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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social

Well I’m not going with the guy who bankrupted his own casinos.

A tweet by Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian ) posted 2 days ago reads:
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Dappy Hayes - #UncivilDisobedience @dappyhayes.bsky.social

Neither of them had read either.

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JennD @jmdilapi.bsky.social

1. He didn’t write the book. 2. He’s looking at that book like it’s the first time he’s ever seen one.

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Charlene @pinelandsjane.bsky.social

The ‘author’ on the right mistitled his book. It should have been The Art of the Steal

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grumpy0ldman84.bsky.social @grumpy0ldman84.bsky.social

💪😆

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j. frost @pravda-actual.bsky.social

I'm leaning toward the one who can actually read.

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lfvasques.bsky.social @lfvasques.bsky.social

... that is kinda an art itself, no?

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Millie B @mbesley.bsky.social

Why would you even ask...

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Gigi Braut @gigibraut.bsky.social

Art of a clown

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Orry K @msbak.bsky.social

🤭

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we3keepers.bsky.social @we3keepers.bsky.social

This war is "made in China".

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e.g. Jeff Lastname @jeffunktified.bsky.social

“Get them to compare hand sizes and finger girth and that’s who I’m going with” —American Electorate

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MrUmbongowingsEsq @mrumbongowingsesq.bsky.social

War and Grift are not arts.

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Hostile Patriot @hostilepatriot.bsky.social

Never bet on rapist frauds.

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ladyracer71.bsky.social @ladyracer71.bsky.social

Amen, brother..

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Aroostook County Democrats @aroostookdemocrats.bsky.social

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MakeMineBlue @makemineblue.bsky.social

Unfortunately, this time, it will be the U.S. citizens that will be bankrupted by tRump. It would be prudent of us to support Federal Reserve Chairman Powell. If Trump replaces Powell, our economy will fall off the mother of all cliffs.

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citygirl83.bsky.social @citygirl83.bsky.social

😂😂😂

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Laura B @noodle557.bsky.social

Call CON-GRESS and SENATORS 202-224-3121 States know who WE are track US Register US to VOTE OUR Drivers License State ID Birth Immunization Marriage Death Certificates All TAXES WE REFUSE TO GO GET A PASSPORT since donny has Turned US ALL into UGLY AMERICANS WHERE THE FUCK ARE WE GONNAGO

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Stephen O'Reilly @ballyersteve.bsky.social

I'd put my money on the one reading about how to handle others rather than the one reading about himself.

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neptunelover.bsky.social @neptunelover.bsky.social

True! Are you sure he knows how to read?

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pdxtrader.bsky.social @pdxtrader.bsky.social

Trump strategy in a nutshell.

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James Wilson McBreen @jameswilsoncurrier.bsky.social

Lol

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TLB53 🫘 @bryanttl1953.bsky.social

Trump is now using his same great business acumen that he used to bankrupt his casinos to running our country. One day these people will learn a country is NOT a business to run. Governments can't be run with the same rules as a "for profit" business, they don't work that way. The never have.

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esolteacher.bsky.social @esolteacher.bsky.social

Trump didn’t write the book himself. I doubt he has ever read one.

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Peter Langmead 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇿🇲 @occasionalranter.bsky.social

China taking the piss out of America. www.facebook.com/share/r/1Ah5...

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biblioholic44.bsky.social @biblioholic44.bsky.social

This photo is a lie. Trump can’t or won’t read. He doesn’t even know what’s in that book, since a ghost writer wrote it. The ghost writer says horrible things about him now.

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Richard Seltzer @richardseltzer.bsky.social

The Sun Tzu always rises.

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Sandettie Lumiere @lightvessel.bsky.social

Trump reading Art of the Deal for the first time there.

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thepowerdroid.bsky.social @thepowerdroid.bsky.social

“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.” That is a quote. What does the Orange Shitweasel have? “Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score.” Who is going to win?

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James Brown @paradox1977.bsky.social

I don't get why Trump receives credit for that book. He didn't write it, it had a ghost writer.

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jpure.bsky.social @jpure.bsky.social

😁😁

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oldspot.bsky.social @oldspot.bsky.social

Shitstain’s fake book not upside down? Missed opportunity biggly.

