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William Lindsey :toad:<p>""In 2025 the Republicans in charge of the United States of America are not the conservatives they call themselves; they are the dangerous ideological radicals [Edmund] Burke feared. They are abruptly dismantling a government that has kept the United States relatively prosperous, secure, and healthy for the past 80 years."</p><p>~ Heather Cox Richardson</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <br>/5</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-12-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/march-12-2025</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"It's not the sort of old empire style of 20th century dictatorship. It is transnational organized crime mixed with technology."</p><p>~ Sarah Kendzior</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a><br>/4</p><p><a href="https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-the-broligarchy-conquered-america" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thelefthook.substack.com/p/how</span><span class="invisible">-the-broligarchy-conquered-america</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“Trump and Musk are engaged in a broad-based downsizing of government, using that downsizing to selectively target their enemies, while expanding their political power by trading exceptions to the downsizing.”</p><p>~ Don Moynihan</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <br>/3</p><p><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/4d8e0f01-5327-47e9-abb4-ff517af3f22e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/redirect/4d8e0f01</span><span class="invisible">-5327-47e9-abb4-ff517af3f22e</span></a></p>
Manuel Glaßmann<p>Natürlich "darf" auch nicht nur mir sondern auch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dalmstock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dalmstock</span></a> gefolgt werden 😅 das ist mein eigentliches Ziel. Es wird sich erstmal net so furchtbar viel tun weil ich meine Mitstteiter noch net so wirklich fürs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> begeistern kann aber bekanntermaßen ist aller Anfang schwer, also: let's rock 💪🏻🤘 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neiuhier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neiuhier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>festival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heavymetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heavymetal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punkrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>festival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/konzert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>konzert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/underground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underground</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musik</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>event</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/livemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Musk Has Triggered A Corporate Deregulation Bomb</p><p>A <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Delaware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Delaware</span></a> bill would award <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> $56 billion, shield corporate executives from liability, and strip away voting <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> from shareholders.<br><a href="https://www.levernews.com/musk-has-triggered-a-corporate-deregulation-bomb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">levernews.com/musk-has-trigger</span><span class="invisible">ed-a-corporate-deregulation-bomb/</span></a></p><p>"If lawmakers don’t enact the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, which was written by Musk’s own lawyers, the billionaire mogul and his allies are threatening a mass exodus of companies out of the state."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deregulation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"At the core of this "movement" lurks <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CurtisYarvin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurtisYarvin</span></a>, whose political ideology... has provided the intellectual framework for dismantling <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>. His <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DarkEnlightenment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkEnlightenment</span></a> philosophy promotes a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> where governments serve only the Superior (defined, of course, by Yarvin), a select few inherit <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>, and the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> exists to obey...</p><p>his masturbatory notions of hyper-fascism now resonate among maladjusted, incellionaire <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> executives"<br><a href="https://www.theindex.media/the-fascist-tech-bro-takeover-is-here-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theindex.media/the-fascist-tec</span><span class="invisible">h-bro-takeover-is-here-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
dee, love and enby<p>The five questions to be asked of anyone who claims any power or authority over you or any other person. </p><ol><li><p>What power have you got?</p></li><li><p>Where did you get it from?</p></li><li><p>In whose interests do you use it?</p></li><li><p>To whom are you accountable?</p></li><li><p>How do we get rid of you?</p></li></ol><p>That last one is most important, as it reveals whether you live in a democracy or not. </p><p>I've always thought he was a great thinker, he was the first I came across that told the big story of civilization, that all power is founded on the theft of land and property, and the enslavement of the people. Power shouldn't exist as a divine right or by force, it should only be granted peacefully and by consent.</p><p><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/tony-benn-and-five-essential-questions-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenation.com/article/archive/</span><span class="invisible">tony-benn-and-five-essential-questions-democracy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/tonybenn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tonybenn</span></a></p>
Dave Rahardja<p>Benn Jordan does it again: “You are witnessing the death of American capitalism”.</p><p>Great video, great insights. Rings true, with all that’s happening around us today. The Great Techbro Takeover is real, and it’s because once you accumulate enough wealth, money in itself ceases to be an important measure of wealth.</p><p>It’s a long watch, but a good one. Please check it out.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqtrNXdlraM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=gqtrNXdlra</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
Jay in Kyiv<p><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> has revealed that <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/%F0%9D%95%8F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>𝕏</span></a> was hit by a major <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/cyberattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberattack</span></a>, far beyond routine threats.<br>According to Musk, this wasn’t just another day in cyberspace—it was a well-funded, highly coordinated <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a>. </p><p>"Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved," </p><p>Could this be part of a broader geopolitical <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/cyberwarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberwarfare</span></a> escalation? Who stands to gain from crippling a global platform?</p><p>One thing is clear: cyberattacks are no longer just about data breaches—they’re about <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>.</p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>We have about 16,000 years of human <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>. Most of that time people have been subjected to <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/subjugation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subjugation</span></a>.</p><p>This is why we have <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/elites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elites</span></a>. But do we need them? The answer is an emphatic no, but it's a matter of <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/organization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organization</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Montesquieu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montesquieu</span></a> didn't go far enough. You need to decentralize <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>? Decentralize <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>, decentralize <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a>, decentralize <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a>.</p>
