When I hear the stories about the insanity of various Trump nominees who KEEP GOING EVEN AFTER REVELATIONS of a sexual assault, I wonder about the types of pressure that is deployed to keep the GOP Senators in line.
Then I think, they will be so relieved when it comes to financially corrupt billionaires they won't even put up a fight.
@spocko It's not a revelation; it's a job requirement.
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The reason I bring this up is that I am always thinking about "Who profits?"
Who would LOSE MONEY with certain people in charge?
For example, Hegseth, the drunken Sec Def, which defense contractors is he buddies with?
Which contractors DON'T want him?
How can THEY scuttle his nomination?
Who do they want? Are they better?
Which positions can be scuttled by opposing companies, people or billionaires? Is it Private scuttled vs public scuttled?
@spocko
You are right on the money here.
So to speak.
I'm glad you think I'm on the right track.
I look at why people say they are withdrawing a nomination vs the real reason.
People assume that Billionaires going into government are going to be confirmed, but there are reasons many DON'T. I think they believe they will be able to bully past questions.
But the people who don't want them in KNOW the dirt too, but won't use it if they will profit too.
Show that the nominee will be a "Distraction " is the phrase we want to get to.
@spocko
this exactly. The level of transactionality (I think this is a word) will be at a level we have never seen before. It’s always been there to some extent, but now it will be openly pursued.
They are going full 1984 on us, along with Hunger Games & Handmaid’s Tale.
Instead of “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” they will ask “what’s in it for me?”
@PandaChronicle I should look into the history of when the blantant transactionality falls apart.
I think it'swhen a regular company, thst didn't pay the bribe, leaks the truth of the other company. Or, someone sees the grifting of a new company, reports them & sues to get part of the money in "qui tam” actions
"(qui Tam permits private individuals to sue on behalf of the United States to recover money that was fraudulently obtained by a person or corp)
@PandaChronicle as a follow upm strategically, who do we target? I think that the person in charge of the Treasury is really important, especially since Trump wants to loot it.
What can be found about that
nomineem Scott Bessent? He runs macro hedge fund Key Square Group, connections?
What about Michael Faulkender, a professor of finance at the University of Maryland’s business school and chief economist at the America First Policy Institute? the Nominee for Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary?
@spocko
I don’t know enough about any of these people to know which ones are less worse (other than the obvious first shots across the bow- the Hegseth, Gabbard, & Brain worm guy, Bondi nominations) When it gets to finance guys, I can only assume they are all awful & praying the Senate will not roll over & figure that crashing the economy or diminishing their role will not benefit them, & so hold a line ahead of “crash everything”
@PandaChronicle I don't either, but I /we can just pick a few & do the research.
I would look in 3 areas. Sex, video, money
@spocko: Re: GOP senators: Can you say "kompromat"?