Monday, October 13, 2025

Republican Socialism: Feds Take Stake in Another Company

Not even shutting down the government can stop Republicans from forcing their way into corporate boardrooms these days.

Posted by qcp at 05:32 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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Billionaire Trump Donor Paulson Scores Windfall Thanks To Government's Investment In Trilogy Metals One of Donald Trump's earliest supporters on Wall Street owns a stake in the tiny mining business that tripled overnight on news of the government's investment.

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-- Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) Oct 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM

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... The deal seems to follow the same blueprint that the Trump administration has used to seize stakes in U.S. Steel, Intel, and others ...

Government ownership of industry.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-10 10:22 AM

I'm good with this.

I'm surprised MAGA is though.

#2 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-10 01:04 PM

Next up: all farms in the US will be operated by the Department of Agriculture. Workers on those farms will be provided by the Department of Prisons, ICE or from dark-skinned Americans, who will simply volunteer--or else. All workers will also receive intense education in why our King is the greatest, and some say, a god...

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2025-10-14 08:22 AM

Government ownership of industry.

It's not ownership, it's just a stake so they can influence direction and action.

You know, fascism.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-14 10:19 AM

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