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Sorry to be repetitive, but: Anil Dash - understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture https://www.anildash.com//2025/01/04/DOGE-procurement-capture/ https://www.

by k310 2y ago

Sorry to be repetitive, but: Anil Dash - understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture https://www.anildash.com//2025/01/04/DOGE-procurement-capture/ https://www.anildash.com//2025/01/04/DOGE-procurement-captur... Best government money can buy. "Citizens United" cemented that until hopefully overturned. "One Dollar, One Vote" (give or take inflation)

neom 2y ago
chaebols did the exact same thing if you're curious to look at how it plays out elsewhere.
- k310 2y ago
  You made me look it up! What Is the Chaebol Structure? The chaebol structure is a business conglomerate system that originated in South Korea in the 1960s creating global multinationals with huge international operations. Chaebol is an English transliteration of the Korean word 재벌, which means plutocracy, rich business family, or monopoly. The chaebol structure can encompass a single large company or several groups of companies. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chaebol-structure.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chaebol-structure.asp
  - neom 2y ago
    Take the essay you linked into an LLM and discuss in this context, you'll probably find it interesting.
Whoppertime 2y ago
I thought that Citizens United was about who counts as a film maker and who doesn't. Quoting the background of the Wikipedia page for Citizens United. "Citizens United had previously used the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, commonly known as the McCain–Feingold Act or BCRA, which prohibited "electioneering communications" by incorporated entities.[7] During the 2004 presidential campaign, the organization filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) charging that advertisements for Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11, a docudrama critical of the Bush administration's response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, constituted political advertising and thus could not be aired within the 30 days before a primary election or 60 days before a general election. The FEC dismissed the complaint after finding no evidence that advertisements featuring a candidate within the proscribed time limits had actually been made.[8] In response, Citizens United produced the documentary Celsius 41.11, which is highly critical of both Fahrenheit 9/11 and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. The FEC, however, held that showing Celsius 41.11 and advertisements for it would violate the Federal Election Campaign Act, because Citizens United was not a bona fide commercial film maker." It's a ruling that is against gate keeping. Like letting people who aren't with CNN or Fox News but who have massive online audiences into the white house briefing room.

by k310 2y ago

neom 2y ago

chaebols did the exact same thing if you're curious to look at how it plays out elsewhere.

k310 2y ago
You made me look it up! What Is the Chaebol Structure? The chaebol structure is a business conglomerate system that originated in South Korea in the 1960s creating global multinationals with huge international operations. Chaebol is an English transliteration of the Korean word 재벌, which means plutocracy, rich business family, or monopoly. The chaebol structure can encompass a single large company or several groups of companies. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chaebol-structure.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chaebol-structure.asp
- neom 2y ago
  Take the essay you linked into an LLM and discuss in this context, you'll probably find it interesting.

Whoppertime 2y ago

I thought that Citizens United was about who counts as a film maker and who doesn't. Quoting the background of the Wikipedia page for Citizens United. "Citizens United had previously used the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, commonly known as the McCain–Feingold Act or BCRA, which prohibited "electioneering communications" by incorporated entities.[7] During the 2004 presidential campaign, the organization filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) charging that advertisements for Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11, a docudrama critical of the Bush administration's response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, constituted political advertising and thus could not be aired within the 30 days before a primary election or 60 days before a general election. The FEC dismissed the complaint after finding no evidence that advertisements featuring a candidate within the proscribed time limits had actually been made.[8] In response, Citizens United produced the documentary Celsius 41.11, which is highly critical of both Fahrenheit 9/11 and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. The FEC, however, held that showing Celsius 41.11 and advertisements for it would violate the Federal Election Campaign Act, because Citizens United was not a bona fide commercial film maker." It's a ruling that is against gate keeping. Like letting people who aren't with CNN or Fox News but who have massive online audiences into the white house briefing room.