“the people running it aren’t confused about this trade-off. They’ve actively chosen engagement metrics over governing because governing is for suckers, and engagement is how you maintain power while you loot the rest of the government.”
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/30/trumps-government-of-spite-political-performance-art-for-assholes/
Anirvan Chatterjee
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2025-11-01 01:15:02 UTC
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