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![stphnmaher Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::82120358.png) Stephen Maher [@stphnmaher](/creator/twitter/stphnmaher) on x 46.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 01:06:45 UTC

The pattern is like India or Hungary: use the regulatory power of the state to silence critics. You don't have to lock them up. They just get marginalized.


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