Tiedrich: OH MY FUCKING GOD TRUMP'S MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT IS TRADING CARDS FEATURING HIS OWN

[highplainsdem]

BIG DUMB STUPID PUMPKIN FACE and holy shit he's selling them for a hundred bucks I shit you not. I wish I was making this up. and the rubes are going to eat this shit right up

Link to tweet

[onecaliberal]

1. A fool and their money..

[SorellaLaBefana]

170. ...or their (and OUR) democracy

Greed, hatred and fear are a potent combination—one defining the Republican party of Conspirators

[secondwind]

2. Digital trading cards LOL.

I doubt they will sell much.

[gab13by13]

5. Free shipping may convince Magats?

🤣

[PatSeg]

115. Ha, ha, ha!

[NullTuples]

128. Remember to tell MAGAs that if they change the angle of their phone screen, Trump blows them a kiss

...like the old fashioned lenticular kids books & stickers.

?format=500w

[Tetrachloride]

3. Like bitcoin, but a little worse ....... a lot worse.

[Ocelot II]

7. More like Pokemon, but much less cute.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

67. In Trump's case it's shitcoin

[calimary]

86. Or cryptocurrency.

[Wounded Bear]

102. Craptocurrency...

[calimary]

151. Good one, Wounded Bear!

[soldierant]

153. Is there a difference?

How would anyone be able to tell?

[Justice matters.]

155. Creeptocurrency.

[chriscan64]

152. Kleptocurrency.

[snowybirdie]

4. Too late

For Christmas gift giving.

[Maru Kitteh]

21. Nope. They're DIGITAL. Not even real cards. What a bunch of

fucking marooons.

[Marthe48]

60. Good I don't have to worry about using them

on bike spokes. Or in the bathroom.

[Harker]

6. I had a lot of amusing and disgusting ideas about what he was on about.

This particular idiocy never crossed my mind.

[wnylib]

39. I had some ideas, too. None of them amusing, though.

I thought it would be something political, like running for House Speaker. Thought he had enough supporters in the House to pull it off.

Definitely did not think of anything like the sale of virtual "cards." So pathetic that this is how he raises money now.

[Harker]

43. Amusing in a dark, cynical way.

My thinking that he might make an announcement that he is Batman wasn't too far off the mark.

He might've been inspired by his wife's hideous non fungible "art."

[calimary]

91. More like GoneBattyman.

[Harker]

98. There you go!

The first Stuporhero.

[calimary]

106. That's a good one, too!

Stuporhero! “Stoop” for short.

[JHB]

62. I came close with "some kind of scam", but that's...

...too broad to take credit, and I would never have guessed "digital trading cards" as the form it would take.

Pretty ripe, though, for a parody card game.

Tragic: The Blathering

[Harker]

74. Yes, "it's a scam" requires greater specificity these days.

It's becoming progressively harder to identify parody and satire when it involves Trumpskyites, I've noticed.

Hence the value of "not The Onion" and "this is for real" lead-ins.

[crickets]

108. "Tragic: The Blathering" ✔

The internal war between cringe and hilarity is ... I just ... Oh, man. Wow.

[insert Picard double facepalm here]

[PatSeg]

116. He is really running out of ideas

His usual fundraising must be tapering off. You can only take so much money from the rubes before they either are broke or tired of getting nothing for their money.

[Harker]

119. It must be.

In addition to the laughable absurdity of this self-promoting dreck, there's also more than a touch of irony in the intangible nature of it.

I don't think he can recover from this.

I hope I can. I feel like maybe I'm experiencing my first acid flashback.

[PatSeg]

125. I agree about the intangible nature of it

No vodka, steaks, or bottled water, not even a damn stick of bubble gum! "Now how can make money off the rubes without any actual investment?"

That announcement looked like a really bad infomercial on late night television though even with those, you actually get something tangible.

Even his supporters have finally had enough of his con game. He's always selling and giving nothing in return.

