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607 points givemeethekeys | 2 comments | 22 Aug 25 21:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

1. atkailash ◴[23 Aug 25 18:04 UTC] No.44997866[source]▶

How is this not a regulatory conflict of interest? Or strong arming them to change practices under threat of pulling all the stock out?

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2. nozzlegear ◴[23 Aug 25 18:29 UTC] No.44998011[source]▶

At the risk of sounding a bit flippant, there's a popular 2018 headline from The Onion that becomes increasingly salient as time passes:

Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole

U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel