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   rudy@phil.hendrie.con says...   
   >   
   > "$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-ste   
   l-minerals-china.html   
   >   
   > No additional commentary needed.   
      
   More bullshit.   
      
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