Someone posted some of the reactions from the Freepers. Many of them are done with him.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17466776

[Harker]

130. Freepers are abandoning him for another dangerous would be dictator.

The new alpha dog for whom they can howl in approval.

[Tommy Carcetti]

8. This is almost literally unbelievable.

A sampling:

Link to tweet

[robbob]

69. OMFG! Do NOT miss the chance to go for a closer look!

They are unintentionally hilarious! Macho man tRump in space, on a football field with smudges under his eyes like a real pro ball player. What an idiot.

[ShazzieB]

90. Not only that...

It looks like the artist shaved about 100 lbs. off that pudgy frame!

[Genki Hikari]

168. More like photoshopped that ugly pumpkin head

Onto buff bodies.

[Hortensis]

77. Too GOOD to be true. I was afraid a hacker put this up

and was so glad to see the news media reporting it. I predict this is a major political event.

[KS Toronado]

94. At only $99 a piece, I'm going to collect all 48 of them

When History proclaims tfg as the greatest president of all time, a complete original set of 48 and I mean
original 1st edition ones in factory sealed wrappers could be worthless beyond your wildest dreams. So
call today, our operators are standing by with special yuge offers nobody has ever seen, do not settle
for the "fly by night" copy & paste digital rip-offs, get the only original factory sealed digital ones.
CALL NOW 1-800-EAT-SPAM

[niyad]

144. there are 48 of those absurdities??

[KS Toronado]

167. Lawrence O'Donnell or Steven Colbert said 45 tonight

Both of them showed ones I hadn't seen yet, been off line since late afternoon, surely there's more info
on DU somewhere. Staying away from all the snow?

[calimary]

111. Is anybody actually BUYING these?

Anybody know?

[Midnight Writer]

9. A great way to launder money! Just in time for Christmas.

[calimary]

87. And fleece the flock in a whole new way, at the same time.

[rubbersole]

10. Stop. Just stop.

This is a piece of evidence for an insanity defense.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Are they holographic or is he going on the cheap?

[Maru Kitteh]

22. They're DIGITAL. Much like a manual evacuation.

Except a manual evacuation actually does something useful.

[TheBlackAdder]

35. ZOMG! NFT's are such a scam. Perfect for the rubes in our families. Give as a gift.

.

They will look at it, laugh and then when they find out that's all they're getting... they'll get pissed off.

.

[barbtries]

12. wow.

he's going broke.

[Eyeball_Kid]

55. he's still got a whole lot of money to lose before he gets really desperate.

Trump always liked side businesses. Vodka, wine, steaks, etc. He still sees himself as an endless extension of his brand. But just like his finite life, he's slowly declining in brand recognition. I suspect that he may one day get ahead of the curve and start selling cremation urns, with an option of storing your ashes in a very special mausoleum where the Trump family resides, post-mortem-- for a premium price.

[Hekate]

82. You are 100% spot on in your analysis: "He still sees himself as an endless extension of his brand"

SMH

[SergeStorms]

104. He's about to find out....

just how much the Trump "brand" is circling his golden shitter.

His name is actually worse than "Mudd".

[oregonjen]

13. Is this The Onion??? OMFG!

[Hortensis]

72. Love, love, love it! The best of The Onion couldn't beat this!

Our family's messaging from several states, currently a contest going for the face we'd most like to have seen when THIS turned out to be tRump's big announcement.

Someone just pointed out that each of the cards will be wonderfully useful gifts also. All for us.

[PlanetBev]

14. The only trading cards you'll beg your mother to throw out

This is America the Fictitious.

[JohnnyRingo]

52. Good one.

I don't have a Schwinn anymore.

[electric_blue68]

158. Baahahahaaaaaaa... ZING! 😄

[dalton99a]

15. Suitable for framing

[Ocelot II]

16. Do they have one of him dressed like all the YMCA guys at once?

OMG, this is so pathetic...

[rubbersole]

18. Great suggestion.

Better than the "real" ones. Trademark!

