
It didn’t start with Trump, but it might end with him. For over a century, American democracy has been slowly auctioned off—deal by deal, donor by donor—until the line between public service and personal profit no longer exists. From shadowy foundations to crypto schemes backed by autocrats, the corruption we once considered scandalous has become business as usual. This isn’t just a crisis of politics—it’s a crisis of survival for the Republic itself.
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