[notyourwork]

Probably less about tax revenue and more about the executive branch squeezing tech companies to assert influence.

[bonsai_spool]

> Probably less about tax revenue and more about the executive branch squeezing tech companies to assert influence.

Absolutely not about this, as is clearly reported in the linked article.

[notyourwork]

Because the article said so? That’s your rationale for saying the executive branch isn’t weaponizing the rest of government offices for their own influence and benefit. Sorry, color me unconvinced until this administration shows good faith.

[ambicapter]

I doubt the current executive branch has enough brain trust to understand these sort of tactics.

[lenerdenator]

"Trump's stupid" is how we got here. You don't need to be smart to get where he is. You just have to have the willingness to engage in shady business practices, have enough money to outlast opponents in a courtroom, and exist in a society where there's no real pressure on people who do those things.