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   Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 07:22:23 JST Nonilex

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   We comment on hats…, & who has aged well or terribly in the past 4 yrs, & whose spouse looks bored. We read body language, interpret eye rolls, scan the lists of invitees to the various balls & parties for clues into who might hold #influence on the incoming #POTUS. Compared w/ #Trump’s first Inauguration, which was covered gravely & w/zero humor, his 2nd, on Monday, seemed like business as usual.

   #broligarchy #technocracy #plutocracy #influence #compromised #WhiteHouse4Sale #USpol

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 07:22:24 JST Nonilex

     The #BigTech Takeover of American #Politics

     #SocialMedia is no longer just a tool for politicians to get out their message; politicians now have to shape themselves into optimized vessels for social media.

     By Jay Caspian Kang

     In normal times, Inaugurations are gossipy affairs where the worst, & perhaps most fun, impulses of the political #media get put on full display.

     #broligarchy #technocracy #plutocracy #influence #compromised #WhiteHouse4Sale #USpol
     https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/the-big-tech-takeover-of-american-politics

     Bill repeated this.