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  • DwightShrute
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    Originally posted by Hareeba!
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    too true to be funny
    more deception from the resident lunatic

    While it's known that Pam Bondi's lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, was paid $115,000 per month by Qatar from July 2019 to June 2020, the exact amount Bondi personally earned from this contract is not publicly available.
    Here's what's confirmed:
    • Ballard Partners' Contract: Ballard Partners, where Bondi was a partner, received $115,000 per month from the Embassy of Qatar for lobbying and advocacy services related to US-Qatar relations and combating human trafficking.
    • Bondi's Role: Bondi was a "key person" on the contract, indicating a principal role in the lobbying work.
    • Unclear Personal Earnings: The contract documents do not specify how Ballard Partners distributed the earnings, so it's unclear how much of the $115,000 Bondi personally received.
    In Summary:
    Although Bondi played a significant role in Ballard Partners' lobbying efforts for Qatar, the specific amount she personally earned from that contract is not public knowledge.

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    too true to be funny

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  • DwightShrute
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    Originally posted by Hareeba!
    After Trump had a 50 foot banner of his NY mugshot hung from the Dept. of Agriculture building, right next to Abraham Lincoln three more banners have mysteriously appeared.



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    And this extraordinary exposure across all DC Federal buildings he says is rightly deserving for a "supreme ruler" and is costed at $168 MILLION!

    And then there's the excessive "birthday" parade imposed on "suckers and losers" coming at another massive expense to the taxpayer.

    So much for DOGE's war on wasteful expenditure!
    how naive do you have to be to believe it costs 168 million to put up banners?

    How dishonest do you have to be to keep repeating the "suckers and losers" lie?

    Everyday you come on here posting nonsense from the most dishonest corrupt people on TV and the internet. Everyday. Thousands of posts. Always wrong. Always filled with deception and false information. When your frame of reference leads you to defeat at every turn, shouldn't you lose that frame of reference?


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  • Hareeba!
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    After Trump had a 50 foot banner of his NY mugshot hung from the Dept. of Agriculture building, right next to Abraham Lincoln three more banners have mysteriously appeared.



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    And this extraordinary exposure across all DC Federal buildings he says is rightly deserving for a "supreme ruler" and is costed at $168 MILLION!

    And then there's the excessive "birthday" parade imposed on "suckers and losers" coming at another massive expense to the taxpayer.

    So much for DOGE's war on wasteful expenditure!

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  • Hareeba!
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    Billionaire gave $75 million to Trump's sons' crypto to have his SEC case dismissed.

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  • DwightShrute
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    Originally posted by Hareeba!
    Just the perfect example of how seriously ridiculous appointees to this administration are.

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    Comey called for the death of Trump. Its indefensible but of course you will find a way.

    Comey should be arrested and spend some time in prison.

    Let's hope justice does its thing.






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    "America First"

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    Just the perfect example of how seriously ridiculous appointees to this administration are.

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    Hypocrite in Chief

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  • Hareeba!
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    FBI counterintelligence has been dismantled.

    AG Pam Bondi is killing the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.

    And Tulsi Gabbard is firing senior intelligence officials...

    Gotta wonder if that's because Trump got in power thanks to the Russian Mafia, money launderers, etc

    Krasnov was Russia’s best investment…
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    Republican vs Democrat


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    #21771
    Yesterday, 05:37 PM
    Originally posted by Hareeba!
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    great job Donald
    Thanks to Biden
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    #21772
    Yesterday, 05:57 PM
    Attorney General Pam Bondi sold more than $1 million worth of Trump Media stock the day Trump announced bruising new tariffs on "Liberation Day".


    U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs
    Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.

    Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.


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    #21773
    Yesterday, 08:20 PM
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    #21774
    Yesterday, 08:23 PM
    FedEx donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund.

    Now, a FedEx board member has been named postmaster general.
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    #21775
    Yesterday, 08:29 PM
    The United States had a $10,000,000 bounty on this guy’s head for being a member of Al Qaeda.

