US News

2184 readers

81 users here now

News from within the empire - From a leftist perspective

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml

The empire introduces subscription fees (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml

6 comments fedilink hide all child comments

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/04/cea-chairman-steve-miran-hudson-institute-event-remarks/

top 6 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] landlords_morghulis@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I got a laugh out of that too. I keep imagining half of the world leaders scrolling up and down through the license agreement looking for the "opt out" button.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

🤣

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

Fifth, they could simply write checks to Treasury that help us finance global public goods.

😆

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Protection racket

[–] zyberlex@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Having to explain this to the uneligthened is a painful exercise

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

UberEats but for national defense. If you tip below the threshold they either don't come or spit in your ammo.