"The Billionaire System is a foundational lie, the greatest of which is that only some people deserve life while the rest do not."
~ A.R. Moxon
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Being More Like Republicans
Four simple observations from the recent election about the nature of opposition.A.R. Moxon (The Reframe)
William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"The tech oligarchs have found their man. Turns out the corrupt, buffoonish Trump is what they were looking for all along."
~ Paul Waldman
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The Tech Oligarchs Have Found Their Man
Paul Waldman (The Cross Section)William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"Appearing on CNN a week ago, the supposedly moderate New Hampshire Republican governor Chris Sununu expressed his gladness that Elon Musk, who spent $277 million to get Donald Trump elected, is 'an outsider' who is 'not looking for anything' from his hostile takeover of the American government."
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William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"When the interviewer pointed out that in fact Musk holds billions of dollars in federal contracts and so has quite a conflict of interest, Sununu countered that 'everyone has a conflict of interest,' and besides, Musk has so much money that he could not possibly care whether his new ability to shape federal policy will benefit him personally. 'He’s doing it for the bigger project and the bigger vision of America.'”
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William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"We’ve heard this so often about the ultra-rich when they enter politics as candidates: It is their very commitment to devoting their lives to amassing ever more money that shows they can’t be bought. This is something many Trump supporters say about him, all the evidence of his relentless grasping for every last dime notwithstanding."
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William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"Four years ago today, Donald Trump led an attempt to overthrow a democratic election and thereby undo our constitutional system. In two weeks, the same man will be inaugurated president of the United States, this time with a centibillionaire as the unelected de facto head of government and with anti-qualified anti-patriots as his cabinet nominees. What to do?"
~ Timothy Snyder
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Shadow Cabinet
Timothy Snyder (Thinking about...)William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"Under Musk-Trump, every attempt will be made to make oligarchy, rule by the wealthy few, seem normal. The deeds of billionaires will be justified by the very fact that they are billionaires. Their own rise to the top of American politics will be celebrated as the success of everyone."
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William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"The distance between the aftermath of Jan. 6 and today could not be more vast. Then, Trump was pushed off social media. Now, Trump has his own social media. Elon Musk has turned X into a pro-Trump site and is part of the Trump administration."
~ Don Moynihan
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Jan. 6 and the path not taken
Don Moynihan (Can We Still Govern?)William Lindsey :toad:
in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •"Mark Zuckerberg visits Mar-A-Lago and listens to the national anthem being sung by the January 6th Prison Choir which is, yes, a choir made up of people accused of crimes related to the riot. Trump lent his voice to a fundraising recording for the choir. The song has been a staple of Trump’s rallies, along with his invocation of the attackers as 'patriots.'”
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