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[–] 99 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A Trump affiliated company was committing a crime? Surely something like this has never happened before.

At this point if Trump endorses a company the DOJ might as well just automatically launch an investigation into them because it's practically guaranteed their guilty of something even if it's just false advertising.

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  • [–] 46 points 2 months ago

    It's kind of the opposite. If Trump endorses a company, his DOJ immediately goes into coverup mode for the company. And if the company is seeking government contracts, it will get them at a better rate than any other company and probably get a no bid contract.

    This is part of how kleptocracy works. Coming up next, accusing your enemies of tax fraud and throwing them in prison.

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  • [–] 51 points 2 months ago

    Pretty easy to sell cheaper product if you don't actually pay for the product.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Lmao fencing stolen gas, how low do you get

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I'll give you a hint, he got to "raping children" and then kept going.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    uh, i kinda feel like you got the order backward there stranger.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    No, he said "Well, I raped children on child rape island, what else could I do? Genocide? Nazi Resurgence? World War Three? Why not all of the above!"

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Given that this is a page right out of Trump's playbook, one wonders if it was his idea passed down, or if they just sought to emulate him. Either way it's going to be more common to stiff people as this becomes a norm.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I did a little looking into it, and as far as I can tell:

    • Trump had nothing to do with anything except posting about it
    • The initial prices were a loss leader, they've been raising them to normal
    • Although this might account for like 20-30% of the gas they've sold, I don't think it was related to the price
    • The owners have some history with a lawsuit from 2021 about....... not paying suppliers for gasoline

    So headline is a bit clickbaity, but whatever. Take my comments above or don't, up to you.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    That's the best definition of "freedom" (the Southern kind), though, isn't it?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago*

    What i like about this is that it likely stiffed people who voted for him and I love that for them

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Trump behaves like he always has, world shocked

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