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NonilexThe govt is threatening to end the flow of billions to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#universities</a> across the country, many of which are facing inquiries from agencies that range from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HHS</a>.But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s punitive approach…is playing out most acutely at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Columbia</a>. The university, a hub of last spring’s campus <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> movement against the war in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaza</a>, has spent months confronting accusations that it *condoned* *antisemitic* behavior, permitted *lawlessness* to dominate, & stifled <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academic</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speech</a>.

Radio_JemThe Orwellian irony Donny calls his social media outlet for spreading lies and hate Truth MediaIn amazing foresight 1984, has the "The Ministry of Truth" removing people & events from books newspapers and historical recordsAlso banning words and expressions And constantly changing who they were at war with & who to hateSadly George got Big Brother confused with The Apprentice!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Political</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Orwell</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a>

USLUCK<a href="https://www.usluck.com/480639/the-new-gulf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.usluck.com/480639/the-new-gulf/</a> The New Gulf <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humor</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Political</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PoliticalHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliticalHumor</a>

Mx Verdapls spread this to anyone UK-based, esp if they might otherwise believe the oh-so-considerate Department for Work and Pensions' nonsense. <a href="https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-issues-second-dodgy-press-release-in-attempt-to-trick-media-into-supporting-cuts-to-disability-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-issues-second-dodgy-press-release-in-attempt-to-trick-media-into-supporting-cuts-to-disability-benefits/</a><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/DisabilityRightsUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DisabilityRightsUK</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/illness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illness</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chronicillness</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/injury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#injury</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/OccupationalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OccupationalHealth</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/DWP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DWP</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#work</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/SocialWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialWork</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#job</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jobs</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/GBP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GBP</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#benefits</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/BenefitsCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BenefitsCuts</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/PIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PIP</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/PersonalIndependencePayment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PersonalIndependencePayment</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ESA</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/EmploymentSupportAllowance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmploymentSupportAllowance</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unemployment</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#choice</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/defund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defund</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/SocialMurder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMurder</a>

USLUCK<a href="https://www.usluck.com/479718/my-dog-is-smarter-than-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.usluck.com/479718/my-dog-is-smarter-than-trump/</a> My Dog is smarter than Trump <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humor</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Political</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PoliticalHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliticalHumor</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️"This is nothing less than government compelled speech – a textbook <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> violation. The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> is explicitly forcing a private entity to dedicate resources to supporting specific <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> initiatives. That a major <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> firm would accept such an obviously <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unconstitutional</a> demand, rather than challenge it as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PerkinsCoie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PerkinsCoie</a> did, represents a complete abdication of their professional responsibilities" <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/paul-weisss-shameful-surrender-makes-every-lawyer-there-complicit-in-trumpian-constitutional-desecration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/paul-weisss-shameful-surrender-makes-every-lawyer-there-complicit-in-trumpian-constitutional-desecration/</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Woe is M-ElonThe world's richest man is embarking on a public victimhood tour. <a href="https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/woe-is-m-elon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/woe-is-m-elon</a>"When <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> laments the left not being adequately empathetic & caring, the real question should be: why is it acceptable that his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> party [the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a>] openly does not care about people?...So when Musk wonders why the party of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#empathy</a> & caring doesn’t like him, it’s precisely because they are the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#party</a> of empathy & caring."<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

Radio_JemIrony The most radical government in US history calls itself <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conservative</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Political</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Ethics Complaint in WI Targets Elon-backed Organization <a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ethics-complaint-in-wi-targets-elon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ethics-complaint-in-wi-targets-elon</a>"Yesterday, an <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> complaint was filed with the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wisconsin</a> Ethics Commission against Building America’s Future, a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> organization backed by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>. The complaint alleges that the organization failed to disclose its express advocacy spending, which is in violation of Wisconsin <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>." <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PAC</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Author Sharon E. Cathcart ✅Rick Steves shares a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> glossary for the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> era.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ricksteves/posts/pfbid0359F8qk7id91cZKhFqhVKV1v2abWGsJqHygJRzCe8ss9KeTjuzk45qkEByycjMdZ2l" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ricksteves/posts/pfbid0359F8qk7id91cZKhFqhVKV1v2abWGsJqHygJRzCe8ss9KeTjuzk45qkEByycjMdZ2l</a>

