▲ 684 ▼ Net neutrality advocates won’t appeal loss, say they don’t trust Supreme Court (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 year ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 86 points 1 year ago (6 children) Trump has been doing it all year so why not permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) Because he runs the federal government right now, and the federal government has power over the states, so he will punish them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* They have been coordinating a systematic dismantling of and eventual destruction of democracy and civil society for the better part of a century now. The republicans are the fucking antichrist. It's so god damned bleak, and this is the endgame. Starve the beast, the southern strategy, the voter suppression and gerrymandering, the union busting, judicial capture, regulatory capture, the lobbying, the ceaseless propaganda machine, the economic sabotage, the normalization of authoritarianism, the rolling back of civil rights, the educational manipulation... Here's the Project 2025 tracker. They are HALF WAY DONE. In five months. It's fucking done, we're done, democracy is gone, there will be no more free and fair elections, they have us by the balls in a vice, and they will never let go. https://www.project2025.observer/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) the federal government has power over the states What if taxes are withheld? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Then they'll just print whatever money they decide they need. Taxes are functionally irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dabster291@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago zimbabwe strats ftw 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago Half a year... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) Because he runs the federal government right now, and the federal government has power over the states, so he will punish them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* They have been coordinating a systematic dismantling of and eventual destruction of democracy and civil society for the better part of a century now. The republicans are the fucking antichrist. It's so god damned bleak, and this is the endgame. Starve the beast, the southern strategy, the voter suppression and gerrymandering, the union busting, judicial capture, regulatory capture, the lobbying, the ceaseless propaganda machine, the economic sabotage, the normalization of authoritarianism, the rolling back of civil rights, the educational manipulation... Here's the Project 2025 tracker. They are HALF WAY DONE. In five months. It's fucking done, we're done, democracy is gone, there will be no more free and fair elections, they have us by the balls in a vice, and they will never let go. https://www.project2025.observer/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) the federal government has power over the states What if taxes are withheld? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Then they'll just print whatever money they decide they need. Taxes are functionally irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dabster291@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago zimbabwe strats ftw 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* They have been coordinating a systematic dismantling of and eventual destruction of democracy and civil society for the better part of a century now. The republicans are the fucking antichrist. It's so god damned bleak, and this is the endgame. Starve the beast, the southern strategy, the voter suppression and gerrymandering, the union busting, judicial capture, regulatory capture, the lobbying, the ceaseless propaganda machine, the economic sabotage, the normalization of authoritarianism, the rolling back of civil rights, the educational manipulation... Here's the Project 2025 tracker. They are HALF WAY DONE. In five months. It's fucking done, we're done, democracy is gone, there will be no more free and fair elections, they have us by the balls in a vice, and they will never let go. https://www.project2025.observer/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) the federal government has power over the states What if taxes are withheld? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Then they'll just print whatever money they decide they need. Taxes are functionally irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dabster291@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago zimbabwe strats ftw 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Then they'll just print whatever money they decide they need. Taxes are functionally irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dabster291@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago zimbabwe strats ftw 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dabster291@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago zimbabwe strats ftw 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 permalink fedilink source parent