Defending trans people is obviously morally just and ethical. Beyond that it is tactically the correct thing to do because the GOP is going to say the same thing about Democrats no matter what. Politicians can either respond with a self-destructive and awful 'well my opponent has some points' or make the strong and correct point: 'look at this hateful shit'
"Rather than end the genocide," Johnson said, "the response instead is to continue firing, doxing, smearing, and attempting to censor inconvenient narratives."
censorship, free speech, Israel–Palestine conflict, Wikipedia
In six months, the Trump administration has already withdrawn or halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations of all types – and one in four of the corporations benefiting from halted or dropped enforcement is from the technology sector, which has spent $1.2 billion on political influence during and since the 2024 elections.
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“My main problem with this strategy is that I don’t really understand where it ends,” adds Benoist. “The company is in a loop where it has to continually feed that loop with additional purchases, go back to the market to purchase more — this cycle has to continue to justify the premium.”
The biggest risk is how deep the damage will be if — or when — the price of crypto collapses. Inevitably, a crypto downturn means companies whose share prices are linked to tokens will slide too.
Those that have raised debt face greater risks as they will need to pay interest to investors, and may be forced to raise more money or then sell their crypto holdings in order to meet debt obligations.
“Structurally this is very unhealthy if you’re paying your existing debt by raising other debt. That makes me very uneasy,” says the head of a crypto hedge fund, adding: “You may end up with systemic risk as there are too many of these weak structures which have to unwind fully or partially, and that creates pressure on the market.