"If any one day could define the hazy transition from slow to rapid decay — 24 hours that truly defined the decline of the American empire from its pedestal as a global superpower — it would have to be March 23."

~ Will Bunch

#Trump #LaGuardia #AirTravel #airports #ICE #ClimateChange #InsiderTrading #Iran #war #oil #gas #corruption #authoritarianism
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inquirer.com/opinion/laguardia…

One crazy day that defined the decline and fall of the American empire

Over 24 hours, a deadly jet crash, militarized airports, insider trading, and a killer heat wave define a nation in rapid decline.

^{Will Bunch (The Philadelphia Inquirer)}

“15 minutes before Trump announced that the U.S. would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure, the volume of stock market trades mysteriously spiked and the price of oil just as mysteriously plunged."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #Iran #war #PredictionMarkets #StockMarket #InsiderTrading #profiteering
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robertreich.substack.com/p/tra…

Trump’s Graft, Insider’s Grift

There’s a word for this, and it’s not pretty

^{Robert Reich}

The #US Securities & Exchange Commission's top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders over the direction of its #enforcement program, including the handling of cases with ties to #Trump & his family, according to 3 people familiar with the matter.

#criminal #law #SEC #felon47 #fraud #InsiderTrading #MarketManipulation
reuters.com/business/finance/u…