Melania Trump Launches NFT Platform in First Public Endeavor Since White House (cnn.com) 113
Melania Trump is getting in on the latest crypto craze -- NFTs. From a report: The former first lady announced Thursday that she is selling an NFT, or a non-fungible token, titled "Melania's Vision" -- her first public endeavor since leaving office almost one year ago. The NFT is the first digital art to be sold on her newly launched platform, which will release NFTs regularly and is powered by Parler. "I am proud to announce my new NFT endeavor, which embodies my passion for the arts, and will support my ongoing commitment to children through my Be Best initiative," Trump said in a statement. "Through this new technology-based platform, we will provide children computer science skills, including programming and software development, to thrive after they age out of the foster community."
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She obviously won't be keeping the money for herself, then?
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That seems to be the implication in the summary.
which embodies my passion for the arts, and will support my ongoing commitment to children through my Be Best initiative
If anyone is interested, The Hill article actually shows the NFT.
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fin-t... [thehill.com]
Not something I would invest in, but it seems if she drew it, she has some talent.
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So is a black square or just a blank canvas?
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ironic.
melania as a fem bot controlled by mango unchained
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That seems to be the implication in the summary.
which embodies my passion for the arts, and will support my ongoing commitment to children through my Be Best initiative
If you read the full official statement: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMELANIATRU... [twitter.com] it also says:
A portion of the proceeds from the Melania Trump NFT collection will assist children aging out of the foster care system by way of economic empowerment and with expanded access to resources needed to excel in the fields of computer science and technology.
So I can only see a committal to donating some unspecified share.
If anyone is interested, The Hill article actually shows the NFT.
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fblogs%2Fin-t... [thehill.com]
Not something I would invest in, but it seems if she drew it, she has some talent.
She didn't, from TFA:
"The first one, titled "Melania's Vision," includes the painting of Trump's eyes by artist Marc-Antoine Coulon and an audio message.
But looking at the picture https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FFG... [twimg.com] it seems like it's signed by Melania herself.
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But we recently heard from at least one person on the Supreme Court that women can simply put their kid up for adoption rather than be allowed to have control over their own body. You mean to tell us there might be millions of kids who are never adopted and get thrown out on the street when they come of age?
I'm shocked!
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That family has some history when it comes to charity:
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fus-... [apnews.com]
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabc7chicago.com%2Fnews%2Fe... [abc7chicago.com]
these people aren't even good at grifting (Score:2)
A portion of the proceeds
Amateur move there, Mel.
A real grifter would have used the phrase "up to", since that would include the value "nought".
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A portion of the proceeds
Amateur move there, Mel. A real grifter would have used the phrase "up to", since that would include the value "nought".
One dollar is a portion of the proceeds.
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but it seems if she drew it, she has some talent
Hmmm, yeah, I'm sure she "drew" it, just like Donald "wrote" his book(s).
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History is not on the family's side on that one: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2019%2F11%2F07... [npr.org]
Re:Be Best [Scam]! (Score:3)
It's not like I had any doubts that NFTs were scams, but when THAT family gets involved...
But seriously folks, why hasn't she taken the orange fool's money and run away already? That must be some pre-nup!
Hardly suprising (Score:4, Insightful)
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Those airplane shots - could it be Epsteinâ(TM)s personal jet?
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NFTs are the grift.
Re:Hardly suprising (Score:5, Informative)
Yep, the Trump family is well known for selfless operation of charity efforts:
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fag.ny.gov%2Fpress-releas... [ny.gov]
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Has anyone he has sold a painting to gained any political favors from his father?
Would you prefer all political family members not be allowed to have jobs or make money while family is in office?
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this line implies it is going to charity
Hardly.
support my ongoing commitment
actually implies the money goes to her to convince her to keep the commitment...
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She is married to a billionaire, I don't think she needs the money that badly. Why automatically jump to the worst possible misinterpretation? It indicates it is benefiting her charity work, but let us just believe she needs a couple thousand to support her clothing habit?
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Why automatically jump to the worst possible misinterpretation?
Experience and knowledge about the people involved.
Why do you automatically jump to the defense of a family full of known liars?
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I would guess that his “art” is just a money laundering scheme.
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I don't understand what work you think proposing an implausible counterfactual is doing here. Presumably if we lived in a world where Trump could raise the dead, that wouldn't be the only thing that's different.
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And you've admitted I'm right.
Get help. Seriously. You're so disconnected from reality, you're a danger to yourself.
