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demmiblue

(36,903 posts)
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 09:41 AM Dec 2021

NEW: Melania Trump will sell her first non-fungible token during this holiday season



Melania Trump is launching an NFT. The first embodies her "cobalt blue eyes" and a portion of the proceeds will assist kids aging out of foster care.

("Parler is powering the platform." )





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NEW: Melania Trump will sell her first non-fungible token during this holiday season (Original Post) demmiblue Dec 2021 OP
Sounds like something kinky in the bedroom to me. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #1
....now we're just negotiating the price underpants Dec 2021 #2
She is a good negotiator. Refused to move to White House until pre-nup renegotiated. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #7
"A portion of the proceeds will assist kids" zuul Dec 2021 #3
The Donald's kids Red Mountain Dec 2021 #31
The Donald's kids Red Mountain Dec 2021 #32
If she really wanted to sell for big money Beachnutt Dec 2021 #4
The Slovenian Prostitute is selling what? A non-fungible token? aka she gets your money and you ... Botany Dec 2021 #5
Proof that a person a actually invested in one of these "NFT"s should be all the Atticus Dec 2021 #6
Know I'm an old fart and all snowybirdie Dec 2021 #8
From wiki Botany Dec 2021 #14
Thanks... after reading that...What's an NTF? LakeArenal Dec 2021 #22
Near as I can tell it is paying money for something of nebulous value with some kind of "promise"... Botany Dec 2021 #24
I immediately thought of Bitcoin. Something I also know nothing about. LakeArenal Dec 2021 #26
Funny, I just got a call from Amazon and somebody put $10,000 into my Amazon account ... Botany Dec 2021 #30
Gawd... US is becoming one big scam. Scary. LakeArenal Dec 2021 #34
Oh Gawd Diamond_Dog Dec 2021 #35
Can someone explain what this even is? madaboutharry Dec 2021 #9
As far as I can figure out, you're buying nothing Buns_of_Fire Dec 2021 #12
A computer file. jmowreader Dec 2021 #37
NFT's are Instant Van Gogh bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #10
What is an NFT? Diamond_Dog Dec 2021 #11
After reading Botany above, I still don't know what it is. LakeArenal Dec 2021 #23
Non-fungible token Caliman73 Dec 2021 #38
Best explanation of NFTs I've read so far Retrograde Dec 2021 #39
Her name sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't remember whether struggle4progress Dec 2021 #13
Her passion for the arts?!?!?!?! Taylor Picker Dec 2021 #15
What a waste. 2naSalit Dec 2021 #16
Why would anyone pay $150 for that? madaboutharry Dec 2021 #17
The Tumps are GRIFTERS. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2021 #18
I don't think you're missing anything. Taylor Picker Dec 2021 #20
That's not her! Retrograde Dec 2021 #36
You're right. I think this NFT is a digital version of a watercolor of her body double's eyes!! Taylor Picker Dec 2021 #41
One born every minute Johonny Dec 2021 #19
Hard to tell who will be scamming who blogslug Dec 2021 #21
Feasting on the misfortune of children.... Again ! C_U_L8R Dec 2021 #25
I thought this was the Onion! LeftInTX Dec 2021 #27
on the bright side onethatcares Dec 2021 #28
Grifters gotta grift... orwell Dec 2021 #29
Isn't a NFT something you get from your husband 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2021 #33
Ah - the arts. In this case, the grand art of griftery. Vinca Dec 2021 #40
How is the Trump brand still a thing? lame54 Dec 2021 #42
I saw an ad the other day for a Trump head on a "Gold" coin. displacedtexan Dec 2021 #43
Does she have her clothes on in it? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 #44

Irish_Dem

(47,510 posts)
7. She is a good negotiator. Refused to move to White House until pre-nup renegotiated.
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 09:52 AM
Dec 2021

If you recall, initially after the election, she pretended to stay in New York for her son.

I suspected she was negotiating for some sort of cash deal to move to Washington.
Turns out she re-negotiated her pre-nup.

I feel certain she received a lump sum of cash, and future financial security.
She emerged a wealthy woman.

zuul

(14,628 posts)
3. "A portion of the proceeds will assist kids"
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 09:45 AM
Dec 2021

Sure it will. Why would anyone believe a member of this crime family would ever donate money for a charitable cause? They’re all crooks.

Botany

(70,612 posts)
5. The Slovenian Prostitute is selling what? A non-fungible token? aka she gets your money and you ...
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 09:49 AM
Dec 2021

Last edited Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:24 AM - Edit history (1)

.... get something that isn't worth anything. What a deal! What about the good old days where
she just told you to leave the money on the dresser?


Atticus

(15,124 posts)
6. Proof that a person a actually invested in one of these "NFT"s should be all the
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 09:51 AM
Dec 2021

evidence necessary to judicially declare them "non compos mentis" and confine them.

Botany

(70,612 posts)
14. From wiki
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:05 AM
Dec 2021

A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a digital ledger (blockchain).[1] NFTs can be associated with reproducible digital files such as photos, videos, and audio. NFTs use a digital ledger to provide a public certificate of authenticity or proof of ownership, but it does not restrict the sharing or copying of the underlying digital file. The lack of interchangeability (fungibility) distinguishes NFTs from blockchain cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin.

