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Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1454609/trump-purchased-up-to-5-million-of-spacex-bonds-days-before-major-space-order
lite.cnn.com/2026/10/08/investing/trump-5-million-dollars-spacex-bondsReplying to @beep@piefed.world
They always explained government as having built in checks and balances that keep things functioning and not going off the rails.
Where have any of these supposed devices been?
Replying to @db2@lemmy.world
Washington worried about political parties overpowering the checks before he was even president, and worried until his deathbed. This was taught in school, IIRC.