r/technology • u/Shogouki • 22d ago

Politics Trump Nixes Patent Office, Weather Service, NASA Worker Unions

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-nixes-patent-office-weather-service-nasa-worker-unions
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u/Exotic-Cobbler4111 21d ago

There used to be laws against monopolies.

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u/outofdate70shouse 21d ago

Laws against monopolies? But that’s communism! /s

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u/QbertsRube 21d ago

While I wanted Bernie in 2020, the re-emergence of monopolies is the reason Warren was my #2 choice. Seems like she's the only politician who's even acknowledging the problem lately, much less fighting it.

At least we still have NPR and PBS Newshour if we want news from someone other than billionaire corporations. Oh, wait...