Mark Madsen (thinkbag, former boy)
@markmadsen.bsky.social
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February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Good thoughts in this. I like the emphasis on how it changes the social elements and how important that is.
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Good thoughts in this. I like the emphasis on how it changes the social elements and how important that is.
Reposted by Mark Madsen (thinkbag, former boy)
it's as if their plan for destroying the fourth estate is very much in keeping with their plan for destroying government: starve it of funding; drive out good, competent, knowledgeable people; run it as a kleptocracy, not just to steal stuff, but to make the case that the institution doesn't work.
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
it's as if their plan for destroying the fourth estate is very much in keeping with their plan for destroying government: starve it of funding; drive out good, competent, knowledgeable people; run it as a kleptocracy, not just to steal stuff, but to make the case that the institution doesn't work.