AnarchoNinaAnalyzes<p>So last night I stumbled across this twenty-five minute interview with Guardian reporter Chris McGreal on Democracy Now!" Most of the conversation centers around the Musk family's longtime connections with Nazism (like literally the Third Reich) and neo-nazi movements, as well as how growing up in Apartheid South Africa shaped Elon Musk's worldview. Interestingly however, this is probably the first time I've ever seen anyone who works in corporate media mention that Peter Thiel, and David Sacks also have deep connections to apartheid societies in Africa. As you're likely aware, all three men have intimate connections with, and have financially supported, Trump and the larger fascist movement that's built around his cult of personality.</p><p>I'm sharing it here at least in part because McGreal is very firmly a mainstream media source, and until very recently this type of background information on the billionaire nazis ruining our society as we speak, really didn't get a lot of play in the mainstream media. This kind of critical background information wasn't necessarily a "secret," but corporate media has always been far too fawning towards tech billionaires to bring up "inconvenient truths" like the reality that the richest guy in the world, who is currently helping to enact a white nationalist agenda in America, comes from a family full of cracker nazis. </p><p>Edit: to be clear, I'm not saying that nobody ever rises above a reactionary upbringing here; I grew up in just such an environment myself and I think I've done a pretty good job of not turning out to be a nazi. If however, someone, let's just say a handful of the richest guys on earth, spends a lot of time promoting fascist, white supremacist ideology, and helping fascists and white supremacists win elections, and then directly influences policy decisions that affect entire countries (if not the world) in a way that promotes fascist, white supremacist hierarchies, the fact that they were raised in an Apartheid environment surrounded by people who love nazis, is probably relevant. Sorry for the edit; I forgot we live on the dumbest timeline and thus you have to explain things like this to avoid disingenuous muppetry. </p><p>Democracy Now: Elon Musk's Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3IKzMdHA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3IKzMdH</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/WhiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheid</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/PaypalMafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaypalMafia</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/ChrisMcGreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisMcGreal</span></a></p>
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>surprise, surprise Trump gave <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> (pro <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>, anti-<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> All In Podcast broligarch and America's "crypto & AI czar") a waiver on any and all financial conflicts of interest that could result from Sacks using taxpayer money to enrich himself by investing in his crypto & AI scams.</p><p>(i will note that Sacks claims to have divested himself of his crypto investments but i find it impossible to believe he isn't at least indirectly financially exposed to the crypto market)</p><p>Remember, it was Sacks who helped propose the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicCryptoReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicCryptoReserve</span></a> which proposed that US taxpayers invest in the same 5 cryptocurrencies held by Sacks's company <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bitwise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitwise</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.levernews.com/trump-issues-ethics-waiver-for-his-ai-crypto-czar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">levernews.com/trump-issues-eth</span><span class="invisible">ics-waiver-for-his-ai-crypto-czar/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NerdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NerdReich</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VladimirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirPutin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@amalia22" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>amalia22</span></a></span> </p><p>how could a rich asshole who fled the end of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheid</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a> be a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> piece of shit?</p><p>such a confusing mystery</p><p>🤔 🤔 🤔 </p><p>(/s)</p><p>btw, not just Elon <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a></p><p>also Peter <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thiel</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoelPollak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoelPollak</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatrickSoonShiong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PatrickSoonShiong</span></a>, etc</p><p>rat poison</p><p><a href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-11-20-how-south-african-men-are-changing-the-course-of-american-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymaverick.co.za/article/20</span><span class="invisible">24-11-20-how-south-african-men-are-changing-the-course-of-american-democracy/</span></a></p>
Rex_Tail<p>📰MEET THE PAYPAL MAFIA ➡️ The Silicon Valley billionaires behind the new Trump administration</p><p>Photos on Pixelfed: <a href="https://pixelfed.social/p/Rex_Tail/803379108656013604" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pixelfed.social/p/Rex_Tail/803</span><span class="invisible">379108656013604</span></a></p><p>Download video: <a href="https://instag.com/mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">instag.com/mastodon/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://pslweb.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pslweb.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/partyforsocialismandliberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>partyforsocialismandliberation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peterthiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peterthiel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/davidsacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>davidsacks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenhowery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kenhowery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reidhoffman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reidhoffman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>shocking allegations that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Passes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passes</span></a>, a social media platform run by Thiel Fellow <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LucyGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LucyGuo</span></a> and funded by crypto bros, was basically <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OnlyFans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlyFans</span></a> but (wink wink) for minors...</p><p>Financial backers included <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JakePaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JakePaul</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ParisHilton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParisHilton</span></a>, as well as multiple bros who are attending the White House Crypto Summit on Friday,(e.g. "crypto czar" <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a>'s <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CraftVentures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CraftVentures</span></a> and Kyle Samani's <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MulticoinCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MulticoinCapital</span></a>).