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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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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 24 points 4 hours ago

This makes a very good boycott list.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] marsza@lemmy.cafe 8 points 5 hours ago
[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 7 hours ago (1 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 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 7 hours ago (1 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.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 4 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 22 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 81 points 12 hours 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 53 points 11 hours ago (1 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 3 points 59 minutes ago

All of the above

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago

Susan Collins sure schooled him

[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

social credit american edition

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 40 points 11 hours 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 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

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?!

[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago
[–] Kurious84@eviltoast.org 23 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 35 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Release the Trump/Epstein files

[–] plyth@feddit.org 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

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

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

Welcome to the Christian Technate of America!

[–] paranoid@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

Nah, just practice

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 25 points 13 hours ago

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

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 22 points 13 hours 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

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 16 points 12 hours 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 10 hours ago

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

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 12 hours 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 1 points 20 minutes ago

And who will enforce the justice against the government?