Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p>“…details vary by context, but poli scientist Elizabeth David-Barrett lays out 3 general mechanisms of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a>. They now sound familiar:shaping the rules of the game thru <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a>; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influencing</span></a> admin decisions by capturing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a>, appts, govt <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contracts</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulatory</span></a> decisions;& <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabling</span></a> checks on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dismantling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dismantling</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> structures like the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a>, law enforcement & prosecution, & audit institutions like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IGs</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/elon-musk-donald-trump-government.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.7kNE.lNjRD0c-drn1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/elon-musk-donald-trump-government.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.7kNE.lNjRD0c-drn1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>