[Attilatheblond]

25. And cheaper to 'make' than the stupid hats

Bigger profit margin, but smaller market.

[CTyankee]

20. Oh, yes! That photo of him "dancing" to "Macho Man" (because he didn't get the joke) was just

priceless. He thought the song was about HIM!

[IbogaProject]

51. The Indian & Biker

Will be part of the coveted second set.

[mjvpi]

54. You win. Great suggestion

[calimary]

163. Kinda looks that way.

[onethatcares]

17. buy 3 and get

a Melania photo shoot at half price.

[Botany]

37. R you kidding me?

And people will pay money for that schlock?

[smb]

41. Can You Get It In A Package Deal With A Dartboard, Or Do You Need To Supply Your Own? nt

[Harker]

45. He deftly avoided Bush's risible flight suit bulge with a telling

strap arrangement.

[Ilsa]

66. These are the real digital cards, or did you just throw these together?

Has anyone explained to him that no one is fooled by the sudden 100 pound weight loss?

[robbob]

73. Do they throw in a free digital frame if you buy all 4?

🖼️?

[Ms. Toad]

131. There are at least 2,250 of them.

There are 45,000 in the original release, with there being no more than 20 copies of each card being sold (and some will be one of a kind).

[niyad]

76. Oh, look. Grown-up sized hand on the football.

[BonnieJW]

79. This is

truly hilarious. I can't wait to watch Saturday Night Live

[Hekate]

120. He stole Joe's aviator glasses! And what big hands you have, grandpa!

[dalton99a]

133. Yep.

[2naSalit]

19. and the rubes are going to eat this shit right up.

Yup, and that's why he keeps doing it. As long as they keep sending him their money...

[Blue Owl]

23. Where's the one of him using Tuckwad's manly ultraviolet junk laser?

[global1]

24. And Just In Time For Christmas....

Collector's edition. Will they come with bubble gum?

[moonscape]

26. Okay, this wasn't on my bingo card ... n/t

[global1]

27. On Par With The 'Garbage Pail Kids'....nt

[jmowreader]

31. Weren't Garbage Pail Kids fifty cents a pack?

And I have a weird question’ how come the one of him in a spacesuit looks more like Dark Brandon than it does Trump?

[TurboDem]

136. That's EXACTLY what I was thinking!

[Beetwasher.]

28. Stay Classy Trumpy!

ROFL!!

[Quakerfriend]

29. Brings to mind the Saddam trading cards...

[SergeStorms]

30. One hundred dollars at issue....

but think what these collector's items will be worth down the line!

I can't wait to not buy a complete set as soon as they're issued! They'll be worth next to nothing by next week!

[Random Boomer]

172. It's even worse than this

You can't buy a specific card or buy the whole set. You can only buy a specific NUMBER of cards, and then take your chances on what cards they send you. There will be duplicates and other cards will be uncommon.

[EnergizedLib]

32. If that is t the biggest waste of money

I’ve ever seen.

I’m just laughing.

Is he that desperate for cash?

[Wicked Blue]

33. That's pretty expensive for toilet paper

I realize there's been inflation but ...???

[Ocelot II]

59. They're digital, so you'd have to use your phone.

I don't know if Apple would give you a refund after that...

[Wicked Blue]

118. Let's not get too technical

We could always print them out and use those

[jalan48]

34. And, just in time for Christmas shopping!

[twodogsbarking]

36. No bubble gum but you do get a free ketchup pack.

[nevergiveup]

38. I will purchase one if it depicts

him behind bars.

[KS Toronado]

100. Here's a free one for ya

[calimary]

113. That'll work!

[GregGilman]

40. The "Man of Steal"

The punch lines write themselves.

