So if you were wondering why Bezos was willing to sink $75 million into the melaina "I am eva braun" movie here is what $75 million get you

It saved Amazon 9 BILLION dollars this year alone

"Republicans’ tax cuts shaved billions off Amazon’s tax bill, new government filings show.

The company says it ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, and even as its profits jumped by 45 percent to nearly $90 billion."

Let that sink in: They Paid 1.2 billion ON 90 BILLION in profit THAT IS A TAX RATE of 1.3%

#melaniaTrump #amazon #bezos #taxes #bribe #politics #gop #trump #movie

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/amazon-emerges-a-big-winner-from-gop-tax-cuts-00768985

I’ve been asked on TV hits and interviews lately to explain why decentralized social media is better, especially re: Mastodon.

How would you explain the benefits of a platform like Mastodon and the fediverse to someone in just a few sentences? How would you make the argument that platforms like Mastodon allow for more free expression than big tech controlled apps?

Would love to hear people’s thoughts! Trying to make my arguments most effective

Data privacy laws might convince companies to take security seriously. Just saying…
From: @haveibeenpwned
https://infosec.exchange/@haveibeenpwned/116026340538299104

JD Vance getting loudly booed while the US athletes get cheered is the Olympics I'm here for.

Ten Commandments law is anchored in fake history and a fake James Madison quote

https://www.au.org/the-latest/articles/madison-fake-quote24/

Sports gambling just got worse for America. #nfl

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/draftkings-and-fanduel-spending-millions?r=2tzyw&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

There’s a question?!?

TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/trumprx-delayed-as-senators-question-if-its-a-giant-scam-with-big-pharma/

Satire warning:

Now That I Am Old Enough to Enroll in Medicare, I Am Against Socialized Medicine - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/now-that-i-am-old-enough-to-enroll-in-medicare-i-am-against-socialized-medicine

Leopards are feasting.

Trump fans spent $550m on his family’s crypto token. Now they’re begging to get out

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-fans-spent-550m-family-145618505.html?guccounter=1

Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secret-watchlists-of-americans

Minneapolis Proved Something MAGA Can’t Accept: Most People Are Actually Virtuous | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/28/minneapolis-proved-something-maga-cant-accept-most-people-are-actually-virtuous/

Right Wing Influencers Caught Copy Pasting Identical Rants Against New AI Regulations | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/26/right-wing-influencers-caught-copy-pasting-identical-rants-against-new-ai-regulations/

The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown - by Judd Legum #amazon #citizensbank #att

https://popular.info/p/the-corporate-enablers-of-the-ice

When You Learn How Low the 2025 Murder Rate Was, You’ll Realize How Profoundly the Media Has Failed the American People

https://flip.it/37mDpS

Half of Fossil Fuel Carbon Emissions in 2024 Came From 32 Companies

https://flip.it/8rlNpt

And once again, with #AltText4You

"We can't have clean energy because it will destroy the oil industry. We can't have healthcare because it will destroy the health insurance industry. We can't have peace because it will destroy the
weapon industry. Capitalism is a system which disables the option to do the right thing."

The New York Times editorial board intones:

"The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act."

Two thoughts:

1) They should tell the reporters and editors on the "news" side of the house.

2) The word "must" from an editorial board reflects its own institutional weakness.

Jack Smith lays it out: Trump has shattered the rule of law

https://flip.it/PS5wR3

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”

― Frank Herbert, _Dune_

More bullshit from the GOP.

White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue" - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/white-house-posts-altered-arrest-photo-to-make-it-appear-ice-critic-was-sobbing/