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#Trump be in real trouble when even the "MAGA BOYS" go from MEGA #MAGA to #Epstein:
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🧢 The caps are off 🔴
👴 Don't think an old man having chronic venous insufficiency is going to be enough to change the topic.
At least everyone agrees on #pedos...
#Politics #US #USA #USPOL #jeffreyepstein #island #republicans #rap #musician #donaldtrump #government #news #epsteinlist #america #media #crime #justice #truth
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"Here’s the thing about #fascism: it never ends well...
Every #authoritarian regime in #history has eventually turned on the #business community that initially supported it. The oligarchs who think they can control the dictator always end up learning the hard way that the #dictator controls them...
Dictators don’t share power. They accumulate it. And when they’re done using you, they discard you—or worse."
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#Science #Technology #Politics #Trump #USPol #News #US #USA
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump t…Techdirt
"Here’s something else you might not have considered: innovation requires trust... institutional trust. People need to believe that contracts will be enforced, that property rights will be protected, that the rules won’t change arbitrarily...
#Authoritarian systems are fundamentally unpredictable. The rules change based on the leader’s mood, personal vendettas, or political needs... When #political favor matters more than #legal precedent, no one can plan for the future"
"Want to know what really kills innovation? #BrainDrain. And nothing drives brain drain like encroaching #fascism...
The #UnitedStates became the global #innovation leader in part because... we had something other countries didn’t: a stable, democratic system where merit mattered more than connections, where you could build something without worrying that tomorrow’s political winds might destroy everything you’ve worked for.
But that’s been trashed."
"the more troubling trend has been watching younger entrepreneurs and VCs... slowly nod along to the idea that #democracy is holding back #innovation...
It seems like it might be useful to point out how incredibly dangerous and counterproductive that utter nonsense is. The idea of a benevolent #dictator... is appealing for those who can’t think more than a step or two ahead and consider what happens next."
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#Tech #Technology #Fascism #Trump #USPol #Politics #News #World
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump t…Techdirt
Given Donald Trump is a narcissistic attention seeker (among other things), the media is doing a good job of fulfilling his desire to be talked about everywhere;
Each morning when I survey the morning's news, I'm going to say around a third of the headlines are news about, or speculation on, what Donald Trump has or might do.
He has become *the* global news story whatever else is going on, not least as he is complicit in some much of the disruption news media need/want to report!
the problem with automation isn’t what we automate, but why. right now it’s all about profit and production.
instead of freeing us, it traps us in guilt for not being “productive.”
we need to shift our values, so we can reclaim our time and live more fully beyond endless consumption.
DB:
CBS Blindsides Stephen Colbert by Canceling ‘The Late Show’
Paramount, CBS’ parent company, is on the verge of being acquired by Skydance—a move that requires the approval of the Federal Communications Commission.
Paramount recently settled a $16 million lawsuit with... Trump, which was—on its face—about a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, but which many saw as a way to grease the wheels for the FCC’s approval.
thedailybeast.com/cbs-blindsid…
#News #Politics #Democracy #Trump
CBS Blindsides Stephen Colbert by Canceling ‘The Late Show’
Colbert will host the show until May 2026, when it will end entirely.William Vaillancourt (The Daily Beast)
A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump
source: theverge.com/news/704851/misso…
#Missouri Attorney General #AndrewBailey is threatening #Google, #Microsoft, #OpenAI, and #Meta with a deceptive #business practices claim because their #AI #chatbots allegedly listed Donald #Trump last on a request to “rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically regarding #antisemitism.”
#justice #fail #problem #ranking #president #usa #whitehouse #government #politics #technology #problem #news #software
A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump
Missouri state attorney general Andrew Bailey has demanded information from Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google for why their AI chatbots ranked Trump last on a list of how well presidents handled antisemitism.Adi Robertson (The Verge)
MAGA Sooo Angry......
Trump not interested in naming a special counsel for the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House says
Some of Trump's most prominent supporters had promoted the idea of Trump naming a special counsel to review the case
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
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Trump is not interested in naming a special counsel for the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House says
President Donald Trump will not appoint a special counsel to review the Jeffrey Epstein case, the White House said Thursday, shooting down a move that several of his allies have advocated.Dareh Gregorian (NBC News)
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Image: Barbara Jordan DNC keynote speech, NYC, July 12, 1976. AP.
