Governor DeSantis Unveils a Limited Edition Series of Baseball Cards – His Latest Political Fundraising Scheme
Posted on 12/16/2022 1:32:35 PM PST by Timber Rattler
Over the last 24 hours, fans of ex-President Donald Trump have sat huddled in their chairs, waiting with bated breath for a supposed announcement the once tweeter-in-chief promised would blow their socks off. He posted a video to his Truth Social page showing an image of him in a kind of superhero garb, sporting pecs he most certainly does not have, as laser beams shoot from his eyes. What could this mean? What apocalypse was coming?
On Thursday the grand surprise was finally revealed and it was nothing but another horrific NFT project that, in Trump’s words, featured “amazing ART of my Life & Career!” These “digital trading cards” are indeed just another cash grab NFT project, but the low quality images and the company in charge of the project are a more complicated enigma.
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The images were so lazy that based on reverse image searches they were edited photos scraped off the internet. It’s unclear if they were edited by hand or perhaps crafted using AI image generation, though the one image of Trump in hunter garb bears a very distinct resemblance to waders crafted by Banded, a hunting apparel company.
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Things get even stranger when looking at the company that’s running the auction. The company, NFT INT LLC, lists its address to a kitschy strip mall in Utah that contains a few shops and restaurants, a dry cleaners, as well as a UPS store. As Gizmodo has previously reported, companies affiliated with attempts to buy Trump’s favored social media platform Truth Social have had similar arrangements by being based out of a UPS Store mailbox.
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Except that, if true, then it’s IP theft. Those photos used are copyrighted under the law.
The media losing their minds over this is the funniest thing abut it.
Trump making them expose how stupid they are is epic Trump trolling
“But this is all so strange that I sort of think there is something going on behind the scenes. I have no idea what that might be.
Here is a theory:
* Trump’s biggest problem in his first term was he didn’t know who to appoint. Many of them proved disloyal.
* These NFTs have just identified a few thousand of his most dedicated followers.
* The NFTs will serve as a calling card for who should get important positions if Trump wins again.
Is Trump turning into Jeb Bush with his Guaca Bowl?
To Kyle and Gizmodo,
Are you really that much of a ‘tard?
I laughed my buttocks off at the whole thing.
The Master Promoter did it again.
Our PDJT, The GOAT still lives rentfree in their heads.
It’s MAGA now Baby!
okey-dokey
If the company that created and sold the NFTs (for profit) used copyrighted images without obtaining a license, there will be litigation. At this point, it's not clear if they acquired the images legally, or what Trump's level of participation is. All we know is that Trump "licensed his image" to the NFT producer. That might be the limit of his participation and liability. Still cringe worthy. If Trump's people created the images, then it's a legal problem.
> Or did y’all just decide THIS crap was more important? <
Actually, Trump made that decision for us. His trading card roll-out completely overshadowed his later major policy announcement.
And I’ve got to tell you this. Trump is a smart guy. So I’m genuinely baffled as to why he decided to schedule things the way he did.
So what?
The biggest holder has 1,000 of them which is roughly 2.22% of the cards.
But he groped Rudy G when Rudy was all dolled up.
* The NFTs will serve as a calling card for who should get important positions if Trump wins again.
So, I can buy an appointment in the Trump administration? Pay to play? How many cards should I buy if I want to be SECNAV? I might settle for Secretary of Veterans Affairs if I can do it from San Diego.
yeah, I rescinded that comment already, thanks to PghBaldy
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Sorry about that. Don’t mean to be piling on.
>>He rose almost $5 million for his campaign.
He specifically said it wasn’t for his campaign and had nothing to do with it - which, imo, makes it even worse and desperate looking.
SECNAV will cost you a PTrump Red suit. Mint
> So, I can buy an appointment in the Trump administration? <
Good retort. This trading card thing was a dumb move, period. Yet some folks are trying to put lipstick on that pig. They are coming up with all sorts of reasons why this was really a master stroke by Trump.
Well, it wasn’t. It was a misstep by a guy who is good, but not perfect.
Sure Jan, sure.
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