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  1. Company backed by #Trump sons looks to sell #drone #interceptors to #GulfStates being attacked by #Iran

    By BERNARD CONDON
    Updated 6:56 PM EDT, April 2, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.

    "The sales drive by Florida-based #Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard #EricTrump and #DonaldTrumpJr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.

    " 'These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want,' said Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. 'This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn’t get the consent of Congress for.' "

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/trump-sons-

    #USPol #TrumpCrimeFamily #WarCrimes #WarProfiteers #TrumpSucks #Shakedown #Mobsters #EndlessWar #IllegalWars

  2. Company backed by #Trump sons looks to sell #drone #interceptors to #GulfStates being attacked by #Iran

    By BERNARD CONDON
    Updated 6:56 PM EDT, April 2, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.

    "The sales drive by Florida-based #Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard #EricTrump and #DonaldTrumpJr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.

    " 'These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want,' said Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. 'This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn’t get the consent of Congress for.' "

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/trump-sons-

    #USPol #TrumpCrimeFamily #WarCrimes #WarProfiteers #TrumpSucks #Shakedown #Mobsters #EndlessWar #IllegalWars

  3. Company backed by #Trump sons looks to sell #drone #interceptors to #GulfStates being attacked by #Iran

    By BERNARD CONDON
    Updated 6:56 PM EDT, April 2, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.

    "The sales drive by Florida-based #Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard #EricTrump and #DonaldTrumpJr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.

    " 'These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want,' said Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. 'This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn’t get the consent of Congress for.' "

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/trump-sons-

    #USPol #TrumpCrimeFamily #WarCrimes #WarProfiteers #TrumpSucks #Shakedown #Mobsters #EndlessWar #IllegalWars

  4. Company backed by #Trump sons looks to sell #drone #interceptors to #GulfStates being attacked by #Iran

    By BERNARD CONDON
    Updated 6:56 PM EDT, April 2, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.

    "The sales drive by Florida-based #Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard #EricTrump and #DonaldTrumpJr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.

    " 'These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want,' said Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. 'This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn’t get the consent of Congress for.' "

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/trump-sons-

    #USPol #TrumpCrimeFamily #WarCrimes #WarProfiteers #TrumpSucks #Shakedown #Mobsters #EndlessWar #IllegalWars

  5. Company backed by #Trump sons looks to sell #drone #interceptors to #GulfStates being attacked by #Iran

    By BERNARD CONDON
    Updated 6:56 PM EDT, April 2, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.

    "The sales drive by Florida-based #Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard #EricTrump and #DonaldTrumpJr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began.

    " 'These countries are under enormous pressure to buy from the sons of the president so he will do what they want,' said Richard Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush. 'This is going to be the first family of a president to make a lot of money off war — a war he didn’t get the consent of Congress for.' "

    Read more:
    apnews.com/article/trump-sons-

    #USPol #TrumpCrimeFamily #WarCrimes #WarProfiteers #TrumpSucks #Shakedown #Mobsters #EndlessWar #IllegalWars

  6. Dismal Wizard brought me some jerky. I returned the favor by sleeping in the official “Rocky bed”. #greyhounds #shakedown

  7. Here’s what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

    Formula 1’s shakedown week began on a crisp but chilly day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with Mercedes’…
    #NewsBeep #News #Formula1 #AndreaKimiAntonelli #CA #Cadillac #Canada #Colapinto #EstebanOcon #F1 #FrancoColapinto #GabrielBortoleto #IsackHadjar #LiamLawson #shakedown #Sports #ValtteriBottas
    newsbeep.com/ca/434926/

  8. Here’s what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

    Formula 1’s shakedown week began on a crisp but chilly day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with Mercedes’…
    #NewsBeep #News #Formula1 #AndreaKimiAntonelli #CA #Cadillac #Canada #Colapinto #EstebanOcon #F1 #FrancoColapinto #GabrielBortoleto #IsackHadjar #LiamLawson #shakedown #Sports #ValtteriBottas
    newsbeep.com/ca/434926/

  9. Flailing on #affordability, he blurts out an idea which he knows will be challenged in the courts so he can tell the masses "see I'm fighting for you but they won't let me", all while he also shakes down the credit card companies. 💳

    us.cnn.com/2026/01/09/business

    #USA #finance #creditCard #shakedown

  10. "Users who don’t have a Secure subscription can get an alert every 10 seconds! Remember that there are features you only get as part of a Secure subscription that help you reduce the number of unwanted alerts you get."

    Nice of Arlo to threaten to spam your notifications if you don't get a subscription 😆

    #Subscriptions #ProtectionRacket #Shakedown

  11. "Users who don’t have a Secure subscription can get an alert every 10 seconds! Remember that there are features you only get as part of a Secure subscription that help you reduce the number of unwanted alerts you get."

    Nice of Arlo to threaten to spam your notifications if you don't get a subscription 😆

    #Subscriptions #ProtectionRacket #Shakedown

  12. "Users who don’t have a Secure subscription can get an alert every 10 seconds! Remember that there are features you only get as part of a Secure subscription that help you reduce the number of unwanted alerts you get."

    Nice of Arlo to threaten to spam your notifications if you don't get a subscription 😆

  13. "Users who don’t have a Secure subscription can get an alert every 10 seconds! Remember that there are features you only get as part of a Secure subscription that help you reduce the number of unwanted alerts you get."

    Nice of Arlo to threaten to spam your notifications if you don't get a subscription 😆

    #Subscriptions #ProtectionRacket #Shakedown

  14. "Users who don’t have a Secure subscription can get an alert every 10 seconds! Remember that there are features you only get as part of a Secure subscription that help you reduce the number of unwanted alerts you get."

    Nice of Arlo to threaten to spam your notifications if you don't get a subscription 😆

    #Subscriptions #ProtectionRacket #Shakedown

  15. @AAKL

    Exactly, and with specificity, what #FederalGovernment account will this $100.000.00 per employee be deposited in?

    Oh

    The #Trump #NationalLibrary fund

    Thought as much...

    #DHS #Shakedown #Baksheesh

    cc @AssociatedPress

  16. "Harvard University has signaled a willingness to meet the Trump administration’s demand to spend as much as $500 million to end its dispute with the White House"
    #shakedown

    nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/poli

  17. What a racket. Literally.

    "A series of internal government messages obtained by The Post reveal how U.S. embassies and the State Department have pushed nations to clear hurdles for U.S. satellite companies, often mentioning #Starlink by name."

    washingtonpost.com/business/20

    #Space #SpaceX #UnitedStates #Corruption #ShakeDown

  18. One big reason why Trump insists on higher tariffs is explained by Liam Nissan:
    "So basically, Trump sits back and waits for the captains of industry to all come grovel at his feet, and then he grants them tariff waivers if they pay him extortion money. It's the biggest grift in world history, folks."
    #Trump #shakedown #economy #ethics #politics