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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GaryShapley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaryShapley</span></a> was a longtime <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> agent when he told Congress in 2023 that prosecutors slow-walked an inquiry into then-President Joe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s son for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> offenses.…

But Shapley’s testimony, along w/that of Joseph Ziegler, has made him a celebrated figure on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> &amp; endeared him to advisers to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, who in his first term openly mused about using <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> investigations to persecute his perceived <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/enemies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enemies</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WeaponizationOfGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeaponizationOfGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpEnemiesList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpEnemiesList</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>That ofcl, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GaryShapley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaryShapley</span></a>, was recently appointed to dpty chief of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> division &amp; to an “unprecedented” senior advisory role at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> Dept, he wrote to colleagues in a recent email…— giving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> appointees a direct line to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> investigations for the first time since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nixon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nixon</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WeaponizationOfGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeaponizationOfGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpEnemiesList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpEnemiesList</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Crowds Turn Out Across the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a></p><p>Demonstrations against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> influence took place at Tesla dealerships in the U.S., <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/crowds-turn-out-across-the-u-s-for-tesla-takedown-protests-2000582579" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/crowds-turn-out-ac</span><span class="invisible">ross-the-u-s-for-tesla-takedown-protests-2000582579</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p>It's shocking that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> people are OFFENDED that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denmark</span></a> would have issues over the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> basically DEMANDING <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenland</span></a> join after their outright refusal to US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> aggression.</p><p>I'd be offended as a Greenlander if a country said we were not managing our territory right, which was said by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> who then said they basically HAVE to listen to the US.</p><p>Also softly suggesting military force be used.</p><p>Guess they just WANT war with the EU.</p><p><a href="https://scoopzapp.com/n/1024vWWo?ctype=native_video&amp;nid=3941042905850&amp;s=a7&amp;pd=0LRF5CpA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;send_time=1743274195&amp;actBtn=videoShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scoopzapp.com/n/1024vWWo?ctype</span><span class="invisible">=native_video&amp;nid=3941042905850&amp;s=a7&amp;pd=0LRF5CpA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;send_time=1743274195&amp;actBtn=videoShare</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scoopz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scoopz</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The govt is threatening to end the flow of billions to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> across the country, many of which are facing inquiries from agencies that range from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>.</p><p>But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s punitive approach…is playing out most acutely at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a>. The university, a hub of last spring’s campus <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> movement against the war in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, has spent months confronting accusations that it *condoned* *antisemitic* behavior, permitted *lawlessness* to dominate, &amp; stifled <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a>.</p>
axadle<p>Ruto’s Calculated Overhaul: Timing and Implications for Kenya’s Political Landscape <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somalia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Calculated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Calculated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Implications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Implications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kenyas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenyas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Landscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Overhaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overhaul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rutos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rutos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timing</span></a>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/29qc85dm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/29qc85dm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Ethics Complaint in WI Targets Elon-backed Organization<br><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ethics-complaint-in-wi-targets-elon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/ethi</span><span class="invisible">cs-complaint-in-wi-targets-elon</span></a></p><p>"Yesterday, an <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> complaint was filed with the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> Ethics Commission against Building America’s Future, a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> organization backed by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>. The complaint alleges that the organization failed to disclose its express advocacy spending, which is in violation of Wisconsin <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>." </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAC</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>But every element of that claim is subject to serious dispute….</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s efforts to shape the factual landscape on which the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> battle over the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a> are being fought are part of a broader pattern. It has adopted what *seem to be* misleading or deceptive positions in other litigation.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChecksAndBalances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChecksAndBalances</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JudicialBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudicialBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Author Sharon E. Cathcart ✅<p>Rick Steves shares a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> glossary for the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> era.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ricksteves/posts/pfbid0359F8qk7id91cZKhFqhVKV1v2abWGsJqHygJRzCe8ss9KeTjuzk45qkEByycjMdZ2l" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/ricksteves/posts/</span><span class="invisible">pfbid0359F8qk7id91cZKhFqhVKV1v2abWGsJqHygJRzCe8ss9KeTjuzk45qkEByycjMdZ2l</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>"Arlington Cemetery strips content on black and female veterans from website"</p><p>If you're <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>black</span></a> and/ or a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a>, your sacrifices will never matter to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> and their only reaction is to try to erase your history and ignore your existence.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigot</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> axis</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz03gjnxe25o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cz03gjnx</span><span class="invisible">e25o</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Elon Musk Might Not Be Able to Salvage Tesla’s Value After All</p><p>Tesla’s value is crashing, despite <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> ’s best efforts.<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/192701/elon-musk-donald-trump-tesla-value" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/192701/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-donald-trump-tesla-value</span></a></p><p>"Elon Musk’s rightward turn has led to a downward spiral for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a>...