Greg Clark
@gjclark.bsky.social
Just another Twitter refugee. System Thinker. IT Pro.
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The 100 lowest-paying major US corporations spent $522B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2023.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned just $34k.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $14.7M.
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned just $34k.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $14.7M.
See the problem?
March 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The 100 lowest-paying major US corporations spent $522B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2023.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned just $34k.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $14.7M.
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned just $34k.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $14.7M.
See the problem?
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This tweet from Elon Musk is, of course, false. The first known victim of DOGE died around February 2 after the refugee hospital that was giving her oxygen shut down.
But the tweet will be useful as there's abundant proof he's lying (or ill-informed) about Ebola & restarting payments.
But the tweet will be useful as there's abundant proof he's lying (or ill-informed) about Ebola & restarting payments.
March 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This tweet from Elon Musk is, of course, false. The first known victim of DOGE died around February 2 after the refugee hospital that was giving her oxygen shut down.
But the tweet will be useful as there's abundant proof he's lying (or ill-informed) about Ebola & restarting payments.
But the tweet will be useful as there's abundant proof he's lying (or ill-informed) about Ebola & restarting payments.
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NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers
NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.
www.axios.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
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we've reached the point that the WSJ opinion section is publishing pieces with headlines like this, just saying
March 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
we've reached the point that the WSJ opinion section is publishing pieces with headlines like this, just saying
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Given the scale of errors DOGE have made so far, their willingness to act outside the law, their basic misunderstandings of policies and systems, and their assumption that every misunderstanding is proof of fraud, this would predictably result in eligible citizens losing benefits.
DOGE officials are seeking to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax data in their search for fraud, which would violate laws against sharing tax information outside the agency www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records
Officials with Elon Musk’s group say they want to search for fraud. Privacy law bars the IRS from disclosing tax information to other parts of the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Given the scale of errors DOGE have made so far, their willingness to act outside the law, their basic misunderstandings of policies and systems, and their assumption that every misunderstanding is proof of fraud, this would predictably result in eligible citizens losing benefits.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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Can’t get this image out of my head.
March 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Can’t get this image out of my head.
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
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Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
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Yes, this Cabinet — with a Fox & Friends drunk, a Real World airhead, a former heroin addict who beheaded a whale, a dog killer, a Russian stooge, a scandal-plagued wrestling executive, etc — this Cabinet is LITERALLY the best America has ever had.
Thank you for that insight, Elon. Smart as ever.
Thank you for that insight, Elon. Smart as ever.
Elon Musk at Trump's first Cabinet meeting: "I think this is the best Cabinet ever. Literally. So, uh, and I do not give false praise... I think it‘s literally the best Cabinet that the country has ever had."
February 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Yes, this Cabinet — with a Fox & Friends drunk, a Real World airhead, a former heroin addict who beheaded a whale, a dog killer, a Russian stooge, a scandal-plagued wrestling executive, etc — this Cabinet is LITERALLY the best America has ever had.
Thank you for that insight, Elon. Smart as ever.
Thank you for that insight, Elon. Smart as ever.
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JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID
February 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID
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NEWS
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
bit.ly
February 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
NEWS
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
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Anyone want to bet that no one looks at the email responses that Musk asked for ?
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
February 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Anyone want to bet that no one looks at the email responses that Musk asked for ?
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
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"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."-- @timothysnyder.bsky.social
"Recoup the costs"
The sadism of American policy to war-torn Ukraine
open.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."-- @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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I mean, look, I know Mister Elon Musk got a (whispers reverently) 1400 on his second try at the SATs so we mortals should just avert our gaze lest his brilliance blind us, but this just seems wildly counterproductive.
February 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I mean, look, I know Mister Elon Musk got a (whispers reverently) 1400 on his second try at the SATs so we mortals should just avert our gaze lest his brilliance blind us, but this just seems wildly counterproductive.
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BREAKING: 500+ musicians are now calling on major music labels to drop their suit against @archive.org & make real change.
The music industry isn't struggling. Only musicians are. Don't destroy the Archive in their name.