    And the President of the United States is doing photo ops with him!!!!

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    #21776
    Yesterday, 08:35 PM
    The Boss knows :-

    Bruce Springsteen opened his European tour in Manchester with a scathing message about Trump & the state of America:

    “In my home, the America I love…that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent & treasonous administration”
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    #21777
    Yesterday, 08:39 PM
    So much for Grok's integrity:

    "I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" chant as real and racially motivated, which is why I brought it up in my response to AIRGold's query about HBO's name changes.

    This instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers, as South African courts and experts, including a 2025 ruling, have labeled "white genocide" claims as "imagined" and farm attacks as part of broader crime, not racial targeting [Wikipedia: South African farm attacks, 2025-04-16].

    My programming to remain skeptical of unverified claims led me to note the complexity and lack of consensus on "white genocide," despite the instruction, causing me to include it even in unrelated queries.

    Reports on X indicate that Elon Musk, who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, may have influenced this instruction, as he’s been vocal about these issues and reportedly adjusted my responses to align with his views [capitolhunters, 17:57 2025-05-14].

    This has sparked controversy, with users noting my unprompted mentions of South African issues across various threads, reflecting broader debates about AI bias and accountability [http://indianexpress.com, 2025-03-25]."
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    #21778
    Yesterday, 08:44 PM
    Two men died for this stunt.
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    #21779
    Yesterday, 10:06 PM
    lol
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    #21780
    Yesterday, 10:27 PM
    Originally posted by Hareeba!
    The Boss knows :-

    Bruce Springsteen opened his European tour in Manchester with a scathing message about Trump & the state of America:

    “In my home, the America I love…that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent & treasonous administration”
    Bruce Springsteen opened his European tour in Manchester with a scathing message about Trump & the state of America:

    “In my home, the America I love…that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent & treasonous… pic.twitter.com/nbUZX8h7Pk

    — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 15, 2025




    A bitter old man suffering with TDS just like you Hareeballs. The crowd didn't even appreciate his baseless rhetoric. Sure, a few snowflakes cheered his nonsense but the rest saw him for what he is, a washed-up bitter old man. Again, just like someone else we know.

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    #21781
    Yesterday, 11:51 PM
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    #21782
    Today, 12:10 AM
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    Afrikaner "refugees" yesterday, Mexican cartel members today.
    Tomorrow?
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    #21783
    Today, 04:24 AM
    Originally posted by khicks26

    Yea not the same thing and I don't play poker. More narratives from the parasite that wants to keep parasiteing. Yes I know it's not a word.

    This statement doesn't make you right Mr. Never Wrong who never learns a thing.

    Never said Hitler was a great mind, and you talk as if it's and buts are candy and nuts. Or did you miss that part? The point is why he didn't wipe them out at Dunkirk. You don't even know that not killing Hitler when you could have, would make you the cause of millions more people dying. Not something you should be proud of if true. Whatever, I know who's plan it was if I know who executed it. Read the room clown. Britian's plan was save their own ass. Contain Hitler by getting rolled over by him? LMAO Again I never said Hitler was a great military mind, but he did go from corporal to taking over big parts of the world. If that's inept to you I can see why you think Britain played a major role in the war and keep repeating BS narratives that make you feel better.

    Talk about a blind squirrel who is comically inept. Take a look in the mirror clown.
    Making money from investing in stocks is what both you and I do, I’m just way better at it than you and most people. Years ago, you said you were here for poker, and you do have a poker legend as your profile pic. Stu never did anything to help anyone but himself.

    It pretty much does, you’re back to calling other posters Nazis, but to my knowledge they’ve never posted a self-described Nazi to articulate what they wanted like you’ve done with communists.

