Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is [Thad][1] with a comment about [Capital One’s stated reasons for shutting down Trump accounts][2]:
> *Would be nice to have some disclosure laws so that if a presidential candidate’s had his bank accounts closed for money laundering, we don’t learn about it years later in a lawsuit.*
In second place, it’s [MrWilson][3] with a reply on that same post to [someone claiming Trump was targeted for political reasons][4]:
> *“for political reasons” = Trump violating his oath of office, multiple laws, the Constitution, human and civil rights, et al.*
For editor’s choice on the insightful side, we start out with [an anonymous comment about the Paramount merger][5]:
> *Given that Oracle laid off around 25,000 employees (of 162,000) last May just to keep inflating the AI hype, I won’t be surprised if Paramount has already planned layoffs to offset the giant debt of the deal.*
Next, it’s [Commenter #5759][6] with a comment about Buc-ee’s shying away from their John Oliver challenge and [suing a tiny convenience store instead][7]:
> *I wonder if John Oliver can convince HBO to fund this store’s legal defense.*
Over on the funny side, our first place winner is [an anonymous comment about the Trump/Capital One dispute][8]:
> *A Republican: Tell me how I can be like you.
> Trump: You have to start an insurrection, and launder money.
> Republican: Why launder money?
> Trump: See, nobody cares about the insurrection.*
In second place, it’s an anonymous comment about requests to post proof of the claim that [there are “numerous videos” of people cutting into the reflecting pool][9]:
> *He can’t. They go to school in Canada.*
For editor’s choice on the funny side, we’ve got an exchange about RFK Jr.’s latest embarrassing display. First, it’s [Heart of Dawn][10] with [an initial reaction][11]:
> *If only the worms had finished what they started.*
Next, it’s [WTF over][12] with [a reply][13]:
> *Unfortunately, the worms died of starvation.*
That’s all for this week, folks!
[1]: https://www.techdirt.com/user/thad/
[2]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/capital-one-says-money-laundering-not-january-6-riot-led-to-shutdown-of-trump-accounts/#comment-5541332
[3]: https://www.techdirt.com/user/mrwilson/
[4]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/capital-one-says-money-laundering-not-january-6-riot-led-to-shutdown-of-trump-accounts/#comment-5541946
[5]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/gavin-newsom-makes-an-ass-of-himself-on-antitrust-paramount-merger/#comment-5540912
[6]: https://www.techdirt.com/user/commenter5759/
[7]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/07/buc-ees-shies-away-from-john-oliver-challenge-sues-tiny-ohio-convenience-store-instead/#comment-5548173
[8]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/capital-one-says-money-laundering-not-january-6-riot-led-to-shutdown-of-trump-accounts/#comment-5541735
[9]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/doj-dumps-reflecting-pool-charges-admits-it-was-all-the-fault-of-trumps-no-bid-pool-guys-while-trump-sticks-by-his-vandalism-story/#comment-5539404
[10]: https://www.techdirt.com/user/heartofdawn/
[11]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/rfk-jr-just-embarrassed-himself-publicly-on-cnn/#comment-5542184
[12]: https://www.techdirt.com/user/mritter1981/
[13]: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/rfk-jr-just-embarrassed-himself-publicly-on-cnn/#comment-5542184
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