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   From: ubfms@lotlizards.com   
      
   On 25 Nov 2025, Rudy Canoza  posted some   
   news:QwnVQ.31859$d6ed.10268@fx12.iad:   
      
   > "$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in   
   > Private Firms"   
   >   
   > The Trump administration is spending billions of dollars on deals with   
   > ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of   
   > slowing.   
   >   
   > By Ana Swanson   
   >   
   > Reporting from Washington   
   > Nov. 25, 2025 | Updated 2:00 p.m. ET   
   >   
   > The Trump administration is snapping up ownership shares of private   
   > companies it deems essential to national security. It is an unusual   
   > new strategy that has already committed more than $10 billion in   
   > taxpayer funds and shows little sign of slowing.   
   >   
   > The government’s growing portfolio of corporate ownership involves   
   > minority stakes, or the option to take them in the future, in at least   
   > nine companies involved in steel, minerals, nuclear energy and   
   > semiconductors, a New York Times analysis found. The deals were all   
   > struck in the past six months, with the bulk made in October and   
   > November.   
   >   
   > https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/politics/trump-intel-steel-minera   
   > ls-china.html   
   >   
   > No additional commentary needed.   
      
   Sounds like Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama!   
      
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