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Thread #173796   Message #4219466
Posted By: MaJoC the Filk
19-Mar-25 - 06:51 PM
Thread Name: Convicted felon US 47th President/ Musk Coup
Subject: RE: Convicted felon US 47th President/ Musk Coup
Now it gets more interesting ....

Trump fires Democrat FTC commissioners, presaging big tech policy shifts

Remaining Republicans don't like the right to repair, non-compete clause ban, or some social media moderation

.... What caught my eye was a couple of paragraphs near the end:

"I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. The President just illegally fired me. This is corruption plain and simple," wrote [Alvaro] Bedoya.

"The FTC is an independent agency founded 111 years ago to fight fraudsters and monopolists, our staff is unafraid of the Martin Shkrelis and Jeff Bezos of the world. They take them to court and they win. Now, the President wants the FTC to be a lap dog for his golfing buddies."

I'll leave it at that for tonight.