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Don't think for a second that protecting and increasing personal wealth isn't the motivator driving Musk's quiet coup.
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-e...
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-e...
Elon Musk's Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink's Contracts in Ukraine
The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's equipment at the time of Musk's assault.
gizmodo.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Don't think for a second that protecting and increasing personal wealth isn't the motivator driving Musk's quiet coup.
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-e...
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-e...
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FWIW, here's a 1970 version of that apocryphal Thomas Jefferson prayer that Mike Johnson read in the House of Representatives today. It appeared in The Cross and the Flag, the magazine of Gerald LK Smith, a white supremacist & Christian Nationalist who was America's most notorious antisemite.
January 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
FWIW, here's a 1970 version of that apocryphal Thomas Jefferson prayer that Mike Johnson read in the House of Representatives today. It appeared in The Cross and the Flag, the magazine of Gerald LK Smith, a white supremacist & Christian Nationalist who was America's most notorious antisemite.
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Well, somebody's got to starve the children!
Imagine being literally the richest person in the world, maybe in history, and still worrying about tax cuts. lmao loser
Elon Musk Wants to Pay for His Tax Cuts With Your Social Security and Medicare
The point of Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s DOGE is to cut entitlement programs so Donald Trump can cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
www.rollingstone.com
December 22, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Well, somebody's got to starve the children!
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Enough footsie-playing. Dems should loudly say GOP senators who support the dangerous, wildly unqualified RFK for HHS sec will own the awful consequences of his tenure for the rest of their political lives.
On the pod, we suggest ways to do this. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1894...
On the pod, we suggest ways to do this. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1894...
Trump Reveals a Surprise Weakness in Unhinged New Vaccine Ramblings
As Donald Trump tries to soften RFK Jr.’s anti-vax extremism, a strategist involved in trying to block RFK’s nomination explains why Trump could prove vulnerable on this front—if Dems make the case.
newrepublic.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Enough footsie-playing. Dems should loudly say GOP senators who support the dangerous, wildly unqualified RFK for HHS sec will own the awful consequences of his tenure for the rest of their political lives.
On the pod, we suggest ways to do this. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1894...
On the pod, we suggest ways to do this. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1894...
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@ffsafestreets.bsky.social "The removal of bicycle lanes on Bloor St, University Ave & Yonge St will mean more crashes, more death, more shattered families, sudden funerals, empty seats at family tables, broken hearts, broken bodies, broken lives, life sentences of anguish and grief."
This I know!
This I know!
December 16, 2024 at 9:21 PM
@ffsafestreets.bsky.social "The removal of bicycle lanes on Bloor St, University Ave & Yonge St will mean more crashes, more death, more shattered families, sudden funerals, empty seats at family tables, broken hearts, broken bodies, broken lives, life sentences of anguish and grief."
This I know!
This I know!
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Folks: Definitely read the replies to this, which make it clear that Trudeau and Freeland were squabbling BEFORE Trump stirred the pot.
Canadians: Did this just happen?
Trump threatens to unilaterally overturn NAFTA and his revision of it
Trudeau runs to MAL
He comes back & (privately) starts squabbling w/his Ukraianian-Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Trump boasts he has made CAN the 51st state
Freeland quits the cabinet
Trump threatens to unilaterally overturn NAFTA and his revision of it
Trudeau runs to MAL
He comes back & (privately) starts squabbling w/his Ukraianian-Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Trump boasts he has made CAN the 51st state
Freeland quits the cabinet
December 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Folks: Definitely read the replies to this, which make it clear that Trudeau and Freeland were squabbling BEFORE Trump stirred the pot.
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Every single one of these articles is the same: Blame Democrats for capitulating to "progressive advocates," blithely note that no one in power has actually done that, then tell Democrats to do exactly what they're already doing.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
December 16, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Every single one of these articles is the same: Blame Democrats for capitulating to "progressive advocates," blithely note that no one in power has actually done that, then tell Democrats to do exactly what they're already doing.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Elon Musk's net worth has surpassed $450 billion, largely because he was the single biggest funder of the Trump campaign.
Musk could end world hunger for 10 years, and still have billions left over.
In 2021 Musk said he'd give $6 billion to end world hunger. He never did so.
Musk could end world hunger for 10 years, and still have billions left over.
In 2021 Musk said he'd give $6 billion to end world hunger. He never did so.
December 16, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Elon Musk's net worth has surpassed $450 billion, largely because he was the single biggest funder of the Trump campaign.
Musk could end world hunger for 10 years, and still have billions left over.
In 2021 Musk said he'd give $6 billion to end world hunger. He never did so.
Musk could end world hunger for 10 years, and still have billions left over.
In 2021 Musk said he'd give $6 billion to end world hunger. He never did so.
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And somehow this guy still became a billionaire
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
And somehow this guy still became a billionaire
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This is not true. A majority of Americans support universal healthcare, which should be pretty obvious from the events of the last few weeks, but here’s some survey data news.gallup.com/poll/468401/...