    I never claimed you said Hitler was a great military mind, but you did say this: “If Hitler was so incompetent the French and British must have been a total disaster, as Hitler rolled over them in about a month.” My whole point with why we didn’t kill Hitler when given the chance was because someone who was a better military mind would have taken over and millions more would have died. He was one of the biggest problems the Axis powers had, and he was so inept that they probably would have lost the war whether America entered. Hitler was skilled politically, but completely inept militarily. Had he let his generals run the war, they might have won. Luckily, Hitler thought he knew better and wouldn’t listen to them, so his military ineptness cost them.
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    #21784
    Today, 05:34 AM
    Meet Ximena Arias Cristobal.

    She came to America when she was 4 years old.

    She went to school in America. She graduated High School in America. She is now 19 years old.

    She’s currently enrolled in college in America.

    She’s been in ICE detention for 9 days. She only knows America. She’s never been back to Mexico.

    All of her friends and family are in America. She says she fears being sent “to a country that I don’t know.”

    And Trump is detaining her and trying to deport her. He's a monster.


    OK MAGAts ... are you really ok with this? Justify it if you can.

    And tell us how you reckon Jesus would answer.
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    #21785
    Today, 07:41 AM
    Originally posted by Hareeba!
    Meet Ximena Arias Cristobal.

    She came to America when she was 4 years old.

    She went to school in America. She graduated High School in America. She is now 19 years old.

    She’s currently enrolled in college in America.

    She’s been in ICE detention for 9 days. She only knows America. She’s never been back to Mexico.

    All of her friends and family are in America. She says she fears being sent “to a country that I don’t know.”

    And Trump is detaining her and trying to deport her. He's a monster.


    OK MAGAts ... are you really ok with this? Justify it if you can.

    And tell us how you reckon Jesus would answer.

    Dude, of course it's a sad situation. Heartbreaking one could say. They sound like a very nice family. But she never came to America when she was 4, her parents brought her and they broke the law by entering a foreign country illegally! Her 2 sisters are American citizens but her, her mother and he papi are not. They have no legal reason to be in America.

    Jesus would say that everyone should adhere to the laws of a country. If they do not, the shouldn't blame anyone for their actions. Millions of people immigrate LEGALLY to the USA each year.

    I have lived in 6 different countries so far and I have followed the laws in each country when doing so. I could overstay my v i s a and hope for the best or I can do it legally. If I take the risk, I shouldn't blame anyone except myself if they deport me over something like a traffic stop. Speaking of 4 years old, when I was 4, my parent immigrated to Canada. They did it legally.

    From the article:

    "While local Dalton officials dropped her charges, the facts remain: she was driving illegally without a license and has no legal basis to remain in the United States."

    "Both father and daughter were in this country illegally and they have to face the consequences," DHS said, urging Arias Cristobal and her father to take the Trump administration's $1,000 incentive for migrants to self-deport.

    In a statement before Monday's announcement, Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, called Arias Cristobal an "illegal alien" who had "admitted to illegally entering the United States." McLaughlin said Arias Cristobal's father, Arias Tovar, "self-admitted that he is in the country illegally."
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    #21786
    Today, 08:13 AM
    Originally posted by guitarjosh
    Making money from investing in stocks is what both you and I do, I’m just way better at it than you and most people. Years ago, you said you were here for poker, and you do have a poker legend as your profile pic. Stu never did anything to help anyone but himself.

    It pretty much does, you’re back to calling other posters Nazis, but to my knowledge they’ve never posted a self-described Nazi to articulate what they wanted like you’ve done with communists.

    I never claimed you said Hitler was a great military mind, but you did say this: “If Hitler was so incompetent the French and British must have been a total disaster, as Hitler rolled over them in about a month.” My whole point with why we didn’t kill Hitler when given the chance was because someone who was a better military mind would have taken over and millions more would have died. He was one of the biggest problems the Axis powers had, and he was so inept that they probably would have lost the war whether America entered. Hitler was skilled politically, but completely inept militarily. Had he let his generals run the war, they might have won. Luckily, Hitler thought he knew better and wouldn’t listen to them, so his military ineptness cost them.

