Friday, February 20, 2026

The Most Powerful Crime Syndicate in History

James Speyer: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise.

Posted by Corky at 04:31 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink

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It is difficult to comprehend the level of state-sponsored criminality we are witnessing because our country has never experienced anything like it. It is also difficult to absorb because it is happening so quickly, and on so many different fronts. - James Speyer, NY Daily News 2/18/26

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-- Richard Power (@wyrdsofpower.bsky.social) Feb 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM

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"It is difficult to comprehend the level of state-sponsored criminality we are witnessing because our country has never experienced anything like it. It is also difficult to absorb because it is happening so quickly, and on so many different fronts.

In the words of the 2022 movie, it sometimes feels like "Everything Everywhere All At Once." And that can be exhausting, numbing, and overwhelming.

But viewing the Trump administration as a massive crime syndicate allows us to be clear-eyed about what is coming down the road, and to plan accordingly.

To take the most urgent example, there ought to be no question as to whether Trump will try to steal the midterm elections. Of course he will try to steal them. Criminals gonna crime."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-19 08:52 PM

The Trumpf Crime Family (TCF) learned from the best in NYC. First, dealing with the Italian mafia and lower level Irish hoodlums in the unions, then dealing with the Russian mob. Become an informant for the FBI to gain immunities from prosecution and make money for the international banks while they look away. Use Jeffrey Epstein and other nebulous connections to keep spreading out while collecting dirt on people. Hire attorneys expert at stalling and delaying and have court cases tried in junta-friendly courts.

Dummkopf Trumpf and the TCF are the result of a failed system which allowed them to metastasize.

At the end of the US Civil War, the USAG did not how to prosecute traitor CSA President Jefferson Davis. Eventually freed from his casement in Fort Monroe VA, "Jeff Davis" would then outlive Abraham Lincoln by 24 years and in freedom.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-20 05:17 PM

To take the most urgent example, there ought to be no question as to whether Trump will try to steal the midterm elections. Of course he will try to steal them. Criminals gonna crime."
#1 | Posted by Corky

He likely won't have to try very hard.

#3 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-02-20 05:26 PM

Headline is false. You're forgetting the Vatican.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-20 06:22 PM

To repair the damage will require massive firings of the people Trump installed to be able to rule as dictator, and that is only possible if both the midterms and the 2028 elections go against the MAGA conspiracy.

#5 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-02-21 06:53 AM

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