</p><p>Xitter post by a founder who objected to her own company being acquired by such a deeply amoral organization: <a href="https://x.com/jasminericegirl/status/1895947481764286567" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/jasminericegirl/status/1</span><span class="invisible">895947481764286567</span></a></p><p>(Lucy Guo was also a Forbes 30 Under 30 person... lol)</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LucyGuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LucyGuo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarcAndreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcAndreessen</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KyleSamani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KyleSamani</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CSAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSAM</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>checking in on how <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a>'s proposed "strategic crypto reserve" where taxpayers will buy a bunch of rich crypto bros' bags is going over with the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> folks (hint: not well)<br><a href="https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/1896482883424211188" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/DavidSacks/status/189648</span><span class="invisible">2883424211188</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicBitcoinReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicBitcoinReserve</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/networkstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networkstate</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>good summary of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicBitcoinReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicBitcoinReserve</span></a> / <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a>, though i would add that the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> are doing this to loot america's wealth so they build the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NetworkState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkState</span></a>.<br><a href="https://x.com/buccocapital/status/1896269388430606495" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/buccocapital/status/1896</span><span class="invisible">269388430606495</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cardano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cardano</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nerdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerdReich</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarcAndreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcAndreessen</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/solana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solana</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ripple</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/ncweaver.skerry-tech.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ncweaver.skerry-tech.com</span></a></span> note that it's all donor coins - <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOL</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Solana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solana</span></a>, backed by "crypto czar" <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a>), <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a>, CEO is megadonor <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BradGarlinghouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradGarlinghouse</span></a>), and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ADA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADA</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cardano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cardano</span></a>, created by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CharlesHoskinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesHoskinson</span></a>). Trump only added bitcoin and ethereum a few hours later.</p><p>The price of all these tokens massively spiked 10-35% on the news as people seek to front run the American taxpayer’s “investment”.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nerdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerdReich</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicBitcoinReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicBitcoinReserve</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicCryptoReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicCryptoReserve</span></a></p>
Brent Sleeper<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a>, and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> are all beneficiaries of colonized South Africa’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheid</span></a> regime. They “emerged from a historical tradition that revered hierarchy and sought to sustain racial and economic dominance.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/opinion/elon-musk-south-africa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0k4.s6Tt.cLFmSHD-XppD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/28/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/elon-musk-south-africa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0k4.s6Tt.cLFmSHD-XppD</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>the meeting logs of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a>'s "Crypto Task Force" that is I guess now running american financial regulation via the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> contain many incredible things, but only a single meeting with anyone trying to advocate for the public interest (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BetterMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BetterMarkets</span></a>, who deserve a lot of credit for trying).</p><p>* SEC page: <a href="https://www.sec.gov/about/crypto-task-force/crypto-task-force-meeting-logs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sec.gov/about/crypto-task-forc</span><span class="invisible">e/crypto-task-force-meeting-logs</span></a><br>* archived meeting notes: <a href="https://legacy.www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Btag%3A%22crypto%20task%20force%22" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legacy.www.documentcloud.org/a</span><span class="invisible">pp?q=%2Btag%3A%22crypto%20task%20force%22</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MSTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSTR</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MicroStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/zerohash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zerohash</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Robinhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robinhood</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HOOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HOOD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/defi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defi</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/michaelSaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>michaelSaylor</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nerdreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerdreich</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finreg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finreg</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CFTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFTC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CryptoTaskForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoTaskForce</span></a></p>
JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> </p><p>"You’ve Never Heard of David Sacks… But You Should Know Who He Is" [ ± 1min]<br>by moreperfectunion [Feb 24, 2025]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QiyfZgbZ0dk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/QiyfZgbZ0dk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USbeware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USbeware</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FascistsAreHere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistsAreHere</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CapitalismIsFailingYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismIsFailingYou</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorkersUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersUnite</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>incredible things are happening over on that other app in the aftermath of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s assertion that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> invaded itself </p><p>(see alt-text if you don't know the players here)<br><a href="https://x.com/Jason/status/1893370262822764991" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/Jason/status/18933702628</span><span class="invisible">22764991</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chamath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chamath</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JasonCalacanis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JasonCalacanis</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VladimirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirPutin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupol</span></a></p>
Megaphone :verified:Rebecca Davis Investigates Trump’s South African Connections<br>
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Rebecca Davis, an award-winning journalist with <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/DailyMaverick?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DailyMaverick</a>, explores a striking pattern in Donald Trump’s inner circle—its strong South African ties. Despite never visiting the country as president, Trump has repeatedly targeted South Africa in his public statements. Davis uncovers how key figures like Elon <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Musk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a>, David <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Sacks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sacks</a>, Peter <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Thiel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thiel</a>, and Joel <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Pollak?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollak</a>—who share conservative, anti-“woke” views—may be shaping his stance. Their influence raises questions about the real motivations behind Trump’s foreign policy decisions.<br>
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Read more via Daily Maverick. <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/RebeccaDavis?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RebeccaDavis</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Trump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/SouthAfrica?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/ElonMusk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/DavidSacks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DavidSacks</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/PeterThiel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeterThiel</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/JoelPollak?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoelPollak</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Politics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>when people try to tell you that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidSacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSacks</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chamath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chamath</span></a> are financial experts who should be trusted with the global financial system, remind them that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BenieMadoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenieMadoff</span></a>’s investors lost less money than people who invested in Chamath’s SPACs.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ChamathPalihapitiya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChamathPalihapitiya</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nerdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerdReich</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SPAC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stockmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stockmarket</span></a></p>
i would never advocate that anyone call the ICE tipline with information about #ElonMusk or any other south africans like #DavidSacks.
tfw u ask a billionaire #broligarch w/a long history of pump and dumps to "advise" about whether the government should transfer billions of dollars directly into his pocket
Here's a somewhat infamous video of #KyleSamani from #MulticoinCapital explaining with a straight face that it's actually GOOD for society if most 18-25 year olds get scammed out of their life's savings¹ because it will teach them lessons about risk.
Kyle Samani is buds with America's new "crypto czar" #DavidSacks - they're both investors in #Solana, the blockchain for #memecoins where the TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins were launched - and is now helping set American regulatory policy.
¹ by scammers like Kyle Samani
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2/ these kind of collapses do make for some incredible price charts... #THORSWAP / #USDT pair is particularly impressive right now. i guess the protocol sort of half crashed earlier and then zombied back to life only to do a final death spiral.
personally i'm kind of loving the idea of "crypto czar" #DavidSacks and the new leadership of the #SEC and #CFTC under #Trump having to explain to the world that this is a legitimate industry that deserves to be fully integrated with the banking system.
also i suspect this to be a #NorthKorea hack (or "highly profitably trading strategy")... just a hunch.
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Tightly guarded by security, #DonaldTrumpJr donned custom #MAGA buttons on his shirt as he swiftly made his way into the innermost chamber of the VIP section, a room barricaded by a rotating bouncer and only allowing in certain guests. Along w/ #DavidSacks, & #House Speaker #MikeJohnson, he could be seen conversing w/ #FredThiel, CEO of mining company #MARAHoldings.
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Also in attendance…was #MicroStrategy founder #MichaelSaylor, wearing his trademark orange bow tie, a nod to #bitcoin…, #Ripple CEO #BradGarlinghouse & top execs at #Coinbase, including global #policy head #FaryarShirzad….
The #Winklevoss twins chatted w/Chris Dixon of #AndreessenHorowitz & his colleague, Sriram Krishnan, who left his role…at the firm to join #DavidSacks’ task force. #BoHines, #Trump’s choice to lead the Presidential Council of Advisers for #DigitalAssets, was also present.…
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