Trump Media: More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast-access data feed

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3q5nxpgk1o

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Asafum@lemmy.world · 71 pts · 25d (10 replies)

But guys he doesn't take his presidential salary of 400k/YEAR so obviously hes incredibly generous and not profiting off the presidency!

.../wrist

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 43 pts · 25d (9 replies)

His taxes showed he wasn't donating it... So he was just saying he doesn't take it, while taking it.

disorderly@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 25d (1 reply)

This is the guy who famously cashed a 13 cent check. Of course he isn't throwing out the salary lol.

KernelTale@programming.dev · 3 pts · 25d

This is the first and last thing I will ever respect about president neck pussy. The thirteen cents.

Asafum@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 25d (3 replies)

I am Jacks complete lack of surprise.

:/

daychilde@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 25d (2 replies)

YOU GIVE ME MY SURPRISE BACK, YOU BASTARD!

…oh, wait, I'm not Jack. Nevermind, carry on.

(your comment took me by...... :puts on sunglasses: ......surprise)

ms_lane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 25d (1 reply)

So, you don't know Jack?

daychilde@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 24d

I know him, I just ain't him :)

But also, I know nothing D:

Mihies@programming.dev · 5 pts · 25d (2 replies)

Lol, rly? Not that I'm surprised.

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 25d (1 reply)

Well it wasn't 100% conclusive but he had years with $0 donations, which if you don't donate the salary then you had to perform some other tax trickery to make hundreds of thousands of dollars disappear.... Which honestly is just 1 more problem with our system. You shouldn't be able to cloak where money comes and goes.

It should be that you own this much stuff, you get taxed this much. Donations shouldnt reduce taxes either.

Mihies@programming.dev · 4 pts · 25d

Over here in my EU country you can't deduce donations either (as a person), but you can dispense a small percentage of your tax to registered non-profit organizations by your choice. The US tax evasion by the Orange is truly mind boggling.

puppinstuff@lemmy.ca · 42 pts · 25d (1 reply)

A) this is so dumb and obviously illegal

B) this will be so poorly implemented there’s bound to be a backdoor that gets leaked

pokexpert30@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 24d

It's not illegal if it's not enforced.

Greyghoster@aussie.zone · 26 pts · 25d (2 replies)

$110k a month for publicly insider trading? Once Trump is gone, these bozos will have to watch out.

iamthetot@piefed.ca · 19 pts · 25d (1 reply)

I wish I still shared your optimism.

random_character_a@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 24d

Yeah. US has dived in to the toilet twice now, so It'll be teabaging up and down till it finally breaks.

SGGeorwell@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 25d (1 reply)

We will remember them during the Trump Trials that will soon be held over Kilauea.

i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 25d

That's 1m a month in in money that can be clawed back to help pay for cleaning up all the damage he's caused. Not nearly enough.

Canconda@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 25d

SEC must be in the corner with a ball gag or something

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 25d

The grift that keeps on grifting.

venusaur@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 25d

Alright everybody, make an account and fuck up the data/algo

OfCourseNot@fedia.io · 6 pts · 25d (2 replies)

Probably just the normal rss feed with a fresh coat of cheap golden paint to upgrift the other grifters grifting off his griftposting.

Canconda@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 25d

Probably but the 100K buy ensures it will be a self fulfilling prophesy as everyone who subscribes can move volume on market manipulating levels.

Steve@startrek.website · 4 pts · 25d

Its probably a copy of the rss feed with sleep(1) commented out.