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Scuttles @dajal.bsky.social

Watch out. Making sense is illegal!

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lynnielu.bsky.social @lynnielu.bsky.social

He’s so stupid

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ksenijam.bsky.social @ksenijam.bsky.social

That might make sense!

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gabequixote.bsky.social @gabequixote.bsky.social

Well I’m not going with Winnie the Pooh either. There’s something wrong with us as a species when we’ve elevated these kinds of leaders.

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Shadow D. (Enemy Within) Wolf 🏳️‍🌈 @shadowdwolf.bsky.social

Also, who would actually sit down and read their own book? (granted, it was written by a ghostwriter, but still)

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social

Sadly, it takes at least 5 years for a foreigner to become a Chinese citizen. Hindsight is 2020. 😞

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Ralph Snyder @ralphsnyder.bsky.social

Photo of Canadian PM Mark Carney, who engineered the bond market meltdown that got Trump to back off of tariffs.
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Robert Payne @robhpayne.bsky.social

There was a time when the choice would have been simple...but..#HumanRights ? #PaysHisBills ? #EconomicPlan ? #Trade ? #Infrastructure ? #WomensRights ? #illegality ? #Criminality ? #Corruption #Narcissism ? Hmm the list goes on ! #HobsonsChoice really !

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Charles Woolbright @cwoolbrightjr.bsky.social

He didn't bankrupt any casinos, he just closed them when he was done laundering Russian money.

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tommycanyouhearme.bsky.social @tommycanyouhearme.bsky.social

And is bankrupting his own country

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com

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punchbunny @punchbunnyllc.bsky.social

Reading his own book that he didn't even write is objectively hilarious

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Evil Eye Stalk @krietzsche.bsky.social

If you're reading your own book for knowledge, what can you really even know?

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David D @daveed75.bsky.social

Lol, he can't read

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Brainspore @brainspore.bsky.social

Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter who ACTUALLY wrote “The Art of the Deal,” has publicly stated that he doesn’t believe Donald Trump has read through an entire book at any point in his adult life.

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Becc DishDawg @yondishdawg.bsky.social

I often think about Tony. He's been very open about how responsible he feels. Poor dude.

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Brainspore @brainspore.bsky.social

I remember becoming vaguely aware of who Donald Trump was when I was a kid back in the 80s. He seemed like a clownish loudmouth and I never got the public appeal. If anyone told Tony Schwartz that his gig would help put Trump in the White House one day he probably would have thought they were crazy.

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Becc DishDawg @yondishdawg.bsky.social

Yeah, I was first aware of Ivanka Trump more than the Donald.

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revrrecio.bsky.social @revrrecio.bsky.social

I grew up in the environs of NYC and was a low-level banker, but it was well known that Trump was a fraud and a cheat. Also, that he would lie ... even when he didn't have to. He personally forced a friend into bankruptcy for "shoddy work" that still stood 15 years later with no modifications.

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revrrecio.bsky.social @revrrecio.bsky.social

A real piece of scum.

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barkingsp1der.bsky.social @barkingsp1der.bsky.social

"bankrupted his own casinos..." The last time that happened was with Bugsy Siegel in 1947. At least he had the sense to get shot in the face afterward. 🇨🇦😐🖕

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experimental22.bsky.social @experimental22.bsky.social

Xi: They are calling me to kiss my ass.

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sixtyfps @sixtyfps.bsky.social

Enough boosting of plagiarism -machine output. Generative AI is a tool of fascism.

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oopster74.bsky.social @oopster74.bsky.social

He bankrupted 2 casinos though! Think the second was a biglier bankruptcy than the first, it was the biggest and bestest bankruptcy ever, no one would believe how big a bankruptcy it was.

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Graham Hay @servajugum.bsky.social

Think you’ll find he had six casino bankruptcies

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oopster74.bsky.social @oopster74.bsky.social

6 casino bankruptcies! I'd heard 7 businesses but only the 2 casinos!

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Graham Hay @servajugum.bsky.social

Trump Taj Mahal Trump PlazaHotel and Casino Plaza Hotel Trump Castle Hotel & Casino Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts and Trump Entertainment Resorts but who’s counting?

