#foreign corporations

[rom5]

Gerard Rennick Explains How Australia's Economy Is Being Sabotaged |The ...

[dosesofcommonsense]

[socialjusticeinamerica]

Felonious Musk cancelled USAID programs in South Africa, and the whole world, to punish his fatherland over a trade dispute. They won’t let Starlink into the country which has Muskrat pissed so he offered to build a battery factory there. They have access to rare earth metals for tech products and the payroll would be dirt cheap. His family already has a history of working poor South Africans (mainly black) to death in their gemstone mines.

Two problems 1. Elon fled the fatherland to Canada as a refugee to dodge the South African draft and 2. South Africa requires all foreign businesses operating there to allow 30% local ownership. Elon’s not willing to share ownership so the whole world lost USAID programs as part of Elon’s petty revenge against his homeland. Democratic Congress members have been telling this to every reporter they can all week.

Some people have said they won’t condemn him for dodging the South African Army. Well it’s a matter of character, honesty, integrity, and civic responsibility. Being drafted and serving in any military on earth royally sucks but it’s part of the social contract we must abide by. Most countries have options for conscientious objectors, pacifists, and religious reasons. One can serve as a medic, do non-combat duty, or even other government service depending on the nation. But none of those apply to Elon because he’s just a soft, spoiled, rich brat who didn’t want to mingle with the commoners, the blacks, and the poors. F—K him!

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[aspiringbogwitch]

[cesarescabinet]

Old edit I made after Act 3 dropped that still stands. Examining what went wrong in this season feels like an autopsy at this point.

[johnnycrass]

wanting to save tiktok in america...... nooo we must save Corporation....

[oldshowbiz]

1930.

[motziedapul]

Part of the reason so much of the US government (including many Democrats) is doing everything it can to cater to Trump and Musk is because it has been and continues to be paid for by foreign and corporate lobbyists. The Democrats are paid, the Republicans are paid, and the signs were all there for years under Biden. They're all corrupt.

The idea that Trump was the only one being paid by foreign elements to destroy the country was a silly one. AIPAC puts millions into the US elections for Israel. Many of America's politicians were paid, including Democrats, and you can see that by following Track AIPAC and looking at their other corporate lobbyists.

Money from Pro-Israel to US Senators, 1990-2024

The only people who haven't been paid by AIPAC are those who've spoken up against them or are 10000% against corporate lobbying in general, like Tlaib and Sanders.

[everlastingrandom]

Sharing this incredible video that uses a 90s sitcom about a family of animatronic dinosaurs as a critique of capitalism. It touches on every mainstream talking point that I think could be easily conveyed to the average person when trying to arguing that U.S. culture is ripping itself (and everything it touches) apart.

[hadleysmis]

South Korea is the USA of Asia and I'm too afraid to elaborate on that

[stephen-barry]

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/31/trump-tariffs-on-canada-mexico-and-china-begin-saturday-white-house-says.html

IMHO, Trump is violating a Treaty that he, himself negotiated. NAFTA, revision b, was passed by our Congress, and is now part of the law of our land, so Trump's unilateral action is unconstitutional, and an impeachable offense.

It's also stupid and counterproductive; We need Canada and Mexico as trading partners and strong allies.

[hildannette]

mitsuru and hamuko who mutually have crushes on each other but neither of them can even FATHOM the idea of their feelings being mutual, so they remain oblivious for so long... it's so important to me

[averinthine]

why must my new headphones speak to me in a corporate american accent ffs... i miss the assorted patterns of beeps my old ones used

[oldshowbiz]

The Fundamentals of Raytheon

[clueless1995]

i swear they have the same australian lady do the ad reads for every uni podcast ad and i will be so real i hate her shut uppppp

[winterbirb]

Okay I'm gonna say something.

If you wouldn't expect yourself, a friend, or a stranger to be a vocal, energetic activist after years of daily 12-16 hour shifts, you probably shouldn't be surprised that Obama lost some of his 2008 mojo in the later years of his presidency.

Then again, maybe the shift was also due to losing Congress. Idk, I'm just comparing his statement after the Jan 2010 Citizens United decision -

"With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics. It is a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans. This ruling gives the special interests and their lobbyists even more power in Washington — while undermining the influence of average Americans who make small contributions to support their preferred candidates. That's why I am instructing my Administration to get to work immediately with Congress on this issue. We are going to talk with bipartisan Congressional leaders to develop a forceful response to this decision. The public interest requires nothing less."

With people's general perception of him as a leader, drawing on idk, vibes, from 2012 onwards. Like, that's the same guy. Probably even a bit more radicalized by all the DC bullshit. But keeping up that public energy is unsustainable during a presidency.