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I wrote about the cronyistic TikTok deal, and how it once again shows the U.S. is too corrupt to function in the public interest, despite a whole lot of pretense to the contrary

techdirt.comTikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything WorseThere were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…

Tony

@tonychiado.com

19 Dec 2025

I feel like there's a good, clarifying link between the TikTok deal and the Trump Regime's broader geopolitical posturing as laid out in this Atlantic piece. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

theatlantic.comThe Longest Suicide Note in American HistoryThe Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.

Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

I really don't think it's ever been particularly subtle

19/12/25, 4:29 pm0 reposts2 likes

Tony

@tonychiado.com

19 Dec 2025

No, we got the film, the playbook, and the gameplan. No excuses not to recognize what’s happening.