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5. I read an article (grift, of course) on the "middlemen" in the mideast.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 09:05 PM
Jun 5
https://www.alternet.org/how-trump-s-new-fight-with-china-is-just-another-trump-family-grift/


In late March, the Trump administration added 80 companies and organizations to a list of companies that are barred from buying American technology and other exports because of national security concerns. The move, which targets primarily Chinese firms, cracks down on companies that have been big buyers of American chips from Nvidia, Intel, and AMD.

The rules are aimed at restricting China’s access to artificial intelligence and advanced computing needed to augment its military.

But as these front doors to China close, back doors are opening.
A technology trail now leads from the United States to oil-producing nations and then to China.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates have been granting Trump personal favors. Their presumed goal is to get access to American technology.


Grift, Grift, Grift.

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