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  #3507176 30-Jun-2026 09:25
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Per the SCOTUS decision in May 2024 that the office of president of the US is sovereign,  I'd say Trump considers himself while in that office, to be above all courts, including Congress (who make US federal law) and SCOTUS (the highest federal court that interprets federal law).

 

He'll then confuse that decision to just mean that he himself is sovereign.

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  #3507183 30-Jun-2026 09:38
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freitasm:

 

So, still a felon?

 

 

Not from that case thou...  it was a civil case not a criminal one..

 

"A New York jury awarded Carroll $5m in damages in 2023 over her civil claim that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, and then branded the incident a hoax on social media.

 

Stormy Daniels is another matter

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  #3507189 30-Jun-2026 09:50
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geek3001:

 

Per the SCOTUS decision in May 2024 that the office of president of the US is sovereign,  I'd say Trump considers himself while in that office, to be above all courts, including Congress (who make US federal law) and SCOTUS (the highest federal court that interprets federal law).

 

He'll then confuse that decision to just mean that he himself is sovereign.

 

 

All world leaders are typically sovereign while they are wielding the mechanisms of state power...

 

When a governments decides to do something, people opposed to it might sue the government, not the leader personally. 

 

Some countries have presidential immunity from personal actions as well - But not the US 
 (although most just suspend the actions until they leave office) 

 

 

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  #3507195 30-Jun-2026 09:57
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wellygary:

 

freitasm:

 

So, still a felon?

 

 

Not from that case thou...  it was a civil case not a criminal one..

 

"A New York jury awarded Carroll $5m in damages in 2023 over her civil claim that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, and then branded the incident a hoax on social media.

 

Stormy Daniels is another matter

 

 

Right. But still a felon then.




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  #3507294 30-Jun-2026 12:35
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Sideface:

 

Don Coglione is having a bad day in court.   ☺️

 

 

Sensational.

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  #3507339 30-Jun-2026 13:30
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Five takeaways on divided day for Trump at Supreme Court: The Hill

Major expansion of presidential power

The 6-3 decision allowing Trump to fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter marks a major expansion of the president’s firing power.

It accomplishes legal conservatives’ long-sought goal by casting aside 91 years of precedent that has provided certain agencies with a degree of independence from the White House.
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Roberts rules for and against Trump in 1 day

[can't fire] Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook without sufficient due process
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Trump loses big on mail-in ballots
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upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted if they were received within five days after Election Day.
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Trump justices emerge as deciding votes

Two of the conservative justices appointed by Trump cast determining votes against him in separate cases, decisions that could leave Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Barrett vulnerable to Trump’s criticism.
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Court lets Carroll verdict stand in shock to Trump

Before the court handed down opinions, it handed Trump a loss by declining to take up a case.

The justices turned away the president’s bid to overturn a jury’s $5 million verdict finding him liable of sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assaulting her in the mid-1990s.
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  #3507345 30-Jun-2026 13:51
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exists to protect consumers and keep markets fair and competitive.

It's the agency that stops scams, false advertising, unfair business practices, and monopolies.

It is meant to be independent from Trump, so it can enforce rules fairly without political pressure.

Crypto is regulated by several agencies, but the FTC also plays a role in protecting the public. The FTC can act on crypto-related fraud, but it is not a primary crypto regulator. That’s mostly the SEC and CFTC.

For crypto scams the FTC investigates fraud. If a crypto company lies to customers or uses deceptive marketing, the FTC can act.

The Supreme Court was OK with Trump removing a Democrat member without a legal cause; The FTC Act historically required “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance” for removal.

The Supreme Court ruled that presidents can remove FTC commissioners at will, overturning nearly 90 years of precedent.

Her firing weakens agency independence making crypto regulation a little more chaotic. It is political manipulating crypto though.

This ruling dramatically changes how independent agencies work in the U.S. But in good news the Court explicitly carved out the Federal Reserve, preserving its independence.

The ruling means Trump will weaken agencies, like the FTC, independence, let Trump appoint more loyalists, and reduce checks on presidential power.

The FTC is one of the agencies most involved in corporate oversight, so Trump controlling it has major implications.

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  #3507371 30-Jun-2026 15:20
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And you believe that this cunning individual will simply retire in about 930 days?




     

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  #3507402 30-Jun-2026 18:43
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Tinkerisk:

And you believe that this cunning individual will simply retire in about 930 days?



It's ironic that waterproof diapers were invented the same year as Trump was born. So he's personally benefitted from the invention decades apart.

When he was born asbestos‑containing items were marketed as “miracle safety fabrics.” And maybe lead painted toys, mercury thermometers, formaldehyde in packaged meats, boric acid as a preservative, and coal‑tar dyes in candies explain a lot of Trump's repeated cognitive tests.

A white American male can expect to live about 75 years on average.

Donald Trump is 80 years old.

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  #3507404 30-Jun-2026 19:04
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If Trump does die in office, would James make a better president though? He's probably a bit more competent, I suppose.

