yup

#corporate "#journalism"

we are on #mastodon/ #fediverse because the profit motive in corporate #socialMedia means privacy defilement, free reign for bigotry/ ignorance, and #algorithm manipulation by #plutocracy agendas

the same applies to the #news #media:

#ventureCapital takes over dying traditional media outlets and puts right wing goons in the managing editor positions

we have nonprofit news (#NPR, #ProPublica, #TheGuardian, etc)

trust them

all else: beware

There are bad anniversaries.

Trauma, deaths, physical illness…

This anniversary is a muther f⁕⚠︎ing all-of-the-above amalgam.

#Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000 in >1 year in power

A year ago, Trump took an #oath to serve the people of the #US.

Instead, he focused on enriching himself.

[I am all out of gift articles, they’ve all gone to you]

#SelfService #PublicDisservice #law #US #USpol #Constitution #emoluments #plutocracy #kleptocracy #MafiaState
nytimes.com/interactive/2026/0…

Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion

The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.

^{The Editorial Board (The New York Times)}