"Trump says US makes 'a lot of money' when oil prices go up"

Especially anyone who knew in advance what was coming and bought oil futures when they were $60 a barrel

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gqjyk0vx3t?post=asset%3A382b4ec6-01ac-4150-8c00-64fcc95e5ce5#post

#InsiderTrading #Grifting #Grift #Trump

I've heard it said that #Trump has no idea what his aims are for the Iran war. I disagree. I think the war has clear aims:

1. Move markets up and down in predictable ways to allow those with advance knowledge to make a fortune

2. Help his mate Putin by distracting the world's attention from Ukraine, boosting the oil price, and creating an excuse to relax sanctions on Russia

3. Distract from the #EpsteinFiles

Seems to me it's meeting its aims nicely.

#IranWar #UkraineWar #Grifting

The #DoD🚨is spending $BILLIONS to build a shield to destroy missiles launched against the US.🚨At least 4 of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned by Cerberus private equity firm, founded by Dep Sec of Defense Steve Feinberg.

Feinberg oversees the office in charge of the Golden Dome for America project, which is modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system.

#Corruption #Grifting #GoldenDome #Lawless #TrumpRegime #Protest #Uprising #NoKings #USPol
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/top-dod-official-in-charge-of-the-golden-dome-for-america-project-has-financial-ties-to-contractors

I suppose with this administration's constant #grifting and skimming and product placement, it was inevitable we would get actual product endorsements.

Jack Daniels has now released the special collectible "Whiskey" Pete Hegseth edition of its famous bourbon. Get one while they last!

#JackDaniels #PeteHegseth #PeteKegbreath #Hegseth #Kegbreath #collectible #hydration #bottle #whiskey #whisky #bourbon #USPol #advertising #endorsement #alcohol #Tennessee #Lynchburg #booze

Farage has not yet disclosed who paid for his trip to the Maldives in his registered financial interests.

#Grifting #Corruption

https://members.parliament.uk/member/5091/registeredinterests

FBI agents had to drive through a snowstorm to get to Providence while Kash Patel used an official plane to visit his parents. #FBI #Grifting via @NewsHoundEllen.bsky.social

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/02/did-patel-plane-use-cause-fatal-fbi-delay?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=112768

For the #greybeards and others who have been around for a long time, I have a question.

Has it always been the case that you could make heaps of money touching computers by sacrificing your morals?

Because if I didn't have any ethics or morals, I would just lie about securing "AI" agents, after having spent time in the web 3 space securing cryptocurrencies.

The worst social media site (LinkedIN) is flooded with just these types of charlatans. I can't scroll five posts without seeing someone lying about how they can secure that which cannot be secured.

But maybe it's like that meme, and it's always been that way. One of my favorite talks (that I watch at least once a year) is about how the speaker found XSS two years in a row (back in 2012) and I suspect those sites still have XSS today.

Perhaps that's the sick joke of it all? Despite the industry spending hundreds of millions (if not billions) on security, we (they) still have the same problems that have existed for at least two decades.

I honestly have no idea, but I am curious what others think.

#grifting #ai #ethics