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Pluvious

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Tue Oct 14, 2025, 01:18 PM Tuesday

Barron "Count Griftula" Trump makes a quick 80 million dollars... [View all]

I wanted to just facepalm, but found myself gaging instead...

From yesterday's Caffeinated Dispatches' post:

And, for some nepotism served with a side of audacity, Barron “Count Griftula” Trump has apparently decided to follow in Daddy’s greasy footsteps. The boy isn’t even old enough to legally rent a car, but somehow he made eighty million dollars shorting Bitcoin right before Papa Oompa-Loompa announced a policy that made crypto plummet. You know what that’s called? Insider trading. It’s illegal. It’s also—shockingly—not being investigated, because corruption apparently comes with a family discount. And now there’s talk that he’s being considered for some top position at TikTok. Because when you’re rich, unqualified, and slightly terrifying, you just fail upwards like it’s a generational sport.

Remember when Republicans spent years losing their collective minds over Hunter Biden’s art sales? I do. But sure, Barron can rake in millions overnight from crypto and line up a TikTok gig, and that’s just fine. The double standard is so blinding it should come with a warning label. The rest of America is out here juggling bills, paying more for groceries thanks to Grandpa Cheesebrain’s tariffs, and watching their jobs evaporate—while the Trump spawn keep treating federal crimes like family game night.


Link: https://substack.com/@caffeinateddispatches/p-176057278
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