"When a feebleminded lunatic runs the world's most well-funded war machine, it's best to worry and risk being accused of overreaction. The problem is that a significant swath of Americans aren't alarmed enough. ...
I am speaking of the 'Trump Always Chickens Out' maxim that has taken root since the beginning of Trump's second term."
~ Jason Linkins
#Trump #TACO #WallStreet #EconomicElites #morality #InsiderTrading #StockMarket
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"This refers to the persistent belief that Trump is perpetually climbing down from his most dire threats—a paper tiger forever on the verge of folding. ...
It's fitting that the TACO meme was largely birthed by Wall Streeters, operating under the shield of plutocratic wealth and chronic naïveté that is intrinsic to the financial services sector. ...
Trump's TACO cycle continues to be fodder for insider trading and market manipulation."
"We bear the cost of Trump's belligerence and suffer psychically as he swings from one unimaginable threat to the next. Meanwhile, insiders get to manipulate the mass media and the markets to further their authoritarian political goals and self-enrichment. This TACO party is proving to be extremely profitable for an elite few, but I'd bet you won't be invited to it anytime soon."
#Trump #TACO #WallStreet #EconomicElites #morality #InsiderTrading #StockMarket
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"A high-profile US defense department official who oversees the agency’s artificial intelligence efforts made a profit of up to $24m selling a private investment he held in Elon Musk’s AI company earlier this year, according to government ethics records released this month. The value of his stake totaled a maximum of a million dollars when he joined the department."
~ Aram Roston
#Trump #InsiderTrading #EconomicElites #StockMarket
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/pentagon-ai-xai-emil-michael
William Lindsey 
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