Summary

Donald Trump faced backlash after launching the $TRUMP cryptocurrency meme coin, valued at billions, days before his inauguration.

Experts, including former ethics officials, called it a major conflict of interest, as Trump has pledged pro-crypto policies while profiting personally.

First Lady Melania also launched her own coin, $MELANIA.

Critics warn the coins, which lack intrinsic value and are highly volatile, could lead to lawsuits and public losses.

Ethics experts described the move as one of the worst conflicts of interest in modern U.S. presidential history.

    • samus12345@lemm.ee
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      9 days ago

      ā€œPoliteā€ and ā€œcordialā€ are synonyms. Theyā€™re two different words that mean the same thing, as your linked definition helpfully says.

      ā€œFireā€ as in ā€œconflagrationā€ and ā€œfireā€ as in ā€œto terminate someone from employmentā€ are homonyms. Theyā€™re two words that are spelled and pronounced the same with different meanings. So it goes with ā€œpluralityā€ having more than one definition.

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        9 days ago

        Friend, youā€™re just flat fucking wrong. Admit it and back instead of being pathetic with the ā€œakshuallyā€ bullshit. You used it wrong. Deal.

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            ā€œPluralityā€ is more than one. ā€œMajorityā€ is the mass of a group. Your initial comment (which youā€™ve edited) was to suggest that ā€œALL THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR THISā€ and this is what is happening.

            In actuality, less than 2% of the majority were even in favor of this asshole. Youā€™re trying to specifically inflate the reality of what is going on by verbiage alone, which is, yes, pathetic, but also just fucking sad because youā€™re continuing this thread instead of simply shutting the fuck up, which you should have done from the outset.