And this is all while Dems have failed to show much of a spine or any suggestion of an actual economic plan. Imagine if they actually got their shit together and presented a positive vision for the future. RE:
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G Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris.com)
New polls from Gallup, YouGov, and out of Virginia show voters now trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the economy. Nationally, Dems no...
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So much to say here, but the idea that they would sue over this is beyond ridiculous. There is no legitimate claim here. I'm guessing they're thinking about a publicity rights claim, but that won't fly. California's law exempts political/news usage. RE:
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Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social)
Here's the statement from the Reagan Foundation. "The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek...
This is really not how any of this is supposed to work. Remembering how many times I was told "the government should never be picking winners and losers"... from many people who are in today's federal government. RE:
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Craig Harrington (@craigipedia.bsky.social)
Not simply fascism. Monarchism.
New Ctrl-Alt-Speech! A Tale of Two Internets [podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...](
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Kevin, when you put it that way... it sounds pretty bad. RE:
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Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social)
Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ba...
(FWIW I had an inspiration for something built on ATprotocol four days ago, and got a prototype working last night and it's soooo cool. Needs some more work before I say more, and I wasn't going to talk about it yet, but I can't wait to share more about it...) RE:
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Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
Had missed this but looks like an admission that Elon's plan, to destroy independent developers building on ExTwitter by charging tens of thousands...
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Had missed this but looks like an admission that Elon's plan, to destroy independent developers building on ExTwitter by charging tens of thousands of dollars for API access, has failed, and they're switching over to usage based pricing. Of course, you can just build here in the Atmosphere for free https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreig3leeob2d75vbvr5up7swqhydoaxl64ra2ao4rw2h3epan2g6nly
The war on Christmas. RE:
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The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com)
Christmas decor suppliers and retailers are warning that tariffs will lead to higher prices and less inventory, as the bulk of the manufacturing an...
Great job, pushing Canada right into China's arms. RE:
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Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hopes to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit nex...
It's like a horror story written by... oh... wait... RE:
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Stephen King (@stephenking.bsky.social)
Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!