You Can't Build Useful Alliances With Fascists, Dumbass

Trump's 2024 election campaign featured no limit of populist gibberish aimed at conning misinformed voters into supporting his autocratic bullshit. From claims that Trump would be anti-war, to his opportunistic swindling of the chronically ill via his MAHA movement, it was parade of lies to make fascism seem folksy, fun, and decidedly in tune with the interests of the common pleb. As a multi-decade consumer rights reporter, one of the more insulting campaign lies was the claim that the second Trump administration would be tough on corporate power, refocus on "kitchen table issues" like affordability, "rein in big tech," and embrace meaningful antitrust reform. The GOP, MAGA influence or not, has never seen a concentrated corporate monopoly it didn't trip over itself to coddle. The party has dedicated itself for generations to the unchecked corporate domination of all things, free from even rudimentary oversight from pesky "innovation killing" regulators. Campaign contribution…