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#ridiculous

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"It's almost like stealing people's data and giving it to hyper-intelligent AI as part of an unregulated tech monopoly was a bad thing."

Almost...

While technically ridiculously inaccurate bullshit this #movie is still #hilarious. And full of references to tech and pop culture that it becomes a sport to catch them all f̶u̶r̶b̶y̶'̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶o̶n̶e̶?̶

It's called The Mitchells vs The Machines, it's older but I only saw it today

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But to fully appreciate just how #ridiculous conditions have become at the #IRS, consider the revolving door in the commissioner’s office. NYT reported:

The acting commissioner of the IRS is being replaced after #Treasury Secy #ScottBessent complained to #Trump that the latest leader of the agency had been installed without his knowledge & at the behest of billionaire #ElonMusk.

nytimes.com/2025/04/18/us/poli

The New York Times · I.R.S. Head Is Ousted in Treasury Leader Bessent’s Struggle With MuskBy Jonathan Swan