Silicone Capitalism

Techno dollars, plastic accounts,

Incubate silently, suddenly cashing out,

Planning a clandestine flight,

Overruled the oversight,

When Feds come knocking on the door,

bail out the billionaires on the backs of the poor.

* According to the Washington Examiner: Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker cashed out stock options in the weeks leading up to Friday's collapse, netting him a $2.27 million profit, public filings reveal. 

 ** According to Fortune, SVB CEO Greg Becker lobbied for the the relaxation of regulations on SVB and the regional banking system.

**According to Bloomberg, Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel's Founders Fund had no cash left in Silicon Valley Bank by the time the Feds took over the failing institution. 

 

 

The Oligarch Lied

 Go figure.

EULA YOLO

Don't feed the bluebird,

don't pay the hoodie selling your secrets to the corps,

don't expect the privacy you EULA'd away,

to play the game, read the post, watch the video,

and make the toast.

I Think I Can

he little train traveled across the land,

I think I can,

driven by deadlines, no time for caution,

I think I can,

Record earnings overseers' rewards,

I think I can,

fatten the wallets of shareholders,

I think I can,

Health and safety ordered ignored,

I think I can,

to gild the pockets of one percent,

I think I can,

Despite strikes and warnings,

I think I can,

Poison air, killing the poor,

I think I can,

cheaper to pay fines than protect lives,

I think I can. 

 

(De)State of Hate

Ron hates the brown,

and he hates the poor,

Ron hates the queer,

he hates children more,

Ron likes his money,

and guns he adores,

Ron hates books,

equality he abhors,

Produced by the Ivy League,

no surprise his hate grows.

 

AI writes a story about Donald Trump

Prompt:

write a story about donald trump

Response:

It was a bright and sunny day in Washington, D.C., and Donald Trump was feeling good. He had just finished a round of golf at his exclusive club and was looking forward to spending the rest of the day relaxing in the White House.

As he walked into the Oval Office, he was greeted by his staff, who were all busy at work. Trump took a seat at his desk and began going through his emails, signing executive orders and making phone calls to foreign leaders.

But as the day went on, Trump started to feel restless. He was used to the constant attention and adulation of his supporters, and he missed the excitement of the campaign trail.

So, he decided to take a break and hold a rally at one of his hotels. He called up his campaign team and asked them to organize everything, and within a few hours, a large crowd had gathered outside the hotel.

Trump took to the stage, basking in the cheers of the crowd. He ranted and raved about all the great things he had done for the country, and the crowd ate it up.

But as the night wore on, Trump started to get carried away. He began making outrageous claims and saying things that were not true, and the crowd started to turn on him.

Suddenly, the Secret Service rushed onto the stage and grabbed Trump, pulling him away from the microphone. The rally was over, and Trump was left to ponder the consequences of his actions. The end.

Bluebird of Happiness

blue bird goes tweet tweet tweet
robot boss seeks vanity celebrity, integrity?
scent of death in the air
the axe is everywhere
investors pay the marionette
gilding strings to seem legit
an equal forum for us all
if white, male and affluential
your bluebird can tweet tweet tweet

Human Traffic

Trafficking women and children

yearning to be free,

transported across state lines against their will,

governors of hate,

rule by greed, jealousy, and fear,

Can't keep the lights on,

can't keep the schools safe.

Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Thief?

Took a box of secrets,

took a box of codes,

took a box of memos,

sold a lot of those.

Told 'em to the commies,

told 'em to the shieks,

told 'em to the morons,

not a secret he could keep.

The Climes They Are A'Changing

 

Come gather 'round people
All o'er Earth you were warned
And admit that the weather
Around you has warmed
And accept it that soon
You'll be scorched to the bone
If your world to you is worth savin'
And you better start listenin'
and cleaning the air,
For the climes they are a-changin'

America the Murderful

To the tune of America the Beautiful:

O murderful our public space
No person can be safe
for automatic weaponry
among our most insane
America America
Our youth shed their blood on thee
they die in schools in neighborhoods
from sea to bloody sea.


Original lyrics follow.

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

 

Note, there have been over 200 mass shootings this year (2022).

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*Sponosred by the NRA

Trump and the Joe Biden conspiracy theory drive traffic and popularity

Trump drives the traffic
and sets the pace,
his fans are hungry for news
no matter how fake,
they rail against establishment,
of which they are the same,
chanting Joe Biden so frequent,
can't stop repeating his name,
love to hate Americans
refusing any blame,
snowflake republicans
cry cry when they are shamed.

Mega Death Toll House Party On

Keep the party going,
Never stop the mortal count,
The house is out of order,
The bodies continue to mount,
The Justices blindly follow a beaten path,
A new generation wields impotent wrath.

The Musk Rats Love

The smell on the internet wafts into your feed,
dizzying, clamorous, to distract,
the toll of the dead surpasses worst fears,
rights to be torn away,
as the electric man postulates,
America the free,
to be decided.

Bear with a Mustache

If you were born before

nine-teen forty-four

you would recognize 

the mustache knocking at your door,

but if you were born last year

you would have no idear

the bear whos whispering in your ear

is the brownshirt that you fear.

 

Related news events: Russian President Vladamir Putin orders the military invasion of the European country of Ukraine.

Murder Inc, or Blue is the New White

Police death squads,

operating without care,

executions without remorse,

caught on film,

not in court,

brotherhood of terror,

wear blue coats,

not white robes.

Minneapolis the horror,

900,000 and rising

Nine hundred thousand people died,

900,000 and the numbers still rise,

Americans mourn their freedom,

No needles! no masks! they whine. 

900,000 is okay,

keep your masks and your needles,

everything is fine.

Remember, remember

Never forget January six,

Never forget the plot

Never forget the conspirators assembled

against the constitution they fought.

Protest Wrong

Brought a gun to a protest,

Didn't stand his ground,

Feared for his life,

Feared for his gun,

Killed two men, shot 3 down,