USLUCK<a href="https://www.usluck.com/474255/erin-go-bro/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.usluck.com/474255/erin-go-bro/</a> Erin Go Bro! <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humor</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Political</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PoliticalHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliticalHumor</a>

Ben Royce 🇺🇦"Arlington Cemetery strips content on black and female veterans from website"If you're <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#black</a> and/ or a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#woman</a>, your sacrifices will never matter to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> and their only reaction is to try to erase your history and ignore your existence.The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigot</a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plutocrat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> axis<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz03gjnxe25o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz03gjnxe25o</a>

John TurianoGreat article which explains a lot of the division we see today. Long article, but definitely worth reading. Bookmark the link if you don't have time now, and let me know what you think."zero-sum thinking — the belief that life is a battle over finite rewards where gains for one mean losses for another."“The reversion to zero-sum thinking now is in some ways a backlash against the positive-sum thinking of the post-Cold War era — the idea that globalization could lift all boats, that the U.S. could draft an international order in which nearly everyone could participate and become a responsible stakeholder,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/world/asia/trump-zero-sum-world.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/world/asia/trump-zero-sum-world.html</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/zerosum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zerosum</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Elon Musk Might Not Be Able to Salvage Tesla’s Value After AllTesla’s value is crashing, despite <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> ’s best efforts. <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/192701/elon-musk-donald-trump-tesla-value" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/post/192701/elon-musk-donald-trump-tesla-value</a>"Elon Musk’s rightward turn has led to a downward spiral for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a>...“Tesla is becoming a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> symbol of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>, & that is a bad thing for the brand”...Trump said... acts of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#violence</a> against Teslas would be considered <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DomesticTerrorism</a>, cementing the automaker’s status as a state symbol"<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️"Where do Elon Musk’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> interests end & Donald Trump’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> interests begin? Trick question—they’re one & the same.How else do you explain the jarring sight of the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#POTUS</a> hawking <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Teslas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teslas</a> on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a> South Lawn?" <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-congress-takeover/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-congress-takeover/</a>Here begins the 11th Elon Musk thread.List of links to previous threads: <a href="https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113986946321010763" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113986946321010763</a> Cartoon source: <a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/fire-sale" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/fire-sale</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Threads</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Ben Royce 🇺🇦"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> Reported Zero Federal Income <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tax</a> on $2 Billion of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> Income in 2024"<a href="https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/</a>this right herethe root of all of our problemshow a cringe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/edgelord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#edgelord</a> icon of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigotry</a> like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> can wield so much power and how our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> dies to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plutocracy</a>well, not the root of all of our problemsthe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigots</a> matter tooby goosing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ignorance</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indecency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indecency</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plutocrats</a> can pull con jobs on hateful dimwits to wield powerthe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plutocrat</a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigot</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> axisour enemy

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Who’s in Elon’s ear — and DMsMusk’s most trusted advisers remain a tight-knit group of executives who have followed him from his companies but lack political experience. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/12/musk-influence-inner-circle-00227332" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/12/musk-influence-inner-circle-00227332</a>"his top <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> advisor, Chris Young, the former <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> field organizer who was originally brought in to advise <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a>...Upon Musk’s request, Young procured a massive <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TV</a> for Musk’s office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg so he could play <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VideoGames</a>"<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

Radio_JemThe Most Aussie newspaper headline ever<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newspaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newspaper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aussie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aussie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UkraineWar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Political</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Murdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Murdoch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funny</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️The United States of Elon Musk Inc.The degree to which <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elon</a> Musk’s interests are intertwined is unprecedented— & ultimately unsustainable. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-congress-takeover/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-congress-takeover/</a>"Where do Elon Musk’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> interests end & Donald Trump’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> interests begin? Trick question—they’re one & the same.How else do you explain the jarring sight of the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#POTUS</a> hawking <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Teslas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teslas</a> on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a> South Lawn?"<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

EmmelineIf someone goes at you demanding an explanation for a <a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> post you made, it is not your job to educate them. More often than not they are just picking an argument in bad faith, and even if they are not, it’s still not your job.

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