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  #3508000 2-Jul-2026 14:36
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Reuters - Trump reports over $1.4 billion in income from crypto ventures

 

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  •     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.

 

When he and his family leave office, I hope they spend the rest of their days and money in all the courts of the USA and Congress ‼️




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  #3508028 2-Jul-2026 15:11
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Wouldn't Alcatraz make a nice new home? The $152 million in renovation costs he himself demanded would surely be quickly recouped during the course of the legal proceedings. And people could still be charged for admission to visit him at his cell door window. 😁




     

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  #3508035 2-Jul-2026 15:33
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Tinkerisk:

 

Wouldn't Alcatraz make a nice new home? The $152 million in renovation costs he himself demanded would surely be quickly recouped during the course of the legal proceedings. And people could still be charged for admission to visit him at his cell door window. 😁

 

 

Who will take the top bunk - him or Melania ?

 

Mind you he is renowned for not paying his bills. I hope they throw them in jail till they do, on a case by case basis or Congressional order.

 

AI Overview

 

Donald Trump has a long, extensively documented history of refusing to pay or attempting to negotiate down legal bills for both personal and campaign-related services. This behavior has resulted in numerous lawsuits, failed payments, and high-profile disputes with law firms.

Notable instances include:

 

  • The "Steele Dossier" UK Lawsuit: In January 2025, a London court ordered Trump to pay $360,000 (£290,000) in legal fees after his data protection lawsuit against Orbis Business Intelligence was dismissed. Orbis lawyers stated that Trump refused to make the payment and invoked sovereign immunity as a defense.
  • 2020 Election Counsel: Congressional investigations and Federal Election Commission records have revealed that the Trump campaign and his political allies raised hundreds of millions of dollars purportedly to fund legal challenges regarding the 2020 election. However, several key attorneys who worked on these efforts—including high-profile figures—were not compensated for their services.
  • Alternate Compensation Claims: In a deep dive by The Guardian examining David Enrich's book Servants of the Damned, it was detailed that Trump once offered to pay a prominent lawyer with a horse rather than the billed cash amount.
  • Current Legal Battles: While he frequently uses campaign funds and political action committees to pay for his personal attorneys, reporting from outlets like MSNBC has highlighted that independent attorneys working for other Trump-affiliated individuals have largely been left to cover their own massive legal bills.




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  #3508073 2-Jul-2026 16:48
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The Guardian - Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ greed after being paid over $2bn since return to office

 

01 July 2026

 

 

Donald Trump has again been accused of “brazen crypto corruption” after financial disclosures revealed his family’s cryptocurrency ventures generated more than $1bn in his first year back in the White House.

 

A 927-page disclosure, released on Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, showed that the US president had been paid more than $2.2bn last year in total, from real estate, golf resorts, branded merchandise, licensing deals and court settlements. ... [see above]

 

Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee, said the figures showed why the US Congress needed to act.

 

“The crypto legislation heading to the Senate floor must prevent the president, vice-president, senior administration officials, members of Congress, and their families from profiting off the crypto industry,” said Warren.
“If it does not, it will only turbocharge Donald Trump’s brazen crypto corruption.”

 

 

Good luck with that!  🙄




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  #3508224 2-Jul-2026 22:12
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I have just started reading Tom Clancy's book, Executive Orders, and in the preface,  there are prescient words from John Adams, United States 2nd President to his wife...

 

"Before I end my Letter I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof."

 

Kinda off the rails now...

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  #3508384 3-Jul-2026 17:29
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Yep, this is basically the orange buffoon's entire cabinet (also note the song at the top!):

 

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  #3508385 3-Jul-2026 17:34
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quickymart:

 

 

 

The picture is not even right. Should have a black general there instead, so it would show they don't hire women, black people and anyone who is not loyal to the Orange Turd.




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  #3508387 3-Jul-2026 17:57
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Reuters - Trump Jr.'s 'Amazon of guns' could make millions under new proposed firearm rule

 

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  •     Donald Trump Jr., a GrabAGun investor, could benefit from new administration proposal allowing home delivery of firearms.

  •     The ATF estimates half of all gun buyers will eventually buy guns online and get them delivered.

 

WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr. helped take an online retailer known as the “Amazon of guns” public last year. 

 

GrabAGun, where the U.S. president's son is a shareholder and board member, could reap a windfall from a proposed rule change at Trump's Bureau of Alcohol, ​Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would make it easier to ship guns directly to people's homes.

 

If finalized, the rule would be among the most consequential changes to the U.S. gun policy in two decades, potentially driving huge growth in online gun sales ...

 



Make America Great Again with a shiny new mail-order lethal weapon.  😟




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  #3508464 4-Jul-2026 08:04
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Some Saturday morning cartoons (first two related to the America 250 celebrations - currently postponed, apparently due to extreme heat):

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/07/03/america-250-updates-celebrations-events--live/90736981007/

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/12b193a/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F6e%2Fc2%2F9e26b7e748f0a0c775b3c19424fc%2Fm-wuerker-politico.jpg

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/3a9d6e7/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fc4%2Fe9%2F5884d56f4776a64c35db0b76d5f3%2Fjoel-pett-tribune-content-agency.jpg

 

This last one is quite pertinent; yes, the orange buffoon is all about presidential immunity (for himself). Sadly (for him, though) he won't be president forever:

 

https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/6844f71/2147483647/resize/1160x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F64%2F8c%2Fadd8f29e4864856c56b99873aa26%2Fmichael-ramirez-creators.jpg

 

 

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  #3508477 4-Jul-2026 10:22
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Trump can always makes anything sound like a threat

“By the way, on July 4th, it’s going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I’m going to go, and I’m going to make a really long speech just to show that I can do anything,”

Based on the published schedule, President Trump is officially expected to begin speaking at about 9:45 PM ... but is notoriously always late when making speeches, often an hour late.