December 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
This is not true. A majority of Americans support universal healthcare, which should be pretty obvious from the events of the last few weeks, but here’s some survey data news.gallup.com/poll/468401/...
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Very scary report out of Serbia: Cellebrite is now being used by cops to unlock the phones of journalists they take into custody, and to then infect those phones with tracking malware
www.404media.co/cellebrite-u...
www.404media.co/cellebrite-u...
Cellebrite Unlocked This Journalist’s Phone. Cops Then Infected it With Malware
A new report from Amnesty International reveals multiple cases where Serbian authorities used Cellebrite devices to access targets' mobile phones before loading them with spyware.
www.404media.co
December 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Very scary report out of Serbia: Cellebrite is now being used by cops to unlock the phones of journalists they take into custody, and to then infect those phones with tracking malware
www.404media.co/cellebrite-u...
www.404media.co/cellebrite-u...
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Losing my mind at how every establishment media outlet pretends Trump's appointees have a bunch of secret good things they want to do underneath the batshit ideas they've dedicated their lives to.
www.axios.com/2024/12/12/n...
www.axios.com/2024/12/12/n...
December 16, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Losing my mind at how every establishment media outlet pretends Trump's appointees have a bunch of secret good things they want to do underneath the batshit ideas they've dedicated their lives to.
www.axios.com/2024/12/12/n...
www.axios.com/2024/12/12/n...
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I spend a GREAT DEAL of time watching Oversight hearings.
AOC does not come off as a firebrand there. She comes off as someone who manages the committee, including Comer, well.
I like Connolly. But I don't seem him exercising that kind of stature on the committee.
AOC does not come off as a firebrand there. She comes off as someone who manages the committee, including Comer, well.
I like Connolly. But I don't seem him exercising that kind of stature on the committee.
No doubt generational changes in leadership are important & necessary at appropriate time.
But this choice isn't only abt generational change, it is abt ideological. AOC is too far left, which contributed to 2024 Democrat loss. That requires reflection, not reward.
We need politics to moderate.
But this choice isn't only abt generational change, it is abt ideological. AOC is too far left, which contributed to 2024 Democrat loss. That requires reflection, not reward.
We need politics to moderate.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35, is running for a top committee job, presenting a test of Democrats’ appetite for generational change after bruising election results
December 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I spend a GREAT DEAL of time watching Oversight hearings.
AOC does not come off as a firebrand there. She comes off as someone who manages the committee, including Comer, well.
I like Connolly. But I don't seem him exercising that kind of stature on the committee.
AOC does not come off as a firebrand there. She comes off as someone who manages the committee, including Comer, well.
I like Connolly. But I don't seem him exercising that kind of stature on the committee.
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Remember that booming Foxconn factory Trump built in WI?
At a meeting with Trump, Masayoshi Son says SoftBank will invest $100B and create 100K jobs in the US, largely via AI-focused jobs and infrastructure projects (John Melloy/CNBC)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 16, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Remember that booming Foxconn factory Trump built in WI?
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"Europe doesn't use pesticides," Trump said today.
100% wrong. But major U.S. media just did live broadcasts of Trump saying so. Their websites will probably run fact-check stories in 5 or 6 hours that almost no one will read.
100% wrong. But major U.S. media just did live broadcasts of Trump saying so. Their websites will probably run fact-check stories in 5 or 6 hours that almost no one will read.
Pesticide Use in Europe
The use of pesticides is not decreasing The use of pesticides on average in Europe did not decrease in recent years despite much debate on the sustainability of agriculture. In fact the negative impac...
www.pan-europe.info
December 16, 2024 at 5:04 PM
"Europe doesn't use pesticides," Trump said today.
100% wrong. But major U.S. media just did live broadcasts of Trump saying so. Their websites will probably run fact-check stories in 5 or 6 hours that almost no one will read.
100% wrong. But major U.S. media just did live broadcasts of Trump saying so. Their websites will probably run fact-check stories in 5 or 6 hours that almost no one will read.
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Fetterman is a lost cause and has been gleefully moving to the Right for awhile. There are many Democrats joining him, and it’s well past time people recalibrate their understanding of our parties and our politics.
Find the people you can trust. Build coalitions. These people will not save us.
Find the people you can trust. Build coalitions. These people will not save us.
December 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Fetterman is a lost cause and has been gleefully moving to the Right for awhile. There are many Democrats joining him, and it’s well past time people recalibrate their understanding of our parties and our politics.
Find the people you can trust. Build coalitions. These people will not save us.
Find the people you can trust. Build coalitions. These people will not save us.
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The sooner people realize Trump only cares about US short term spending, not about international security or actually ending the russian invasion the better.
