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Aww geez King of Jordan said no to having Palestinians. Guess we gotta bring ‘em here. You have two options, go to war for Israel overseas, or shelter a Palestinian family. Don’t forget you voted for this.
I shelter them then figure out if Patrick S. Tomlinsons pepperoni recipe works with substituted ingredients.
 
This is far more interesting than the same song and dance about the Jews we've been hearing from every doomer passing by. I wouldn't put it past techbros to invest into Trump (or even Vance's) presidency if it means that they have a better edge at maintaining their operations. It's what all companies have done, even when Standard Oil existed and was threatened by President Teddy Roosevelt. But right now we're so entrenched in cutting away with federal spending that this might not be as important in the moment. At the VERY least, we can keep this mind going forward, in case something bad happens. Or we see a heavy push from tech companies onto certain policies.

Side note: It might also be a similar situation to Teddy's presidency, where he took the money from lobbyists, but never gave into their demands. But we'll have to see.
I am not trying to doompost here, but I definitely think it's important to keep Big Tech in mind as an independent bloc with access to a lot of capital vying for high-level political influence and power. Politics is a zero-sum game where all actors are inherently opportunistic and self interested. Big Tech wants to excert and entrench their influence the same way the Neocons, Libertarians and any other groups or people in Trump's "coalition" do. Being aware of all the actors in a given place where competition for power occurs is the key to fully understanding the situation. I don't want to convince any people that Trump is totally selling out the country to Silicon Valley, but I do want to keep them in mind as a actor with a degree of influence in the administration vying to push for their own self interest.
 
I am not trying to doompost here, but I definitely think it's important to keep Big Tech in mind as an independent bloc with access to a lot of capital vying for high-level political influence and power. Politics is a zero-sum game where all actors are inherently opportunistic and self interested. Big Tech wants to excert and entrench their influence the same way the Neocons, Libertarians and any other groups or people in Trump's "coalition" do. Being aware of all the actors in a given place where competition for power occurs is the key to fully understanding the situation. I don't want to convince any people that Trump is totally selling out the country to Silicon Valley, but I do want to keep them in mind as a actor with a degree of influence in the administration.
Oh, I didn't mean to imply you're a doomposter at all. I just think the distinction here is just interesting, and has a lot more merit than I'd thought it would be. But I do agree; it's best we keep an eye out on what those silicone valley businesses are doing, and how people like Vance will respond.
 
I shelter them then figure out if Patrick S. Tomlinsons pepperoni recipe works with substituted ingredients.
No child, I do not make pepperoni out of Palestinian children in my basement. This is one of the many lies you and your gang of criminal cyberstalkers have spread despite being told hundreds of times to stop. Wait for the knock, quietly is the key. Enjoy prison.

Phew, I haven't done one of those in a while, still feels good.
 
No child, I do not make pepperoni out of Palestinian children in my basement. This is one of the many lies you and your gang of criminal cyberstalkers have spread despite being told hundreds of times to stop. Wait for the knock, quietly is the key. Enjoy prison.

Phew, I haven't done one of those in a while, still feels good.
I've heard that human meat taste he most like chicken, not that I have any experience with consuming human flesh, its just something I heard
 
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