This sounds so "set in stone" but the vote doesn't occur until later this month. Do they just know how everyone is going to vote somehow? Like they saw the checks being written by the ISPs
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2026
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They always do this. They write it in such a way that it sounds inevitable so you don't feel motivated to fight it.
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Who does this help? Neverminding the obvious, "haha helping the ISPs screw over the people".
But like, the whole job of the FCC is to protect people from companies.... so.... they can't just say "we're screwing you over". They have to at least try and come up with a reason as why doing this is in the people's best interest. So, again... who is this helping? Like, how are they selling this?
They're not. They're not selling this. It's a push under the rug kinda situation.
You kind of answered your own question. But yeah, the job of the FCC under the Trump Regime is to help corporations / the rich grift and steal as much from American citizens as possible. This change furthers the ability of both Trump and the ruling class of oligarchs to do just that.
If the FCC members play along, they might benefit from some of the corruption personally. If not, they will be publicly bullied and/or replaced. Trump operates as if he is a mob boss.
This concerted effort to rob our people is a large part of what the DOGE firings aimed to achieve in the beginning of the regime’s 2nd term - get rid of anyone who would protest, and definitely get rid of all the watchdogs (inspectors general) whose job it was to ensure this doesn’t happen. It is no coincidence that at the same time the press is manufacturing consent for this repeal, Starlink is preparing to tack on massive amounts of fees for its users.