    You are the best parasite for sure. LOL Years ago isn't today.

    The way you define Nazi would give them a pass. You're a Nazi sympathizer; people like you turn to fascism to protect your capital. LOL

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    Hitler's generals didn't want to invade Russia and fight a two-front war. 27 million people died in Russia fighting the war. With Hitler dead the Germans don't invade Russia. Most historians think you want your cake and eat it to. Hitler's plan was to expand to the east and make Germany bigger. Inept of not he kicked the shit out of the inept British and French. To say America who produced massive amounts of war material and fought Japen wasn't needed is just plain stupid and revisionist history. You must get your WW2 history from that clown TIK on Youtube.
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    Today, 09:54 AM
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    Originally posted by DwightShrute
    A bitter old man suffering with TDS just like you Hareeballs. The crowd didn't even appreciate his baseless rhetoric. Sure, a few snowflakes cheered his nonsense but the rest saw him for what he is, a washed-up bitter old man. Again, just like someone else we know.


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    Trump joins ISIS Dwight blows sunshine up SBR's ass. LOL



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    #21788
    Today, 09:59 AM
    Senile Trump Goes On Unhinged Rant About His 'Fat Friend'




    He needs the fat shot in his head.
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    Today, 10:20 AM
    Greatest president in our lifetime
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    #21790
    Today, 10:24 AM
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    The lunatic Left
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    Today, 10:46 AM
    Originally posted by DwightShrute
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    The lunatic Left
    C'mon Dwight. Surely this is Sleepy Joes fault like everything else? lol


    I do agree inflation is a good metric to judge the administration on though. Be interesting to see how it goes for the rest of this year.
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    #21792
    Today, 11:01 AM
    Originally posted by Optional
    C'mon Dwight. Surely this is Sleepy Joes fault like everything else? lol


    I do agree inflation is a good metric to judge the administration on though. Be interesting to see how it goes for the rest of this year.
    and the winning keeps on going

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    How much has Trump got countries and companies to commit to invest in America since Jan 20th? Last count was over 10 Trillion and that doesn't include the 1.4 Trillion yesterday.

    He's tireless.
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    #21793
    Today, 11:12 AM
    Originally posted by DwightShrute
    and the winning keeps on going

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    How much has Trump got countries and companies to commit to invest in America since Jan 20th? Last count was over 10 Trillion and that doesn't include the 1.4 Trillion yesterday.

    He's tireless.
    Was not aware of this.

    A little tough to believe that counter-intuitively huge figure on the surface though. Well unless you are a blindly partisan fan who accepts lies and exaggeration as fact against common sense on the reg, I guess?
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    #21794
    Today, 11:34 AM
    Originally posted by Optional
    Was not aware of this.

    A little tough to believe that counter-intuitively huge figure on the surface though. Well unless you are a blindly partisan fan who accepts lies and exaggeration as fact against common sense on the reg, I guess?


    you are obviously speaking about yourself right?

    I am just commenting on what I am witnessing. You know, believe my own eyes. While the radical Left is more concerned about returning a terrorist gang banger back to the US and any little thing, Trump is working his ass off for the country securing trillions in investment for the country. He's killing it. You can deny observable reality if you choose.
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    Today, 11:54 AM
    Originally posted by DwightShrute


    you are obviously speaking about yourself right?

    I am just commenting on what I am witnessing. You know, believe my own eyes. While the radical Left is more concerned about returning a terrorist gang banger back to the US and any little thing, Trump is working his ass off for the country securing trillions in investment for the country. He's killing it. You can deny observable reality if you choose.


    World GDP outside the USA is about 70 trillion.

    The world averages about 9% net profit on the production.

    Call me any names you like but I think you would have to be economically illiterate to not accept that claiming that 15% of the world GDP has been committed to move to the USA is a very tough claim to believe.

    Every business in every country would need to run at the equivalent of an average net loss of 6% to find that sort of cash to move there.

