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Trump donor Larry Ellison’s Oracle will oversee TikTok’s algorithm.

His media company owns CBS News and is plotting a bid for Warner Bros., which owns CNN.

When billionaires take control of communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
September 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Where does our humanity go as a nation?

The Trump administration has just banned the Department of Agriculture that distributes food. Food banks help feed the most unfortunate of our society; single mothers who chose not to abort, disabled citizens, the elderly, the homeless, veterans, & the sick
March 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Cross: No, of course the doj is not going to investigate this. Pam Bondi is too interested in what congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is saying about Elon Musk
March 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6
March 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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@ossoff.bsky.social: "My first reaction... was 'what absolute clowns.' Total amateur hour... And this is what happens when you have basically Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials."
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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This wasn’t a group chat of besties deciding what Sweetgreen to order. American lives were on the line — and they knew it. The message this sends to our military from our most senior officials in all of government is unfathomable.

(clip: @acyn.bsky.social)
March 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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March 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM