *really* set the four horsemen loose? The Telecommunications Act of '96, signed by WJC. That's what allowed Murdoch and Clear Channel and Sinclair to buy up all media outlets.

That did much more lasting damage than anything Reagan did.
December 28, 2024 at 12:24 AM