u/freeradioforall

His tweet:

https://x.com/SecRubio/status/2087539887926837424

While the post states "American citizenship is not for sale," the U.S. government offers the "Gold Card" program. Under Executive Order 14351, foreign nationals can obtain U.S. residency and a pathway to citizenship for a $1 million to $2 million gift

https://www.trumpcard.gov/

Thoughts?

A few weeks ago my flight into ORD was cancelled due to the weather/ground stop fiasco. Of course United doesn’t give vouchers for weather so I paid for an uber to an expensive nearby hotel, grabbed some DoorDash and made my flight the next day. Then I remembered vaguely reading about the good travel insurance on my United quest card. I found the link and filed a claim and yesterday got a check in the mail for the uber, hotel and food. I was shocked. The claim process is a bit of a hassle they need lots of paperwork, including a letter from chase United confirming the overnight delay, but I was able to auto generate that through customer care after my trip was completed

I grew up in deep poverty. Had significant debt for the first 20 years of my adult life. Slowly but surely I crawled out of debt, worked my way up to a decent nearly six figure job and have a good start on my retirement fund. My kid isn't getting anything from PELL grants due to our income. I told him if he went to local community college for 2 years (around $5k total), I would pay for it. He wants to go away to an in-state school 4 hours away, which is $30k a year, of which around $5k he got some scholarships for. I told me based on all my experience, the community college route for the first two years, then a more local state school (so no room and board needed), is the smart financial choice. He is stubborn and wants the whole "college experience", parties, socializing, growing up, etc. I get that, but I simply cannot pay $100k for that, even though I technically have it, but would have to take a huge chunk from my retirement account. And now he wants me to co-sign on private loans since he only gets a few grand of govt loans due to our income. I told him no. I have no idea what his financial situation will be like when he graduates and I cannot ever go back to being in debt or having my credit score ruined. His chosen career path is social work, so its not like he needs some specialized school. AITA here?

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I just want to add, I do not have the $100k laying around. I would have to take a huge chunk out of retirement funds. If I decided to help me with this choice, it would mean cosigning on a huge loan and that's the part I object to.

If I won the lotto I would 100% buy a condo in a Seattle high rise and remodel it as close to the apartment as possible. Obviously I’d have to take some liberty taking with the 4th wall but it’s so doable and would just be amazing. I’d also build a Cafe Nervosa just for the fun of it and charge 1990’s prices for coffee, maybe even sell “cookies”

I visit from the US a few times a year for the last five years. I’ve always been offered sandwiches, salads etc but the last three times including yesterday, all they bring around on the cart is beverages and biscuit/crisp options. Have they officially discontinued the food on this route?

Due to the ORD storms and ground stop yesterday I ended up at ORD at 630am with my next flight leaving at 4pm. Got inside when they opened at 7 and enjoyed a lovely breakfast followed by a nice view of the runway on one of the leather loungers. Then decided it was time for a nap and spent 90 minutes snoozing in the day bed room with a white noise machine and heated blanket. Woke and enjoyed a nice lunch in the restaurant, followed by cocktails at the bar. Then decided a refreshing shower was in order. Discovered for the first time that the floors in the shower room are heated. That’s nice! Settled down for some coffee and chocolate covered pretzels and a cappuccino, then an early dinner from the buffet of corn chowder, pita and eggplant Parmesan and salad, a nice keylime pie and now at my gate and off to London! The only thing that can ruin this day is if the Panasonic internet is down. Please gods let it be working

update Panasonic WiFi is working splendidly, getting stable 3-4mbps speeds!

Following the recent strikes back and forth between the US and Iran, which sadly led to American soldiers being killed, the reaction from Trump, Hegseth, and conservative media has been total outrage and promises to hit back ten times harder. The vibe seems to be "how dare they kill our troops," framing their response as completely out-of-bounds rather than a typical back-and-forth between two countries in a military conflict.

From a basic foreign policy standpoint, how do you see this? When the US hits another country first, isn't it expected that they’re going to fight back to defend themselves? Is the anger from the US because Iran crossed a specific line or broke some rule, or is it just the idea that America should have total dominance and nobody gets to hit us back without paying a massive price? Basically, does Iran have a right to defend itself? I would also like to point out that while 16 Americans have been killed so far, official figures from Iran's Ministry of Health report at least 3,468 Iranians killed, while human rights agencies and foreign intelligence estimates place the total between 3,600 and over 6,000 - this includes over 150 school girls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_2026_Iran_war

This is the artcile, and I have extracted just the companies he bougth stock in and how/when he then promoted them. Does this seem on the up and up?

