The Donald vs Big Tech

[Eoin McLove]

Almost too accurate.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

"A small handful of powerful social media monopolies control the vast portion of all private and public communications in the United States."

The monopoly thing is also interesting. Three of four companies should not be in a position to influence elections, have a monopoly on a certain communication type and decide what people can and cannot see.

Worth quoting from the opening post of this thread for this:


Outside of the names you'll recognize, it's worth noting there is only one actual scientist on the entire list, John Martinis. The rest, all CEOs.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/mike-johnson-ruthlessly-mocked-after-creating-award-for-trump-like-hes-a-damn-child/

[Bürggermeister]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjvgaH2Ajw

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Text exchange from February 2025:

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

FCC head/MAGA vehicle Brendan Carr speaking at CPAC:
https://bsky.app/profile/simplyskye.bsky.social/post/3mi33323azc2p

Won the election by convincing socially engineered morons the Democrats are "literally communists", now boasting about state take-over of the media   

[The Great Cull]

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0328/1565625-iran-war-wrap/

How unlucky can one regime be to "accidentally" hit yet more journalists...

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Text exchange from February 2025:

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I'd prefer to see them destituted than martyred, but don't mind haggling. Destitute and knee-capped?

And speaking of Musk, his preferred German party seem to be breaking ranks with MAGA:
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-03-30/germany-us-troops-afd-21225508.html

[Ducky]

Definitely not a cult...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/paula-white-cain-tithe-appeal-israel-1789290

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Interesting read, all the more so from an ally:
https://houseofsaud.com/iran-war-ai-psychosis-sycophancy-rlhf/

[Eoin McLove]

Interesting. I wonder could you extrapolate from that article that AI,  contrary to our worst fears, might remain a type of lapdog to humanity? The converse being that it tells us what we want to hear while doing the exact opposite... and we go back to square one 

[Bürggermeister]

Definitely not a cult...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/paula-white-cain-tithe-appeal-israel-1789290

Everything will be grand once you... Don't stop believin'

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

[Bürggermeister]

Is that not the janitor from Scrubs?