NFTs have drawn criticism with respect to the energy cost and carbon footprint associated with validating blockchain transactions as well as their frequent use in art scams.

******

I think from what I read the the NFT in this case is a picture of the Slovenia Sex worker you can down load from the
internet along with some audio of Melania saying something.

Botany

(70,612 posts)
24. Near as I can tell it is paying money for something of nebulous value with some kind of "promise"...
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 11:25 AM
Dec 2021

.... that it will be worth something because the seller says so and that worth is based on
data stored someplace. aka "A pig in a poke." aka a scam that has something to do w/
cryptocurrency aka "A Nigerian Prince w/money for you."

LakeArenal

(28,858 posts)
26. I immediately thought of Bitcoin. Something I also know nothing about.
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 12:04 PM
Dec 2021

PS: I have an alert that your SS account has been hacked. Please send$500 to repair : c/o Nigerian Princess Melania

Botany

(70,612 posts)
30. Funny, I just got a call from Amazon and somebody put $10,000 into my Amazon account ...
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 12:27 PM
Dec 2021

... and they just need some of my bank info to make it right.

Diamond_Dog

(32,113 posts)
35. Oh Gawd
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 01:17 PM
Dec 2021

I’m still not sure I completely understand but it sounds to me like something to stay far away from.

madaboutharry

(40,232 posts)
9. Can someone explain what this even is?
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 09:55 AM
Dec 2021

I am usually not clueless, but I don’t get it. What is a person actually buying?

Buns_of_Fire

(17,201 posts)
12. As far as I can figure out, you're buying nothing
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 09:59 AM
Dec 2021

but the bragging right to say you bought it. Whatever "it" is.

Sort of like contributing to anything the rump family endorses.

jmowreader

(50,567 posts)
37. A computer file.
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 02:28 PM
Dec 2021

It’s a JPG of a watercolor portrait of Melania Trump. MAGAts are probably lined up around the block to buy a picture of that butt-ugly woman - butt-ugly not because of her politics or choice of men, but because her face isn’t attractive.

LakeArenal

(28,858 posts)
23. After reading Botany above, I still don't know what it is.
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 11:18 AM
Dec 2021

More assuredly, Melania has no idea either.

Caliman73

(11,751 posts)
38. Non-fungible token
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 02:38 PM
Dec 2021

Currency is a fungible token of value. A dollar is a paper/linen bill that is reproduced officially by the US Treasury Dept. It has a value that is determined by economic activity, etc...

Non-fungible tokens are digital files that have a value assigned to them by the originator of the file. There is a unique digital signature that is hashed in code and follows that NFT around to verify its authenticity and uniqueness, which is how it retains or gains in value.

In EXTREMELY simplistic terms, it is rare so it is valuable. Digitally manufactured scarcity supposedly protected by complex codes and block chaining.

In my opinion, it is a scam waiting to happen, which I am sure, is why the Trump's are getting involved.

Retrograde

(10,164 posts)
39. Best explanation of NFTs I've read so far
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 02:44 PM
Dec 2021

I think it's both a scam and the latest bandwagon for the gullible to jump on - and they come along at least once every generation. At least with the Dutch Tulip Craze you at least had some pretty flowers to look at once the market crashed!

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
13. Her name sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't remember whether
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:01 AM
Dec 2021

she's that soft-porn model, that gold-digger, or that irritating nitwit who brags about not caring

Taylor Picker

(3,589 posts)
15. Her passion for the arts?!?!?!?!
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:09 AM
Dec 2021

Since when?
I see... like a true Trump, she loves the arts... as long as she is the subject of said "art."
Here's the painting, BTW:

madaboutharry

(40,232 posts)
17. Why would anyone pay $150 for that?
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:36 AM
Dec 2021

I’m a little perplexed. You buy this to see on your computer? What am I missing here?

The whole thing sounds stupid.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,811 posts)
18. The Tumps are GRIFTERS.
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:50 AM
Dec 2021

Add another one to the fold.

With all Donnie's legal problems piling ip, lawyers are EXPENSIVE. They are not working for FREE.

Taylor Picker

(3,589 posts)
20. I don't think you're missing anything.
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 10:52 AM
Dec 2021

If you are, I'm missing it too.

It's as stupid as the Trumpy Bear and the "Trump defeats COVID" commemorative coin.

Retrograde

(10,164 posts)
36. That's not her!
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 02:17 PM
Dec 2021

I don't think she can open her eyes that wide any more

Is this another indication that Donnie is running out of money and she has to grift while the grifting's still good?

Taylor Picker

(3,589 posts)
41. You're right. I think this NFT is a digital version of a watercolor of her body double's eyes!!
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 03:07 PM
Dec 2021

It might even be Laura Benanti, who played her on Colbert's show.

C_U_L8R

(45,025 posts)
25. Feasting on the misfortune of children.... Again !
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 11:51 AM
Dec 2021

These trumpstained shitheels are so disgusting and ghoulish.

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