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    Whenever there’s a new photo I zoom in to see how old/senile/dead he looks. Most of his publicity photos are 8 years old and he’s aged a lot since then.

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      That’s why the guy put his right hand on the table… Prevent rumors.

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      If you get the rights to lower the ground water level even more during a drought, selling the water to the thirsty population in plastic bottles?

      Ka-Tsching Baby…

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    Truth be told, I’d 100% prefer headlines like this over other nonsense that goes on.

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        They’re doing it in a harmless way and getting cheap publicity from playing him. Honestly this doesn’t bug me nearly as much as the donations.

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          I admire the hustle.

          “Lol look at those suckers spending millions and not even getting a mention in the footnote. We printed a label and a fancy box, $20 tops, got a free photo op and a smile out of old boy himself. I expect a 300% pay rise next year.”

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          I agree.

          This also isn’t 2016.

          The American voting public knew what they were voting for and they cast their ballots and gave Trump a presidency and a Congressional majority.

          Businesses are responding to the changed political reality. And we also know how businesses operate, in an amoral fashion.

          If anyone thought Coca-Cola was some paragon of virtue, then they were naive.

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            Of all the ring kisses, these one is the least bad. I don’t think anyone thought the company that made that uncanny AI Christmas commercial is virtuous lol

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              Yeah I really don’t know what people expected from a company that just released 3 AI made commercials (each nightmare-ish) as celebratory ads for people’s most beloved holiday in the west.

              Honestly that should have been people’s final straw not adjusting their normal inauguration coke to be diet which is just gross for a couple reasons.

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            If anyone thought Coca-Cola was some paragon of virtue, then they were naive.

            No one is saying that, and also there’s a big difference between a commemorative coke bottle (harmless) and removing moderation from your social media platform (meta, x) and allowing people to harass queers (harmful).

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        I mean Jelly Belly had a whole thing with Regan. Maybe not the best president to provide a counter example, but it’s really seems like a company just playing into a president’s favorite foods.

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        It’s misleading

        This is the first diet coke, not the first inaugural coke.

        So “Company continues its tradition with making a special inaugural coke bottle”

        Them not doing it would be more of a political statement

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        Don’t forget using right wing paramilitary forces to murder labor leaders in South America! Because coke also did that

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    Bottle needed more gold if they wanted Trump to display it anywhere.

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    I’m a “no, Pepsi isn’t ok” guy, but I’m never drinking Coke again. Because from now on it tastes like kissing Trump’s ass.

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    Im guessing besides knowing how this guy like kiss ups there is also things like this are bought for air force one so maybe hes trying to make a sale.