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hay rick

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16. We need a New Square Deal.

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:23 AM

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I believe we need to run on a program of hyper-aggressive trust-busting. In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party proclaimed "to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day." The tech bros need to have their oligopoly toys split up into multiple independent entities with restrictions on overlapping ownership.

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Skydance Paramount needs to divest itself of CBS mdbl 16 hrs ago #9

They need to be kept away from Warner Bros/CNN. hay rick 16 hrs ago #10

If we still had an effective antitrust division at the DOJ this would be an issue. mdbl 15 hrs ago #12

We need a New Square Deal. hay rick 15 hrs ago #16

The network who canceled The Smothers Brothers' Show. BigmanPigman 16 hrs ago #11

Yes. Damn them. calimary 15 hrs ago #14

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