🇺🇸🚫🇺🇦 Trump will never give Ukraine the American security guarantees it demands, - NYT
🤔 He seeks not only to end the war without assuming any responsibility for Ukraine’s defense, but also to reduce the US commitment to ensuring the security of Europe as a whole.
🤔 He seeks not only to end the war without assuming any responsibility for Ukraine’s defense, but also to reduce the US commitment to ensuring the security of Europe as a whole.
December 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The sooner people realize Trump only cares about US short term spending, not about international security or actually ending the russian invasion the better.
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The median renter in America has a net worth of $10,400.
The median homeowner’s net worth is $400,000.
Homes themselves are the biggest source of wealth for most U.S. homeowners.
www.wqow.com/news/the-med...
The median homeowner’s net worth is $400,000.
Homes themselves are the biggest source of wealth for most U.S. homeowners.
www.wqow.com/news/the-med...
The median renter in America has a net worth of $10,400. The median homeowner’s net worth is $400,000
(CNN) — Two years ago, Elizabeth Grantham decided she didn’t want to rent much longer, so she moved from her hometown in the pricey San Francisco Bay Area to Washington
www.wqow.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:05 PM
The median renter in America has a net worth of $10,400.
The median homeowner’s net worth is $400,000.
Homes themselves are the biggest source of wealth for most U.S. homeowners.
www.wqow.com/news/the-med...
The median homeowner’s net worth is $400,000.
Homes themselves are the biggest source of wealth for most U.S. homeowners.
www.wqow.com/news/the-med...
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Another lie. But hey, probably easier to note when he tells the truth which is rare.
Trump on vaccines: "There are problems. We don't do as well as a lot of other nations and those nations use nothing."
December 16, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Another lie. But hey, probably easier to note when he tells the truth which is rare.
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I don't remember there being much gnashing of teeth about "seniority" when Raskin became Ranking Member at Oversight, leapfrogging over Connolly, who had served something like 8-10 more years than Raskin.
December 16, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I don't remember there being much gnashing of teeth about "seniority" when Raskin became Ranking Member at Oversight, leapfrogging over Connolly, who had served something like 8-10 more years than Raskin.
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During CISA Director Jen Easterly's tenure, CISA has recruited cyber industry luminaries and up-and-coming talent, simultaneously improving its capabilities and burnishing its credibility.
Employees are worried that Trump will repel those kinds of "star hires," eroding CISA's workforce gains.
Employees are worried that Trump will repel those kinds of "star hires," eroding CISA's workforce gains.
December 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM
During CISA Director Jen Easterly's tenure, CISA has recruited cyber industry luminaries and up-and-coming talent, simultaneously improving its capabilities and burnishing its credibility.
Employees are worried that Trump will repel those kinds of "star hires," eroding CISA's workforce gains.
Employees are worried that Trump will repel those kinds of "star hires," eroding CISA's workforce gains.
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It's always helpful when far-right activists like Cameron Macgregor are open about their agenda: "The right is two things: It is Christian nationalism and white nationalism. Blending those two things together is the project that we are engaged upon right now."
December 16, 2024 at 4:35 PM
It's always helpful when far-right activists like Cameron Macgregor are open about their agenda: "The right is two things: It is Christian nationalism and white nationalism. Blending those two things together is the project that we are engaged upon right now."
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New from me: Inside CISA as Trump prepares to take power.
Employees are worried that he'll end key projects, drive away star talent, and generally weaken the agency's role in protecting the government and the nation from hackers.
My @wired.com story: www.wired.com/story/cisa-c...
Employees are worried that he'll end key projects, drive away star talent, and generally weaken the agency's role in protecting the government and the nation from hackers.
My @wired.com story: www.wired.com/story/cisa-c...
December 16, 2024 at 3:16 PM
New from me: Inside CISA as Trump prepares to take power.
Employees are worried that he'll end key projects, drive away star talent, and generally weaken the agency's role in protecting the government and the nation from hackers.
My @wired.com story: www.wired.com/story/cisa-c...
Employees are worried that he'll end key projects, drive away star talent, and generally weaken the agency's role in protecting the government and the nation from hackers.
My @wired.com story: www.wired.com/story/cisa-c...
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CISA staffers expect Trump to spurn efforts to raise the tech industry's security baseline.
"Compliance efforts like secure-by-design may not have the support that they currently benefit from," one employee said.
Also at risk: Election security aid and incident reporting rules.
"Compliance efforts like secure-by-design may not have the support that they currently benefit from," one employee said.
Also at risk: Election security aid and incident reporting rules.
December 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
CISA staffers expect Trump to spurn efforts to raise the tech industry's security baseline.
"Compliance efforts like secure-by-design may not have the support that they currently benefit from," one employee said.
Also at risk: Election security aid and incident reporting rules.
"Compliance efforts like secure-by-design may not have the support that they currently benefit from," one employee said.
Also at risk: Election security aid and incident reporting rules.