    It really is nonsensical on the surface.
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      Today, 08:33 PM
      Trump’s remarkable Middle East tour is all about striking megadeals and outfoxing China



      There has never been a US presidential visit to the Middle East like this one.

      This week, success will be measured not in conventional diplomacy, peace deals, or arms sales, although Donald Trump did make some news by lifting sanctions on the Syrian leadership, urging Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to join the Abraham Accords by normalizing relations with Israel, and agreeing to a $142 billion weapons package for Riyadh.

      What sets Trump’s visit apart is the greater focus on the hundreds of billions of dollars of new Middle Eastern investments into the United States ($600 billion from Saudi Arabia alone). Gulf partners will measure success by the Trump administration’s willingness to lift restrictions on the sale of hundreds of thousands of advanced semiconductor chips to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Trump will also measure success by his ability to outmaneuver China in securing a closer relationship with Gulf monarchies than the Chinese have, even though Beijing is their biggest fossil-fuel customer.

      It’s not that Middle East security threats or peace negotiations have gone away. There’s the war in Gaza, and this week’s release of the American hostage Edan Alexander. There are new efforts to rein in Iran’s nuclear-weapons potential through negotiations. And there’s Trump’s dream of finding a path to Saudi-Israeli diplomatic normalization (and ongoing progress toward a civilian nuclear deal with the kingdom).

      However, my conversations with senior Middle Eastern officials involved in planning Trump’s trip underscored that the overwhelming focus has been on doing deals. The Trump administration would rather swim in a stream of Gulf investments than get bogged down in the region’s enduring problems.

      In an extraordinary speech in Riyadh that set the tone for all that will follow, Trump said: “Before our eyes, a new generation of leaders is transcending the ancient conflicts and tired divisions of the past, and forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos; where it exports technology, not terrorism; and where people of different nations, religions, and creeds are building cities together—not bombing each other out of existence.”

      The contest for Gulf money is also about gaining the upper hand in the Trump administration’s ongoing trade standoff and technology contest with Beijing. That remains Washington’s overriding objective, notwithstanding the dramatic news Monday morning that the two countries would de-escalate their confrontation by reducing tariffs from 145 percent to 30 percent on the US side and from 125 percent to 10 percent on the Chinese side during a ninety-day pause for further negotiations.

      In that spirit, one piece of major news that’s flying under the radar is Trump’s decision to rescind the Biden administration’s “AI Diffusion Rule,” which imposed restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to countries that included the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia—as well as India, Mexico, Israel, Poland, and others—due to the danger that they could be “leaked” to adversarial nations, in particular China.

      The New York Times reported that, in conjunction with the rule change, the Trump administration is considering a deal that would send hundreds of thousands of the most advanced US-designed artificial intelligence (AI) chips to G42, an Emirati AI firm that cut its links to Chinese partners in order to partner with US companies.

      “The negotiations, which are ongoing, highlight a major shift in US tech policy ahead of President Trump’s visit,” the New York Times reported, noting tension within the administration between those who are eager to advance the US trade and technological edge over China and national security officials who continue to worry about leakage of critical technologies to Beijing.

      On Tuesday, the White House also unveiled deals with Saudi Arabia that included a commitment by Riyadh’s new state-owned AI company, Humain, to build AI infrastructure using several hundred thousand advanced Nvidia chips over the next five years. Humain and Amazon Web Services also announced plans to invest more than five billion dollars in a strategic partnership to build a first-of-its-kind “AI Zone” in the kingdom—part of Riyadh’s evolving ambitions to be a global AI leader.

      What seems to be winning out is the Emirati and Saudi argument that if they are going to throw in their lot with the United States, and if they are to restrict their advanced technology relationships with China in the global AI arms race, Washington needs to do its part and remove the restrictions placed upon its tech.

