"Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus." "We hope for better days; it shall rise from the ashes."--Motto of the city of Detroit
Eisenhower warned us of the military industrial complex before it took over the country (and the federal budget). Biden warns us of tech oligarchs doing much worse. Will we be smart enough to listen this time? We're not betting the farm on it.
— The Get More Smarter Podcast (@getmoresmarter.com) January 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We have to remember that, traditionally, an incoming administration awards the various constituencies that got it elected with some sort of representation. So the tech bros get Elon, anti-vax freaks get RFK Jr, dog killers get Noem, white nationalists get Hegseth, pedophiles get Gaetz...
— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) November 13, 2024 at 6:50 PM
