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Wall Street tycoon Stephen Schwarzman endorsed Trump yesterday.

He joins a growing list of billionaires who once condemned the former president but are now flocking to his campaign.

Never underestimate how quickly billionaires will sell out our democracy for tax cuts.

bobthomson70 ,
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@rbreich billionaires have no truck with democracy as it is one person, one vote and they prefer it like it actually is: Where they get to buy influence, and a hearing for what they want, making them even more money.

There is no true democracy as long as there is no real control over money donations to politicians, as it is now in the US and U.K.

It’s an illusion.

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Amazon squeezed sellers and jacked up prices.

Apple used its power to kill off challengers.

Ticketmaster/Live Nation leveraged its dominance to jack up ticket costs and tack on massive fees.

Each company is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the Biden admin.

This is a big deal.

bobthomson70 ,
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@rbreich the problem with those legal processes is this: by the time the fines and measures kick in, the profits made illegally have already been distributed to those who benefit years before.
It needs to not be allowed to get to this stage.

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OpenAI pauses ChatGPT-4o voice that fans said ripped off Scarlett Johansson

"Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson," OpenAI insists.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/openai-pauses-chatgpt-4o-voice-that-fans-said-ripped-off-scarlett-johansson/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

bobthomson70 ,
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@arstechnica someone got a cease and desist letter.

georgetakei , to Random
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Wait, what?? https://www.comicsands.com/michigan-woman-grocery-store-sign-2668265756.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

bobthomson70 ,
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@georgetakei Struck for a few reasons, one of which was the Malcolm in the Middle episode where Malcolm discovered a guy living between the shelves of the supermarket he worked in.

georgetakei , to Random
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That is how it's done 👏🏼 https://www.comicsands.com/paws-animal-shelter-kristi-noem-2668125251.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

bobthomson70 ,
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@georgetakei I mean, has there even been a dog as badly behaved or untrainable as Trumpet orange face?

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More of this, please. https://secondnexus.com/trump-raj-venezuelan-crime-statistic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

bobthomson70 ,
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@georgetakei this happens a lot in the U.K. when PMs do the rounds of local radio stations for interviews. It went particularly badly for Liz Lettuce Truss 🤣Why local news is so important. Such folks feel fewer constraints on asking awkward questions.

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