<![CDATA[It turns out that one of the biggest lies we were told as kids is Crime Doesn’t Pay.]]>It turns out that one of the biggest lies we were told as kids is Crime Doesn’t Pay.

All around us, people are committing crimes and getting paid with our tax dollars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/opinion/trump-doj-slush-fund-criminals-corruption.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/ap/users/116213082989216869/statuses/116612213766261885https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/ap/users/116213082989216869/statuses/116612213766261885Thu, 21 May 2026 10:59:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It turns out that one of the biggest lies we were told as kids is Crime Doesn’t Pay. on Thu, 21 May 2026 10:45:05 GMT]]>@carnage4life the US seems to be having its own Jacob Zuma moment.

I feel sorry for y'all. We're still struggling hard with some of the consequences of Zuma's state capture years.

It's a long road. I wish we could have Mandela back 😞

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/discobeez/statuses/116612156952424579https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/discobeez/statuses/116612156952424579Thu, 21 May 2026 10:45:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It turns out that one of the biggest lies we were told as kids is Crime Doesn’t Pay. on Thu, 21 May 2026 10:32:05 GMT]]>@carnage4life As we say in German, "Der Ehrliche ist der Dumme."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/stitzl/statuses/116612105863711552https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/stitzl/statuses/116612105863711552Thu, 21 May 2026 10:32:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It turns out that one of the biggest lies we were told as kids is Crime Doesn’t Pay. on Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:49 GMT]]>@carnage4life there’s even a slush fund to pay off Jan 6 rioters. Who knew that instead of a career in tech I should have been arming myself with tiki torches?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/suzannealdrich/statuses/116611982893154032https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/suzannealdrich/statuses/116611982893154032Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:49 GMT