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Imagine prostrating yourself to Trump in this embarrassing way. Sheesh.

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[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 320 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Gay man gives gift to anti-lgbtq president.

Just proves that you can be gay and still be an absolute parasite billionaire. Fuck your pride apple watch bands.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 177 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

vance who is also mostly closeted too. peter thiel defenestrated his model bf.

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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Well fuck, Clarence is basically a black white supremacist.

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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 135 points 11 months ago (16 children)

we're gonna need more luigis.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 118 points 11 months ago (14 children)

Tim Cook, and Apple, is supporting a pedophile. Remember that when you walk into an Apple Store, if you can afford to.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (14 children)

“Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago after the election, and Google donated $1 million to the inauguration fund”

So is Google and every major company

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 104 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 99 points 11 months ago (6 children)
[–] Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yes this is a bribe. Period.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 89 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 88 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Giving him a literal gold bar (though disguised as a stand) is stereotypical buying El Presidente in a Banana Republic bullshit.

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I had to look it up: 24 karat is the purest form of gold. So yeah it's a gold bar 100% lmfao

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[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 87 points 11 months ago

I don't get why people are NOW saying he's trying to appease trump. He's been doing it for years. He was front row at his inauguration right next to other billionaires.

[–] plm00@lemmy.ml 60 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

This is my own conjecture, but I'm willing to bet that playing nicely with Pres. Trump somehow saves Apple billions more in lost revenue to tariffs and legislation because Trump rewards those who are on his good side. I'm also willing to bet Tim / Apple is pressured to do this and has a very different attitude behind closed doors. Not that this excuses anybody for their actions, but it's clear they're trying to game the system the best they can in the name of "business".

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Keeping our morals behind closed doors is what's wrong with the world.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

Almost like it's a completely bullshit excuse, like "just following orders".

Crime isn't suddenly okay because it's profitable, no matter how much capitalism wants you to believe it.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 58 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Such a disgusting display. Most normal people don't want anything to do with rapists and child molesters, yet here's Tim.

[–] ComradeRachel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Honestly I am pretty sure this is a bribe to exempt Apple from tariffs. Billionaires care more about their profit than children being harm. It’s the sad truth.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 46 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And I can't even accept a gift voucher due to anti-bribery rules? Fuck off.

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[–] tabular@lemmy.world 45 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Do stocks go up from such a cringe-move?

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[–] arin@lemmy.world 44 points 11 months ago

Bribery is now not just legal, but mandatory

[–] july@leminal.space 42 points 11 months ago

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-is-back-on-trumps-good-side-the-cost-600-billion-113413035.html

“The move comes after Trump threatened to place a 25% tariff on Apple’s iPhones made overseas and in the face of a potential 100% tariff on semiconductors.”

Pussies

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (13 children)

In other countries this would be a criminal offense. For example in Austria: if the value of the gift is above 50000€ , it's 6 months - 5 years; if over 300k€ it's 1-10 years of prison.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Oh, this is 100% a criminal offense for any government employee that isn't Donald Trump (or someone that he has decided to shield).

Low level government workers can't even accept someone paying for their lunch.

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[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Bribe. The word you're looking for

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 11 months ago

This is why when the whole media world rushed to protect him when he came out of the closet as gay was total and utter bullshit. He wasn't brave and he doesn't give one hot damn about the gay community clearly.

[–] thoon@feddit.nl 41 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I fucking hate corporatism

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago (12 children)

Oh hey, another reason Apple fucking sucks. Look at that.

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[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 37 points 11 months ago

Emperor Cheesar accepting gold tribute from his feudal vassal

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When you're rich and powerful as fuck but still bend the knee to a felon rapist pedophile.

All of America's most "powerful" people are little fucking bitches. Little bitches are calling the shots and representing us to the world. Jesus Christ how pathetic is this country going to get?

Conservatives: Hold my beer.

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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Time to boycott Apple just like everybody decided to boycott Target and Amazon for bending over.

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[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 35 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Now that's pathetic. Whatever happened to apple? What was even the latest cool thing they did? Seems almost irrelevant now

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

enthusiastic dick sucking noises

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[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (11 children)

I’m not buying any more iPhones. I got used to them and just continued buying them. But no more.

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[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago

His name really is Tim Apple now.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 31 points 11 months ago (3 children)

So, where are y'all going to hang your mandatory Trump portraits?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

So, where are y'all going to hang ~~your mandatory~~ Trump? ~~portraits~~

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[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)
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[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 31 points 11 months ago

Smells like an opportunity to cause Apple brand damage.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 29 points 11 months ago (6 children)

So now that apple bent the knee can people finally stop buying apple shit?

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[–] ApeNo1@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

An apple shaped hole in a CD? He just presented Trump with an A-Hole award.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 months ago

Fuck you Tim Cook

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