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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust twenty minutes before Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz was open ...
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AuntBunny
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Unbelievable corruption right in front of our faces.
8:20 PM · Apr 17, 2026
@auntbunny.bsky.social
Unbelievable corruption right in front of our faces.
8:20 PM · Apr 17, 2026
Unbelievable corruption right in front of our faces.
— AuntBunny (@auntbunny.bsky.social) 2026-04-18T00:20:33.728Z
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Just twenty minutes before Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz was open ... (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
3 hrs ago
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luv2fly
(2,686 posts)1. Corruption here, there, everywhere
We all read about it here and across many sites, but it seems we don't hear much about our elected representatives doing anything about it.
How deep and how widespread does the stench of corruption go?
Irish_Dem
(81,787 posts)2. Trump and his spawn.
BlueWavePsych
(3,389 posts)5. Pure evil ...

Irish_Dem
(81,787 posts)8. The biggest heist in US history.
In plain sight.
No one cares.
Emile
(42,583 posts)3. We have no rule of law for the wealthy.
COL Mustard
(8,284 posts)4. "Insider trading at the highest levels of government"...
You make it sound like thats a bad thing or something
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rickford66
(6,075 posts)6. You'd think the legitimate traders would be screaming
unless they're all in on it.
NH Ethylene
(31,373 posts)7. It's so flagrant.
Those who are doing this are quite sure they will get away with it.
Native
(7,374 posts)9. Gee, who didn't see that coming?
malaise
(296,840 posts)10. But but but
Hunter Biden