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Brian S. @nukalixir.bsky.social

Six casinos? I thought it was 3 casinos and 3 other businesses. You mean there were SIX fucking casinos on top of the flopped businesses? How is this guy still alive if he is that astoundingly stupid? Do Secret Service have to worry about him walking and chewing gum at the same time?!

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Craig Williams @voterrooter.bsky.social

His new one…

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Devan Donut @donutosaurus.bsky.social

when i rewatch the office and get to the scenes where michael mentions trump i get so bummed bc they’re making fun of how stupid and terrible trump is especially as a business man and he’s our president right now 🤦🏼‍♀️

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spietraz.bsky.social @spietraz.bsky.social

More like the art of the steal!!

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Sylvester P. Smythe @groundationmusic.bsky.social

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Antikris @antikerbal.bsky.social

Spencer is racist. He would not be able to name any other Chinese writer.

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Andrew Judkins @andrewjudkins.bsky.social

And the IQ of a doorstop. And a personality disorder which makes him do even dumber more amoral things than you’d expect from his low IQ.

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Steve Bear @steveberry72.bsky.social

Our Panican in Chief

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Warren Hyde @dadhyde.bsky.social

Both pictured reading a book written by neither of them.

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envy♡ @envymaybe.bsky.social

Imagine being so incompetent you bankrupt casinos?! 🤣 We're so cooked

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r680.bsky.social @r680.bsky.social

Even if Xi is hated you gotta admit that he at least has some balls unlike Trump. Doesn’t excuse the Chinese government’s actions though.

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Andrew 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 @buchanan101.bsky.social

How on earth can someone bankrupt casinos?!

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James Wilson McBreen @jameswilsoncurrier.bsky.social

Because he is a moron.

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SheehanUnchained @sheehanunchained.bsky.social

Clearly the casinos were bust out scenarios... How.much came in the front and went out the back before he declared bankrupcy? He's just a cheap jack thug.

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**RISE UP** @eyerollassassin.bsky.social

Or who’s been convicted on 34 felony counts of FRAUD.

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Slartibartfast @slarti-bartfast.bsky.social

The world would be much better off without both of them TBH, and Trump's insane behavior is only making Xi stronger.

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ib3 @thelawhere.bsky.social

My question is, why are we choosing between two dictators? Neither of them belongs in a democratic society.

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Oz @callmeoz.bsky.social

Well... neither individual wrote the books they're reading... the Chinese president could actually read the book in front of him... Trump has fewer qualms about the safety of his citizens... both believe the state lies that they produce... I don't know who will win, but humanity will lose.

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RG @richardg42.bsky.social

Oh, how sweet! That person thinks Trump can read…

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Joan van der Lingen @joanlingen.bsky.social

And who didn’t even write The Art of the Deal but hired a ghost writer

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dpbsmith.bsky.social @dpbsmith.bsky.social

It's unlikely that Trump has actually read "The Art of the Deal."

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ลุง Paul @pspdiver.bsky.social

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caboose967.bsky.social @caboose967.bsky.social

Now I want the audio book version of those two reading each other's book.

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Lander Foquet @lfoquet.bsky.social

More accurate.

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Lander Foquet @lfoquet.bsky.social

Also accurate 😴

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Martin @jaxsnipe.bsky.social

A better book for Trump would've been 'Green Eggs and Ham.' You know, something closer to his reading level.

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jjl62.bsky.social @jjl62.bsky.social

Trump has the pop-up version of the book as we all know he reads at a “Run Spot Run” level.

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Sverre Auestad @sverre-auestad.bsky.social

Puh-leeze. Like Dunning-Kruger Donnie has read even that book. 🙄

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Angry About Politics @petralava.bsky.social

Probably the first time Trump actually read the Art of the Deal.

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Ermineator @ermineator.bsky.social

Part of me thinks he did it on purpose as a money laundering scheme. It would be in character, insofar as he has one. But then I wonder if he has the capacity to think that far. Either way... he has no right being in charge of a national economy.

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azlarryan.bsky.social @azlarryan.bsky.social

Art of the Deal - only see what is right in front of you (day to day thinking at best) Art of War - you know the battle is only one part of the war (fully aware of the long term and potential consequences - likely thinking about decades after the war as well as now) China wins here hands down!

