9 points | by bookofjoe 3 hours ago ago
3 comments
Only the leaders get to place the bets, not the minions.
Seriously, this is pro forma, not serious. Serious would take the form of investigation and prosecution. "We're not thieves, see?"
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-warns-staff-...
Oh no. How awful. Now they'll have to limit themselves to big military-industrial buys right before launching wars[1], getting billions from the nations they're negotiating with[2], and trading on inside information.[3]
1. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretar...
2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/04/jared-...
3. https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-iran-oil-insider-trad...
Only the leaders get to place the bets, not the minions.
Seriously, this is pro forma, not serious. Serious would take the form of investigation and prosecution. "We're not thieves, see?"
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-warns-staff-...
Oh no. How awful. Now they'll have to limit themselves to big military-industrial buys right before launching wars[1], getting billions from the nations they're negotiating with[2], and trading on inside information.[3]
1. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretar...
2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/04/jared-...
3. https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-iran-oil-insider-trad...