The Russia is getting more evil thread

Rightbug · July 20, 2018, 1:34am

Jesus.

I was going to say that this goes hand in hand with the rumors that the Trump modeling Agency was basically a prostitution ring but, looking it up on Snopes, its seems that the rumors have more to do with bringing models over on bogus visas with the promise of a path to citizenship and then withholding pay and threatening them with with deportation and, ultimately, never making good on the citizenship end of the deal. Which is still super shitty (and of course, ironic) but not prostitution.

Papageno · July 20, 2018, 3:43am

Did they at least pay the models? Because all things Trump seem to have a problem with that pesky issue of payment.

Rightbug · July 20, 2018, 4:34am

Kind of. They deducted exorbitant rent and mysterious agency fees that resulted in the models earning next to nothing in the end.

Nearly three years after signing with Trump’s agency, Blais had little to show for it—and it wasn’t for lack of modeling jobs. Under the contracts that she and other Trump models had signed, the company advanced money for rent and various other expenses (such as trainers, beauty treatments, travel, and administrative costs), deducting these charges from its clients’ modeling fees. But these charges—including the pricey rent that Blais and her roommates paid—consumed nearly all her modeling earnings. “I only got one check from Trump Models, and that’s when I left them,” she said. “I got $8,000 at most after having worked there for three years and having made tens of thousands of dollars.” (The check Blais received was for $8,427.35.)
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“It is like modern-day slavery” Blais said of working for Trump Model Management—and she is not alone in describing her time with Trump’s company in those terms. Former Trump model Alexia Palmer, who filed a lawsuit against Trump Model Management for fraud and wage theft in 2014, has said she “felt like a slave.”

Palmer has alleged that she was forced to pay hefty—sometimes mysterious—fees to Trump’s agency. These were fees on top of the 20 percent commission she paid for each job the company booked. Palmer charged that during three years of modeling for Trump’s company, she earned only $3,880.75.

Full article here:

It’s not, “Oh my god, Trump was running a prostitution ring!” horrific but it’s just generally shitty and typical of his grifting, fuck people over ways.

Miguk · July 20, 2018, 5:15am

So Trump is like some rich asshole from Dubai, except 100 times more tacky.

Papageno · July 20, 2018, 6:37am

Sounds about as legit as Trump “University.”

Scuzz · July 20, 2018, 6:15pm

That is basically how farm workers were made serfs to the people they worked for.

KevinC · August 9, 2018, 4:45pm

Can’t tell if bot/spam/fishing or… ?

CraigM · August 9, 2018, 5:30pm

I mean as far as fishy first posts go, I at least applaud the spirit, if not the execution.

That said the sad truth is far too many ‘donation’ sites turn out to be nothing more than scams played on well meaning people. Stick to proven groups.

barstein · September 2, 2018, 9:19pm

None · September 13, 2018, 5:30am

RichVR · September 13, 2018, 2:55pm

Reanimation?

barstein · September 13, 2018, 8:05pm

ShivaX · September 13, 2018, 10:35pm

rowe33 · September 14, 2018, 2:45pm

Wait, the stealth fighters "enter"ed the bombers, presumably without consent? Sounds like a Trump-style intercept for sure.

Miramon · September 14, 2018, 3:08pm

Business Insider is basically a retweeter of news, evaluated for clickability. They undoubtedly rewrite AP and other people’s pieces for SEO purposes, and since they have no journalists and their volume is too high for editing, this kind of word typo is a common result.

jsnell · September 23, 2018, 7:48pm

Just a normal Saturday in the Nordic countries. The Norwegians arrested a Russian for spying on the parliament. And the Finnish police (supported by the army) raided a Russian-backed shell company that’s been buying out islands near shipping lanes / submarine power cables / military supply depots. Oh, and also buying surplus Finnish navy vessels.

Papageno · September 23, 2018, 8:10pm

Ugh. Glad they’re on top of this stuff.

ShivaX · October 7, 2018, 9:57pm

jpinard · October 7, 2018, 10:58pm

Yikes.

Rod_Humble · October 7, 2018, 11:58pm

Note it is the Daily Mail which is the British equivalent of Fox “news” they just make shit up. So I would wait till confirmed by an actual news source.