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[–] [email protected] 158 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

TL;DR She bought between 15 and 50K worth when it was trading at $110, it's at $30 now.

[–] xmunk 50 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's always funny to see the MAGA true believer politicians getting burned. The cynical assholes like Cruz and Graham I can understand, they either visibly got on the bandwagon or lost their seats... but somehow MTG is this dumb and also managed to get elected.

To clarify, everyone who supports Trump (truthfully or in appearance only) is a huge fucking asshole for putting personal well being in front of us having a democracy and a litany of other reasons... but some of these politicians are slimy assholes and some are just fucking dumb.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

Have you ever heard of a guy called Herman Cain?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

You mean the guy who has the award named after him?

[–] xmunk 6 points 4 months ago

Yup, thankfully he was too much of an idiot to ever win an election though he got closer than I'd hope. Mike Lindell is a similar idiot but thankfully he's getting justice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The guy that's always tweeting stupid shit?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

but most are both fucking dumb and slimy assholes.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't believe most of the are dumb, just play dumb because their strengths are in manipulation.

In MTG and Beoberts case (amoung others), there doesn't seem to be a hidden intelligence, just high school bully tactics of reading the room and saying whatever despicable thing the crowd wants to hear to continue bullying.

I.E., the only discernable skill I've seen is how to stay in the clique of mean people and direct their hate to anyone else. Like your stereotypical cheerleader / sorority villian.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Cruz pretended to not understand why we signed the Paris Accord by playing dumb about Paris not being part of America. The guy has an elite education. He just knows his supporters are fucking morons and that they won’t look up anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You leave Magic the Gathering out of this!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I'm so confused every time I read about either.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago

Well, she got it covered by the 183k in PPP loan forgiveness she was handed in 2020.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The point wasn't to profit. The point was to funnel money to Trump. IPO shares go into the company's bank account of which Trump owns 60%.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Trump can't touch the stock until a 6 month waiting period is over.. By then it'll be a penny stock.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter that he can't touch the stock. The cash has been deposited to the company's bank which he owns. He doesn't need to sell the stock. He has the company's cash that all the IPO investors gave him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Thankfully it does matter... the IPO for the stock happened in 2021, and this year renamed to DJT following a merger with Truth Social. The money from the 2021 IPO is long gone as the Org has been losing money since.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit for real? You have a source? Not doubting you, just curious

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/12/trump-tries-to-boost-support-for-truth-social-as-his-media-stock-tanks.html

"Trump owns more than 57% of the company's stock, though he is barred from selling his stake until a six-month lockout period expires."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A lot of these stock-wealthy guys (e.g. Elon) get around taxes by taking out low interest loans against their stock.

Is it possible he could do that instead?

It would be a dumbass bank who would do it, but it's not impossible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

So far, only shady-ass car loan shark company has been willing to accept Donny’s collateral, maybe, unless it’s just after bribe to get them out of trouble if that dickhead manages to win the election.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

So 150-300 shares.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

What kind of fucktard buys trump shit??? I mean, I know the answer and shit, it’s just… I don’t even fucking know.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Even trump makes a face when she speaks lol

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (4 children)

i dislike her with a passion, but I'm not sure what this 'journalism' is looking to accomplish. If it was a uncontestably large amount of money and I think this could be a worthwhile article, but given their salaries and the money that they get from donors, I am not sure what the purpose of the article is outside of trying to poke fun at someone who is making poor financial decisions and try to get them on record with exactly how much money they lost.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You don't think it's noteworthy that Members of Congress are buying stock in a Presidential Candidate's company? Especially after the big deal that Republicans made out of the Clintons' involvement in Whitewater Development?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Reading your take, I have to agree. I had assumed she had bragged about buying it or something of that nature. However, looking at the same source which also reported the initial purchase, she didn't even talk about it then, and the purchase information was just part of a typical disclosure.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/27/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-bought-shares-of-trump-affiliated-spac-firm-dwac.html

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Anything that denigrates that troglodyte of a woman is fine by me. Poke all the fun you can. Fuck that stupid cunt.