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  #3507420 30-Jun-2026 21:46
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Satire (but accurate) 😀

 

 

 

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  #3507659 1-Jul-2026 12:54
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Reuters - Trump reports over $1.4 billion in income from crypto ventures

 

Summary

 

  •     Trump reports almost $800 million from World Liberty

  •     Also earned $635 million in income from Trump meme coin sales

June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing how Trump now derives most of his income from digital assets that have ​benefited from his policies, according to a review of his latest financial disclosures on Tuesday.

 

EDIT:  Reuters recently estimated the Trump family has made at least $2.3 billion from crypto-related projects since Trump returned to ​the White House in 2025.




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  #3507739 1-Jul-2026 14:38
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The 14th Amendment guarantees that anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen at birth.

Trump issued an executive order, now overturned, which sought to restrict citizenship for children of undocumented or temporary‑visa parents.

Citizenship rules are set by the 14th Amendment and Congress, not by the president.

Russia, China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, do not have birthright citizenship, which seems to be the authoritarian states that Trump favors.

Countries with birthright citizenship tend to be democratic, and committed to equal citizenship

Previous quotes from Trump
  • "Birthright Citizenship is not about rich people from China… who want their children… to ridiculously become citizens of the United States of America."

  • "The Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States."

  • "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship." was in the title language used by Trump when announcing Executive Order 14160.

  • the U.S. is the "only country" with birthright citizenship (false)

  • the Amendment has "never been interpreted" to apply universally (also false. courts have done so for over a century.)

Finally from Trump "Birthright citizenship was meant for the children of enslaved people."

This dog whistle from Trump was the 14th amendment was only to ensure formerly enslaved people, mostly from West and Central Africa, were recognized as citizens after the Civil War.

Trump is implying the clause had a specific and limited purpose, and children of undocumented immigrants is an overextension of the original intent.

In contrast to his anti-immigrant thinking, scholars widely note that Congress intentionally wrote the clause in broad, universal language. Historical records show Congress explicitly discussed and affirmed that the clause also applied to children of immigrants, including Chinese laborers, an unpopular political position at the time.

Completely unrelated, his wife, as a professional fashion model, got into America with a "genius visa". Trump has previously said "We want brilliant people, the truly great minds, coming into our country."

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump: BBC

The Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump's bid to end the 150-year-old policy.

In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that children born in the US "to parents unlawfully or temporarily present" are "citizens at birth" under the 14th amendment.

President Trump had sought to limit the right through an executive order, arguing that the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary visitors were not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof", and thus not eligible for birthright citizenship.

The ruling is a major setback for Trump's immigration agenda, and has been welcomed by civil rights groups.

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  #3507741 1-Jul-2026 15:02
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You know the Supreme Court Justices love being called dumb by Donald "I am a very stable genius" Trump.

But at least he stopped before calling the Supreme Justices "big doody heads"

Not reported below, Trump congratulated China on its "Birthright Citizenship WIN!" and repeated claims that the policy is "expensive and unfair."

It's hard to disagree with Trump, as he is the preeminent expert on all things "expensive and unfair."

Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Ruling Trump Order Unconstitutional: Time
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Trump said the decision was “too bad for our Country,” but claimed that “we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation” and that "no long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!"

“Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Several Republican lawmakers have echoed Trump’s reaction, calling for a constitutional amendment or legislation restricting birthright citizenship in the wake of the decision.

The ruling was the third major setback for Trump at the high court in recent months, following decisions striking down his global tariffs and blocking his attempt to immediately remove a Federal Reserve governor. In each instance, the President responded with sharp personal criticism of the justices, accusing some of being disloyal or unpatriotic. Anticipating a loss in the birthright case, he had similarly warned on social media that “dumb judges and justices” could undermine the country.
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  #3507756 1-Jul-2026 16:37
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This is not legal advice. Just information for the curious.

For anyone wondering about China and birthright citizenship, jus soli. It's about 30 countries, not just US. It's Canada automatically also.

Germany, France, UK, Australia and New Zealand are conditional. All previously had unrestricted jus soli and abolished it. The child has to have a real connection to the country.

Frankly if I wanted automatic birthright citizenship I'd go for Canada instead of the US, in particular with global warming becoming serious.

It’s not a "win" for China. China actually dislikes dual citizenship and tries to discourage it.

There's no legal definition of "dual citizenship" because a country can only control its own citizenship / visas. The UN would be the only organization that could define it, and they don't. 1930 Hague Convention says "Each state determines under its own law who are its nationals." That's all.

The U.S. can say “Li Wei is a U.S. citizen.”
China can say “Li Wei is a Chinese citizen.”
Neither can force the other to change its laws.
The UN has zero authority to define or regulate citizenship.

A child born in the US has right to live, work, and study in the U.S. No visas, no green card process, no immigration hurdles.

The child will pay domestic tuition at public universities, are eligible for federal financial aid, and can apply freely to U.S. schools without visa restrictions

They cannot be deported from the United States.

From China's perspective, a child born abroad to Chinese parents is Chinese, unless the parents have settled abroad.

Note #1: Japan requires choosing one nationality by adulthood.

Note #2: India revokes Indian citizenship if you acquire another.

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