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"Freedom means responsibility, thus it is feared by most people." (Goethe) (I will not respond to random DM's)
open.substack.com/pub/demcastu... Take a moment to read and share They fear us Great women BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SILENCE US
Women Are the Threat Authoritarians Fear Most
They try to shut us up because women lead the movements that bring regimes down.
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Because of course the guy who was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft got a Presidential pardon...and a job at the DOJ.
Fox News credulously reports that "the Saudis now say their investment pledge in the US will be increased to $1 trillion." THE ENTIRE GDP OF SAUDI ARABIA IS $1.1 TRILLION, so this is total nonsense.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
32% in the US support authoritarianism. Most of these people are ideologically right and do not hold democratic values. Many of those supporters name economic hardship as the reason for their support of authoritarianism. Trump approval rating is around 40%. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/....
Who likes authoritarianism, and how do they want to change their government?
The share of the public that supports authoritarian systems ranges from 85% in India to 8% in Sweden.
pewresearch.org
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..." Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
We have open class warfare in the US. Trump, fully aligned with the supremacist tech bros and Project 2025, is gutting health care and SNAP, suing anybody who wants to help the poor. USDA tells states to undo efforts to issue full food aid benefits - www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
USDA tells states to undo efforts to issue full food aid benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture directed states to roll back any steps taken to issue full food aid benefits to low-income Americans or risk financial penalties.
reuters.com
The tech-bros are upending power structures. They see themselves as Uebermenschen, arrogant, convinced of their exceptionalism, untethered by morality. To them, the ordinary people are unworthy of a voice, thus they destroy democracy. www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
authoritarian-stack.info
Has everyone seen the new Lincoln Project ad? It's horrifying. #USDemocracy
In the article below, you can learn how Peter Thiel and Palantir have seized control of all core government infrastructure. Thiel, Karp, and all of the techno-fascist billionaire friends of theirs are the biggest threats to democracy, and they’re moving rapidly, in the cover of American bureaucracy.
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑@50501movement.bsky.social · 11mo agoIf you do one thing today, read and share this link. It is the tech oligarchs’ plan to take over the government and build a post-democratic America, proven to be well underway. To understand the tech bros, we must think like them—they view our democracy as an outdated system that must be replaced:
While often given attribution, Mark Twain didn't write this. Doesn't mean it isn't true.
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
Every day, Mike Johnson blatantly lies right to the faces of the Capitol Hill press. And every day they just take it.
The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.