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Seraph @ancientseraph.bsky.social

I worked at a casino, I saw people playing with tens of thousands of dollars, loosing thousands in minutes. An old lady once looked at me and said "I lost 3000 already, but I just can't stop" How the FUCK did you bankrupt a casino???

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Brian S. @nukalixir.bsky.social

Not just one casino, either. Bro managed to go bust on several casinos. Several! Steak business? Vineyard? Fine, anyone could potentially screw those up, *and he did*. But a casino? The sort of institution that coined the phrase "the house always wins"? Let alone SEVERAL?

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Seraph @ancientseraph.bsky.social

That is insane. I saw people lose 50k in one night just on slot machines

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greatfausto.bsky.social @greatfausto.bsky.social

Americans don’t have the patience for long wars like Asia does…

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prodembluecity.bsky.social @prodembluecity.bsky.social

Twumpy me no read who dis book? Words words need more pikshures. And oh yeah I just made a killing in the stock market by manipulating it to benefit my buddies and because it's fun watching the world panic. #crimingisfunwhenyouarepresident

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silencedoogood.bsky.social @silencedoogood.bsky.social

A little fiction about a guy reading fiction.

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social

Right?! OMG I would literally take any other leader rn (except Poo-tin)

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Sapper Morton @sappermorton.bsky.social

Nah. It’s not like casinos are profitable or anything.

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twocvbloke @twocvbloke.bsky.social

Amazing his book is the right way up... (and yes, I noted it's an AI image! It still doesn't get things right!!)

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Hugo J Stiglitz @hugojstiglitz.bsky.social

We all know there’s a coloring book on the other side of The Art of the Meal

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Dave Coventry @dcoventry.bsky.social

I'm absolutely amazed that Trump is holding the book the right was up. On second thoughts, that would be the most obvious clue that this image is AI generated.

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Fearless Spaceman Spiff @sanjnagi.bsky.social

I really don't think Trump can read

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Ian Rydquist @shredquist.bsky.social

You know the photographer had to turn that book right side up for ol donnie boy😆

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Saltydawg23 @saltydawg23.bsky.social

Can I just backtrack and say how strange it is when the whole world knew Trump went bankrupt in the 90's and he denied it ever happened and still does, very strange...

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lronmcbong.bsky.social @lronmcbong.bsky.social

to give the answer. it's Xi, cuz he's more reliable.

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Ann Nordland @aenordland.bsky.social

Especially a guy who has to read the book with his name on it into find out what it says.

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Jamie in PEI @paganforge.bsky.social

I'm kinda surprised at this point that it seems no one in his admin has read "The Art of War." I mean, I expect them to have read Deal, but, a few of them are at least theoretically somewhat intelligent, and I'd have thought they have done War as well.

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Pikacha Twentyfive @pikacha.bsky.social

Still impressive that you can bankrupt a casino; the one place your 'customers' literally come to to bring you free money.

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Richard R @goingoutout.bsky.social

I’m quite surprised Trumps book is the right way up . I thought his normal books came with crayons 🖍️🤭

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FcZ @fczastrow.bsky.social

He's "reading" his own book because he didn't write the damn thing. Just slapped his name on it. Also I doubt he can read but thats another issue.

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Brian O'Blivion 🐙🐲👁🍬 @boblivion.bsky.social

This has to be AI. Trump is reading a book that isn't Mein Kampf.

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The Real ZMAN @therealzman.bsky.social

They need an Art Of War Boardgame

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EllerslieOfTheWind @ellerslieofthewind.bsky.social

The Art of War is awesome.

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Kevyn in the Great White North @kevyna1.bsky.social

I can guarantee the guy on the right isn't really reading.

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S1mple N0mad @s1mplen0mad.bsky.social

Wonder if The Art of War gets de-listed from US Military academy libraries because it falls under DEI? 😆

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Joerg Thoeming @thoeming.de

I’m sure, the conficted felon Trump is reading ”his“ book the first time … and has to ask his ghostwriter to teach him what is written their.

