“It’s a severe cautionary tale about the hazards of privatisation. The government created these men, especially Elon Musk. And now these welfare kings want to pull up the ladder, want to destroy the very system that made them." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

theguardian.com

This hasn’t gotten much attention, but it should. While everyone was focused on Schedule F, the administration created something even broader. On July 30, a new OPM rule took effect that creates a second way to fire federal employees outside the normal civil service process.

Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

This is a new view of the bulldozed White House complex. The criminal monstrosity subhuman filth won’t stop until he destroys everything, makes me sick to my stomach.

Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.

I Remember, Hope you do….

It's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money.

Good advice from @balint.house.gov Thank you!

Representative Becca Balint@balint.house.gov · 5d ago

We have to stay open to questioning our own assumptions and taking in new perspectives and information. One mental exercise I do to get in that mindset is to simply ask myself, “What if I’m wrong?”

But of course they have exempted the polluters! Damned data center power plants will poison us all. Onceler is the perfect nickname for them all @mc2020.bsky.social

George Smiley@mc2020.bsky.social · last wk.

God damn onceler locusts! thehill.com/policy/energ...

Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...

BREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin plans to end a subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans — a move that could leave many seniors facing higher rates for their prescription coverage next year.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

wsj.com

It's more important now that ever before!!! VOTE!!!

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last wk.

BP execs were deeply involved in shaping a highly influential climate science paper. The authors not only discussed ideas with the oil company but, in a departure from academic norms, passed drafts back and forth and welcomed extensive feedback. with @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Trump wants to take your sensitive voter data, lie about what's in it and restrict mail voting to subvert the midterms in his favor. "If people don't wake up and realize that that is how Trump thinks he is going to win 2026," @marcelias.bsky.social says, "then they are missing the real story."

"In little-noticed court documents, federal officials acknowledged this month that they had terminated the funding 'based solely' on political criteria, targeting projects in states that were represented by Democrats and had voted for Kamala Harris" Should be the #1 story for ALL outlets. GIFT

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

nytimes.com

Also see: GOP cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, etc. The home-grown fascist audience in the USA is fine with this kind of policy so long as the cuts do not affect *people who matter*. Thank you @gregsargent.bsky.social

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.

On some level, fact-checking Musk's "zero died" claim misses the point. He's communicating in a coded race-war trope that his global fascist audience will instantly grasp: Zero people died *who matter.* He sees these USAID cuts as a dry run for much worse to come. newrepublic.com/article/2135...

“The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would like a word.” Pure snark from @hcrichardson.bsky.social in her tragic letter on the regime’s dismantling of protections for the USA’s cultural and historic sites. Anything that doesn’t fit their warped, fascist, white supremacist vision will be a target.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2w ago

July 25, 2026

Black kids protecting their Latino neighbors from ICE

I actually think the trillionaire saying his AI tool will remake a movie without the Black and trans actors in it should be a bigger story because it’s a perfect example of why the ruling class wants AI to succeed: so they can remake reality without those they deem undesirable - every nazi’s dream.

WE WILL STOP FASCISM. 🇺🇸

‼️ ICE goons kidnapped a U.S. citizen in Passaic, NJ ‼️ Prior to this video being taken, he was confronting ICE for trying to kidnap his neighbors. Video from 8:25am on 7/23/26

Well, where is he? If he's dead, we should know this.

Please consider reposting this - this is the group of parasites that are still getting paid though McConnell hasn't been in the Senate in over a month. Very likely they are committing fraud by hiding his likely death from taxpayers.

Keith Edwards@keithedwards.bsky.social · 2w ago

Meet the senior staff running Mitch McConnell's DC office. You pay their salaries. You're entitled to know what they're keeping from us. Let them know how you feel.

Short answer to @jfallows.bsky.social — no, this never happens the other way. The GOP and Rethuglicans are the default setting the Democrats and any other politicians need to use.

James Fallows@jfallows.bsky.social · 2w ago

Non-snark query: Opinion pages and talk shows groan under the weight of righties—Karl Rove, Frank Luntz, Stephens + Douthat, this guy, half the people on TV—who have "warnings" and "constructive tips" for Dems. Does this ever happen the other way? Dems published on, "here's what GOP needs to do"?

If this is allowed to stand, it would mean that the government is able to ignore the Constitutional free speech rights of any noncitizen and lock them up without a federal court being able to step in. Truly chilling.   I’ve been standing with Mohsen this entire time and that’s not stopping now.

If you like to cook, read this.

@laperry2.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-cookw...

Truth Social is now selling early access to posts—including the President’s—so stock trading algorithms can use that information to buy and sell for bigger profits before regular people even know what’s happening. And Trump will make money on the subscription service.