Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
dmv.community is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A small regional Mastodon instance for those in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas. Local news, commentary, and conversation.

Administered by:

Server stats:

174
active users

dmv.community: AboutStatusProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.4

#howardlutnick

0 posts0 participants0 posts today
Public
Democracy Matters :verified:

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick thinks those who complain about missing Social Security checks are probably criminals. That’s insane.

On Social Security, Trump Cabinet secretary inadvertently gives away the game
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m

MSNBC · On Social Security, Trump Cabinet secretary inadvertently gives away the gameBy Steve Benen
#HowardLutnick#Commerce#SocialSecurity
Public *
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

Ω🪬Ω
#TheCryptocalypseChronicles: El Salvador's Gulag Cryptopelago (new, spicier title)

#ElSalvador's in the news a lot right now because the Trump administration shipped a few hundred people off to that country's incredibly dangerous new mega prison, #CECOT.

What seems to have gone unnoticed in all the reporting, however, is Salvadoran dictator #NayibBukele's outsized role in the world of cryptocurrency and through that his direct connections to the Trump administration via Commerce Secretary #HowardLutnick and #Tether.

Retoots appreciated.

cryptadamus.substack.com/p/we-

screenshot of linked post
#uspol#ICE#deportation
Public
Carolleisa

Trump’s billionaire mobster commerce secretary #HowardLutnick: People who complain about missed #SocialSecurity checks are fraudsters. My mother in law wouldn’t complain”
—-
I’ve been warning about this since Felon’s first term. Not just maga scoffed at me. 😭

rollingstone.com/politics/poli

WASHINGTON, DC March 13, 2025: US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick outside of the White House on Thursday March 13, 2025. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Rolling Stone · Billionaire Trump Official Says Missing Social Security Checks Are No Big DealBy Ryan Bort
Public *
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

#HowardLutnick is claiming he has sold 1,000 permanent US residence permits for $5 million each (Trump's "Gold Cards") to the world's wealthiest kleptocrats, oligarchs, and crypto bros (though he doesn't describe them that way).

note that these people will be able to live in the US but (unlike US citizens) will not have to pay taxes on their foreign income.

you should expect america's billionaires to start "emigrating" to other countries and "coming back" as Gold Card holders for tax reasons.

#kleptocracy#uspol#eupol
Public
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

#HowardLutnick on #SocialSecurity checks: "If you complain because your check doesn't arrive one month you're obviously just a fraudster. after all, i'm a crypto billionaire and my family members wouldn't complain about missing a $600 check."

x.com/Jemsinger/status/1903134

X (formerly Twitter)James Singer (@Jemsinger) on XTrump Commerce Secretary to Seniors on Social Security: Don’t complain if your checks don’t come
#uspol#SSA#corruption
Public
Democracy Matters :verified:

Howard Lutnick told a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to the sitting president’s top campaign donor. THIS. IS. NOT. NORMAL.

Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m

MSNBC · Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?By Steve Benen
#HowardLutnick#EndTrump#EndMusk
Public
Nonilex

Following #Trump’s shameful #Tesla advert on the WH lawn last week, US #Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick used a TV appearance to urge Americans to buy stock in #ElonMusk's company.

Cabinet secretaries *don't typically* [NEVER] recommend individual stocks, much less those linked to the president's closest adviser.

#kleptocracy #oligarchy #broligarchy
axios.com/2025/03/20/tesla-mus

President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk deliver remarks next to a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Axios · Tesla falls after Commerce secretary recommends buying stockBy Ben Berkowitz
Public *
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

According to a report from Dune Analytics #stablecoin activity "on chain" is now more than double that of Visa... and yet it's almost entirely #moneylaundering and speculating on things like FartCoin.

#Tether volume on #JustinSun's blockchain #Tron accounts for almost half of the entire total... and that's pretty much just all money laundering and crime. Recall that Tether's reserves are managed by American Commerce Secretary #HowardLutnick and he owns a stake in the company.

* Report: legacy.www.documentcloud.org/d

As of February 2025, the total stablecoin supply has reached $214 billion, with $35 trillion in transfer volume over the past year. These figures underscore stablecoins’ expanding role in payments, trading, and decentralized finance (DeFi). More notably, institutional adoption is accelerating, with asset managers, payment providers, and financial institutions increasingly exploring stablecoin integration. Despite their rapid growth, stablecoins remain small compared to traditional fiat liquidity. The U.S. M1 money supply stood at $18.4 trillion in January 2025, while the Euro M1 supply was €10.6 trillion, making the stablecoin supply roughly 100 times smaller than the U.S. M1 money supply. However, in transaction volume, stablecoins have already surpassed major payment networks. In 2024, Visa processed $15.7 trillion, while Mastercard handled $9 trillion in Q4 alone. Stablecoin transfer volume more than doubled Visa’s annual throughEut and matched Mastercard’s, reinforcing their significance in financial infrastructure.
#uspol#corruption#crime
Continued thread
Public
Nonilex

The potential to more than double the scope of #Trump’s #tariffs has alarmed economists & some congressional #Republicans, while other WH allies are concerned about the logistical challenges of a complicated new #import #tax regime. The precise nature of these new duties has spurred extensive discussions at the highest levels of the admin, w/VP #JDVance, #Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick, WH aide #PeterNavarro & #Treasury Secy #ScottBessent all playing a role in the talks….

#economy#Trumpcession
Public *
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

nothing to see here, just crypto hastening the collapse of global democracy, all facilitated by America's commerce secretary #HowardLutnick and the company whose money he manages, #Tether.

> "Bitcoin and crypto are now favored as a means of trade among Russia’s oil companies to the extent they would continue to be used even if sanctions were lifted and the U.S. dollar could be used again."

> "Russian oil companies have used #Tether, #bitcoin and #ethereum"

> "Russian oligarchs and billionaires hit by severe financial restrictions following the country’s invasion of Ukraine turned to bitcoin and crypto as far back as 2022."

> "Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has stated this week it intends to allow a “limited circle of Russian investors” to buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies."

reuters.com/business/energy/ru

#russia#putin#vladimirputin
ExploreLive feeds
About