The “experts” tell Donald Trump’s critics not to use words like “oligarchy” to describe what’s coming because it’s not a word most folks use in their everyday lives. Don’t worry—they will. In the latest demonstration that a handful of really wealthy individuals and companies controls more of our own government and economy, Tik Tok pretended to go dark over the weekend only to turn up again a few hours later with a banner on every user’s device thanking the president-elect for… not really doing anything substantive. Get used to it, but don’t normalize it.

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