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Highly unusual list includes 533 businesses and trade organisations

Donald Trump has drawn up a scorecard for corporate America, ranking companies based on their loyalty to his administration.

The highly unusual list ranks 533 businesses and trade organisations based on their efforts to champion the US president’s “one big beautiful bill”, according to reports.

Companies that have fared well deployed a variety of tactics – often trumpeting the benefits of an individual policy, such as Uber’s celebration of Mr Trump’s “no tax on tips” proposal.

The scorecard, which Axios said will aid decision-making on corporate requests, comes as part of Mr Trump’s “America First” agenda and protectionist policies.

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 122 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We really taught him a lesson about quid pro quo, didn't we? As in, he won't ever get in trouble using influence to get anything he wants.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 76 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Biden hiring Merrick Garland as AG is probably the thing that ended up putting the final nail in the coffin that was American Democracy. There were literally 100s of crimes to choose from and he just slow walked prosecution on any of them. Still not sure if that's because of cowardice or just loyalty to the Republican party on his part.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

All of the above

cowardice or just loyalty to the Republican party

They're the same picture.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Susan Collins sure schooled him

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Release the Trump/Epstein files

[–] plyth@feddit.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The upvotes are diminishing. Two more weeks and people will have moved on. It's fascinating to see how the mind works.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This makes a very good boycott list.

Edit: So where's the list, then?

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They aren't great at releasing them

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

533 businesses and trade organizations didn't kill themselves.

[–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

They're doing their best, man.

[–] WanakaTree@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

True, but at some point they'll leak it by sharing the file with the wrong email address

[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 63 points 1 year ago (1 children)

social credit american edition

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mr Trump has signed an executive order requiring banks not to discriminate against clients on political ground

.. while also releasing a list of his support for companies ranked on political grounds ..

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm beginning to suspect this Trump fella might not be on the up and up 🤔

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean surely the whole article is just a typo and the writer is confused? They can't possibly mean Donald Trump, the failed businessman, failed casino owner, failed university operator, convicted felon and best friend of convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein is corrupt?!

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The guy monetizing the presidency? Turning the White House driveway into a car sales lot? The guy manipulating crypto to launder bribes, even trying to make the us treasury guarantee his profits? Surely you jest

Look over there: There are no Trump/epstein files.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It won't happen within my lifetime, but I wish I could be alive when all these assholes face the barrel end of a gun in some sort of revolution.

Sadly I give it probably another 50 years to happen, at best, and I'll be long gone.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As will be most of humanity... The future ain't looking great

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, I don't have kids myself and my wife and I have no plans or desire to...

...but we have friends who do and I'm legitimately worried for their future. Or lack thereof. Some think things will "just work out" - but I think that's wishful thinking and dumb.

I'd love to believe otherwise, but I don't think anything short of strategic, aggressive pushback, likely violent at times, will change things.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That whole "it'll work out" is such an incredibly privileged mindset. I can't imagine anyone with that belief has ever really struggled in any way.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

1000%. I feel like everyone my parents age has that mindset though and it immediately makes me think, "yeah so you're an ignorant idiot".

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm almost certainly older than your parents and my view is that nothing works out unless we make it work out. The system doesn't run itself and it's not self-correcting, either. And the fact that it allowed Trump to seize power is a sign that it's deeply defective.

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[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (15 children)

If we don't start geo engineering real soon... It's all over indeed.

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 8 points 1 year ago

Be the change you wish to happen.

On my part, I am practicing with my gun. Way I figure, the antifa states will need soldiers, and someone has to be meat for that grinder. I might as well be among them, so that skilled people are free to do what must be done, whatever that may be.

I might be able to see it in my lifetime but I’ll be old as shit.

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[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Of course this guy has an enemies list. That comes in the fascist starter pack.

[–] Kurious84@eviltoast.org 29 points 1 year ago

Its obvious. Trump hires women based on looks and men based on butt sniffing loyalty. Period.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember when Democrats did this? Both sides are the same amirite

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

And then, all of a sudden, fairness was achieved because Trump sorted by Column B only.

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 24 points 1 year ago

Let me fix that for you:
The scorecard, which Axios said will aid decision-making ~~on corporate requests~~ by all Americans who wish to avoid the boot lickers

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Boy, the US is in for a super rude awakening into the rest of the world when they come back after this guy is done.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

As an American, at this rate that’s an if.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

do you understand how little the normal american cares about the rest of the worlds opinion is? most americans are just working to survive right now, having near zero time or patience to consider the thoughts of anyone else because literally no one is thinking of them right now

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone get the list? I don't want to pay for a list of pay-to-wins

[–] Thrawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

Sadly I don't but would also like to see it if it is available.

[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago
[–] marsza@lemmy.cafe 17 points 1 year ago
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://archive.ph/BgviT

How is it that companies won't sue the government after finding out about this list.

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

And who will enforce the justice against the government?

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

spreadsheet

Ah yes, listed in the most secure mode of data collection.

[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 year ago

Must be the bribe list.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] paranoid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Nah, just practice

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Welcome to the Christian Technate of America!

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

It turns out the DEI favoritism were the fascists we elected along the way.

[–] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

They have a Banga-list for companies?

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