• macro_byte@programming.dev
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    12 hours ago

    My only grip is that it should be a private company death ray. The government just decides who the death ray is allowed to zap

    “In a 531-4 historic vote the government is limiting the death ray to not target citizens on their own private property. This does not extend to illegals or private property that isn’t owned by the citizen. For more on this we found a guy worth 4 million and asked his opinion on the matter”

    An incomprehensible idiot: “I HATE YOOOOOOUUUUU! I HAAAAAATE YOOOOOUU”

    and now here is Thompson with the weather

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      My only grip is that it should be a private company death ray.

      Nothing particularly private about ICE. Nevermind the bloated municipal police forces or the $1.5T military. The current Trump government has been more interested in nationalizing companies or integrating them into government administrations than any government in living memory. Intel is a state owned enterprise. Palantir might as well be a department of the NSA. SpaceX is a subsidiary of NASA and the Pentagon. Amazon’s out there producing movies for the First Lady just to stay in Donald’s good graces.

      We’ve privatized the profits, but the chief executive’s minions are firmly in control of the policies.