The Executive branch is doing corruption in plain sight and many people are just shrugging, whether indifferently or helplessly. Frequently, people get more angry with those pointing out the corruption than they do about the corruption itself.
JohnMakin · 2h ago
This has been well known for at least 6+ months, right?
Miner49er · 2h ago
It was definitely speculated this could happen as soon as he launched the coin, not sure if there was any concrete evidence of it like this.
xnx · 2h ago
It's easy to become fatigued by the amount of grift in this administration, but it's worth taking a moment every once in awhile how immediate the impeachment proceedings would be if Obama/Biden attempted anything even approaching a fraction of one of these scams.
The US is in this situation because the governmental minority has no strong legal options, and the majority supports this type of grift or thinks that it is a means to an end (e.g. tax cuts).
toomuchtodo · 2h ago
How much for a Snowden pardon?
burnt-resistor · 40m ago
If the alleged pricing offered by the office Rudy Giuliani to John Kiriakou hasn't changed, it was $2 megadollars.
1659447091 · 2h ago
He spoke up against government overreach and advocated for privacy rights. Unless someone can spin that view of him so the pardon angers the majority of the population, in a way that makes the red hats giddy, I don't see it happening -- for any amount.
toomuchtodo · 2h ago
In this operating environment, under the right circumstances, I think it's entirely possible. Reality is suspended somewhat (not hyperbole imho). You just have to get the old man's ear and be ready to go from funding to pardon signing fast. If laws currently don't matter, that's opportunity. Social engineering, as old as time. Bad people will do bad things with this time window, but maybe we can do some good.
(i identify as chaotic good, your mileage and mental model may vary, it's okay to be naughty for the right reasons)
The US is in this situation because the governmental minority has no strong legal options, and the majority supports this type of grift or thinks that it is a means to an end (e.g. tax cuts).
(i identify as chaotic good, your mileage and mental model may vary, it's okay to be naughty for the right reasons)
https://x.com/CryptoKaleo/status/1915077139541664130