#inflated — Public Fediverse posts
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These days, it’s all too convenient—and seemingly simple—to label anyone with a differing opinion as a right-wing extremist, a fascist, or even a Nazi when that view doesn’t fit into one’s own worldview.
The overuse of these terms (right-wing extremist/fascist/Nazi) has led precisely to the social problems they were originally meant to warn against.
Anyone who labels every political opponent a Nazi devalues the term and thereby makes it harder to credibly identify genuine extremism.
People who are wrongly labeled in this way do not turn away, but often turn even more toward the camps they are supposedly representing.
If you cry wolf too often, no one will listen when the wolf actually comes. 🙄
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#Opinion #Fascist #FarRight #Nazi #Inflated #Political #Uncomfortable #Extremism #Labeled -
#ReflectingPool Contract Has ‘#Inflated’ #Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds
Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the Virginia-based contractor, is being paid $13.1 million, which is seven times the amount that #Trump initially said the work would cost.
The firm that was given a no-bid contract to “repair” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is charging 20%. The typical profit margin is 6% to 12%, internal records show.
#GovernmentWaste #scam #economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/reflecting-pool-contractor-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#ReflectingPool Contract Has ‘#Inflated’ #Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds
Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the Virginia-based contractor, is being paid $13.1 million, which is seven times the amount that #Trump initially said the work would cost.
The firm that was given a no-bid contract to “repair” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is charging 20%. The typical profit margin is 6% to 12%, internal records show.
#GovernmentWaste #scam #economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/reflecting-pool-contractor-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Be aware of the #SpaceX #IPO #scam. I’m not talking about spam mails or illegitimate pre-IPO sales. I’m talking about the 100% legal theft being made from YOU right now.
#Musk has manipulated #stock exchanges to allow SpaceX to enter major indices without the grace period normally needed, and will be selling a much lower percentage of stocks than is normal.
This has two consequences, both intended to inflate his gains. Low supply will push up prices while allowing him to keep control and artificially inflating market cap. This along with waiving the grace period means SpaceX is likely to enter into a major stock #index shortly after IPO.
For you this means, your index fund and/or #retirement fund may be forced to invest into the company despite a bad prospect and #inflated price.
You will essentially be forced to subsidize a billionaire with a twitchy right arm.
Make sure your #investment funds and retirement funds do not give your hard-earned money to a man whose only defense against being called a #Nazi is to well-actually. -
Amazon Busted for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/amazon-busted-for-widespread-price
#HackerNews #Amazon #Inflated #Prices #PriceGouging #Economy #NewsTech #ConsumerRights
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Amazon Busted for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/amazon-busted-for-widespread-price
#HackerNews #Amazon #Inflated #Prices #PriceGouging #Economy #NewsTech #ConsumerRights
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#Landlords Are Using #AI To Raise #Rents — and #Cities Are Starting To Push Back
Federal #prosecutors have accused software company #RealPage of enriching itself "at the expense of #renters who pay #inflated #prices"
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#Landlords Are Using #AI To Raise #Rents — and #Cities Are Starting To Push Back
Federal #prosecutors have accused software company #RealPage of enriching itself "at the expense of #renters who pay #inflated #prices"
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Trump reveals he made $300,000 selling Bibles and has big cryptocurrency stash
Financial disclosure shows presidential nominee owes $500m in #civil #penalties but sheds little light on #solvency
Donald Trump made hundred of thousands from his branded #Bible and millions from his #properties
– but also owes millions for #defamation and #fraud cases, according to his latest financial disclosures that shed little light on the perennial question of whether the Republican presidential nominee is, in fact, solvent.Voluminous disclosure documents to the US Office of Government Ethics to comply with election campaign laws show that,
in addition to Trump’s US real estate holdings,
he has global financial interests, including registered #trademarks in China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ukraine and Israel.He also owns millions in #cryptocurrency and has a six-figure investment in #gold #bars.
But the disclosures also hint at Trump’s substantial personal outgoings,
👉including more than $500m owed to both the writer E Jean Carroll and the New York attorney general -- resulting from civil judgments involving defamation and accounting fraud.👈Both judgments
– $83m to Carroll and
– $454m to New York state
– are subject to bonds while Trump appeals the decisions,
a process that could take years.Trump’s #MarALago home and private club in Florida, which formed part of a case against the Trump Organization involving #inflated asset #valuations,
produced about $57m in income from the club, down about $8m from a previous disclosure.The disclosures are not a profit-and-loss balance sheet
– they only give broad ranges of income and assets
– so alone they cannot determine whether Trump is in the red or the black.He has consistently resisted efforts to force the release of his tax returns,
although two years ago a Democrat-controlled Congress released six years of Trump’s tax returns,
dating to 2015, the year he announced his presidential bid. -
Trump reveals he made $300,000 selling Bibles and has big cryptocurrency stash
Financial disclosure shows presidential nominee owes $500m in #civil #penalties but sheds little light on #solvency
Donald Trump made hundred of thousands from his branded #Bible and millions from his #properties
– but also owes millions for #defamation and #fraud cases, according to his latest financial disclosures that shed little light on the perennial question of whether the Republican presidential nominee is, in fact, solvent.Voluminous disclosure documents to the US Office of Government Ethics to comply with election campaign laws show that,
in addition to Trump’s US real estate holdings,
he has global financial interests, including registered #trademarks in China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ukraine and Israel.He also owns millions in #cryptocurrency and has a six-figure investment in #gold #bars.
