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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Aug 19, 2025, 05:05 PM Tuesday

"Lutnick says government wants Intel stake in exchange for grant funding. Just plain thuggery." [View all]

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Jennifer Ouellette
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Lutnick says government wants Intel stake in exchange for grant funding. Just plain thuggery.

https://qz.com/lutnick-says-government-wants-intel-stake-in-exchange-for-grant-funding

Lutnick says U.S. wants Intel stake for chip grant funding
The move by the U.S. could open the door for similar deals with other chipmakers that received grants under the Chips Act
qz.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Lutnick says government wants Intel stake in exchange for grant funding. Just plain thuggery. qz.com/lutnick-says...

Jennifer Ouellette (@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social) 2025-08-19T18:00:38.746Z


hquain
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We seem to be moving rapidly not to classical fascism but to an American plutocratic variant where the Leader group enriches itself beyond the dreams of avarice while ordinary fascism plays out among the lower ranks as some combination of grim oppression and reality TV.
August 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM

We seem to be moving rapidly not to classical fascism but to an American plutocratic variant where the Leader group enriches itself beyond the dreams of avarice while ordinary fascism plays out among the lower ranks as some combination of grim oppression and reality TV.

hquain (@hquain.bsky.social) 2025-08-19T18:13:31.342Z
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