Nvidia Bought: ~$200,000–$500,000 in stock, purchased days before Apr 15, 2025 - Trump had purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 of the company's stock days earlier
Also bought $1M–$5M more in February 2026In February, the president bought between $1 million and $5 million worth of AI chipmaker Nvidia CNBC Promoted: April 15, 2025 Truth Social post touting Nvidia's US AI supercomputer plans and promising expedited permits"All necessary permits will be expedited and quickly delivered" to Nvidia and similar companies, Trump vowed in the April 15, 2025 post

US Steel Bought: at least $1,000 on January 6, 2025On January 6, 2025, Trump bought at least $1,000 in US Steel stock CNN Promoted: same-day Truth Social post saying tariffs would make it "a much more profitable and valuable company" (order of purchase vs. post unclear)the same day, posted on Truth Social that his planned tariffs would "make it a much more profitable and valuable company." ... It's not clear whether the purchase or the post came first that day

Tesla Bought: 50+ purchases in 2025, at least $4 million total, plus a large single buy of $500,000–$1M on July 23He made more than 50 purchases of Tesla stock last year, investing at least $4 millionon July 23, Trump made one of his largest individual Tesla purchases of the year, buying between $500,000 and $1 million in the company's stock

GE Aerospace, Eli Lilly, Apple (bundled) Bought: $15,000–$50,000 in each on March 10On March 10, he bought between $15,000 and $50,000 in stock in each of GE Aerospace, Eli Lilly and Apple CNN Promoted: March 12 Truth Social post quoting a Fox News article on the three companies' US investment announcementsTwo days later, he mentioned all three companies in a single Truth Social post, quoting from a Fox News article highlighting their recently announced investments in US industries

Palantir Bought: $247,008–$630,000 in Q1 2026, including several buys in March totaling up to $530,000The filings show Trump purchased between $247,008 and $630,000 of the stock in Q1, including at least seven buys in March totaling as much as $530,000 Yahoo Finance Also sold up to $5 million on Feb 10, plus more sales over following weeksTrump also sold as much as $5 million worth of Palantir on Feb. 10. and made several other sales of the stock CNBC Promoted: April Truth Social post praising Palantir's "war fighting capabilities" as the stock hit its worst week in over a yearTrump praised Palantir on Truth Social as shares suffered their worst week in over a year CNBC

Micron Bought: $215,000–$550,000 in March 2025In March, as the administration was making preparations to launch the Trump Accounts, Trump purchased between $215,000 and $550,000 in Micron stock (on top of a pre-existing $1.67M–$6.65M stake)Trump's recently released financial disclosures from 2025 revealed that the president already owned between $1.67 million and $6.65 million worth of stock in Micron The New RepublicThe New Republic Promoted: "Thank you Micron!" Truth Social post after Micron pledged $6.2 billion to Trump Accounts"Thank you Micron!" Trump wrote on Truth Social The New Republic

Dell Bought: at least $1 million, a few months after Dell's December Trump Accounts pledgeIn December, Dell pledged a $6.2 billion commitment to the accounts. A few months later, Trump purchased at least $1 million in Dell stock The New Republic Promoted: went on to publicly praise buying Dell computersthen went on a rant about buying Dell computers

ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle, Microsoft (bundled) Bought: $1M–$5M each in February 2026 during a software selloffhe scooped up between $1 million and $5 million worth of ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle and Microsoft during the software selloff earlier this year CNBC Amazon, Apple, Broadcom Bought: over $1 million each (Q1 2026)Records also show the president bought upwards of $1 million worth of Amazon, Apple and Broadcom

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia (bundled, April 8, 2025) Bought: $100,001–$250,000 each across 327 total purchases that dayThe day before, Trump scooped up shares of several companies across 327 purchases, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. He purchased between $100,001 and $250,000 in shares of each of those companies Yahoo Finance Promoted: April 9, 9:37am "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT" post, followed hours later by a tariff pause announcement that spiked marketsAt 9:37 a.m. ET on April 9, 2025, Trump posted, "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT"Less than four hours later, Trump announced a 90-day pause on nearly all his tariffs. Stocks soared on the news, closing up 9.5% by the end of trading

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) Trump's own 53% stake rose $415 million the day of the "GREAT TIME TO BUY" post/tariff pauseTrump's 53% ownership stake in the company, now in a trust controlled by his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., rose by $415 million on the day

source: https_www.cnn.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F07%2F16%2Fus%2Ftrump-stock-sales-truth-social-invs-vis