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
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/09/2026Workers and bosses aren't the only fracture line in the conservative coalition. Within conservativism, there are leaders who want mutually incompatible things and abhor one another. 1272
