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Derek Thompson: BILLIONAIRE US Politics Takeover As AI Explodes

2026-05-12 News & Politics
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Emily and Saagar are joined by Derek Thompson to discuss the billionaire AI takeover of the US. Derek Thompson: https://www.derekthompson.org/ Sign up for a PREMIUM Breaking Points subscriptions for full early access to uncut shows and LIVE AMAs with the hosts every week: https://breakingpoints.locals.com/support Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and Spotify Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Breaking-Points/61575893472315/ #news #politics #youtube

Top Comments (10)

@superdubdub 2026-05-12

Wait… this is the abundance guy? Gottttt it

345 26 replies
@WedgeKahn00 2026-05-12

This guy has some serious car salesman vibes.

252 15 replies
@DracoJayy 2026-05-12

WHO is “overall richer”? I have a feeling its not the majority of Americans

210 8 replies
@the_derpler 2026-05-12

So building a data center that uses as much electricity as your entire state isn’t the reason for increases 😂

186 6 replies
@toleratinguncertainty4959 2026-05-12

as soon as it becomes mainstream to say the AI bubble is not popping anytime soon, that is probably when it will pop ha

148 4 replies
@krishall2086 2026-05-12

If someone sounds like a shill and acts like a shill, they're probably a shill.

138 3 replies
@OT_concerned_citizen 2026-05-12

Their answer to everything is cut labor cost

94 1 replies
@anthonyshannon6744 2026-05-12

Ending citizens united would be the starting point if you really cared about billionaires controling the politicians.

66 4 replies
@sageadvice868 2026-05-12

Dude talks about why all the polls says people are miserable and doesn’t mention growing wealth inequality

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@standingalone001 2026-05-12

The abundance framework is fucking bullshit. It pretends to be somewhat populist while it’s truly corporate greed.

26 1 replies

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