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revpolarbear1962.bsky.social @revpolarbear1962.bsky.social

📜🇺🇸🔵✊🏼

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Dina Bonilla @chaparradbon.bsky.social

Oh! Hahahaha This wins the internet for today! 🎊

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disfunk.bsky.social @disfunk.bsky.social

I don't think Sung Tsu had a ghost writer

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Deborah Fortkiewicz 🦋 @dfortkiewicz.bsky.social

It’s a miracle trumps book is right side up

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wokeinmichigan @wokefella.bsky.social

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James Wilson McBreen @jameswilsoncurrier.bsky.social

I know right chaos for chaos sake

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waggermoon.bsky.social @waggermoon.bsky.social

How sweetly old fashioned to think that Trump can read.

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Wresting Trans Face @oxmounter.bsky.social

This photo is clearly fake. Trumps book is right side up.

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Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social

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I'm Ron. Pissed off NYer. ☑ @longislander520.bsky.social

That's a good one Fi. LMAO!!!

apr 13, 2025, 11:10 pm • 2 0 • view
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Tagg er @tgscenic.bsky.social

Only one of those two can read btw.

apr 13, 2025, 6:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Steve Daugherty @itsjuststeve83.bsky.social

Trump looks like he's trying to concentrate on a word.

apr 13, 2025, 6:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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americangulag.bsky.social @americangulag.bsky.social

Trumps looking at pictures Reading? Really? He destroys the English language using a teleprompter

apr 13, 2025, 6:39 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jam Max @butlisten.bsky.social

Bob Newhart

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apr 14, 2025, 2:38 am • 0 0 • view
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Deidre 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇨🇦🇲🇽 @druidwood.bsky.social

Bankrupt personality and morals as well. The biglyist loser for sure.

apr 13, 2025, 9:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Thanks for the Fishes! @alice6890644.bsky.social

Trump starts needless conflicts, again.

apr 13, 2025, 6:13 pm • 1 0 • view
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jamesdsd.bsky.social @jamesdsd.bsky.social

Instead you're going with the guy who has placed uyghurs in reeducation camps and erased Tibetan culture from the Himalayas.

apr 14, 2025, 3:06 pm • 3 0 • view
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Mancomb Seepgood @captseepgood.bsky.social

I’d bet on the one who can actually read.

apr 13, 2025, 6:03 pm • 4 0 • view
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The_Moiety @moiety.bsky.social

Trump can't even read let alone write.

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マウリツィオ 🐙🐈🐈‍⬛ @nerdnrg.bsky.social

Where's Page 2??? 🤣

apr 13, 2025, 6:39 pm • 2 0 • view
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Mark B @markbri25.bsky.social

Ah but I bet he still personally made money from it. Like tanking the economy while still turning a profit

apr 13, 2025, 6:03 pm • 3 0 • view
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hazmattech.bsky.social @hazmattech.bsky.social

Yes he does, pretty much whenever one of his companies declares bankruptcy it is then restructured with a management company that he owns that gets paid a flat fee to run the business regardless of the profitability of the original company which the creditors are stuck with.

apr 13, 2025, 6:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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JeanieBrown @jeaniebrown.bsky.social

I agree with you!

apr 13, 2025, 6:09 pm • 1 0 • view
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snarkyduck.bsky.social @snarkyduck.bsky.social

Trumps book should be upside down, it’d be more accurate

apr 13, 2025, 6:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social

China every time. They know how to play the long game. While Trump has been isolating the United States and alienating its allies, China has been quietly using aid, trade and investments as part of its Belt and Road project to build soft power and influence in Asia and the Global South.

apr 13, 2025, 10:36 pm • 0 0 • view
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Brian @mildwintersoldier.bsky.social

Both books have English titles, so trump probably gets the nod. I figure Trump’s command of the English language- tenuous as it is- to be better than Xi’s. No guarantee, though.

apr 13, 2025, 7:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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kgmillerannoyed.bsky.social @kgmillerannoyed.bsky.social

I'll go with 'The Art of War' in comparison to the other dude.

apr 14, 2025, 12:05 am • 0 0 • view
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Steve Houston @kingbeastie.bsky.social

Hahaha!! Like Trump can read!

apr 13, 2025, 6:04 pm • 4 0 • view
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geo4rol.bsky.social @geo4rol.bsky.social

I’m betting on the bloke that can read.

