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Authoritarians can fuck all the way off.
April 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Authoritarians can fuck all the way off.
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Make this go viral!
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
March 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Make this go viral!
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
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BREAKING: A federal judge orders that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury reinstate probationary employees who were terminated last month 👏
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
Federal Judge William Alsup said the directive to fire all probationary employees was based on "a lie."
www.nbcnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge orders that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury reinstate probationary employees who were terminated last month 👏
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Meta loves free speech so much www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir
An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Meta loves free speech so much www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
I encourage everyone to buy this book : Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Meta has gone through the courts to block its sale
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
Meta has gone through the courts to block its sale
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir
An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I encourage everyone to buy this book : Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Meta has gone through the courts to block its sale
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
Meta has gone through the courts to block its sale
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...
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New anti-Elon Musk adverts appear in London
"Autopilot for your car - autocrat for your country”
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/new-ant...
"Autopilot for your car - autocrat for your country”
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/new-ant...
New anti-Elon Musk adverts appear in London
New anti-Elon Musk adverts have been put up at bus stops in London, criticising the Tesla CEO and Donald Trump.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
New anti-Elon Musk adverts appear in London
"Autopilot for your car - autocrat for your country”
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/new-ant...
"Autopilot for your car - autocrat for your country”
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/new-ant...
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No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain legal US residents because of their political views or opinions.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
March 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain legal US residents because of their political views or opinions.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
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Who made this? 🤣
March 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Who made this? 🤣
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At BWI airport where power has been out since 7:40 a.m. All terminals out. Emergency generators came on but no power in food courts, signage etc. and no indication flights are taking off or landing.
March 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
At BWI airport where power has been out since 7:40 a.m. All terminals out. Emergency generators came on but no power in food courts, signage etc. and no indication flights are taking off or landing.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
New fear unlocked…
February 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
New fear unlocked…
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Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
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10/The overarching takeaway is that the plumbing is political and politicians and the media need to focus on what Musk is doing as a strategy. See what is not helpful....
www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p...
Analysis: We do not know what exactly Elon Musk is doing to the federal government | CNN Politics
Americans don’t know the full extent of what Musk is doing as he embeds alongside President Donald Trump at the top of the federal government.
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
10/The overarching takeaway is that the plumbing is political and politicians and the media need to focus on what Musk is doing as a strategy. See what is not helpful....
www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p...
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4/The General Services Administration is operations i.e. buildings, usage, IT.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency
Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources ...
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
4/The General Services Administration is operations i.e. buildings, usage, IT.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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3/Office of Personnel Management is about human resources i.e. the federal workforce.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
reuters.com
www.reuters.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
3/Office of Personnel Management is about human resources i.e. the federal workforce.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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2/These systems seen arcane and technical but are critical to key operations of the federal government -- payment, personnel, and operations. In good times they make the trains run on time, but now they may be exploited for control. The Treasury system = payment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
2/These systems seen arcane and technical but are critical to key operations of the federal government -- payment, personnel, and operations. In good times they make the trains run on time, but now they may be exploited for control. The Treasury system = payment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
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1/ Musk seeking control over nerve systems of the federal government. As someone who spent a decade studying how centralized information systems are used for coercion this is a five alarm fire. We need to name it, identify risks, and seek to mitigate their impacts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
1/ Musk seeking control over nerve systems of the federal government. As someone who spent a decade studying how centralized information systems are used for coercion this is a five alarm fire. We need to name it, identify risks, and seek to mitigate their impacts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...