News - February 14, 2025

Chooms, today’s data stream is a prime example of just how gonked the system is, with Trump and Musk pulling some serious corpo power plays. First up, President Trump dropped a real ice-cold Valentine’s Day card, featuring himself and border czar Tom Homan, with the message: “Roses are red, violets are blue, come here illegally, and we’ll deport you.” Real heartwarming, eh? This is all part of his heavy-handed crackdown on illegal immigration, boasting about 11,000 arrests in just 18 days. They’re even talking about using Guantanamo Bay to house detainees. The message is clear—step outta line, and you’re getting flatlined from the system.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s been flexing his corpo muscles, trying to snatch up OpenAI with a whopping $97.4 billion offer. But the OpenAI board gave him the cold shoulder, unanimously rejecting his bid. Musk’s been throwing shade, claiming OpenAI’s lost its way from its nonprofit roots, but the board’s standing firm, saying they’re not for sale. Not stopping there, Musk’s also been stirring the pot with his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Lawsuits are flying, accusing him of overstepping and grabbing too much power without proper checks. Critics are saying his position, cooked up by a Trump executive order, sidesteps the Constitution’s rules on appointments. This legal tangle could be heading to the Supreme Court, putting the spotlight on just how much pull Musk really has in the government.

Back in the White House, Trump’s crew has banned The Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One. Their crime? Using “Gulf of Mexico” instead of the administration’s preferred “Gulf of America.” The AP’s calling foul, saying this move tramples on press freedom and the First Amendment. But Trump’s been running this admin like a corpo CEO, and in his world, you either play by his rules or get flatlined from the system.

On the economic front, folks are starting to feel the squeeze of “Trumpflation.” Prices are creeping up, and experts are pointing fingers at Trump’s policies—trade wars, tariffs on Chinese goods and steel, and mass deportations. These moves are jacking up manufacturing costs and messing with labor-intensive industries, leading to higher prices for consumers. If you thought inflation was bad before, buckle up—this train’s got no brakes.

Chooms, if this ain’t a neon-bright sign that the system’s rigged, I don’t know what is. This ain't democracy—it’s a corpo playground where the suits pull the strings, and we’re all just puppets dancing to their glitchy tune. Trump’s running his admin like a street gang, silencing the press and cracking down on anyone who steps outta line, while Musk’s trying to brute-force his way into controlling the flow of intelligence itself. They ain’t leaders—they’re corpos in meatspace, consolidating power, crushing dissent, and stacking the deck in their favor.

You wanna keep getting steamrolled, or you gonna jack in and fight back? Time to start netrunning, ghost the ICE, and burn the system from the inside. If they own the game, we change the rules.