The Donald vs Big Tech

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

The Trump administration has pressured Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on the self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, a champion of the US president who is facing criminal charges in Bucharest.
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Tristan Tate boasted on X in November about the brothers' role in the US election, claiming that "millions of young men in Europe and the USA have a healthy rightwing approach to politics that they would NOT have if Andrew Tate had never appeared on their phone screens".

https://www.ft.com/content/3f951e0b-a9cb-489a-be89-fdf9f996ed27

"a healthy rightwing approach to politics" as per a man who stands accused of grooming and trafficking minors. If you combine US-brand Christian Nationalism à la Hegseth, etc., with the misogynist sex-trafficking culture of the Tates, what do you get if not The Handmaid's Tale?

[astfgyl]

Musk isn't "exerting his influence on public policy." He's been given carte blanche to get away with whatever the hell he wants by being granted seemingly unfettered executive control to punish and even cripple departments who were justifiably investigating his businesses.

I might be wrong again but I did see something to the effect that all of this crap he's at this minute is legal because of things passed during Biden and Obama years? I wouldn't believe for a minute that it would be done fairly or without political bias or without it somehow suiting his own business agenda though. He will want some sort of return on his 44 billion investment for sure. I still don't think it's worse than Gates and the WHO but I certainly don't think it's any better in any way either. This shit and him buying his way in seems like a peak of some sort though, a bit more brazen than what we've seen before, perhaps

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

If you think you might be wrong, try to verify it before repeating it.

[astfgyl]

Honestly man, I just can't be arsed with putting the time into verifying it all when there's a chance you might just know the answer and school me it'd be way handier. I'm so thoroughly disappointed with everything everywhere these days that I don't even have a favourite and nothing surprises me as to whether what I read or hear is just pure rubbish anymore. I just don't have the heart for winning the odd oul pawn in the eternal chess

[Ducky]

The Trump administration has pressured Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on the self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, a champion of the US president who is facing criminal charges in Bucharest.
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Tristan Tate boasted on X in November about the brothers' role in the US election, claiming that "millions of young men in Europe and the USA have a healthy rightwing approach to politics that they would NOT have if Andrew Tate had never appeared on their phone screens".

https://www.ft.com/content/3f951e0b-a9cb-489a-be89-fdf9f996ed27

"a healthy rightwing approach to politics" as per a man who stands accused of grooming and trafficking minors. If you combine US-brand Christian Nationalism à la Hegseth, etc., with the misogynist sex-trafficking culture of the Tates, what do you get if not The Handmaid's Tale?

Andrew, do you know my pals Jeffery and Ghislaine? The best people. And they could get you the best people. You'd have got on.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Honestly man, I just can't be arsed with putting the time into verifying it all when there's a chance you might just know the answer and school me it'd be way handier. I'm so thoroughly disappointed with everything everywhere these days that I don't even have a favourite and nothing surprises me as to whether what I read or hear is just pure rubbish anymore.

In the case of what you said, I don't actually know. I do know it was during Biden's mandate that the supreme court (which is nevertheless very much Trump's supreme court) granted the president almost limitless immunity, etc., so maybe it was something to do with that..? But again, that was Trump's handiwork which just happened to go through during Biden's term and the latter couldn't do anything to stop it beyond criticize it as a move. Which, in fairness, the doddering disingenuous prick did.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

This doesn't really fit anywhere. Not even in reality.

Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami

Victims reportedly posted 'death to Arabs' on social media after shooting while suspect held on attempted murder charges

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/miami-shooting-israeli-men

[Eoin McLove]

  fucking muppetry.

[Anvil]

Didn't Andrew Tate become a Muslim or at least pretend to become a Muslim a few years ago?  Which just makes the whole thing weirder. 

[astfgyl]

This doesn't really fit anywhere. Not even in reality.

Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami

Victims reportedly posted 'death to Arabs' on social media after shooting while suspect held on attempted murder charges

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/miami-shooting-israeli-men

Sounds about right for today's world.

Actually, I think Tomorrow's World on the BBC back in the day would have been a lot bleaker had they actually predicted the world of today back then!

[Ducky]

As if further proof was needed that this fella is one of the dumbest cunts to ever draw breath...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-ukraine-should-never-have-started-it-remarks-war-russia-rcna192710

[The Heretic]

As if further proof was needed that this fella is one of the dumbest cunts to ever draw breath...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-ukraine-should-never-have-started-it-remarks-war-russia-rcna192710

Mental stuff it really is, wtf has Putin got on him? Everytime I look for reasoning that's the only thimg I can come up with.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Personally I think it's more that they're two of a kind, same or similar vision of the world. Trump wants his slice of Ukraine, Putin wants his, neither of them give a flying fuck about the Ukrainian people, or any normal people anywhere beyond what they can get out of them.

"Let's be clear about why he wants these mineral rights. This is just about the billionaires that he serves that can make a ton of money in Ukraine if they are taking those minerals out of the ground and selling them globally for a profit. It's consistent with the way that Trump operates."

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3liimyrpalj2o

[Bürggermeister]

Trump has tried to destabilise Europe since even before day 1 of his first term. We are competition to the USA in his eyes. There is no "special relationship" when he is in power. Everyone is an opponent to be beaten. The support of Brexit and every other despot is to weaken the EU and weaken Europe as a whole. It's time for Europe to stop expecting to suckle at the teat of the US. That tit is dry and only gives dust now.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.
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On Friday, the administration tried to notify some nuclear safety employees who were fired last week that they are now due to be reinstated — but struggled to find them because they didn't have their new contact information.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/usda-accidentally-fired-officials-bird-flu-rehire-rcna192716