[smb]

44. Look! Down in the swamp! It's a turd! It's a stain! It's ORANGEMAN!!

...Yes, it’s Orangeman, strange visitor from an alternative factverse with ethics and intelligence far below those of normal men! Orangeman, who can change the course of mighty windstorms, wielding a Sharpie in his tiny hands! And who, disguised as Donald Trump, ill-mannered manager for a major metropolitan real estate scam, shrieks a never-ending babble of lies, nonsense, and the oligarch way!

[SergeStorms]

107. Excellent use...

of the old Superman run-in.

[calimary]

114. Excellent!!!

The “Man of Steal”!

[aeromanKC]

42. Oh please somebody come up with a knock off spoof deck in time for a stocking stuffer.

Trump and MAGAt associates most wanted cards would be a perfect stocking stuffer!!


Reminds me of these:

[stage left]

162. That is the spoof deck.

Good god, he's really deeply in love with himself.

[GopherGal]

175. He really is almost beyond parody

But a spoof deck of these (and maybe an Eloon version) might have had a shot at ending up in some of my family's Christmas stockings.

[keithbvadu2]

46. I want to see the Stormy card. But not badly enough to buy it.

I want to see the Stormy card.

But not badly enough to buy it.

Are there any 'tasteful' nudies of First Escort Melania?

[Harker]

47. I bet the pillow guy is digging deep for the image rights.

Next up: bobbleheads of the whole Trumpsky family.

[JohnnyRingo]

48. I think you're overestimating Rubes.

$100 will buy a four foot flag, a yard sign, full size stand up, and probably a Trump '24 shirt. Those are all things they can display to whizz off the libs. They don't have meetings where they swap trading cards so no one will ever see them.

They're rube, not idiots.

[33taw]

49. If you buy 45 cards you can have dinner with the President.

WFT

[SergeStorms]

109. He already tried that scam...

and as far as anyone knows he never once had dinner with any of his loyal boot-lickers. As usual, he just took the money and ran.

[calimary]

134. I would file that one in the "yeah, SUUURE" file.

[GopherGal]

176. Why would Joe go along with TFG's money-raising grift? (nfm)

Oh, you mean the president of Mrs. Olesen's third grade class at Orchard Elementary? Glad it's someone who'd appreciate the menu of mac-n-cheese, tater tots and ice cream.

[Justice matters.]

157. Only if you pay your own traveling fees.

[homegirl]

50. Designed to appeal

to the mental capacity of Trumpers. Collecting trading cards is the common past time of 8 to 13 year old boys.

[33taw]

53. He was jealous of Herschel's deputy badge.

[IbogaProject]

56. NFT include resell commissions

Whomever got him to do this will get part of every resale along w some of the initial proceeds. But those pics are hilarious.

[SergeStorms]

110. They're so incredibly....

BAD! Poorly illustrated. Amateurish, but what else would you expect from a huckster like him?

[IbogaProject]

141. I know

I'm slightly amazed they didn't just use pics converted to art. I was just pointing out that whomever sold t45 on this is getting over as part of this scam.

[Yavin4]

57. The people who buy this will scream to heaven about paying taxes for schools, healthcare, etc.

Taxes that make life better for everyone, yet they will throw away their money on this crap without question.

[lindysalsagal]

58. I want a new species.

[Hortensis]

61. This is a magnificent Christmas gift for US! Totally free and priceless!

My husband couldn't pull out the website at first, assumed it was overwhelmed. People just wanting to know if it could be true just need to check NEWS sites.

Merry Christmas season, all!

[Hortensis]

64. "Hello, everyone. Tthis Donald Trump, hopefully your favorite president of all time,

better than Lincoln, better than Washington..."

EVERYONE, be sure to go to collecttrumpcards.com to hear this. It is a priceless gift! It may also be an indicator of tRump's real plans for his future: humiliating everyone who ever supported him.

[niyad]

63. This is The Onion, yes???? PLEASE tell me that this is The Onion.

[republianmushroom]

65. he has gotten the attention he was after.

[SergeStorms]

112. The attention, yes....

but I don't think he's going to realize the money he's undoubtedly expecting.