</p><p>“Tesla is becoming a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> symbol of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, &amp; that is a bad thing for the brand”...</p><p>Trump said... acts of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> against Teslas would be considered <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a>, cementing the automaker’s status as a state symbol"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"Where do Elon Musk’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> interests end &amp; Donald Trump’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> interests begin? Trick question—they’re one &amp; the same.</p><p>How else do you explain the jarring sight of the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> hawking <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Teslas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teslas</span></a> on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> South Lawn?"<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-congress-takeover/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/elon-musk-dona</span><span class="invisible">ld-trump-doge-congress-takeover/</span></a></p><p>Here begins the 11th Elon Musk thread.</p><p>List of links to previous threads:<br><a href="https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113986946321010763" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/11398694</span><span class="invisible">6321010763</span></a> </p><p>Cartoon source: <a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/fire-sale" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/fire</span><span class="invisible">-sale</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threads</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> Reported Zero Federal Income <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> on $2 Billion of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Income in 2024"</p><p><a href="https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-f</span><span class="invisible">ederal-income-tax-in-2024/</span></a></p><p>this right here</p><p>the root of all of our problems</p><p>how a cringe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/edgelord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edgelord</span></a> icon of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> can wield so much power and how our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> dies to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p><p>well, not the root of all of our problems</p><p>the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigots</span></a> matter too</p><p>by goosing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignorance</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indecency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indecency</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrats</span></a> can pull con jobs on hateful dimwits to wield power</p><p>the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrat</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> axis</p><p>our enemy</p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>The Fascist Tech Bro Takeover Is Here<br><a href="https://www.theindex.media/the-fascist-tech-bro-takeover-is-here-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theindex.media/the-fascist-tec</span><span class="invisible">h-bro-takeover-is-here-2/</span></a></p><p>"Musk's $277 million campaign contribution secured him unprecedented access to the levers of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> &amp; cemented his grip on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> machine... Musk's influence has infected every arm of Govt. And he is using his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a>, his control of Twitter's husk, &amp; his presence in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> orbit to steer the country away from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> principles &amp; toward oligarchic rule."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>This Is Going Even Worse Than Steven Levitsky Expected<br><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-trump-brought-competitive-authoritarianism-to-america.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nymag.com/intelligencer/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/how-trump-brought-competitive-authoritarianism-to-america.html</span></a></p><p>"We’re pretty screwed...</p><p>The second thing I didn’t anticipate was the role of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>... frightening. We don’t know what he’s going to do with <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>. And frankly, at least in democracies, I’ve never seen a concentration of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> power as vast as this.</p><p>[interviewer]And in an unelected official.</p><p>[Levitsky]]In an unelected official, right"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/461935/i-cant-imagine-why-hes-so-mad-at-canada/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/461935/i-cant-imagi</span><span class="invisible">ne-why-hes-so-mad-at-canada/</span></a> I can’t imagine why he’s so mad at Canada ? <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Political</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PoliticalHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalHumor</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>USAID Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid</p><p>The world is likely to see millions more <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malaria</span></a> infections &amp; 200,000 cases of paralytic <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/polio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polio</span></a> each year...<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/health/usaid-cuts-deaths-infections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1E4.qM8C.BTMGBeYjExG3&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/02/health/</span><span class="invisible">usaid-cuts-deaths-infections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1E4.qM8C.BTMGBeYjExG3&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p><p>"blame for these potential <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> crises on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> leadership at <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a>, the Dept of State, &amp; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, who have...</p><p>blocked payment systems, created new &amp; ineffective processes for payments, &amp; constantly shifted guidance regarding which activities qualify as “lifesaving”"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Quoted:</p><p>old Soviet joke for our times:</p><p>Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.</p><p>Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”</p><p>Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”</p><p>Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”</p><p><a href="https://hard.blue/tags/dark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dark</span></a> <a href="https://hard.blue/tags/historical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historical</span></a> <a href="https://hard.blue/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://hard.blue/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> </p><p>Ref: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social/post/3ljgqh6vstk2x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/samuelhayimbr</span><span class="invisible">ody.bsky.social/post/3ljgqh6vstk2x</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>DOGE Cites ‘DEI,’ LinkedIn Profiles It Doesn’t Like In Killing Off HUD Contracts</p><p>DOGE cites contractors’ <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> programs, not performance, to cancel work<br><a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doge-cites-dei-linkedin-profiles-it-doesnt-like-in-killing-off-hud-contracts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-cites-dei-linkedin-profiles-it-doesnt-like-in-killing-off-hud-contracts</span></a></p><p>"It’s a stunning &amp; candid admission of what <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> is doing at <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUD</span></a>: taking contracts away from organizations not because of the quality or substance of their work, but because of unrelated <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> issues...</p><p>escalates the use of govt action for explicitly partisan, often retributive, ends." </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Ben Lockwood, PhD<p>Considering the recent trend toward media monopoly, I hope you won't mind me shamelessly promoting my newsletter, Brief Ecology. It's part <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a>, part <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a>, part <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> education. It's also free to read. </p><p>If you're interested in independent, ecologically-oriented writing, maybe check it out:</p><p><a href="https://benlockwood.substack.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">benlockwood.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bezos</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>