And We Think Trump Is Bad
There are so many layers to this article. The sub-layer was a successful diplomatic show of strength by Lula in hosting the G20 Summit. But the real gossip came when an old assassination plot on Lula implicating Jair Bolsonaro surfaced during the summit. Amazing how differently their “Jan 8” has turned out compared to our “Jan 6.”
From the article:
“News broke about the investigation into Jair Bolsonaro’s possible coup attempt during the period leading up to Lula’s assumption of office in 2023. The report of the investigation not only established the planning of a coup, but also identified an assassination plot by Bolsonaro’s government against Lula, his vice president, Geraldo Alckmin, and Alexandre de Moraes, president of the Superior Electoral Court at the time.”
Jacobin: Jair Bolsonaro Has Been Implicated in a Plot to Murder Lula
This Is What You Get When You Don’t Do It Right the First Fucking Time
Remember our FCC episodes where we talked about the need to do more than just fund rural broadband access because it could be taken away at any time? And how the government should have protected things like Net Neutrality and broadband access by regulating the internet like a utility in the same way the old telecom companies were? Yeah. This is what you get.
From the article:
“Without a government subsidy, rolling fiber optic lines down country roads to serve a handful of houses at a time is usually too cost-prohibitive for an internet service provider. But to companies like AT&T or Verizon, a government subsidy to a local internet service provider also looks like the government funding the competition.”
Guardian: Musk could use the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ for self-enrichment
Establishment Paper Talks About Establishment Dems Taking Over Establishment Committee
This is a bold feature. The Times is talking about Democrats handing over the baton to a new generation of leaders. Names like Josh Shapiro, Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Wes Moore, Andy Beshear and Gretchen Whitmer. To be clear…these are the people the Times is touting as the next generation, not the people they’re handing it off to. Yeah. That’s what’s up.
From the article:
“Democrats didn’t have a competitive presidential primary race this year, the kind of contest that could have propelled state leaders to national stardom and forced a robust discussion about the direction of the party. But as up-and-coming Democrats blanketed the country — campaigning for the presidential ticket, promoting down-ballot candidates, working the national fund-raising and cable news circuits — many of them also managed to quietly develop bigger platforms, broader networks and a batch of new admirers across some of the country’s most politically important states.”
New York Times: For Rising Democrats, the Quiet Race to Lead the Party Began Months Ago
