On: Trump social media group raises $1B from undisclosed investors

[vondur]

That’s a boatload of cash. Wonder why they need so much?

[rsynnott → vondur]

Look, coating an entire office in tacky gold leaf isn’t cheap.

[Commodore63 → vondur]

Scrubbing references to Mastodon doesn't come cheap.

[edoceo → Commodore63]

Hire Cyber Ninjas to use sed

[woodruffw → vondur]

Pending confirmation from a public agency, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to treat the $1 billion number with a large grain of salt. Donald Trump has a long history of exaggerating the value of his investments and assets, and the kind of opaque corporate structure described here lends itself nicely to that.

[rchaud → vondur]

It's possible that contractors and lawyers are asking to be paid upfront.

[footlose_3815 → vondur]

deliberately regressive psyops disguised as patriotism comes at a premium