Amanda Carpenter

Yeah, I mean, the rush of anticipatory obedience from people, I mean, Elon was obviously first in line to place all his bets on Trump and get the biggest, fattest seat at the Mar-a-Lago table possible. You see that followed with Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and others. And maybe that's just more obvious in a way then we see the other people lining up behind Trump.

Yeah, I mean, the rush of anticipatory obedience from people, I mean, Elon was obviously first in line to place all his bets on Trump and get the biggest, fattest seat at the Mar-a-Lago table possible. You see that followed with Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and others. And maybe that's just more obvious in a way then we see the other people lining up behind Trump.

Yeah, I mean, the rush of anticipatory obedience from people, I mean, Elon was obviously first in line to place all his bets on Trump and get the biggest, fattest seat at the Mar-a-Lago table possible. You see that followed with Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and others. And maybe that's just more obvious in a way then we see the other people lining up behind Trump.

Like everyone's offering to get their hand in the till and pay for his inauguration. The ridiculous $15 million defamation suit, the ABC news settled while they're like, you know, laying off people left and right, no longer engaging in the news gathering business. That's all happening. And yeah, that is what you see in countries where you have to essentially be in with the leader and,

Like everyone's offering to get their hand in the till and pay for his inauguration. The ridiculous $15 million defamation suit, the ABC news settled while they're like, you know, laying off people left and right, no longer engaging in the news gathering business. That's all happening. And yeah, that is what you see in countries where you have to essentially be in with the leader and,

Like everyone's offering to get their hand in the till and pay for his inauguration. The ridiculous $15 million defamation suit, the ABC news settled while they're like, you know, laying off people left and right, no longer engaging in the news gathering business. That's all happening. And yeah, that is what you see in countries where you have to essentially be in with the leader and,

and engage in that form of corruption in order to preserve your business interests, right? Like it is in many ways an act of self-preservation. Some people are more eager to do it than others.

and engage in that form of corruption in order to preserve your business interests, right? Like it is in many ways an act of self-preservation. Some people are more eager to do it than others.

and engage in that form of corruption in order to preserve your business interests, right? Like it is in many ways an act of self-preservation. Some people are more eager to do it than others.

But aside from that, what you were talking about made me think about one of the other challenges is how do we do our job defending democracy, protecting spaces without defending or apologizing for the status quo? Right. I think that's the trap that Harris and Biden and others fell into.

But aside from that, what you were talking about made me think about one of the other challenges is how do we do our job defending democracy, protecting spaces without defending or apologizing for the status quo? Right. I think that's the trap that Harris and Biden and others fell into.

But aside from that, what you were talking about made me think about one of the other challenges is how do we do our job defending democracy, protecting spaces without defending or apologizing for the status quo? Right. I think that's the trap that Harris and Biden and others fell into.

And saying that you want to protect institutions doesn't mean that they're perfect in knowing and explaining and understanding the difference between what is real reform and what leads to ruin is complicated, but necessary.

And saying that you want to protect institutions doesn't mean that they're perfect in knowing and explaining and understanding the difference between what is real reform and what leads to ruin is complicated, but necessary.

And saying that you want to protect institutions doesn't mean that they're perfect in knowing and explaining and understanding the difference between what is real reform and what leads to ruin is complicated, but necessary.

Yeah, not with healthcare, not with education, not with climate, not with, it's a lot of things. Sure. And saying that, you know, everyone is fine and the economy is up, so therefore you have more money on your paychecks. It just, that doesn't translate to people without pensions, without the stock market, et cetera. So, yeah. Bad politics. That's like a whole other thing.

Yeah, not with healthcare, not with education, not with climate, not with, it's a lot of things. Sure. And saying that, you know, everyone is fine and the economy is up, so therefore you have more money on your paychecks. It just, that doesn't translate to people without pensions, without the stock market, et cetera. So, yeah. Bad politics. That's like a whole other thing.

Yeah, not with healthcare, not with education, not with climate, not with, it's a lot of things. Sure. And saying that, you know, everyone is fine and the economy is up, so therefore you have more money on your paychecks. It just, that doesn't translate to people without pensions, without the stock market, et cetera. So, yeah. Bad politics. That's like a whole other thing.

You should apologize for yourself.

You should apologize for yourself.