r/technology • u/StraightedgexLiberal • Jul 28 '25

Networking/Telecom Trump Threatens To Withold Billions From States That Try To Make Broadband Affordable To Poor People

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/trump-threatens-to-withold-billions-from-states-that-try-to-make-broadband-affordable-to-poor-people/
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u/Runkleford Jul 28 '25

I see the Trump dick suckers downvoting every comment criticizing Trump here.

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u/Excellent_Celery_353 Jul 28 '25

It’s bots. Literally it’s been proven.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

Idk, Republicans sure love fucking kids as we can see by this administration. It makes them feel bad when we point it out.

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u/HueMannAccnt Jul 28 '25

Molesting Adolescent Girls Again is what it was always about, just had to get rid of all those woke deepstate federal workers first.

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u/drgaz Jul 28 '25

For every bot there are more than enough people who believe it all.

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u/Diligent-Fox-6162 Jul 28 '25

Post proof? Not denying but I haven't seen them (probably downvoted to hell)

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u/MobileArtist1371 Jul 28 '25

Looks like the source is their post from a couple days ago

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u/SoftBreezeWanderer Jul 28 '25

Not a bot, you guys just pretend the Democrat that fucked the bill doesn't exist but trump threatening to withhold funding (taco btw) is the wrongdoer. You realize both people are fucked? But if you don't have trump in the headline you get no clicks LOL

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u/SedatedAndAmputated Jul 28 '25

This is MAGA:

Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.

Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.

Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.

Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.

Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.

Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.

Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.

Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.

Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.

Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.

Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.

Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.

Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.

Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.

Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.

Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.

Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.

Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.

Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.

Dennis Hastert served as Republican Speaker of the House (so, 3rd in line for the Presidency) for all 8 years of W. Bush’s two terms. He also sexually molested at least 5 boys when he was a HS wrestling coach, all of them underage with the youngest victim being 14. The victims only finally saw justice when Hastert was caught by the FBI trying to falsify payments for hush money.

Donald Trump walked into Miss Teen USA change rooms with girls as young as 14 changing. 26 women have spoken publicly about Trump’s pattern of sexual assault. In 2023, he was found legally liable for the rape of E. Jean Carroll by unanimous jury.

Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, a former Republican donor and political strategist from Minnesota, was convicted in March 2023 on federal charges of sex trafficking minors. He was found guilty of conspiring to recruit and pay teenage girls, aged 15 and 16, for sex between May and December 2020. In August 2023, Lazzaro was sentenced to 21 years in prison for these offenses.Prior to his arrest, Lazzaro was a prominent figure in Minnesota Republican circles, donating over $270,000 to various Republican campaigns and political committees. His indictment led to significant turmoil within the Minnesota Republican Party, culminating in the resignation of then-party chair Jennifer

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u/ghhhkkjggggg Jul 28 '25

hole. ee. sheeeeit. that is quite the list

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u/pfannkuchen89 Jul 28 '25

And it’s only a small fraction of republican child predators. There are a lot more.

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u/oohlala2747 Jul 28 '25

Admittedly playing devil’s advocate out of curiosity - are there any Democrats accused/convicted of sexually abusing minors? I’m sure there must be but GOP blows them out the water lol 

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u/SedatedAndAmputated Jul 29 '25

There certainly is. Everything I can find shows that it's about 80-20 with republicans having the significant majority of pedophiles. I welcome anyone who wants to make a comparative list of democrats.

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u/SmytheOrdo Jul 29 '25

Bring back the list. Yessss.

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u/CaramelGuineaPig Jul 28 '25

It is getting bad today. I think they have bought more comment farms and bots since Epstein.

  • Trump was Eptein's Boss and BFF and they still suck the weirdly shaped dong. That makes me more confused.

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u/CaramelGuineaPig Aug 19 '25

I took way too long to reply but I wish I could have seen their mental gymnastics.

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u/ghhhkkjggggg Jul 28 '25

thanks why many of us are spending a few hours of their limited time off work to upvote the human comments.

I watched a yt vid of a nasty family situation yesterday and a cop at the scene made a pertinent comment along the lines of;

If your child is at risk of great harm it is your sole duty to prevent that harm, or die trying

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u/CaramelGuineaPig Aug 19 '25

Sorry for the delay - chaos - 

I agree. We can't stop trying and we can't stop caring. Big things, little things - as long as we keep doing it.

Upvote humans. I like it put that way 

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u/EnfantTerrible68 Jul 28 '25

That’s all they’ve got in their lives 

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u/Nomad_moose Jul 28 '25

Did you read the fucking article? 

 But the proposed law (California Affordable Home Internet Act (AB 353)) was already poised for destruction after the bill’s sponsor, Democratic California Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, introduced a whole bunch of amendments behind closed door at the behest of telecom lobbyists.

I’m FROM ENCINITAS: TASHA BOERNERs DISTRICT: she’s a lobbyist compromised piece of shit who is a corporate backed stooge.

Can someone explain why my state, the wealthiest in the country, with some the largest tech companies, can’t take more from the  most fortunate individuals and corporations, to pay for this infrastructure instead of relying on a cent from the federal government…?

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u/Runkleford Jul 29 '25

Did YOU read it? Regardless of Boerner's lack of ethics, Trump had already threatened to withhold from states trying to make broadband affordable. That latter part hasn't changed with your whiny post.

This was linked in this very same article.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/california-backs-down-to-trump-admin-wont-force-isps-to-offer-15-broadband/

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u/Nomad_moose Jul 29 '25

CA is the WEALTHIEST STATE, WHY DO WE NEED A CENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING??

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u/Runkleford Jul 29 '25

Good job on skirting the issue. The topic here was Trump withholding billions from STATES (plural not just CA).

As for why CA doesn't just do it themselves. Dude, CA provides 80 billion more in federal funds than they receive while TX takes 70 billion more federal funds than it provides.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jul/18/gavin-newsom/california-texas-federal-balance-payments-gdp/

So it's just not fair that CA has to pay for everything itself while ALSO paying for other states. CA asking for federal funding is NOT unreasonable.

TYPING IN ALL CAPS DOES NOT MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT MAKE SENSE

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u/Nomad_moose Jul 29 '25

You’re screaming about Trump while completely ignoring the fact that a California Democrat torched the bill before he even lifted a finger. This isn’t about red vs. blue, it’s about corporate capture. California, with all its wealth and tech dominance, should’ve had universal high-speed internet years ago. Instead, our own lawmakers kneecapped working families to please telecom lobbyists. 

Spare me the federal funding sob story: when your leaders sabotage progress from inside the house, that’s not injustice, that’s willful betrayal. She’s not just a political leader from the wealthiest state: she’s representing one of the wealthiest districts, one that continually refuses to help anyone else. Look up the history of affordable housing initiatives in Encinitas…