• @[email protected]
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      For all of my youth I wore size 10. I wore this because my step-father wore 10.5 and there was no way I had bigger feet than him. So, for 10 years I wore shoes that were way too small for me. Now, as an adult, I wear size 12 in most brands and wouldn’t you know it, I don’t have to deal with debilitating foot pain. People are fucking weird about shoe sizes.

      • Ghostalmedia
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        41 year ago

        I hear yeah, but I also know that Trump would get really pissed if people didn’t think he had big strong feet. Look at how he handles the tiny hands stuff.

  • @[email protected]
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    101 year ago

    No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.

    -H L Mencken 1926

  • @[email protected]
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    Heres how this grift works, its become quite common and started with books. Once you know it you will see it all the time.

    1. Politician writes book = politicians pr firm hires ghost writer to write book.

    2. Politician says one controversial/spicy/tell all thing in book

    3. Politician goes on all news shows to promote book/super spicy new hot take

    4. Politicians PAC/dark money donor/political party/putin buys up millions of copy of said book injecting millions into campaign not subject to campaign finance laws that can be spent without regard to laws or limits because its “income”.

    5. This massive buy immediately puts book on best seller list while books sit in warehouse.

    6. Books in warehouse legitimately sold/given away at campaign events or give as " FREE" copy if you donate X amount today.

    7. Politician gets to be on all cable news shows, gets a massive injection of untraceable cash that isnt subject to campaign finance law, and now is a new york times best selling author. Win, win, win.

    8. Its just money laundering

    Trumps shoes? Same as his super hero cards. Its a way to launder in untraceable money from putin, perhaps folks he sold nuclear secrets to, and god knows who else. If it doesnt seem to make sense that all of the sudden trump is selling sneakers its because it doesnt. Hes laundering dark money in full view of the public.

  • Teon
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    Would you like to look like White Trash? Well, we have the sneakers for you! Only $399.99

  • Digital_Prophet
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    151 year ago

    This is going to make his campaign rallies fucking fabulous. Armies of chuds wearing red hats and shiny gold shoes descending on whatever hee-haw hellscape is hosting Chudcon that week.

  • Herbal Gamer
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    121 year ago

    Trump last year reported making between $100,000 and $1 million for a series of digital trading cards

    nfts?

    • experbia
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      171 year ago

      yep. aka a plausible way to jam Russian money into his pockets in return for future favors without leaving an obvious trail

  • @[email protected]
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    281 year ago

    You know, for a supposed billionaire, this guy sure does get into some weird grifting. You don’t see Bezos or Gates or Buffett or even Elmo doing this kind of thing…

  • @[email protected]
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    241 year ago

    Sneakers made by CIC Ventures and those NFTs were made by CIC Digital… He just can’t get over that he’s no longer Commander In Chief.