Musicians and fans alike can still sign the letter at www.savethearchive.com
The music industry isn't struggling. Only musicians are. Don't destroy the Archive in their name.
Musicians and fans alike can still sign the letter at www.savethearchive.com
Save Music, Save the Archive!
Save Music, Save the Archive! Over 500 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive—and for their industry to take concrete actions to re...
www.savethearchive.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:27 PM
BREAKING: 500+ musicians are now calling on major music labels to drop their suit against @archive.org & make real change.
The music industry isn't struggling. Only musicians are. Don't destroy the Archive in their name.
Musicians and fans alike can still sign the letter at www.savethearchive.com
The music industry isn't struggling. Only musicians are. Don't destroy the Archive in their name.
Musicians and fans alike can still sign the letter at www.savethearchive.com
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I was just on the Senate floor trying to pass my PRESS Act to protect journalists and their sources from spying and interference by the federal government. Tom Cotton blocked it.
December 10, 2024 at 10:23 PM
I was just on the Senate floor trying to pass my PRESS Act to protect journalists and their sources from spying and interference by the federal government. Tom Cotton blocked it.
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The media really, really wants the public to assist the manhunt for the DDD guy (who the entire public is cheering for);
Meanwhile, three men killed a kid with a screwdriver for not speaking English and are still at large with no manhunt or FBI involvement.
abcnews.go.com/US/migrant-t...
Meanwhile, three men killed a kid with a screwdriver for not speaking English and are still at large with no manhunt or FBI involvement.
abcnews.go.com/US/migrant-t...
Migrant teen killed, another injured, after being asked if they spoke English: Police
Officials say two migrant teens were victims in a New York City stabbing and one died.
abcnews.go.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:09 PM
The media really, really wants the public to assist the manhunt for the DDD guy (who the entire public is cheering for);
Meanwhile, three men killed a kid with a screwdriver for not speaking English and are still at large with no manhunt or FBI involvement.
abcnews.go.com/US/migrant-t...
Meanwhile, three men killed a kid with a screwdriver for not speaking English and are still at large with no manhunt or FBI involvement.
abcnews.go.com/US/migrant-t...
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That community note though. Pot something something kettle.
December 2, 2024 at 10:07 PM
That community note though. Pot something something kettle.
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FACT CHECK: The Gettysbug Address was on November 19, 1863, actually making it fourscore and seven years PLUS four months and fifteen days.
August 20, 2024 at 2:28 PM
FACT CHECK: The Gettysbug Address was on November 19, 1863, actually making it fourscore and seven years PLUS four months and fifteen days.
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Definitely not weird to take pains to plan your wedding date around the anniversaries of any global atrocities.
August 20, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Definitely not weird to take pains to plan your wedding date around the anniversaries of any global atrocities.
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Even anonymized “vehicle-to-everything” (V2X) data can be filtered or hacked, potentially providing a gold mine for advertisers, police or criminals. “Once that data is out there, people will find ways to use it,” EFF’s Cliff Braun told Marketplace.
DOT plans to implement V2X technology raise privacy concerns - Marketplace
The Department of Transportation wants cars and infrastructure to talk to prevent accidents via vehicle-to-everything, or V2X, technology.
www.marketplace.org
August 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Even anonymized “vehicle-to-everything” (V2X) data can be filtered or hacked, potentially providing a gold mine for advertisers, police or criminals. “Once that data is out there, people will find ways to use it,” EFF’s Cliff Braun told Marketplace.
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The NO FAKES Act mimics some of the most broken parts of our copyright system and makes them worse.
NO FAKES – A Dream for Lawyers, a Nightmare for Everyone Else
Performers and ordinary humans are increasingly concerned that they may be replaced or defamed by AI-generated imitations. We’re seeing a host of bills designed to address that concern – but every
www.eff.org
August 20, 2024 at 6:13 PM
The NO FAKES Act mimics some of the most broken parts of our copyright system and makes them worse.
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JFC. Project 2025, page 595, literally has "the children yearn for the mines"
July 29, 2024 at 3:56 AM
JFC. Project 2025, page 595, literally has "the children yearn for the mines"