By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/09/2026Conservative political victories are always followed by economic misery for the conservative base, because the senior partners in the conservative coalition are the bosses who get richer by making workers poorer. 1488
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/09/2026Conservative rulers try to offset this with spectacular acts of cruelty against disfavored minorities, but this tactic only carries so far. 1333
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/09/2026Eventually, the electorate notices that despite terrorizing migrants and trans people, diesel is now $10/gallon and the guy responsible is now $1.4b richer than he was before the election: www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comTrump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in officeThe president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches. 17523
