Gift or bribery then?
This act is no different to having others lie about their golf scores to let him win.
The Art of the Deal for Donald Trump is to tell himself lies that he kind of believes, and then he wishes to convince others are true. Endless distortion.
The Guardian has a rather good write up on #debasement, what it is, why people are taking note, & how gold and #bitcoin fit int the mix.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/09/the-debasement-trade-is-this-whats-driving-gold-bitcoin-and-shares-to-record-highs?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music
deBasement:
🎵 FRONT LEFT SPEAKER
https://debasementofficial.bandcamp.com/track/front-left-speaker
McLaughlin said the pitch had not yet reached the level of #DHS Secy #KristiNoem. She said on social media on Thursday that the department “receives hundreds of television show pitches a year,” including for documentaries about border operations & white-collar investigations [but this is what they’re considering green-lighting]. “Each proposal undergoes a *thorough vetting* process prior to denial or approval,” McLaughlin said.
#immigration #law #debasement #humiliation #idiocracy #Trump
She said #DHS was happy to review “out-of-the-box pitches,” particularly those that celebrate “what it means to be an American.”
The project was reported earlier by The Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14713113/DHS-Secretary-Kristi-Noem-reality-TV-immigrants-compete-US-citizenship.html
Worsoff told WSJ the show was not intended to be punitive. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/dhs-is-considering-reality-show-where-immigrants-compete-for-citizenship-47de277c?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1
“This isn’t ‘The Hunger Games’ for immigrants,”Worsoff said, adding, “This is not, ‘Hey, if you lose, we are shipping you out on a boat out of the country.’”[sure, right.]
McLaughlin said #DHS was still reviewing the idea, which she spoke about several weeks ago with a producer named Rob Worsoff.
“The pitch generally was a celebration of being an American & what a privilege it is to be able to be a citizen of the United States of America,” she said. “It’s important to revive civic duty.”🤯
#immigration #law #debasement #humiliation #idiocracy #Trump
Ok now this is absolutely revolting:
A #RealityShow where #immigrants compete for US #citizenship? #DHS is considering it.
DHS is considering taking part in a #RealityTV program that would have immigrants go through a series of challenges to get American citizenship, ofcls said Friday.
#immigration #law #debasement #humiliation #idiocracy #Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/homeland-security-immigration-reality-show.html?smid=url-share
JPMorgan says '#debasement trade' is here to stay as bitcoin and gold gain structural importance
#inflation
https://www.theblock.co/post/333107/jpmorgan-debasement-trade-bitcoin-gold
#Bitcoin surpasses $107k
Chart: S&P500/BTCUSD
#inflation #debasement
Nevermind the perpetually rising inflation of fiat currency 😂 #debasement
Perpetually rising #bitcoin prices would lead to societal impoverishment, #ECB economists
https://www.theblock.co/post/322116/perpetually-rising-bitcoin-prices-would-lead-to-societal-impoverishment-ecb-economists-claim
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #MaryAnneHobbs
Debasement:
🎵 Front Left Speaker
https://debasementofficial.bandcamp.com/track/front-left-speaker
Strength was implied by the equally choreographed demonstrations of #debasement. #NikkiHaley, who had repeatedly questioned whether #Trump is “mentally fit” …& had declared that “the first party to retire its 80-year-old candidate” will win the #election—offered her “strong endorsement.” The VP nom, #JDVance, who previously compared Trump to #Hitler & described him as “cultural heroin,” performed a kind of kowtow, appearing at the convention in the form of supplicant, acolyte, prodigal son.
> "If this thing gets to these levels of appreciation, it's going to completely replace gold and become something that has transactional utility for hard assets," Palihapitiya said. "If you marry that with this fear that some folks have about dollar debasement, you start to see some interesting opportunities."
#bitcoin #dedollarization #investing #finance #debasement #dollar
#Bitcoin Has No Top Because Fiat Has No Bottom: Understanding #Monetary #Debasement
#Inflation
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/sponsored/bitcoin-has-no-top-because-fiat-has-no-bottom-understanding-monetary-debasement
It takes a special (fortunately) rarely reached level of human depravity to keep on bombing Gaza, murdering and maiming thousands of women and children, day after day, week after week, broadcasting the slaughter everyday. Enabling this massacre, while mouthering pious concern is, in itself, another low point in Western accomplishments. #Gaza #ceasefirenow #massmurder #ethniccleansing #humanrights #debasement #UE
#Debasement - The act of debasing or the state of being debased.
