The"hype" around him is about the fact (yes it's a fact) that he made generational contributions to the field of linguistics (probably decades before he met Epstein) and a lot of people like his book "Manufacturing Consent".
The funniest thing about this is that using AI slop for Superbowl ads is actually peak capitalism. The cost of the ad space itself dwarfs the cost for producing the ads, with AI or not. But the worthless MBAs driving this just can't help themselves.
Paid with what? Who stops him from demanding more, and how are they paid and with what? Billionaire power comes from currency that is spendable on a large open market. The market doesn't exist anymore.
but he’s a criminal and deserves to go to jail or hang for the thousands of people who died due to his USAID cuts.
Agreed.
I’m done with this conversation and you
Cool but what I was saying is that you'll never pin any of this on him because he managed to do all the damage he did without committing a crime. The fact that this was possible is itself the problem . You haven't even engaged with what the actual problem is, you're just reacting emotionally.
What crimes? Name them. And how they would be proven beyond a reasonable doubt? Remember, all he has to do is create reasonable doubt. These guys have staff who will literally do nothing much make sure that doubt exists. Name one specific order he gave ar DOGE that is verifiable - one order that he definitely gave, that a specific person definitely followed. You can't do it. Prosecutors won't be able to either.
If anything there will be more of a case against government workers for following instructions from people who had no legal authority to give them.
This is why granting someone power completely outside of legal bounds - outside of any laws that govern the cabinet - is a really really bad idea.
Lol dude even the prison from Andor needs maintenance staff who aren't prisoners to operate and fix shit. This model doesn't work when prisoners and the prison are all there is.
Their bunkers plans are mostly insane. Zuck has a bunker designed for him and like 100 staff. I don't think he understands how the power dynamics are going to change once civilization ends and his money isn't worth anything.
For what? All that damage and it's extremely unlikely he committed a crime. He held no official cabinet position and had no official authority. Probably didn't even do much of anything himself. US isn't capable of holding a billionaire accountable.
The number AIPAC pays him actually doesn't mean much because Schumer is so central to their operations that they would pay him literally whatever be needed to stay in power. 1.7M is just what it cost to keep him in power. They would gladly give him 20M if that's what it took.
It's an interesting dynamic. AIPAC provides a clear path for politicians willing to toe the line of absolute, unthinking support of Israel in all things. But AIPAC only works towards Israel's strategic depth if that support is truly absolute. They still have so much strategic depth that AIPAC occupies itself by denying even the conversation about how much support Israel should get through actions this one - there is no conversation, they must get whatever they ask for and anyone who disagrees is an anti Semite.
The problem with this all-or-nothing approach is that it lets them get completely out flanked - they can't control someone who never wanted AIPAC support in the first place.
For clarification, dairy in the US is heavily subsidized and as a result the US dairy industry over supplies massively. The industry wants to 1)retain these subsidies and 2) gain export markets to drive up demand so they can raise prices (including in the US). As stupid as that is domestically, for other no country's domestic dairy industry can possibly compete without equivalent subsidies or some kind of protection.
So framing this as wanting to compete in the "free market" is complete nonsense since the US is purposely distorting the shit out of the dairy market by propping up their supply side.
The"hype" around him is about the fact (yes it's a fact) that he made generational contributions to the field of linguistics (probably decades before he met Epstein) and a lot of people like his book "Manufacturing Consent".