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yardwork

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9. The biggest surprise to me is that they are so incompetent.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:31 AM
3 hrs ago

I expected most of what TrumpCo is doing. I'm surprised at how poorly they're doing most of it. I realize now that I thought the phrase "evil genius" was true, but now I see that most of the evil ones are bumbling around. They use their wealth and power to get more wealth and power and the impact on everyone else is horrible, but it's definitely not an elegant seamless takeover of the world. It's a messy wasteful takeover.

One example is our attack on Iraq. TrumpCo made a ton of money from this ridiculous foray but everything else about it is a shambles.

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I sure looks like it. OLDMDDEM 4 hrs ago #1
Giant egos with giant bank accounts The Madcap 4 hrs ago #2
at least, in the ussr, the babushkas eventually got a cabbage. rampartd 4 hrs ago #3
Oligarchs have all gone full Bond villian Johonny 4 hrs ago #4
Yes, the OP is spot on in a nutshell bucolic_frolic 3 hrs ago #5
That's where we are and it sure feels awful. Biophilic 3 hrs ago #6
Yes. I didn't think that first escalator "Hate Mexicans!" speech would work FullySupportDems 3 hrs ago #7
its turning into a dark sci fi novel Blues Heron 3 hrs ago #8
The biggest surprise to me is that they are so incompetent. yardwork 3 hrs ago #9
I think you are right. kentuck 3 hrs ago #10
It proves there's no all-powerful cabal of oligarchs successfully conspiring to take over the world. betsuni 3 hrs ago #11
I think there's a lot of billionaires trying to take over the world. yardwork 3 hrs ago #12
No honor amongst thieves? kentuck 3 hrs ago #13
Because it's not all about money. They want the power to remake the world according to their own ideology betsuni 3 hrs ago #14
So then, they will start wars... kentuck 3 hrs ago #15
No because there have always been men like Trump EdmondDantes_ 2 hrs ago #16
No, but as long as we're doing stream of consciousness today, apparently. BannonsLiver 1 hr ago #17
A stream would be an improvement over the trickle that comes from some immense minds... kentuck 35 min ago #19
Yes, and it looks like it will continue to take over the world or universe. The interconnections are sinkingfeeling 1 hr ago #18
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