Giving him the benefit of the doubt, and he arrives roughly on time, according to AccuWeather, for the area around the White House, the forecast for 10:00 PM
  • Temperature: 25°C, 77°F
  • Wind: generally light
  • Relative humidity: about 66%
  • A chance of lingering showers or thunderstorms earlier in the evening
Note that fireworks won't likely happen until after he finishes speech.

Any children, and most adults, that come for Trump's meandering incoherent speech will likely be asleep, so expect a lot of sycophant's crying babies.

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Amazon of Guns, yeah, so while Daddy rails on about well-armed drug gangs Jr can be arming them.
America's lax gun policies have outfitted their domestic drug gangs and a curse on South America.

 

As America celebrates its de-evolving around its new reflecting cesspool. 

 

America had a revolution to not be ruled by a mad King or any King.
To go full circle to be ruled by the bigliest, maddest King.
77 million 'stable geniuses', headed by Elon 'everything Trump said was right' Musk, got what they wanted. 

 

A Trumplican stable genius Ambassador can't grasp why no one trusts America.
American bonfire of goodwill. 
Yeh invite a US Nuclear Carrier and Trump will just demand money and tariffs for his protection.
Mine rare earth for Trump (potentially highly polluting), Trump will hit you with tariffs for exports.
Send people to risk their lives and die in Americas wars and earn Americas distain.

The Mad King.

 

Trump Told Truly Weird Story About 'Fat Foxes' During First Phone Call with UK Leader
The president's first conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had some unexpected moments.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-fat-foxes_n_6a472d45e4b001e08fc5d979?origin=home-latest-news-unit

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“And he went on to say that as the foxes ate so many birds and became lazy, they became fat. And as they became so fat, people no longer knew what kind of a creature they were because they were too fat,” he said. “They were these fat foxes walking around Scotland eating dead birds.”
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  #3508531 4-Jul-2026 11:42
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AlterNet - Trump doesn't have any conflicts of interest

 

July 02, 2026 

 


In financial disclosures released Tuesday, Trump reported earning more than $1.4 billion last year from his several cryptocurrency ventures.

 

All told - including other parts of his vast holdings, such as his real estate assets - Trump pulled in at least $2.2 billion last year. That compares to the roughly $622 million his enterprises raked in for all of 2024, before he returned to the presidency. In other words, it’s a fair guess that last year he made more than $1 billion off his presidency. ...

 

A White House spokesperson says neither Trump nor his family “has ever engaged - or will ever engage - in conflicts of interest.”

 

Oh please. Next we’ll be told Trump never tells a lie, either. 

 

We’re dealing with a malignant narcissist who thinks only about his own wealth and power and about vengeance against those who have tried to stop him from acquiring more. ...

 

Trump doesn’t have any conflicts of interest. That’s because he really has only one interest: Trump.

 




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Tariffs and soaring costs are hitting Fourth of July fireworks displays for America’s 250th birthday: The Independent

In cities and towns across the country, double-digit tariffs have jacked up the price of fireworks ahead of this weekend. While some local leaders are grinning and bearing the extra costs, others have canceled displays altogether.

Kyle Henke, director of parks and recreation for Kirkwood, Missouri, told The Independent that both tariffs and excitement around 250th celebrations helped double the price of the St. Louis suburb’s typical $25,000 fireworks show.
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  #3508561 4-Jul-2026 15:36
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Some say this CNN video is "trolling" Donald Trump.

I'd call it a self-troll. Actual Trump quotes
  • “I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit.”

  • “Leaders, true leaders, take responsibility.”

  • “I'm a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build.”

  • I spend a great deal of time researching every detail… I prepare myself thoroughly, and then when it is time to move ahead, I am ready to sprint.”
jump to segment -- CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reporting on the state fair in the middle of an empty National Mall

CNN: "This is what the president has deemed the great American state fair.

But for a president who often fixates on crowd size, so far the fair on Washington's National Mall hasn't exactly lived up to the hype.

I'm standing here on the National Mall, which is the site of President Trump's Great American State Fair.

And as this [empty park] is in place ahead of America's 250th anniversary that is coming up on July 4th, maybe nowhere better exemplifies how politics have been injected into so many of the events celebrating America's 250th.

For America's 200th celebration, thousands of Americans flocked to the National Mall to celebrate in 1976.

Planning for the 250th got underway nearly a decade ago.

But perhaps no level of preparation could have predicted a president who would take the celebration into his own hands.

Trump: "When we had a rigged election, I was really angry about it. Then I realized if I win the next time, I pick up the Olympics, the World Cup, and the 250. And I said, you know what, Pam? I said, this is a good thing."

In 2016, Congress created America 250, a bipartisan commission that began working on what was supposed to be an a-olitical celebration.

Democratic African-American Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman: "We were focused on, well, what does America 250 mean? What are we going to do? How are we going to recognize the greatness of our country?"
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The Guardian - Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack

 

04 July 2026

 


Donald Trump has kicked off America’s 250th birthday weekend with an extraordinary partisan attack on what he called the “communist menace” in America, framing its supporters as “the enemy of July 4th, 1776”.

 

The US president spoke for half an hour on Friday night at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the latest stop on his tour celebrating the milestone anniversary of the US declaration of independence from Britain. ...

 

Four months ahead of November’s midterm elections for US Congress, he picked up on a theme he has repeatedly hammered lately: casting progressive Democrats as communists, who pose an existential threat to America.

 

He described communism as a greater threat to American liberty than both world wars and the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks.

 

 

Senator McCarthy would approve!    😳

 

 




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