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I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

It should be the best of times for the tech world, supercharged by the AI boom. But a shadow has fallen over Silicon Valley. With few exceptions, its leaders are responding to Donald Trump by either keeping quiet or actively courting the government.

The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?

Feels like we've added salt on existing and growing moral injuries of our times. How do you all manage your moral compass these days?

Carl Sagan on sensible military spending and climate change.

Yellow text says, "'Challenging injustice means standing up for the weak, the vulnerable, the abused, and the forgotten - be it in health, employment, education, or the environment.' Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Professor and doctor who blew the whistle on the Flint water crisis." On the right is a portrait of Dr. Hanna-Attisha, a woman with a medium-light skin tone and long brown hair who is smiling, wearing glasses and a red shirt. ACLU logo. Yellow text on dark blue background: "Arab American Heritage Month." Black to brown gradient background.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a public health researcher who exposed the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan after noticing many of her patients were demonstrating elevated levels of lead.

This Arab American History Month, we celebrate her vital work protecting health and safety in Michigan.

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