But the disclosures also hint at Trump’s substantial personal outgoings,
👉including more than $500m owed to both the writer E Jean Carroll and the New York attorney general -- resulting from civil judgments involving defamation and accounting fraud.👈Both judgments
– $83m to Carroll and
– $454m to New York state
– are subject to bonds while Trump appeals the decisions,
a process that could take years.Trump’s #MarALago home and private club in Florida, which formed part of a case against the Trump Organization involving #inflated asset #valuations,
produced about $57m in income from the club, down about $8m from a previous disclosure.The disclosures are not a profit-and-loss balance sheet
– they only give broad ranges of income and assets
– so alone they cannot determine whether Trump is in the red or the black.He has consistently resisted efforts to force the release of his tax returns,
although two years ago a Democrat-controlled Congress released six years of Trump’s tax returns,
dating to 2015, the year he announced his presidential bid. -
VIP Lane Covid-19 contracts inflated by £925m | Good Law Project | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/12/13/vip-lane-covid-19-contracts-inflated-by-925m-good-law-project/Fast-track contracts handed out to Tory connections were 80% more expensive than other suppliers.
#VIP lane #contracts #inflated #Covid-19 #PPE #Personal Protective Equipment #ToryCrooks #ToryCriminals
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Back to the #TrumpTrial #day2
During #CrossExamination this afternoon, #Trump #lawyer Jesus #Suarez tried to pin the blame for #inflated #FinancialStatements on Trump's fmr #accountant, #DonaldBender.
Suarez noted in his questioning that #Bender was the only #CPA compiling the documents, & that others involved like #AllenWeisselberg didn't have that level of expertise. (Um, he was the CFO - the Chief Financial Officer 🤦🏼♀️)
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Back to the #TrumpTrial #day2
During #CrossExamination this afternoon, #Trump #lawyer Jesus #Suarez tried to pin the blame for #inflated #FinancialStatements on Trump's fmr #accountant, #DonaldBender.
Suarez noted in his questioning that #Bender was the only #CPA compiling the documents, & that others involved like #AllenWeisselberg didn't have that level of expertise. (Um, he was the CFO - the Chief Financial Officer 🤦🏼♀️)
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Continuing his #testimony, fmr #Trump #accountant #DonaldBender #testified that the info he used to compile Trump's #FinancialStatements came from the #TrumpOrganization, NOT him.
The #judge already found the #financial statements were grossly #inflated & #fraudulent.
The AG's office is trying to show a #pattern of behavior through documents bolstering #Bender's claim, indicating he & the accounting company he worked for relied on docs that Trump & his company provided them.
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Continuing his #testimony, fmr #Trump #accountant #DonaldBender #testified that the info he used to compile Trump's #FinancialStatements came from the #TrumpOrganization, NOT him.
The #judge already found the #financial statements were grossly #inflated & #fraudulent.
The AG's office is trying to show a #pattern of behavior through documents bolstering #Bender's claim, indicating he & the accounting company he worked for relied on docs that Trump & his company provided them.
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#TrumpTrial #day2 thread;
#Trump continued his attacks against #James hours before he returned to court for the 2nd day of arguments in the #civil #fraud #trial that the #NewYork AG brought against him & his company.
In 2 posts on his social platform this morning, Trump used derogatory terms to #attack James while denying any wrongdoing against allegations that he #inflated his #assets.
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#TrumpTrial #day2 thread;
#Trump continued his attacks against #James hours before he returned to court for the 2nd day of arguments in the #civil #fraud #trial that the #NewYork AG brought against him & his company.
In 2 posts on his social platform this morning, Trump used derogatory terms to #attack James while denying any wrongdoing against allegations that he #inflated his #assets.
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The AG’s theory has been that #Trump & his executives were responsible for feeding #inflated #asset values to #Bender to include in annual statements of Trump's wealth from 2011 to 2021. Bender’s reports came w/a warning to recipients that he did NOT verify the validity of the figures he compiled.
The defense has argued that the warning served as a heads-up to banks that they should do their own reviews if they wished to. -
The AG’s theory has been that #Trump & his executives were responsible for feeding #inflated #asset values to #Bender to include in annual statements of Trump's wealth from 2011 to 2021. Bender’s reports came w/a warning to recipients that he did NOT verify the validity of the figures he compiled.
The defense has argued that the warning served as a heads-up to banks that they should do their own reviews if they wished to. -
Longtime #TrumpOrganization #accountant #DonaldBender was the first #witness in the #NewYork AG’s $250 million #fraud #trial. He was responsible for preparing the allegedly #fraudulent statements of #financial condition that were used to present what the #lawsuit says are #inflated accounts of #Trump’s #NetWorth to obtain favorable #loan & #insurance policy rates.
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Longtime #TrumpOrganization #accountant #DonaldBender was the first #witness in the #NewYork AG’s $250 million #fraud #trial. He was responsible for preparing the allegedly #fraudulent statements of #financial condition that were used to present what the #lawsuit says are #inflated accounts of #Trump’s #NetWorth to obtain favorable #loan & #insurance policy rates.
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Starburst
As a photographer, hot air balloons fascinate me. The colors, shapes, patterns of the balloons are typically very vibrant and cheerful.
This balloon was partially inflated when I noticed the star at the top of the balloon with a beautiful burst of color around the star.
I captured this image at the Reno Balloon Race: See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/starburst-bill-gallagher.html #Starburst #BillGallagherPhotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #Star #HotAirBalloon #Colorful #Inflated #RenoBalloonRaces -
Starburst
As a photographer, hot air balloons fascinate me. The colors, shapes, patterns of the balloons are typically very vibrant and cheerful.
This balloon was partially inflated when I noticed the star at the top of the balloon with a beautiful burst of color around the star.
I captured this image at the Reno Balloon Race: See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/starburst-bill-gallagher.html #Starburst #BillGallagherPhotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #Star #HotAirBalloon #Colorful #Inflated #RenoBalloonRaces
