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some_of_us_are_sane

(4,012 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:01 PM 8 hrs ago

Another "Teapot Dome" scandal ..... (only much MUCH worse)

GREAT ARTICLE in "The Guardian":

"The most infamous financial scandal in US presidential history – the 1920s Teapot Dome affair – involved then president Warren G Harding’s interior secretary, Albert Fall, taking roughly $400,000 in bribes. Adjusted for inflation, that’s about $6m today. Last year, Donald Trump made at least $2.2bn; his single year of income is on the order of 200 to 300 times larger than the bribe that defined “presidential corruption” in the American imagination for a century."


https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/jul/16/justin-sun-trump-family-crypto

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Another "Teapot Dome" scandal ..... (only much MUCH worse) (Original Post) some_of_us_are_sane 8 hrs ago OP
Blame the enablers! usonian 7 hrs ago #1
I'll second that! some_of_us_are_sane 7 hrs ago #2
They simply "forgot" to check the executive power that was out of control. GreenWave 5 hrs ago #11
Let's be brutally honest here... some_of_us_are_sane 3 hrs ago #16
The Sinister Six... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #15
Well said! some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #18
Lock his sorry ass up!!! oasis 6 hrs ago #3
That is indeed... some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #4
The USA will not be healthy as a nation until the criminals are PufPuf23 6 hrs ago #5
Absolutely! some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #7
comparison poozwah 6 hrs ago #6
YEP! some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #8
Yes.... some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #19
Albert Fall didn't have 2 sons working the cryptocurrency scam FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #9
If I had 500 'Recommends' to give you... some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #20
That's OK, your response and your Rec mean a lot to me! FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #25
Corruption of this level... BurnDoubt 5 hrs ago #10
Honestly, BurnDoubt.... some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #21
Trump 47 is the largest political scandal in history! Initech 5 hrs ago #12
Without a doubt FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #14
I fear they never shall, Intech... some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #22
Been wondering about Warsh at the Fed and his new policy of not communicating the Fed's intentions. Lucky Luciano 5 hrs ago #13
One guess, Lucky... some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #23
Knowing what he is, scotus gave him immunity. spanone 2 hrs ago #17
From your lips, spanone... some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #24

some_of_us_are_sane

(4,012 posts)
16. Let's be brutally honest here...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 08:23 PM
3 hrs ago
they didn't "forget". They were simply securing their positions.

GiqueCee

(5,301 posts)
15. The Sinister Six...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:27 PM
4 hrs ago

... are rotten down to their DNA. There will be no redemption for any of them. They betray every lofty principle that guided the Founding Fathers, and worse, they betray America. All for corporatism. And this "originalist" horseshit is just that. If we're to interpret that literally, there would be no Amendments to the Constitution, and women wouldn't be allowed to vote, which would be just fine with the sniveling weaklings that cannot bear to afford equal standing to those of the feminine persuasion. May their days be few.
I would not cross the street to piss in their faces if they were on fire.

some_of_us_are_sane

(4,012 posts)
18. Well said!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 08:25 PM
2 hrs ago
...but the BEST LINE IS....

"I would not cross the street to piss in their faces if they were on fire."


PufPuf23

(10,081 posts)
5. The USA will not be healthy as a nation until the criminals are
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:44 PM
6 hrs ago

prosecuted. convicted and assets seized in a manner that makes a point for any be tempted to emulate Trump or the smaller acts of grift that abound in our contemporary society.

Allowing the corruption to continue or to look forward only is the recipe for continued degradation of what should be moral and egalitarian norms. If not, the USA may continue to exist but not like anything om accord with what are allegedly our ideals, laws and Constitution.

FakeNoose

(43,497 posts)
9. Albert Fall didn't have 2 sons working the cryptocurrency scam
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:29 PM
5 hrs ago

... nor did he have a son-in-law who flew from country to country collecting bribes so large that they could break many banks. The Chump Family is the biggest crime syndicate we've ever seen and the entire family should be in prison.

BurnDoubt

(2,010 posts)
10. Corruption of this level...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:34 PM
5 hrs ago

Is certainly deserving of a ride on the Gibbet.
The betrayal of Trust is Astonishing.
Retribution for this variety of Crime extended to entire bloodlines in times past.

some_of_us_are_sane

(4,012 posts)
21. Honestly, BurnDoubt....
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 08:34 PM
2 hrs ago
this past decade because of Trump and the disruption to our democracy and our stance in the global community (other than the McCarthy era) as a tie for our darkest days.

Initech

(109,860 posts)
12. Trump 47 is the largest political scandal in history!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:36 PM
5 hrs ago

All who made this hideous administration and our dirty rotten president possible, including him, must face justice.

some_of_us_are_sane

(4,012 posts)
22. I fear they never shall, Intech...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 08:36 PM
2 hrs ago
their IGNORANCE got them here and I'm certain that same ignorance will keep them stuck in denial forever.

Lucky Luciano

(11,879 posts)
13. Been wondering about Warsh at the Fed and his new policy of not communicating the Fed's intentions.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:56 PM
5 hrs ago

He says it constrains them too much, but less guidance cannot be good. It means more shock, awe, and surprise announcements…macro bets can be made huge…I wonder who might benefit most from inside info on something with little to no guidance?

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