Who, in their right mind, would waste money on such a colossal rip-off as this? MAGAts even have limits to their stupidity.

[republianmushroom]

139. would not bet on ti

"even have limits to their stupidity." they sent money and still do for his Legal fees. what can one say

[SergeStorms]

142. We'll soon see.

If he starts "truth" raging about it at 3:00 am someday we'll know for sure. 😉

[republianmushroom]

173. Trump's digital cards

Trump's digital cards sell out within a day

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3777969-trumps-digital-cards-sell-out-within-a-day/

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217469545

They do not say how many

[Ilsa]

68. He'd make more money if he put Malignia on the cards in her birthday suit.

But that would be upsetting for him.

[Ilsa]

70. "When will this one be released?"

Link to tweet

?t=P65HNi6ppVpPUPCvZSOQmg&s=19

Sorry, I can't post the two pix.

[rubbersole]

84. I was eating lunch...

[Ilsa]

103. Sorry, Rubs, I guess I owe you one. nt

[calimary]

159. And Nancy Pelosi didn't want to discuss him while they were eating.

I roared when I heard that soundbite! She and Chuck Schumer were being interviewed while they were at lunch. GREAT quote!!

[33taw]

160. Putin will never release him.

[niyad]

71. Is that 100 each, or for the set?

[JenniferJuniper]

78. EACH!

[Mr. Evil]

75. Just when you think you've seen it all, remember,

If you live long enough you'll see everything.

?w=800&h=651

[Maeve]

80. Mighty Mouth strike again!

A legend in his own mind!

[keithbvadu2]

123. Looks like Scotty Kilmer

[LaMouffette]

81. Now if it were TP with his face on each sheet . . . ! Then again, I wouldn't want to even wipe my

derrière with his image.

[The Jungle 1]

83. A black dot in the middle

With a few concentric circles. Staple gun, back stop.

[RevBrotherThomas]

85. Every time -

I mean every...single...time that I think to myself "This is it, this trump cannot scrape the bottom any harder.", I prove myself wrong.

That this man is a serious contender for ANY elected office speaks to the state of this nation. The inmates have taken over the asylum.

[FlyingPiggy]

88. I have no words. So asinine and so in character for TFG. Smdh...

[PXR-5]

89. And right now

Eloon is saying "why didn't I think of this?"

[Midnight Writer]

92. I'm keeping mine in a safe, right next to the Nullinvoid Crypto currency I bought last year.

[llashram]

93. more grift

of his stupid crazed base.

[Tree Lady]

95. Well if he ever makes it to jail

We can make a card showing his mugshot and sell it to pay for electing dems and fixing democracy. Maybe make it big, we can use it for dart practice in our garage.

[diehardblue]

96. Is this the best tfg and Stephen Miller can do?

[Warpy]

97. HAHAHAHAH

I'll bet you can't even play poker with them, so once his adoring fans see there are no numbers or suits on them (except the one he's wearing that always looks like he slept in it because he's afraid of tailors and their germs), the popularity will drop like a rock. Even rubes have their standards.

The real suckers are going to be the yuppies who think they can buy a whole set, stash it somewhere, and their great-great grandchildren will find it all and get rich quick on a future version of Antiques Roadshow.

Of course, there will always be one or two cards that will be scarce. That's how these scams always work, especially since I'm sure there won't be a wafer of hideously sweet bubble gum in the pack.

[Tanuki]

99. Money laundering opportunity

Link to tweet

[keithbvadu2]

124. Political organizations/churches buy books from candidates to skirt donation laws.

Political organizations/churches buy books from candidates to skirt donation laws.

This could work the same way.

[keithbvadu2]

127. Six-pack abs... Sharpie

[GopherGal]

101. I hope the ten-year-old who did the photoshopping got paid in advance...

Holy cow. It may just have been photoshopping his face onto the images, because the bodies certainly don't match TFG at all. Heck, the tie isn't anywhere near long enough. (And the cowboy on the range one screams "green screen&quot

Still gotta love that football field. My first thought was did they shrink it horizontally so much to slenderize TFG's girth that the yard lines ended up only about a foot apart? Though upon further examination, the awkward way the "45" was labeled made me think that it couldn't have been made by someone who has any familiarity whatsoever with American football. (So maybe it's a ten-year-old Russian kid who photoshopped them as part of an "Intro to Troll-Memes" course in grade school) And the deflated football was meant to allude to his admirer Tom Brady and to disassociate from other un-American players who (gasp!) kneel during the national anthem.

[cayugafalls]

105. Leave to the Sadly Burnt Orange-utan to redefine NFT as Nasty Felon Tangerine...

Moron's being morons, while tfg uses this as a way to launder money.

I suspect Saudi house will buy a bunch to help cover the cost of the totes with the copies of the Top Secret documents that were delivered...

[H2O Man]

117. Recommended.

[Hekate]

121. First as tragedy, then as farce

also

[I_UndergroundPanther]

122. The only trading cards I would want from

That orange buffoon is the trump gets sentenced and goes to jail collection.

#1 the moment trump is found guilty
#2 the moment after the bailiff cuffs him
#3 Crying being led out of the courtroom
#4 mugshot
#5 losing his personal effects in the prison
# 5 orange jumpsuit portrait
#6 cleaning toilets
#7 gay prisoners,black prisoners and non white non christians kicking his ass
#8 eating a prison bologna sandwich
#9 making license plates
#10 bawling his eyes out as guard tells him to stfu.
#11 the unlucky cell mate including his best insults for trump listed on it.
#12 sitting in his cell crying in the semi darkness.

Just a thought. There will be more cards.

How about the best anti trump memes trading card collection.

[Evolve Dammit]

148. I like it! Grifters gotta grift, grift, grift. Apologies to T. Swift.

[Freethinker65]

126. I was so close. I predicted NFTs of stolen documents

[iemanja]

129. The grift continues.

[dchill]

132. He's proving to his followers how gullible and stupid they are...

...and they still don't get it.

[SallyHemmings]

135. I actually didn't see that coming....

[ificandream]

137. Here's his actual announcement. And he actually keeps a straight face. Unfucking believable.

Link to tweet

?s=12&t=r1OIPj5xc9Ik-jBxQeLW3g

[Brainfodder]

138. 99 Dollars doesn't sound like much for what you are getting, I AM GLAD I WAS NOT DRINKING ANYTHING!

HOLY SHIT, someone clip just that and spread that already?

Dear grifter victims, COME ON!

I want all the outtakes!

[Brainfodder]

143. 99 Dollars doesn't sound like much for what you are getting!

[calimary]

164. If I didn't know better

I'd guess he'd been hiding a couple of stacks of beef sausages below the big "T" on his stomach.

[Aussie105]

140. Once the Trump true believers

realize they are buying something that they can't even hold in their hands, the cards won't be too popular.

What is to stop someone downloading and printing off a whole lot of these, and stand on a street corner to sell them for cost + $1 each?

[Yavin4]

145. In Trump's world, grifting never sleeps.

He won't stop until he's rung every last penny out of MAGA.

[Crowman2009]

146. I'd rather chew the stale sticks of chewing gum they use to have in baseball card packs.

Then to buy that digital garbage.

[hadEnuf]

147. Do you get a stick of stale gum with them too?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

149. Grifters gonna grift.

Enablers gonna enable.

The kind of people who can look at and listen to TFG and not know he's a low IQ self-centered criminal with no morals or ethics must have terrible families and communities. I mean, how else do they think his behavior is normal and acceptable?

[AverageOldGuy]

150. Turns out the company that is selling these "trading cards" . . .

. . . has the same West Palm Beach FL address as . . . Trump's golf club!!!

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-nfts-2658971249/

On Thursday, after teasing a massive announcement the day before, former President Donald Trump unveiled a series of $99 "trading card" nonfungible tokens, or NFTs — images of himself backed by cryptocurrency technology.

