The planet's most fanatical Israel loyalists now own and control (or are about to) Paramount, CBS, TikTok, Warner Brothers, CNN: all acquired in the last two years by Netanyahu's close friend, Larry Ellison, right as public support for Israel in the US and the west collapses:
At Tractor Supply. A literal child is working here. The speaker system announces “Mountain Dew celebrates…America!” There’s an entire family wearing matching t-shirts that say “Liberty: Since 1776.” 2.5 gallon jugs of glyphosate are on-sale now through the 4th of July
i like how their first instinct is "it’s fake food" and not "it’s poor quality produce that wasn’t conserved properly in the supply chain" so now instead of advocating for better food regulations they just spat out conspiracy theories online
It's fascinating behaviour how even CONSERVATIVE Americans consider their urban dysfunction as just some natural phenomenon that occurs no matter what. When Europeans are shocked visiting their cities, it's somehow us who are "owned", not themselves.
Meanwhile on Chinese TV: "I visited California in the 80s. They were promising high-speed rail. China didn't even have highways."
40 years later, they have built zero. China: biggest high speed rail network.
"The superiority of socialism is clear."
Platner stuff aside it’s crazy how if you’re right wing your resume can just consist of collecting a huge salary by doing zero actual work for decades. Not a single real job listed.
The right-wing operative being cited by NYT in their upcoming Platner story worked with Heritage Foundation and is currently a fellow at an anti-trans organization.
imagining a dude who grinded his ass out of abject poverty from the indus plain or mekong delta to work for their foreign service being hectored for rejecting a cargill grain shipment by someone who got a 2.8 at georgetown SFS and realizing that's how 75% of US diplomacy works