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The California Auction: How Tech Oligarchs Are Buying a Legislature and Undermining American Democracy

In a stunning display of financial firepower, tech billionaires and their corporate PACs are pouring unprecedented sums into California state elections to secure a legislature friendly to their interests on AI and cryptocurrency regulation, effectively attempting to purchase political influence and drown out the voices of workers and communities. This is a direct assault on the foundational principle of one person, one vote, turning our sacred democratic process into a private auction for the ultra-wealthy to write their own rules and control our collective future.