Trumpism is continuing some of these antitrust cases against tech giants not because they genuinely care about corporate power or "antitrust reform," but because they're seeking more leverage in bullying these companies into being friendlier to authoritarianism https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w&cid=bafkreia5fptt5a6i6cxxw4c45j3rwjxk5ejmgewphyovmdvfciohccxlhe
suggesting that maybe comedians should stop showing their penises to everyone and using the word retard somehow got twisted into an act of global oppression [Jimmy Kimmel Blames Liberals ‘...]( )
I'm glad to see major outlets discover that Trump 2.0 will completely decimate environmental protections, public safety, corporate oversight, and consumer protection this kind of thing might have proven useful pre-election [Trump and DOGE Are Planning De...]( )
We're making progress, but he's not good at "building cars at rockets either" he's good at opportunistically cozying up to actual engineers then taking singular credit for their accomplishments using money he lucked into at paypal C- try again https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w&cid=bafkreic4hapl4bs3etpj7ppytij3hcswoyifmbkmqhu2mdtxn3qc263p6e
hey what if we built a massive new database of everyone's conversations and online activities in the age of unregulated data brokers in a country too corrupt to pass a privacy law [That groan you hear is users’ ...]( )
the man literally bought one of the most influential social media companies in the country for $44 billion and converted it into a right wing propaganda platform https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w&cid=bafkreihf3lys77u7eg2zwaoxwmw3qevysfus4awfru67xzclntlgcmfp7a
so not at all fucking "paused" then keep up the great work, U.S. journalism [Trump tariffs on China now tot...]( )
cancelling all my streaming services and summer plans after my wife got fired from her nonprofit hospital by drug-addled oligarchs while my modest retirement funds collapse at the hands of a fake business genius who operates at a fourth grade reading level and feeling very patriotic [a bald eagle with an american ...](image )
my wife was fired from her job today thanks to the senseless musk/trump cuts devastating local nonprofit hospitals all so some rich brats can get some tax cuts and make even more money via privatization of public services
I wonder how many percentage points he'd lose if the feckless, corporatist U.S. press CLEARLY informed the public he's destroying all corporate oversight, public safety standards, consumer protection, labor rights, environmental law, voting rights, and the social safety net RE: