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The Real Target of the OBBB’s AI Provisions? California.

How Trump’s budget doubles as a deregulatory missile aimed straight at the heart of state resistance—and why Silicon Valley should be terrified, not triumphant.

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Tony Michaels
Jul 01, 2025
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They say it’s just a budget bill.

They call it the One Big Beautiful Bill, smile wide, and pretend it’s all about “streamlining government.” But beneath the surface of this 940-page monstrosity lies something much more calculated—something you won’t hear from the cable news panels and Beltway analysts.

This bill wasn’t just built to enrich billionaires.
It…

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