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> Ah, clever to leave it up for bribes from ByteDance.

News story from yesterday, "TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump inauguration as ban looms":

* https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/...

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Veering off-topic but I don't understand how there isn't wide-spread protests/riots right now in the US. Is the working/middle class just accepting all of this, even when it's apparent the government is being sold for quick cash?

They can't afford not to accept it, honestly. They need to work so they don't die.

"A 2023 survey conducted by Payroll.org highlighted that 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck" "71.93% of Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck Have $2,000 or Less in Savings" https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/living-paycheck-to-pa...

they think they are going to get cheap eggs and bacon

Massive propaganda. Bannon has been brought in line and has fully recanted after his comments about Musk:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/bannon-second-trump...

A couple of Trump forums focus on distractions like the California fires and delete comments about working class rights. The same forums that were full of workers' rights just until before the election.

Breitbart has nothing on immigration and displacement of US workers. It celebrates the (alleged, Trump claims a lot) phone call between Trump and Xi.

So unless the MAGA crowd goes to the capitol to protest against Trump this time, you won't hear anything anywhere.

Incredible stuff, really.

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