The Picasso of Grift
" It’s a Gangster’s Paradise " I had a different post ready to go today, but breaking news compelled me to update the post I ran on August 11 instead. Brendan Ballou, former DoJ Antitrust Division prosecutor and now CEO of the Public Integrity Project, appeared on Michael Popak’s Legal AF YouTube channel today and what he said made my jaw drop. After describing Truth Social, Donald Trump’s subscription service for his MAGA followers, Ballou revealed the platform’s plan to sell advance versions of postings by Trump, Vance, Patel, Kennedy, and the official White House (Natalie Harp) account. The new service, Truth API, announced August 1st that it would charge $100,000 per month for premium subscribers to get news a few minutes before others.