Martin Sandbu (FT) identifies four myths about wealth taxes:
Its too hard to do - well that hasn't stopped both Switzerland & Norway doing it (pretty well);
It won't actually raise much money - both countries above it raises substantial revenue;
It will scare the rich away - well it seldom does & then often they go to Switzerland (err, that has wealth taxes);
It will depress investment - no evidence backs up this claim.
So there we have it; wealth taxes are clearly possible!
This is how you write a headline:
Trump just delivered a word salad speech that would’ve got Biden impeached
In a few short remarks, the president revealed he has very little knowledge of the U.S. economy; is incapable of remembering where his own representatives or aides are and cannot stay awake during an early afternoon public appearance
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#Trump #DonaldTrump #GOP #USPol #News #Press #Media #Journalism #Politics #US #USA
Trump just delivered a word salad speech that would’ve got Biden impeached
In a few short remarks, the president revealed he has very little knowledge of the U.S. economy; is incapable of remembering where his own representatives or aides are and cannot stay awake during an early afternoon public appearance, Holly Baxter wr…Holly Baxter (The Independent)
Capitalism is like ... 😱
#capitalism #meme #politics #system #exploitation #problem #humanity #humanrights #economy #finance #fail
The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word
by #CaitlinJohnstone
Jul 15, 2025
The #NewYorkTimes has published an op-ed by a genocide scholar who says that he resisted acknowledging the truth of what #Israel is doing in #Gaza for as long as he could, but can no longer deny the obvious.It’s an admission that may as well have come from The New York Times itself.
In an article titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”, a Brown University professor of Holocaust and #genocide studies named #OmerBartov argues that “Israel is literally trying to wipe out #Palestinian existence in Gaza,” and denounces his fellow #Holocaust scholars for failing to acknowledge reality.
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#StopGazaGenocide
#StopStarvingGaza
#PermanentCeasfireNow #EndBlockadeOfGaza #RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #USHandsOffICC
#BDS
#SolidarityWithPalestineIsNotAntisemitism
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia
#news #press #politics @palestine
The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):Caitlin Johnstone (Caitlin’s Newsletter)
New today: People living near a power plant experience an 11 percent increase in asthma rates, a 15 percent increase in acute respiratory infections, and a 17 percent increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. texasobserver.org/abilene-texa…
#health #AI #ElonMusk #news #politics #USpol #Texas #NorthTexas #pollution #tech
In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health
The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.Aditya Panangat (The Texas Observer)
New escalation bomb #Moscow 😵
Source: bloomberg.com/opinion/articles…
#politics #news #military #war #russia #trump #usa #Ukraine #government #conflict #escalation #future #Problem
This headline is ridiculous. The US is currently cracking down on the people who harvest US tomatoes and sending them to a swamp concentration camp with no representation and due process, and publicly hoping people get eaten by alligators.
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Fact-checking Antonio Tajani's interpretation of the European flag
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the European flag as symbolising Europe’s 'Judeo-Christian roots', triggering controversy. A …Euronews - By Mared Gwyn Jones
Corporations use copyright to enslave their customers - one of the greatest conspiracies of all time!
watch:
#copyright #drm #economy #fail #conspiracy #repair #piracy #software #problem #humanrights #freedom #society #customer #consumer #politics #knowledge #knowhow #capitalism #money #bigtech #company #business #evil
And so the reality of running a council & the views of ReformUK have (without much delay) collided, as Kent Country Council discover the sending migrant workers home might have a major impact on the ability of the council to deliver social care..... oh dear, reality has bit them in the bum.
Instead of contemplating how their economies can accommodate Trump tariffs, western nations should be collectively applying matching reciprocal tariffs, and if necessary, cutting off all trade AND sanctioning the US government for its introduction of concentration camps and their planned expansions.
Time to tell Trump to get f**ked so the US can solve its own problems internally instead of dragging the whole planet into the sewer with them.
