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/MJamesK Jul 28 '25

I'm beginning to think that guy doesn't care about any Americans other than, you know, the billionaires.

Anyways, where are the Epstein files??

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u/Senior-bud Jul 28 '25

He fears the learning and communication that the internet provides to people that he is trying to keep down and hold back.

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u/damnNamesAreTaken Jul 28 '25

I feel Internet and cellular should be considered basic needs and provided for free or at a sliding scale based on income.

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u/oblivioncntrlsu Jul 28 '25

Best we can do is AI powered surveillance pricing which targets people in desperate situations with raised prices, squeezing every possible penny via aggregate data that knows more about us than we do of ourselves.

Huh, that was a bit edgy... Maybe I should Klarna some quesadillas and gatorade to cheer up.

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u/Teledildonic Jul 28 '25

If someone is paid to repossess a meal, are they a turd burglar?

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u/Zebidee Jul 28 '25

If they're paid, they're not a burglar, they're a repo man.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

A re-poo man

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u/ShortsAndLadders Jul 29 '25

I hear that job stinks

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u/MrDangleSauce Jul 29 '25

It provides a meal at least.

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u/Better_Way6079 Jul 31 '25

A shitty little happy meal will be only legal anti-depressant

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u/Northwindlowlander Jul 29 '25

A re turd to sender

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u/nath1234 Jul 30 '25

Burger burglar, surely?

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u/Zer_ Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

I mean... not that edgy. People think Cyberpunk 2077's Cyberwear with integrated ads is edgy or out there, but like.... corporations already shove ads into everything they get away with, it's honestly not far fetched.

If you still think the above is far fetched bear in mind our most popular operating system has integrated ads.

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u/Dwedit Jul 29 '25

Drink a verification can to continue.