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ChicagoTeamster

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5. That's half the reason he was put in office, so they could bet and invest on insider knowledge of his actions

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 03:14 PM

23 hrs ago

The other was the government contracts. The rest was the fascism. As long as he's making them rich, they'll kick in some money to his PACs and businesses.

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