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by xutopia 524 days ago
We all know it's just a way for Musk and others to get a really popular social media for cheap. This ban has nothing to do with anything else than that.
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Which is why the law was signed by .. checks notes.. Joe Biden?
Because he's both an evil genius and a senile old man at the same time, just like Reagan.

President Reagan, Mastermind - SNL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5wfPlgKFh8

He bailed out SVB and Sachs didn't even give him a t-shirt.
Well, to be fair, the law wasn't individually passed by Biden. It was stuffed into a foreign aid bill aimed at supplying both Ukraine and Israel, as well as enforcing additional sanctions on Russia.[1]

It's not entirely clear if Biden thinks it's a good move but honestly I doubt very much he has his own opinion on this as it is.

[1]: https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20240415/HSupp_01_xml.p...

ridiculous