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...and to fight autocracy, totalitarianism, the neo-confederacy, and to defend the institutions and the enlightenment principles upon which the country was founded. The enemy is close and formidable, prepare for upheaval, prepare to fight
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SCOOP: Inside DOGE's takeover of CFPB

What went down over the past five days based on emails and other documents and interviews

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www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
DOGE-Backed Halt at CFPB Comes Amid Musk’s Plans for ‘X’ Digital Wallet
Government-efficiency team’s initial ‘read-only’ access expanded quickly to encompass closely guarded data, internal emails say
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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📄 EXCLUSIVE: The Kremlin's "Project Russia" poses a potent framework for mobilizing illiberal forces against the United States and its allies — and it's all but unknown to Western analysts. We must act to counter it.
america2.news/project-russ...
Project Russia: The Kremlin's Playbook for Undermining Democracies
The Kremlin's "Project Russia" poses a potent framework for mobilizing illiberal forces against the United States and its allies — and it's all but unknown to Western analysts.
america2.news
December 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I remember when John Stewart was thoughtful and articulate, parsing the nuances and weighted hypocrisies of the issues of the day and peoples' stances on them. Maybe his brain is just getting old and soggy. Sad!
December 9, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story

The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 3, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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A CBS NEWS INVESTIGATION found dozens of law enforcement leaders — sheriffs, captains, lieutenants, chiefs of police — buying and illegally selling firearms, even weapons of war, across 23 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
Police illegally sell restricted weapons supplying crime
These high-powered weapons are only meant for police. How are they ending up in criminals' hands?
www.cbsnews.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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i recorded 25 minutes talking about how venture capital is providing the backbone for a global fascist movement, hope you find it illuminating:
venture capital as the backbone of global tech fascism
Listen to venture capital as the backbone of global tech fascism by Shanley.kane #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
September 26, 2024 at 12:27 AM