The announcement was widely mocked — however, one slightly less discussed detail is the nature of the company making the cards.

It isn't Trump's campaign, nor is it the Trump Organization. Rather, it is a mysterious entity known as CIC Ventures, which, according to Ken Bensington of The New York Times, has a lot of overlap with Trump.

"The company that licensed Trump's image and likeness for the $99 NFT trading cards appears to be one founded in 2021 by former Trump advisor Nick Luna and current Trump lawyer John Marion," wrote Bensington on Twitter. "Its mailing address is the same as the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach."

"Little is known about CIC, but a little digging shows that a manila folder seized from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI in August was marked 'Serio Contract' and contained a contract with CIC Ventures and Gold Ventures, per a federal court filing," Bensington continued.

Even some Trump supporters grumbled about the NFT announcement, complaining that the cards on offer were "worthless" and a "scam."

This comes as Trump has suffered setbacks with his 2024 campaign launch, with some polls indicating he is losing the lead among the Republican base to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — which Trump took to his Truth Social platform to rail against this week.

[chriscan64]

154. $100 jpeg still a jpeg.

X-Ray glasses and sea monkeys from the back of the comics looking like a better deal.

[colsohlibgal]

156. What A Dumb Doofus

Dumber than a mud fence and this clown actually won enough votes to win the White House .....not as many votes as his opponent but , only in america you can win with fewer votes than your opponent.

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

161. He'll NEVER be as cool as Dark Brandon and it's killing him...n/t

[calimary]

166. Welcome to DU, CANADIANBEAVER69!

True enough, he'll NEVER be as cool as Dark Brandon. And we all know that's gotta hurt - big time!

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

174. Thank You, I have been around DU since 2001

but over the years didn't post much. I am thankful for this community. It's helped keep this Canadian a bit more on the sane side

[OMGWTF]

165. As the esteemed Mrs Betty Bowers says,

“You lose $99 and Trump loses 99 pounds.”

[SorellaLaBefana]

169. Major Announcement: The Shovel takes another Scoop off The Pile

We know Donald loves a good deal, so we’re selling his exclusive, limited edition NFT digital trading cards for just $98. These are exactly the same – like literally 100% identical – to the ones on the official Trump website, but at a special discounted price!

That’s right MAGA fans, you can get the 100% authentic digital cards featuring images of America’s best president (better than Lincoln and Washington) for $1 less than through official channels! That means if you buy five, you’ll save like $2,000! {..snip..}

Plus, one in every 100 hundred cards includes a classified US Government document, free!

https://www.theshovel.com.au/2022/12/16/donald-trump-digital-trading-cards/

I've heard NFTs ridiculed for years, but had only the vague notion they were a scam of some sort. MajorAnnouncement prompted me to learn more. I found the following clear explanation on Forbes. The explanation seems to validate that The Shovel can sell these NFTs just as they claim

BLUF: NFT comes down to a blockchain token that a freely available to view digital image is "owned" by someone who values this "ownership" more than the work itself.

An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos. They are bought and sold online, frequently with cryptocurrency, and they are generally encoded with the same underlying software as many cryptos...

NFTs are also generally one of a kind, or at least one of a very limited run, and have unique identifying codes. “Essentially, NFTs create digital scarcity,”...

This stands in stark contrast to most digital creations, which are almost always infinite in supply. Hypothetically, cutting off the supply should raise the value of a given asset, assuming it’s in demand...

Anyone can view the individual images—or even the entire collage of images online for free. So why are people willing to spend millions on something they could easily screenshot or download?

Because an NFT allows the buyer to own the original item. Not only that, it contains built-in authentication, which serves as proof of ownership. Collectors value those “digital bragging rights” almost more than the item itself.

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/investing/cryptocurrency/what-is-an-nft-how-do-nfts-work/

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[Emile]

171. Always working hard on the CON.