“Politics ain’t beanbag,” but the weapon of choice in the latest story of political foul play isn’t a smear campaign or an October surprise — it’s copyright law. Ahead of Florida’s 22nd Congressional District primary, local journalists reported that news stories critical of candidate Michael Carbonara magically disappeared from Google…
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Politicians now use copyright law to scrub the truth as FDA is refilled by Trump pick
The promise to 'drain the swamp' served as a rallying cry, but the receipts show a different sequence: the FDA, under Trump, is refilled, and inconvenient truths are swept aside—not by argument, but by copyright. Politicians now leverage intellectual property law not to protect innovation, but to scrub the record clean. The facts, once public, now carry a price tag; the truth, if copyrighted, costs extra. The regulatory landscape is reshaped both in personnel and in access. The FDA’s new leadership arrives as the swamp fills, and copyright law becomes the mop. The official explanation is creative protection, but the receipts show the mechanism: inconvenient facts are copyrighted, then erased. The narrative, once open to challenge, is now locked behind paywalls and legal notices. The new norm is clear: pay for the receipt, or it’s off the record. The swamp is not drained—it’s refilled, and the facts float on the surface. The public, left to navigate the wetland, receives a refill of regulation and a copyright notice on the truth. Intellectual property law, in this arrangement, is not a tool for innovation, but a mechanism for erasure. The new rule is simple: the truth costs extra, and the FDA comes with a refill.
“They promised to drain the swamp, but now they’re filling it back up and tossing in copyright law to mop up any inconvenient facts. When the facts are copyrighted, the truth costs extra, and the FDA comes with a refill. The new rule: pay for the receipt, or it’s off the record.”
“It’s important to protect intellectual property, especially in the realm of politics. Copyright law isn’t about hiding—it’s about respecting creators. Besides, the FDA needs fresh leadership. The swamp isn’t really a swamp; it’s more of a wetland—did I say 'refilled'? Maybe just 'replenished.'”
The receipts
President Donald Trump ran three times on draining the swamp and doing a hard course correction of a broken system. In his second term, Make America Healthy Again was a key part of that promise: question the institutions that have made Americans sicker, challenge the industries that profit from the status quo, and finally put […]
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