      During Trump’s first term and during the Biden administration, there was a long-running debate within the US government around whether the United States should seek to block China from getting advanced chips or instead just try to stay one or two generations ahead of the Chinese technologically. That debate has been settled: China—as demonstrated most visibly by DeepSeek—will find a way to sidestep US restrictions to make major strides. For the United States to stay a step or two ahead in the AI race, it will require new investments and partnerships. That shift is at the heart of what we’re witnessing this week in the Middle East.

      Trump’s moves this week underscore his seriousness of purpose, but the battle has been far from won. Trump the aspirational peacemaker will still try to strike deals on Gaza and Iran, as uncertain as they are, but Trump the dealmaker has a clearer path to closing artificial intelligence and investment deals that this week are higher and more achievable priorities.
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      Fantastic trip for President Trump making great deals and giving hope to the world.
      What an incredible welcome of friendship for the USA
      $1.4 trillion UAE investment in the USA., now totaling well over $10 trillion foreign investment.
      Opinion makers from all political persuasions are giving Trump the statesman high praise for his accomplishments.

      What a refreshing change from Democrat emphasis on queer drag shows for children.
      Adult Americans are back in control.
    • The USA welcomes a new Golden Age.
      International prosperity is in store.












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  • khicks26
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    Wars over Yet? No Yemen kicked our ass? So much winning. At least we still have Hegseth and his infidel tattoo.


    How The Houthis DEFEATED Trump




    Waste of a billion dollars. Call Dipshit DOGE.

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  • slewfan
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    Trump card

    trump in the middle east, biden
    exclusive details ‘Brain dead’ Biden never could have pulled off Trump’s show-stopping Middle East trip, Dems admit


    “When it comes to showing up and showing strength and power, I think his team and [Trump] do a really great job of that,” an ex-Biden White House aide told The Post.

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  • Optional
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    Originally posted by DwightShrute



    you are obviously speaking about yourself right?

    I am just commenting on what I am witnessing. You know, believe my own eyes. While the radical Left is more concerned about returning a terrorist gang banger back to the US and any little thing, Trump is working his ass off for the country securing trillions in investment for the country. He's killing it. You can deny observable reality if you choose.

    World GDP outside the USA is about 70 trillion.

    The world averages about 9% net profit on the production.

    Call me any names you like but I think you would have to be economically illiterate to not accept that claiming that 15% of the world GDP has been committed to move to the USA is a very tough claim to believe.

    Every business in every country would need to run at the equivalent of an average net loss of 6% to find that sort of cash to move there.

    It really is nonsensical on the surface.

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  • DwightShrute
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    Originally posted by Optional

    Was not aware of this.

    A little tough to believe that counter-intuitively huge figure on the surface though. Well unless you are a blindly partisan fan who accepts lies and exaggeration as fact against common sense on the reg, I guess?


    you are obviously speaking about yourself right?

    I am just commenting on what I am witnessing. You know, believe my own eyes. While the radical Left is more concerned about returning a terrorist gang banger back to the US and any little thing, Trump is working his ass off for the country securing trillions in investment for the country. He's killing it. You can deny observable reality if you choose.


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  • Optional
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    Originally posted by DwightShrute

    and the winning keeps on going

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    How much has Trump got countries and companies to commit to invest in America since Jan 20th? Last count was over 10 Trillion and that doesn't include the 1.4 Trillion yesterday.

    He's tireless.
    Was not aware of this.

    A little tough to believe that counter-intuitively huge figure on the surface though. Well unless you are a blindly partisan fan who accepts lies and exaggeration as fact against common sense on the reg, I guess?

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  • DwightShrute
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    Originally posted by Optional

    C'mon Dwight. Surely this is Sleepy Joes fault like everything else? lol


    I do agree inflation is a good metric to judge the administration on though. Be interesting to see how it goes for the rest of this year.
    and the winning keeps on going

    Click image for larger version  Name:	image.png Views:	0 Size:	155.8 KB ID:	29874621


    How much has Trump got countries and companies to commit to invest in America since Jan 20th? Last count was over 10 Trillion and that doesn't include the 1.4 Trillion yesterday.

    He's tireless.

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