I fear the current Labour maladministration’s ties to big business and eventual personal enrichment, but #Baddenoch and #Farage would be worse. I suspect most of their voters either don’t look at their policies and/or don’t understand the cesspit that many in the US are forced to survive in.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/28/us-capitalism-casts-millions-of-citizens-aside-yet-badenoch-and-farage-still-laud-it

#Government #Maladministration #Enrichent #personalEnrichment #TrickleDown #Urine

US capitalism casts millions of citizens aside, yet Badenoch and Farage still laud it

Rightwing parties want to follow in US’s footsteps of minimal government intervention, but at what cost?

The Guardian

#Trump Media CEO #DevinNunes [yes that tool] will be the co-CEO of the new company, along with Binderbauer. The combined company will have a 9-member board, including Nunes, Binderbauer & Donald Trump Jr. 🙄

The company, which mainly generates revenue from advertising on the Truth Social platform, has consistently clocked losses since its inception. It posted a decline in revenue & a loss of $54.8 million the third quarter ended September.

#law #emoluments #PersonalEnrichment

"TAE will also clearly have major political support from President Trump in our view," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said.

#TAE CEO Binderbauer & other fusion company leaders met with US #Energy Dept officials this month, weeks after the dept formed its first ever fusion office.

#Trump #law #emoluments #PersonalEnrichment

Shareholders of both companies will own about 50% of the combined entity after the deal closes in mid-2026. #Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) will be the holding company for businesses including Truth Social platform, #TAE Power Solutions & TAE Life Sciences.

#TrumpMedia shares jumped 33% in premarket trading, drawing traction on Stocktwits, a social media hub for retail investors. The money-losing company's stock has declined nearly 70% this year.

#law #emoluments #PersonalEnrichment

Seeing Trump's "tariffs" being analysed as if things are normal.

And then the tariffs don't make sense.

Whereas analysing them as tools for #Extortion that Trump can use to further his #PersonalEnrichment does have them making perfect sense.

#Tariffs #TrumpsTariffs

Cost of the crown: what we know so far about British royals’ wealth and finances

Read a summary of our findings about the personal enrichment of the royal family and origins of some of their wealth

The Guardian