US oligarchs are friends with regime?
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2025
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Smells like an opportunity to cause Apple brand damage.
I doubt many here would refuse to do this for massive bag.
This almost makes me wish I still used Apple products so that I could boycott them.
Ive been Apple free for 20 years though.
What is engraved on it? What is he saying?
And Trump is just going to screw him over anyway, bribe or no bribe.
Would Steve Jobs done the same?
bet steve wouldn't even answer the phone call. he was a bit egotistical, lol, and i doubt he'd have patience for trump's bullshit regardless of the consequences.
I can't watch, the cringe is overpowering.
And I can't even accept a gift voucher due to anti-bribery rules? Fuck off.
you can't even accept a bottle of water while waiting to vote! the rules are different for us and them.
Bribe. The word you're looking for
Definitely, as after this it was announced that Apple would not be affected by the 100% semiconductor tariffs.
You're kidding, right? Right?
Don’t understand how this isn’t criminal in America.
Capitalism
It is. Except that the law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. If a law is there on paper, but no one will enforce it, then it isn't a law. It's just some words on paper.
When you're rich and powerful as fuck but still bend the knee to a felon rapist pedophile.
All of America's most "powerful" people are little fucking bitches. Little bitches are calling the shots and representing us to the world. Jesus Christ how pathetic is this country going to get?
Conservatives: Hold my beer.
reality is often disappointing.
What a stupid fucking dildo. Sucking pp like that.
Just a normal day in Trumplandia. You have to suck the King’s dick to stay alive!
I don't get why people are NOW saying he's trying to appease trump. He's been doing it for years. He was front row at his inauguration right next to other billionaires.
Keep bending down and kiss the ring, Tim. You're not low enough, keep going...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-is-back-on-trumps-good-side-the-cost-600-billion-113413035.html
“The move comes after Trump threatened to place a 25% tariff on Apple’s iPhones made overseas and in the face of a potential 100% tariff on semiconductors.”
Pussies
Giving him a literal gold bar (though disguised as a stand) is stereotypical buying El Presidente in a Banana Republic bullshit.
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Assuming that’s a 5lb paper weight base, is that ~250k$ worth??
His name really is Tim Apple now.
I'm sure this has been pointed out before, but it's very appropriate that the video for "This is America" was shot in an abandoned factory building.
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