apr 14, 2025, 5:13 am • 3 0 • view
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Lev Petrovitch @levpetrovitch.bsky.social

Bankrupting a Casino is an hell of a feat, you must admit it

apr 13, 2025, 6:04 pm • 4 0 • view
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pattycakes123.bsky.social @pattycakes123.bsky.social

Well, Xi can actually read , so I’ll go with him.

apr 13, 2025, 6:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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iskragoch.bsky.social @iskragoch.bsky.social

It's a terrible thing to say but, whilst the Mad King is in power, it's not the USA.

apr 14, 2025, 6:26 am • 0 0 • view
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weatherboard.bsky.social @weatherboard.bsky.social

Great way to show you never read even the blurb of The Art Of War. TLDR “To win without fighting is best."

apr 13, 2025, 11:13 pm • 1 0 • view
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Dave @whoknowsthen.bsky.social

Must have good pictures ‘cuz he can’t read.

apr 14, 2025, 2:43 am • 2 0 • view
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Thomas Boyd @iprovosttom.bsky.social

I'm surprised he's holding the book right-side-up...

apr 13, 2025, 6:09 pm • 3 0 • view
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Ted Voltolina @tedvoltolina.bsky.social

Fake news, trump doesn't know how to read

apr 13, 2025, 7:54 pm • 3 0 • view
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Sapphic Spock @sapphicspock.bsky.social

Just a reminder: nobody beats the house. Casinos are like a license to print money.

apr 13, 2025, 6:18 pm • 3 0 • view
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The Antarian Ambassador @antarian-embassy.bsky.social

And he tanked more than one...

apr 13, 2025, 6:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tom Asher 🇨🇦 @tom43.bsky.social

Since we know a ghostwriter wrote Trump’s book, I wonder if he ever actually read it. 🤔🤷‍♂️

apr 14, 2025, 4:51 pm • 3 0 • view
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wildinggreen.bsky.social @wildinggreen.bsky.social

And I don’t even want China to win this trade war…why is Trump so self-referential? He’s not that smart.

apr 13, 2025, 6:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jonathan @acinixys.bsky.social

Xi has, despite his many faults, built his country up to be a manufacturing powerhouse with an insane investment in green energy and rail infrastructure Trump got multiple felonies and is currently crashing the global order China number 1 I guess

apr 13, 2025, 6:04 pm • 5 0 • view
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GentlePlodding 🇪🇺🇸🇪🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇦 @gentleplodding.bsky.social

It's the little matter of human rights violations, but we'd be deluded to think Trumpy is in any way a better bet in that department..

apr 13, 2025, 9:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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meviv.bsky.social @meviv.bsky.social

Hahaha - Trump reads - that's a good one.

apr 13, 2025, 6:09 pm • 1 0 • view
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crankboy1965.bsky.social @crankboy1965.bsky.social

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crankboy1965.bsky.social @crankboy1965.bsky.social

Love that image two people reading books they didn't write, one of them knows and understands the contents the other is just hoping to find a picture of a naked girl as an illustration.

apr 13, 2025, 6:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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sombrerodawn.bsky.social @sombrerodawn.bsky.social

The Art of the Steal

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The Subsequent Mrs. de Winter @notrebecca.bsky.social

As one Chinese official stated, "China has been around 5,000 years without the United States, and will be here another 5,000 years without the United States."

apr 13, 2025, 6:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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Laura @littleredhot.bsky.social

If these two are our only choices we’re fucked.

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Vahl. Yes, that one. @calyka.bsky.social

I'm surprised that Trump isn't holding the book upside-down.

apr 13, 2025, 6:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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c4miles222.bsky.social @c4miles222.bsky.social

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Ondrej Valenta @ondrejvalenta.bsky.social

Am I truly the only one that questions trump's claim he is the author of the book Art of the Deal? He lies about everything else, why would he be honest this time.

apr 13, 2025, 6:04 pm • 10 0 • view
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JennD @jmdilapi.bsky.social

The ghostwriter has come out and said he deeply regrets writing in a way that paints him on a positive light. He said if he were to title it today, it’d be “Sociopath.”

apr 13, 2025, 6:09 pm • 3 0 • view
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Sarah☮️♥️🌎🍝 @sarahbirdnerd.bsky.social

He definitely used a ghostwriter. No way he could ever sit down and articulate his thoughts into book format.