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He is LIBEL PROOF, nothing said of him is remotely as bad as what is already PROVED against him.
Pink Prada Shoe NFT? (Score:2)
I don't get it, but hey, if rich assholes want to blow a bunch of money on the world's latest version of a video game ranking ladder, have at it.
It's a bribe to her husband (Score:2)
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That actually makes some sense. Money wins elections, and the more money a candidate can "personally contribute" to their campaign, the less they need to worry about donation limits and campaign finance laws. It's almost like some politicians don't like playing by the rules.
Totally legit! (Score:5, Insightful)
Former first lady and wife of likely future presidential candidate accepting untraceable payments for valueless tokens, seems legit, nothing to worry about here! But HOLY SHIT Hunter Biden's running an art gallery which appears to have been actually well-structured to prevent bribery, CRIME OF THE CENTU-REEE!!1uno
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Must be born in the US to be our president. She was born in Slovenia, so she doesn't qualify.
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Oh I misread. My bad. Yea I'm sure Trump would love to give it another try, but he might be roped up in litigation by then that also precludes him from taking office. Partisan politics and all that. There's a steaming pile of gross on both sides of the aisle these days.
Re:Totally legit! (Score:4, Insightful)
I am very suspicious of American both-sidesism, it seems to exist mainly as a rationalization for shy budding fascists who aren't yet totally comfortable with fascism to vote fascist.
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I must not grok what you meant by this. Are you saying that centrists are actually fascists that are somehow hiding their identity politics and extremism behind clever discourse? Because, honestly, that's the most insane thing that I've read today, while also being factually incorrect per the definition of the word.
Or maybe you're just outright calling me a fascist without actually knowing anything about me. What a weird thing to say in response to a small unifying comment.
Perhaps you'd like to try again?
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I'm saying that there's a difference between real-world centrism and theoretical centrism, first of all. Your theoretical centrist whose identity is theoretically defined by the definition of the word would at least be a fascist sympathizer now. I don't think this kind of theoretical centrist really exists in meaningful numbers. Real-world centrists aren't instantly and automatically dragged along when a conservative party quickly turns fascist - what would've been called a centrist in, say, 2014 would now
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I see now, thanks for clarifying your statement. I can agree there is some merit in clarifying "centrism". However, I disagree with your analysis that a centrist from 2014 now leans moderate democrat and that a centrist of today would be a fascist sympathizer due to the presence of extremism within the political landscape. The general public may or may not be more extreme today than they were 7 years ago (the Internet and media is a constant flamewar, not a good litmus test for the political will of a popul
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It's pretty easy to see that both parties in the US are full of shit. That's not an insightful observation, it's just an observation.
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It's ridiculous and disingenuous, and as such suspicious, to suggest that they're anywhere near equally full of shit these days.
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That's what people on both sides say. I can't tell which side you are on.
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Hunter Biden's art was so surprisingly good I wondered if he had somebody else do it for him. Experts were surprised by it too.
FACT: Hunter Biden did have a legit degree and was somewhat functional. Given the idiots on corporate boards he might have been one of the smarter ones; but obviously, as he openly said himself -- his name is what got him jobs.
It wasn't at all unusual for that to happen; normal politics since humans had social positions. Chief's son becoming chief etc. The corruption is if any inf
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And the Poe's law circle is complete.
Re:Presidential Candidate (Score:1)
As Melania is well known to have said that she wants nothing to do with returning to the White House
AND
It is a little difficult to run for POTUS while in Jail for Tax Fraud (which makes him ineligible anyway)
AND
She will need some mulah to live on after DJT is declared bankwupt again for defrauding the IRS.
I find this move totally predictable even if it is totally cringeworthy.
Related news? (Score:5, Funny)
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Finally joining the family business (Score:4, Insightful)
Seems after years of only being married to a serial grifter narcissist she's now getting in on the family business of relieving gullible idiots of their hard earned disposable income.
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Money for nothing,
and their chicks for free.
Well, the first half anyway.
Well, that's ironic (Score:2)
Literally, the very next story is:
"Crypto Scam Revenue Up 81% in 2021, Hits $7.7 Billion: Chainalysis"
Proof positive,
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Sometimes Slashdot does it's own comedy routines without even realizing it. LOL.
Grifters gonna grift. (Score:2)
Why should The Donald have all the fun? She has learned her lessons well.
Charity (Score:2)
Fools and their money .... (Score:2)
... are - well, you know the drill.
In times like these I wish /. had a "laugh" reaction for the main article, this one is bonafide "+1 Funny"
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Honestly, I thought she was smarter than this.
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Based on what? Imagine the orange ring around her bathtub ... and mouth.
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Because she married Donald Trump.
Don't bother if your response is along the lines of "orange man bad." Think very carefully before you answer, and you will see why she is smart.
I really don't care (Score:2)
Do you?
Actual NFT here (Score:3, Informative)
The NFT is in this page [melaniatrump.com]. It's a watercolor of her eyes, with a background voice of herself. At the moment it indicates "1 sol", presumably meaning "1 unit sold".
Hey, wait, what's this 1 unit? Wasn't all this NFT rage about uniqueness of the digital items? Well, not according to the FAQ in her own website [melaniatrump.com]:
Why purchase an NFT?
When purchasing an NFT, the buyer is receiving a unique and secure digital asset, such as a piece of digital artwork, with a unique serial number, backed by the blockchain.
It seems that you don't even need to modify the picture of the monkey to generate a new NFT...
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So is this like a Franklin Mint release, where yours is marked as #243 of a limited series of 1000 (for example)? If so, then I guess this is okay. As okay as ANY of this NFT garbage is, anyway. But if it's unlimited, then I think either she has missed the point of NFT, or, more likely in my opinion, she and her cohorts believe, probably correctly, that a lot of people who would pay for this are missing the point of NFT and think they're smarter than they are.
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At the moment it indicates "1 sol", presumably meaning "1 unit sold".
The way I read it sol is the name of the currency provided by the platform Solana, that one unit currently goes for $182.43 https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexplorer.solana.com%2F [solana.com] and that currently 3 NFT's of the artwork has been bought for 1 sol each https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexplorer.solana.com%2Fad... [solana.com] with 276 remaining (corrections welcome).
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1 SOL means 1 "Shit out of Luck", because once you buy it, you're never going to be able to sell it :D
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I thought that Sol was the name of the sun (you know the star in the centre of our solar system.
Of course it the Trump universe everything orbits the Donald
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The only uniqueness that NFTs provide is that of the token on the blockchain. The only exception to that is digital art that's small enough to store directly on the blockchain itself (e.g. small pixel art), although even in that case nothing precludes storing it more than once. Either way, if the NFT author wants to issue multiple tokens, there's nothing preventing them from doing so. They're still "non-fungible" in a sense that you can distinguish between them - and, in particular, know which ones were iss
I guess... (Score:2)
...she stopped getting her weekly paycheck for acting the First Lady, and needs money for groceries and jewelry
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...she stopped getting her weekly paycheck for acting the First Lady, and needs money for groceries and jewelry
Groceries? Have you seen this woman? She doesn't eat!
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Maybe NFTs are a way for rich to laugh at the poor (Score:2)
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Cue up (Score:1)
Republicans losing their mind when Hunter Biden sells tangible artwork.
N is for (Score:1)
Naked, nude, and non-fungible?
Shallow, Commoditized, and Vapid (Score:2)
Am I talking about the art or the artist?
Even I can't tell.
I hate to hate on Melania...I really do want to give her the benefit of the doubt. But she never takes the offramp to decency.
long history of being cheap an trashy (Score:2)
In 2011, she helped her husband spread the falsehood that former president Barack Obama was born in Kenya. [washingtonpost.com]
Any donation she makes would help a good cause (Score:4, Informative)
The announcement mentions donating to programs for teens who have aged out of the foster care system.
One of my relatives founded a 501c3 charity dedicated to this cause.
Have a look at https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fageoutangelsorg.ipage.... [ipage.com] and please donate if you think it's worthwhile
Only $150? (Score:2)
I'd figure she could command a heck of a lot more. Certainly there are some wealthy folks who will happily blow a lot more than that up the Trumps rear ends. Would mean more money for the kids.
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I'd figure she could command a heck of a lot more. Certainly there are some wealthy folks who will happily blow a lot more than that up the Trumps rear ends. Would mean more money for the kids.
It think would be interesting with some friendly competition with proceeds going to charity from for example Michelle Obama (currently Melania has sold 6 NFT's while boldly increasing the total available to 460 https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexplorer.solana.com%2Fad... [solana.com] ).
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I'm tellin' ya, it's the Jews.
I checked with the Jews; they say it's not them. Have you asked the Irish? If it's not them, they'll know who it is.
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Must be King George. I hear he's making a comeback.
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