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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 1m

A few cities were big enough to support right wing papers, eg NY Daily News, Chicago Tribune.

Most papers accepted local power structures, and were pro economic growth, which boosts ad revenues.

Obviously, the media landscape has been changing over the last 20 years...

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 1m

I think most newspapers and media honestly tried to play it straight down the middle. There's a clear economic incentive for this. They make money from ads, and want to appeal to as many readers/viewers as possible. Hence, centrism.

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 1h

The rich don't give a shit. They get tax cuts. Besides, the laws don't really apply the same way to the very wealthy, do they?

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 1h

Actually, no -- presumably murder would be charged under state laws.

Of course, he could seek a pardon from Desantis...

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 1h

"To lose one boyfriend over a balcony, Mr. Thiel, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.".

That, or Peter Thiel been taking lessons from Putin.

NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre conservative editors @originalist.bsky.social · Jul 1

Whose secret boyfriends keep falling off their Miami balcony

"almost exactly one year after Thiel’s boyfriend Jeff Thomas fell to his death"

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 2h

"war on narco-terror..."

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 2h

Yup. Reagan inherited Fed governor Volker and his commitment to throttling inflation via high interest rates.

Reagan goosed the economy with tax cuts and defense spending, and got credit for stopping inflation. And legitimized the insanity of "supply side" economics.

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 4h

How much did Wendy McMahon's security detail cost?

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 5h

The broad economic damage will be just as great. Big tech's stock prices will take a hit, and they'll lay off a few 10,000s,but their execs will be just fine.

And the economic wreckage they helped cause should present plenty of opportunities for cheap acquisitions of vulnerable rivals.

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 5h

One big difference between this and the networks bubble is that many of the big players ( AMZN, GOOG, MSFT, META) are too rich to bankrupt.

AND, a lot of their investment is hedged through SPVs that shift much of the risk to investment firms.

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 5h

Add this to the exhibit.

www.honest-broker.com/p/why-is-eve...

Why Is Everything Turning into a Casino?

I share seven rules of casino management—see how many apply now to legit businesses

www.honest-broker.com

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 5h

You might think that the Princeton Review would update its rating of New College in FL.

But you might be wrong -- it's ranked #24 on it's list of "best value" colleges in the US.

I suppose the remainder of that ranking is just as reliable?

www.princetonreview.com/college/new-...

New College of Florida (NCF) - The Princeton Review College Rankings & Reviews

Applying to New College of Florida (NCF)? Get up-to-date admissions statistics, SAT & ACT scores, student reviews, and more from The Princeton Review.

www.princetonreview.com

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 6h

I've been expecting this shit since he announced the ICE buildup.

I've been a "chief election judge" (site supervisor) in the last few elections.

I suppose the county will need to add a training module on "what to do if ICE stormtroopers try to scare off voters."

The struggle continues

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 6h

FDR didn't poll-test social security.

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 6h

Just flippin' do it already!

Force some issues!

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 6h

AND he took FDR's social programs as a given -- not as a handout to people too lazy to work

bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 6h

Cosplay Heydrich leather fetish thug!

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Photo of Chicago CBP Gauleiter Greg Bovino

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 7h

Yes! Yes! A thousand times yes!

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 7h

And assume they can't define "narco-terrorist" either.

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 7h

For the past 60 years, *every* Republican Pres has left an economic mess for his Democratic successor to repair, and still they get a pass.

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 7h

It drives me crazy that Reps are presumed to be "good at the economy" because they're "pro business" and anti regulation & social welfare programs.

In the entire past century, I think only Eisenhower was a responsible economic steward.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

If ICE agents begins harassing voters on the way to vote on Tuesday, we need local prosecutors to charge the ICE officers with state law crimes. We need to send a message for 2026 that they will be swiftly arrested.

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 19h

Has for ages.

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 19h

He was shot in the back because "federal officials say he reversed his car toward officers in a threatening manner."

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bitemedeluxe.bsky.social @bitemedeluxe.bsky.social · 19h

Like charging a hospitalized protestor for having caused the bruises on a cop's knuckles.