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Ondrej Valenta @ondrejvalenta.bsky.social

I think you are not being fair.. I can clearly see a concertina book named Donald the Pussygrabber :-)) It's not really for kids

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sixtyfps @sixtyfps.bsky.social

It wouldn't have taken much curiosity to have looked this up for yourself. It's 100% ghostwritten.

apr 13, 2025, 6:12 pm • 1 0 • view
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Praxis the Bardificer @luckymaker.bsky.social

Come on, next you'll say Andrew Tate didn't write his own books either! 😂

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Ondrej Valenta @ondrejvalenta.bsky.social

I would kill for a good conspiration theory! And these two claims are absolutely killworthy ;-)))

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Husky "Synthwhoa" Powerfist - Certified Hat Owner @synthwhoa.bsky.social

I mean, we know who wrote it.

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Brainspore @brainspore.bsky.social

According to the ghostwriter (Tony Schwartz) Trump didn’t even READ it, let alone write it.

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Ondrej Valenta @ondrejvalenta.bsky.social

So many great pages, pages of great. :-))

apr 13, 2025, 6:14 pm • 4 0 • view
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stuart888.bsky.social @stuart888.bsky.social

I like the inference that Trump reads.

apr 13, 2025, 11:57 pm • 3 0 • view
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Marc DesRuisseaux 🇨🇦 @lemarcdesruisseaux.bsky.social

Art of The Deal… a must read in chapter 8: all about his failed casino. How to NOT make money with a casino.

apr 13, 2025, 6:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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JJ @jjinga.bsky.social

Besides, we all know Trump can’t read.

apr 13, 2025, 9:36 pm • 2 0 • view
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aardvarchitect.bsky.social @aardvarchitect.bsky.social

Strategy without tactics is the slow route the victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

apr 13, 2025, 7:54 pm • 3 0 • view
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Kara Corvis @karacorvis.vtubers.social

Also his own collage, vodka, and so many other things

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shareliberally.bsky.social @shareliberally.bsky.social

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NalaTheNoodlegator @nalathenoodlegator.bsky.social

Xi and the 5000 year old dynasty.

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Boulder Colorado Veteran @oreored.bsky.social

Must read book for all humans. The Art of War, not Trumps idiot book, of course. If you wait long enough down by the river you will see the bodies of your enemy float by. I wrote that from memory, everybody can let me know if I butchered it. Brilliant book

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Neale Von @nealevon.bsky.social

Bravo George !

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David @davidac64.bsky.social

As if trump can read!🤣

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STRIVERS TV @striverstv.bsky.social

Me too

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gcp @prud-homme.org

My money is on the one who knows how to read.

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smiama36.bsky.social @smiama36.bsky.social

The art of Trump’s deal is to threaten and bully and when the other side capitulates he claims he’s won. He’s not a deal maker and certainly is terrible at negotiating. He’s a mobster who wants to break kneecaps is you don’t give him what he wants.

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LouFromBoston @loufromboston.bsky.social

Tony Schwartz wrote Art of the Deal. Trump is a fake in everything he’s ever done. My bet is on Xi.

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drakonhru.bsky.social @drakonhru.bsky.social

You mus t be special kind of stupid going bankrupt with a casino.....i mean even with basic skills you would stay profitable by large

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Gibbous @leevangoodgrief.bsky.social

Let’s see… it’s two guys holding books that they didn’t write. But only one of them knows how to read.

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Give me back that flag, MAGAts! @mom-rah.bsky.social

I’ve read a bit from “The Art of War.” Sun Tzu was a brilliant, brutal, strategist, Trump is a boob with a sharpie.

apr 13, 2025, 7:03 pm • 3 0 • view
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jjosyr.bsky.social @jjosyr.bsky.social

His book is upside down

apr 13, 2025, 6:23 pm • 4 0 • view
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David Albert Newman @davidanewman.bsky.social

How is the art of the deal when Trump rips people off? That is better called the art of the steal.

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SeriousTim @serioustim.bsky.social

We'll take the one holding the book that was written in the 5th Century. It has staying power, unlike the person holding the other book. #TurnBlue #GoodTrouble

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