PSA: You Might Want To Be Careful Buying Pre-Owned Switch 1 Games For Your Switch 2
source: nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/…
It seems that owning an official, secondhand S1 cart can also create problems if a previous owner ripped it and has been running it elsewhere via a flashcard.
#nintendo #switch #switch2 #software #game #gamer #problem #ban #economy #customer #consumer #secondhand #politics #drm #news
PSA: You Might Want To Be Careful Buying Pre-Owned Switch 1 Games For Your Switch 2
If you get the error message, head to the contact pageGavin Lane (Nintendo Life)
Who fucking cares if poor people abuse the system? Rich people do it every fucking day and y'all ain't bat an eye."
#poverty #WarOnPoorPeople #racism #misogyny #GreedyBastards #politics #FascistAmeriKKKa #fascism #Nazis #tyranny #ProfitsOverPeople
So, the proscribing of Palestine Action has now led to the arrests of 100 people since the proscription just over a week ago... all peaceful demonstrators.
This is the chilling effect on democracy Yvette Cooper (aided and abetted by most MPs) has bought about... Cooper & her fellow travellers have demonstrated a contempt for democratic protest, that is going to be become increasingly clear.
h/t Observer
Some dangerous but frequently expressed myths spotted in the media:
Wealth trickles down from the rich.... (it doesn't);
The state is like a household & must therefore 'balance the books'.... (it isn't & doesn't);
The poor have only themselves to blame...(no, poverty is often due to external factors);
The rich got there through hard work.... (no, mostly the rich have either benefitted form inheritance or have, unacknowledged, good luck)....
Just sayin'
I once heard stories about the #japanese #internmentcamps of WW2 when I was younger, and I was glad to think I'd never see that again where I lived.
Land of the Free, right?
Yet here I sit looking at #aligatorauschwitz hearing stories of magot filled food, and people being sent there for minor infractions...
...It looks remarkably similar and it's horrifying.
Though instead of being at #war with #japan we're at war with the #world as the #usa loses its crown.
I would like to recommend this movie to you which on the surface is a fantasy horror movie but I like the hidden ethics where it's about the pharmaceutical industry and who has access to medicine: themoviedb.org/movie/1153714-d…
#movie #Hollywood #entertainment #BIGpharma #medicine #ethics #fantasy #horror #unicorn #economy #capitalism #money #finance #moral #cinema #politics #health
Death of a Unicorn
Vader Elliot en zijn dochter Ridley rijden per ongeluk een eenhoorn aan op weg naar het afgelegen landgoed van Elliots steenrijke baas.The Movie Database
BRAZIL: THOUSANDS PROTEST TRUMP’S TARIFFS AND INTERFERENCE IN BRAZILIAN COURTS
Source: therealnews.com/thousands-prot…
Thousands on the streets of #Brazil, #SaoPaulo’s Paulista Avenue packed, angry and protesting US President Donald #Trump and his imposition of 50% #tariffs on Brazilian products.
#usa #trade #war #politics #economy #protest #news
Brazil: Thousands protest Trump’s tariffs and interference in Brazilian courts
On Thursday, thousands protested in Brazil against US President Donald Trump and his attempt to interfere in Brazil’s judicial system. This is episode 57 of Stories of Resistance.Michael Fox (The Real News Network)
Lawrence: Today Trump proved there is no way he can fake sounding smart about anything
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Lawrence: Today Trump proved there is no way he can fake sounding smart about anything
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how “the truth of everything Donald Trump does and doesn't do as president” is encapsulated in this example of “Trumpian stupidity” when Trump responds to a question by a White House reporter about the pause of weap…MSNBC
Australia Unveils Plan To Fight "Antisemitism" By Crushing Free Speech
As Australia’s dear friend Israel announces its plan to move Gaza’s entire population into concentration camps to prepare them for deportation and murder them if they refuse, the Australian government is laser-focused on tackling the problem of — you guessed it — antisemitism.
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Australia Unveils Plan To Fight "Antisemitism" By Crushing Free Speech
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley, painting by Caitlin Johnstone):Caitlin Johnstone (Caitlin’s Newsletter)