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[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 290 points 5 days ago (7 children)

The pedophile spends millions of dollars of all yall's money to golf at his own resorts where he gets profits from that. Oh, he also rapes children for fun...

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

You forgot about the crypto schemes where he steals money directly from the people with zero consequences.

And all the suspected insider trading.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 84 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Hey now, the pedo in chief also gets the DOJ he runs to settle with him in a case he brought against the IRS to the tune of a couple billion. He's not just enriching his businesses.

[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago

Technically an unlimited amount of money. The initial payout was billions and it will only grow and there is no oversight or accountability. It is literally treason.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 55 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He (Trump) just stole 1.8 billion dollars in taxpayer money from us. Millions is no longer the number we're talking about.

[–] RustyEarthfire@lemmy.world 32 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Actually it's not limited to 1.8 billion dollars. It's a completely blank check. You can see the settlement here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1441201/dl

So frustrating seeing all of the "news" platforms parroting the regime's claims as if they were a trustworthy source

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[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeaaaa but Mamdani is helping the people....so fuck that guy right? I mean we're all going to be billionaires one day.

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[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 215 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Mamdani DIDNT make a Scene about being In Public and DIDNT spend THOUSANDS to do it? How DARE HE!

-Fiscally Responsible Republicans!

[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

-Establishment Democrats were here too

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[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 days ago

The assumption that wealth and power always leads to privilege and corruption is so engrained that a mayor sitting in the nosebleeds seems like a joke, rather than nosebleeds costing $700 fucking dollars.

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 110 points 5 days ago (6 children)
[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 79 points 5 days ago (15 children)

The knicks are on a crazy 10 game run never done before and 1 game away from being in the finals which they havent made since 1999. Tickets would normally be kind of high, but all of this and the demand is high by fans. Its been so crazy that ticket sales and audience attendees at away games are showing more knicks fans over the home team.

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 50 points 5 days ago

For the playoffs, yeah.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

Not normally.

I don't keep up on the NBA, but I've been watching Desus' new podcast and apparently the Knicks are in a playoff push and all of NYC is convinced they'll make it.

It's not as much about the team as it is about NYC. Tickets prices aren't up because people want to see the game, it's a cultural event.

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[–] tomiant@piefed.social 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

HE WANTS TO GIVE POOR PEOPLE MORE MONEY BUT HE ALSO MAKES MONEY! CURIOUS!

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Fox news: "That suit? 3 figures. The so-called socialist could have donated that money to the food pantry, but splurged on expensive clothes instead."

Fox viewers: clapping and barking like trained seals

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 9 points 4 days ago

Meanwhile, trump installs a third solid gold toilet next to his bed.

Just wait until they find out what mustard he uses on his hotdogs/burgers.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

À shitty seat is SEVEN HUNDRED dollars ?! What the fuck is wrong with y'all? Is that like a world cup finale or something? That's an insane price.

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have similar thoughts. I wouldn't pay $20 to see an NBA game, shit, I wouldn't go if they gave me $20.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

I saw Chuck Berry live for 70€ once. Most expensive gig I ever went to, haha! To see a living legend. Could almost touch him too. We were barely a few hundred in there.

Seven hundred fucking dollars... And you can't even see shit?! this sounds insane.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

"Hypocrite Mamdani breaths the same air as billionaires!"

[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Isn't the establishment's notion that "success is achievable by anyone"? Why the shaming? If Mamdani was poor, their narative would probably be like: "He couldn't help himself why'd you think he could help you?"

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The establishment's notion is more like "success only belongs to white conservatives like us"

The whole "everyone can be rich if they just apply themselves" fairytale is just a distraction to preserve the status quo and prevent another Bastille.

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The point isn't to make sense or be consistent.

It's to demonize anyone deemed a threat to the status quo.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 54 points 5 days ago (10 children)

They're desperate to make a scandal out of anything.

Same with Graham Platner. These fuckers so badly want anyone who wants you to be able to live off one job to be pounded back into obscurity, no matter how ridiculous the made-up scandal may be.

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Graham's a little different. The things he has said and done are vile. In his case, it hinges much more on whether you think a person can change, and if they should be given a chance (as one of the rulers of our society, specifically) if they have changed.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 23 points 5 days ago (6 children)

People who claim that "people don't change" just scream to me "I haven't grown up at all, questioned my assumptions, or learned anything new since I was 20 or younger"

It's like trump bragging that he hasn't changed since he was 6. It's not a flex.

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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago

The price of that ticket gave me a nosebleed

[–] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago

Lel. Also dafuq. 700, and I assume this us USD, for a nosebleeds ticket.

Oof.

Uuf.

Oughf.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 18 points 5 days ago

I thought we were condemning Mamdani for buying such expensive tickets while everyone is struggling even to eat, but these were the CHEAP tickets?? What. The. Actual. Fuck.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 45 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Its such a dumb attack I thought it was paid promotion.

[–] texture@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

i mean it is

[–] passenger@sopuli.xyz 15 points 5 days ago

It is New York Post, same grifting BS outlet that brought Trump to the white house by spewing blatant right wing lies

[–] Doom@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I just spent $160 to go to a standing room only concert at a SMALL venue. And a lot of that price was the fucked up administrative fees. These assholes really do not understand/care how much the one and only ticket company around is gouging us.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It cost 25 bucks to see a pistons game in the late 90s.

The fuck is 700 for shit seats!?!

[–] galaxy_nova@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Um the mayor has a salary no? Is he not allowed to spend his own money lol

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It has never once occurred to me that any mayor would pay to attend a sporting event in their own city.

Like in my head, it seems like making public appearances at sporting events is part of the mayor's job.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 days ago

Right? When I was in highschool, the mayor would always come by, at least once a week, and have lunch in the cafeteria with us.

Later it turned out he was a huge pedophile, but having lunch with the students was nice.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 4 days ago

For those who don't know, it's the NBA Conference Finals hence why the tickets are so expensive.

[–] quarkquasar@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They're probably mocking him for not being able to afford better seats.

What a fool, isn't even leveraging his NYC mayorship to enrich himself!

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 5 days ago

The way they're pricing this stuff I believe it cost around $40 to even think about the games.

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Good for Mamdani, hope he enjoyed the game!

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

When the Florida panthers sucked, I could get into the upper section for $15. Now that they won 2 Stanley cups, last row in nosebleeds is $80. Fucking Florida fairweather fans.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Who owns the NY Post? There's you reason and they probably own the opposing news outlet to sell shit to both sides.

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