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Isnt this illustration saying a lot....
I like how on tromnews.com/illustrations/ you can see this world represented with illustrations rather than words. And they say a lot.
Pluralistic:
Big Tech and “captive audience venues
“Enshittification is what you get when tech companies, run by the common-or-garden mediocre sociopaths who end up at the top of most businesses, are unshackled from any consequence for indulging their worst, greediest impulses”
#Enshittification #Pluralistic #sociopaths #billionaires #facebook #x #twitter
@pluralistic
pluralistic.net/2025/03/28/str…
Money is pouring into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election so fast that political observers now believe it is likely to reach $100 million by Tuesday, election day.
Already, it has become the costliest judicial race in U.S. history.
propublica.org/article/wiscons…
#News #Wisconsin #SupremeCourt #Election #ElonMusk #Billionaires #Musk
How Elon Musk, George Soros and Other Billionaires Are Shaping the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History
Unlimited political spending has allowed billionaires like Elon Musk and George Soros to pour millions of dollars into the campaign.ProPublica
I completely agree that the #billionaires should suffer, not the common folk.
However, that same common folk continues to buy from #Amazon & the like en masse.
That same common folk voted for #Trump, many of whom indicate that they'd *still* vote for Trump even now.
That common folk stayed absent during the elections because they didn't agree with either candidate.
Not trying to defend billionaires, but come on....
Democracy doesn't protect itself, the people protect their #democracy.
"The richest man in the world, whose empire is built on billions of taxpayer subsidies, spent at least $260 million to get Trump elected, and is now using Trump to advertise his car company from the White House in exchange for potentially even more money to benefit Trump’s political ambitions.
There are no words for how sick and perverse this all is."
~ Emily Singer
#Musk #Trump #Tesla #FederalGovernment #economy #StockMarket #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts
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dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/12…
Elon Musk is not done buying Donald Trump
President Donald Trump and co-President Elon Musk are not even trying to hide their blatant corruption anymore. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Musk’s team�recently told Trump's ...Daily Kos
RJ Matson on Musk-Trump turning the White House into a used-car lot.
#Musk #Trump #Tesla #FederalGovernment #destruction #firings #economy #StockMarket #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts
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contrarian.substack.com/p/fire…
"President Trump opened a used-car lot outside the White House today, explaining that his business venture would not interfere with running the federal government, since there is hardly any left."
As Lewis Grossberger says, no one is surprised. /s
#Musk #Trump #Tesla #FederalGovernment #destruction #firings #economy #StockMarket #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts
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This week's comic: Playing the wealth card
#cartoon #comic #billionaires #uspol #oligarchy #authoritarianism #economy
#Billionaires at #Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $209 #Billion
Source: bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Seven weeks later, it’s a different story. The start of Trump’s second term has delivered a stunning reversal for many of those billionaires sitting behind Trump in the #Capitol Rotunda, with five having lost a combined $209 billion in #wealth...
#news #usa #politics #WhiteHouse #government #president #Musk #Zuckerberg #bezos #economy #money #finance #oligarch #oligarchy #capitalism
"It was a bloodbath for Tesla shareholders today as the stock fell off a cliff, which followed a long string of losses in the last several weeks."
~ Ron Filipkowski
meidasplus.com/p/today-in-poli…
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs #Tesla
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 88. 3/10/25
… It was a bloodbath for Tesla shareholders today as the stock fell off a cliff, which followed a long string of losses in the last several weeks.Ron Filipkowski (Meidas+)
Reuters on loss of $4 trillion by US stock market in last month
reuters.com/markets/us/investo…
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs
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Paul Krugman on plunging stock market and New York Fed’s consumer survey showing serious deterioration in consumer confidence
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the…
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs
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"Less than two months after his inauguration, Trump has been Reverse Jesus, speaking new economic storms into existence."
~ Andrew Egger
thebulwark.com/p/maybe-sleepy-…
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs
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Maybe the Sleepy President Wasn’t So Bad!
When Trump said he would lower costs, we didn’t realize he meant the cost of stocks.William Kristol (The Bulwark)
Kevin Necessary at David Pepper
davidpepper.substack.com/p/day…
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs
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"We're going to become so rich, you're not going to know where to spend all that money."
~ Trump when asked about recession possibility, from Heather Cox Richardson
heathercoxrichardson.substack.…
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs
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March 10, 2025
Last week’s dramatically dropping stock market prompted Fox News Channel personality Maria Bartiromo to ask Trump in an interview that aired yesterday if he was expecting a recession.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"I'm going to buy a brand new Tesla tomorrow morning as a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk."
~ Trump yesterday
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs #Tesla
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