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Newsom: (Original Post) applegrove 23 hrs ago OP
Hahahaha Boo1 23 hrs ago #1
Love it malaise 23 hrs ago #2
LOVE IT!!! niyad 22 hrs ago #3
That is playing hardball bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #4
He just gets better and better. calimary 22 hrs ago #5
The Trump name will live forever in infamy, Dr. T 20 hrs ago #14
If Gavin is busy, can his press office run for president? usonian 22 hrs ago #6
Good Theater North Coast Lawyer 21 hrs ago #7
How about homegirl 21 hrs ago #8
86.47% seems reasonable to me. Probatim 20 hrs ago #12
LOL! Seinan Sensei 20 hrs ago #13
Yeah. It's a stunt, no question. stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #16
I think California should impose a 200% tax FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #19
Newsom strikes AGAIN! calimary 21 hrs ago #9
Dear Dem Leaders..... IcyPeas 21 hrs ago #10
That's my Gov. eom Exp 21 hrs ago #11
Go for 1000% !!!! reACTIONary 20 hrs ago #15
That should result in some interesting court cases. Martin68 7 hrs ago #17
Ha! Love this guy! Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #18
Hope other states follow suit. Figarosmom 3 hrs ago #20
I'm not a tax accountant, but I'm thinking Bluetus 1 hr ago #21

calimary

(90,971 posts)
5. He just gets better and better.
Wed May 27, 2026, 07:21 PM
22 hrs ago

If he eventually wins the White House. I can’t help but think (or is that DREAM?) that he can undo most, if not all, of the damage the Donald has left behind.

Maybe a potential sale of Mar-a-Lago could help pay for it? I wonder if the Trump kids and/or grandchildren would unload it after the old man’s gone? Or maybe they’ll just “monetize” it? A gift that’d keep on giving, at least to them.




… AND YES, I’m trying to think and visualize the America AFTER Trump. Because, unless that bastard gets us all blow up, the donald will NOT live forever. Maybe the trump name will, because SOMEBODY will figure out how to make the name keep paying. But the actual, tangible INFLUENCE can be expected to lose momentum, and quite possibly sooner than later.

Dr. T

(739 posts)
14. The Trump name will live forever in infamy,
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:27 PM
20 hrs ago

like all the other evil bastards history has left us with. His descendants will have to change their names. President Newsom would obliterate it wherever it exists and the Democratic congress will do whatever it takes to make it happen.

North Coast Lawyer

(273 posts)
7. Good Theater
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:14 PM
21 hrs ago

Unfortunately a 100% tax is likely to run afoul of the 'takings clause' of the 5th Amendment.

stopdiggin

(15,665 posts)
16. Yeah. It's a stunt, no question.
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:02 PM
20 hrs ago

(unfortunately - this seems to the state of politics these days. entertainment value .... )

FakeNoose

(42,543 posts)
19. I think California should impose a 200% tax
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:19 PM
4 hrs ago

But seriously Pennsylvania needs to pay attention because the January 6th FAILED COUP ATTEMPT had many Pennsylvanians in that crowd, including an elected state representative Doug Mastriano.

IcyPeas

(25,844 posts)
10. Dear Dem Leaders.....
Wed May 27, 2026, 08:46 PM
21 hrs ago

You could all be doing this. Get your asses on Social Media. Get a good smart communication team. Blast trump and every stupid republican leader who go along with orange idiot.

Figarosmom

(13,722 posts)
20. Hope other states follow suit.
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:02 PM
3 hrs ago

That's one way to get money onto state treasures. Best part is that MAGAs are stupid and likely won't move out of state because they won't hear about it or know what it means if they do hear about it.

But as I see it there are plenty of red states that don't like this use fund either and may see it as a way of funneling money to their state or themselves.

Bluetus

(3,133 posts)
21. I'm not a tax accountant, but I'm thinking
Thu May 28, 2026, 04:43 PM
1 hr ago

If CA taxes 100% of the amount received, the Proud Boy might still be liable for some federal income tax. So if they took anything from the slush fund, they might actually LOSE money in the process.

Of course, none of this bothers Trump. He was planning to give most of it to himself and his family anyway.

Nonetheless, this is a great move by Newsom because it gives the media something to talk about instead of just running continuous loops of the orange cretin.

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