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@VeroniqueB99

#USpol #Sarcasm #Humor

Now *that* is just such an apt description of the current #US situation, Vee.

There is one big thing missing, though: the tsunami that is about to hit the #plutocrats in the lifeboat, be it through global warming, nuclear warfare, or a financial meltdown once the greenback loses its reserve-currency status altogether.

The level of public debt is, in comparison to other Western OECD countries, simple unsustainable.

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As Elon Musk became one of Donald J. Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $275 million to help him win the presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.
#Trumpism #plutocrats #oligarchs #addiction #ElonMusk #corruption #fraud #legal
nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon

The New York Times · Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama on Trump’s Campaign TrailBy Kirsten Grind
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*The #BrionesSoceity claims to bring a 'new politics' to #SanFrancisco. What the want are Republican politics including free markets, charter schools, etc.

They have their own podcast, their co-founder & president is a GOP (READ: Grand Nazi Party) delegate named Jay Donde. He with the Briones Republicans. And he's the founder of GreatSchool.org, Raise Ready Kids, co-founder of Family Engagement Lab, etc.

* #TheNerdReich: thenerdreich.com/trump-targets

Trump Targets #SanFrancisco's #Presidio

As expected, Trump is targeting the Presidio for dismantling. Is the #NetworkStateCULT making its move to claim this public land for one of its proposed #FascistCities?

by #GilDuran (Feb 2025)

* #TheNerdReich newrepublic.com/article/180487

The #TechBaron Seeking to Purge #SanFrancisco of 'Blues'

If #BalajSrinivasan is any guide, then the #SiliconValley #plutocrats are definitely not ok.
by #GilDuran

NOTE: FYI, 'blues' means Democrats, progressives, etc. But if you think that doesn't include #anarchists, you're not paying attention.

*#TheNredReich newrepublic.com/article/178675

The #TechPlutocrats Dreaming of a #RightwingSanFrancisco

#BigTech edgelords & their reactionary hangers-on have a plan to remake #SF in their #farright image

by #GilDuran

The Nerd Reich · Network State: Trump Targets San Francisco's PresidioAs expected, Donald Trump is targeting San Francisco's Presidio for dismantling. Is the Network State cult making its move to claim this public land for one of its proposed Fascist Cities?
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According to my #NYC father-in-law, the #NYC mainstream media are, in his words, 'dog shit'.

So keep that in mind, when reading the article mentioned by #StatusCoupNews:

nypost.com/2024/12/20/us-news/

#InsuranceIndustry leaned on #DOJ to take #LuigiMangione case as deterrent 🙄 against supposed 'copykat killers'

#billionaires #plutocrats #DOJsellout #CapitalismAndGovernment #PoliticiansAndBillionaires

#FUCKMerritGarland who couldn't get off his tuches to jail Trump, but has no problem doing billionaires' bidding to make an example out of Luigi Mangione which goes against his duties. That's NOT his job.

New York Post · Exclusive | Insurance industry leaned on DOJ to take Luigi Mangione case as deterrent against copycat killers: sourcesBy Joe Marino
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@wdlindsy We should stop calling them “elites.” To be elite is to be the most skilled but now means the richest. These corrosive, avaricious, rapacious dangers to democracy & society are #plutocrats & #oligarchs
Plutocrat: person possessing power or influence solely or mainly due to their wealth.
Oligarch: member of a small group that exercises control over gov’t, esp. for corrupt & selfish purposes.
Elites: A class of people considered superior; the best or most skilled members of a group.

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@Azulrin

sure but even if the #democrats had the best messaging on the world, the #plutocrats own the #socialmedia channels- the #algorithms

and the structure of #centralized social media itself rewards #troll #brigades

thus, no message in the world can compete in that rigged game

the future is this, right here: #mastodon

of course, it's a pebble next to a mountain

and it needs some more tweaks

but this is where we fight back, with our own channels free of #plutocracy

@profdc9 @donray

i don't think a #mastodon alternative for the #democrats will be unicorns and rainbows, it will have all the same problems as #centralized #socialmedia in regards to #moderation and #trolls

except it won't be controlled by the #plutocrats with their thumb on the #algorithms. #progressive and #democratic voices can't get any traction there

all mastodon offers is a way out from that rigged game scenario. a lot of building to do, but we can't play in their rigged game

bear with me for a second:

a million reasons, but a big reason the #democrats lost is because the center of gravity for #media has moved to #socialmedia

where the #trolls and #disinfo play. enough dum dums bought the lies

the democrats didn't play that game. because what game can they play in that shit?

it's literally owned by #plutocrats and #fascists

so... how do we fight?

we need our own

and what do we have

#mastodon and the #fediverse

we need to grow like a fucking weed

am i wrong?