teufelswerk<p>Möge die Macht mit uns sein! Nicht nur am 08.03., sondern 365/24/7 💪😎💪</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/frauen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frauen</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/frauenpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frauenpower</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/frauentag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frauentag</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/starksein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starksein</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/kraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kraft</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/durchsetzungsverm%C3%B6gen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>durchsetzungsvermögen</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/lautsein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lautsein</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/womanintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womanintech</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>They laugh at the notion that values, family, the earth, art, literature, beauty, children, goodness, decency, schools, libraries, democracy count.</p><p>How old-fashioned, they tell us. </p><p>Haven't you gotten it yet, they ask — that money and power alone count? </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a><br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>None of this makes any sense at all to many of us, and we keep asking why.</p><p>The answer is simple. </p><p>We're being taught, whether we want to be taught or not, to understand what matters in the world these men seek to bring into being. </p><p>What counts for them is money and power. Period. </p><p>Republicans, a solid majority of them the loudest, outest Christians around, intend to teach us this lesson, to ram it down our throats.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a><br>/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Why remove photos of Black, Hispanic, female, LGBTQ military members from military archives?</p><p>Why round up immigrants whose labor is much-needed, putting agriculture and food production at great risk?</p><p>Why demolish a well-functioning economy, risking recession and even depression?</p><p>Why target long-established and essential programs that support humane lives for many citizens including Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security?</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a><br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Why wreck aid programs providing food for hungry people, preventing spread of deadly illnesses?</p><p>Why gut air-traffic control programs and their staff?</p><p>Why attack universities, rip funds from them?</p><p>Why strip weather-monitoring programs of much-needed personnel?</p><p>Why ridicule vaccines against serious infectious diseases and make vaccines inaccessible?</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a><br>/1</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p>Inside the Explosive Meeting Where <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Officials Clashed With <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a></p><p>Simmering anger at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a>’s unchecked <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> spilled out in a remarkable <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cabinet</span></a> Room meeting. Trump quickly moved to [appear to] rein in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilServants</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilService</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicService</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NeoReactionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoReactionary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NRx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRx</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technofeudalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technofeudalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E4.ATOK.IAuKFCoOgNFl&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-musk-doge-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E4.ATOK.IAuKFCoOgNFl&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
▪️Materie<p>▫️ OVAL OFFICE 💋 <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/REPORT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>REPORT</span></a> 🇺🇸</p><p> ▪️anzüglicher <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Presse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presse</span></a>🤡</p><p>Why don't You wear Fummel like We do?</p><p> 👑 Dumps Hautevolee <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Politik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politik</span></a></p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/international" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>international</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/tv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tv</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/skandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skandal</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/mental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mental</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/krieg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>krieg</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/break" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>break</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/catwalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catwalk</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/medien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medien</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>administration</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/zukunft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zukunft</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europa</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/glaube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glaube</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/journalismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalismus</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> right now is some sort of weird hybrid of the kind of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> grabs we’ve seen in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> industry, combined w/a more traditional collapse of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> institutions.</p><p>...the unprecedented concentration of political, economic, &amp; technological power in the hands of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> &amp; his circle of loyal hatchet men as they dismantle democratic guardrails...</p><p>This is why <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> journalism’s perspective is so crucial right now"<br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-te</span><span class="invisible">chdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)<br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-te</span><span class="invisible">chdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/</span></a></p><p>" <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> have... seen how <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> can be wielded to consolidate <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>... and how smoke &amp; mirrors claims about <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> can mask old-fashioned power grabs. It’s a playbook we watched <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> perfect at <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a>, and now we’re seeing it deployed on a national scale."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏴🏳️‍🌈<p>"If the users don't control the program, the program controls the users. With proprietary software, there is always some entity, the "owner" of the program, that controls the program and through it, exercises power over its users. A nonfree program is a yoke, an instrument of unjust power."<br>— Richard Stallman</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Program" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Program</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Control</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Proprietary</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Owner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Owner</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Power</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/NonFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonFree</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Yoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yoke</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Unjust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unjust</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/RichardStallman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RichardStallman</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Stallman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stallman</span></a></p>