Writer about all things open source, as well as music and politics. Once upon a time host of The Sixties in 60 on TheBarrelofRock.com. I have a podcast coming up, so watch this space for the news! Publisher, editor, & writer at FOSS Force, Alternative Approaches, and If This Be Treason. # T2Pub
Writer about all things open source, as well as music and politics. Once upon a time host of The Sixties in 60 on TheBarrelofRock.com. I have a podcast coming up, so watch this space for the news! Publisher, editor, & writer at FOSS Force, Alternative Approaches, and If This Be Treason. # T2Pub
Last election season, you might recall how the Trump campaign lied to everyone repeatedly about how his second administration would “rein in big tech,” and be a natural extension of the Lina Khan antitrust movement. As we noted at the time, that was always an obvious fake populist lie, but it was propped up anyway by a lazy press and a long line of useful idiots: Trump DOJ Wimps Out On Ticketmaster, Again Revealing Hollowness Of MAGA ‘Antitrust’ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/13/trump-doj-wimps-out-on-ticketmaster-again-revealing-hollowness-of-maga-antitrust/