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I wrote you a YankoBoop (and would love free subscribers to my Democracy on Hospice (DOH!) Substack - this will be on the Mixtape on the Titanic section:

The Mar-a-Lago Guide to Totally Legal Bribery

Step right up to the grift bazaar!

Where ethics vanish like a shooting star

Foreign deals? They're back in play!

Just keep those government stamps away

"Private entities" are A-OK

(Their state connections? Don't you say!)

It's not a bribe if you call it "trade"

While democracy gets a fire sale grade!

[Chorus]

Welcome to the Art of the Steal!

Where every bribe's a business deal

Just sign here on the dotted line

Your ethics violations looking fine

Every grift is now divine

At the Mar-a-Lago fire sale!

(Now with international shipping available!)

[Verse 2]

Pam Bondi's got a brand new task:

Making sure no one has to ask

Why those briefcases full of cash

Keep making legislation crash!

"Competitive advantage," that's the game

When corruption gets a brand new name

The FCPA's taking a little rest

While foreign money fills the nest!

[Bridge]

"But wait, there's more!

Act now and receive:

One free ethics waiver!

A premium gray area upgrade!

And your very own 'Get Out of Oversight Free' card!

(Shipping and handling of democracy not included)

(Terms and conditions of democracy may vary)

[Verse 3]

Draw a line between state and private gain?

That's so 2023, what a pain!

Now every deal's a patriot's right

When you're selling influence in the night

American credibility's going cheap

While foreign money plays hide and seek

But hey, it's all above the board

When you're writing your own accord!

[Outro]

Side effects may include:

Sudden loss of democratic norms

Chronic conflicts of interest

Acute ethical dysfunction

And severe cases of plausible deniability

Ask your Attorney General if total corruption is right for you!"

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