""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."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power
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"It's not the sort of old empire style of 20th century dictatorship. It is transnational organized crime mixed with technology."
~ Sarah Kendzior
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power #broligarchy #crime
/4
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-the-broligarchy-conquered-america
“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.”
~ Don Moynihan
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power
/3
https://substack.com/redirect/4d8e0f01-5327-47e9-abb4-ff517af3f22e
The states argued #Musk violated the #Constitution by wielding #power only ofcls confirmed by the US #Senate can exercise under the #AppointmentsClause, & sought the materials through…discovery.
#Chutkan said her order focused mainly on who at #DOGE was making cost-cutting decisions & how far they could go.
"Defendants argue that the 'inner workings of government' are immaterial to an Appointments Clause claim,” she wrote.
#politics #trump #musk #constitution #complicity #republicans #regime #tariffs #power #alt #ALT4you
Heather Cox Richardson Republican Complicity of Republicans
The Nerd Reich podcast, episode 1: The Network State
A deep dive into how tech billionaires like #ElonMusk are trying to dismantle traditional #governance to create their own #power structures through #crypto and #ArtificialIntelligence.
https://www.thenerdreich.com/the-nerd-reich-podcast-episode-1-the-network-state-2/
"we share bold predictions about where tech #authoritarianism is heading & reveal strategies for #resisting the growing control of billionaire #tech elites."
Natürlich "darf" auch nicht nur mir sondern auch #dalmstock 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 #fediverse begeistern kann aber bekanntermaßen ist aller Anfang schwer, also: let's rock 
#neu #neiuhier #festival #metal #heavymetal #punk #punkrock #festival #openair #rock #konzert #live #underground #musik #music #event #livemusic #party #hardrock #beer #bier #power #party
"When a president uses executive #power to not just blacklist but effectively destroy a major #law firm, solely for representing #political opponents, it means he’s given up any pretense that he’s not an #authoritarian hellbent on destroying anyone who opposes him through any means necessary. #DonaldTrump ’s EO targeting Perkins Coie isn’t just an attack on one firm — it’s a blueprint for how authoritarian leaders can grossly abuse #government power"
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/11/trumps-latest-weapon-against-critics-destroying-their-lawyers/
Judge Delivers Massive Blow to DOGE Quest to Keep Everything Secret
A federal judge has just ordered the release of DOGE records.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192581/judge-doge-release-records
"Elon Musk’s #Doge must open its #records to the #public under federal #law.
#US District Judge... said the DOGE office has so much #power & “unusual secrecy” that its internal documents should be urgently released under the Freedom of Information Act."
PSSST!
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
YOU Have POWER!
Use it NOW by Calling 202-224-3121 and DEMANDING that Your SENATORS Vote NO on the Continuing Resolution (CR)
#uspol #uspolitics #politics #senate #SenateDems #continuingresolution #resist #resistance #power
@grumble209 @ai6yr @breadandcircuses
I don’t think there was •ever• a time that the 0.01% was •not• involved in politics 
Since the ancient republics #politics has evolved to mitigate concentrated #power versus the great masses of people.
Musk Has Triggered A Corporate Deregulation Bomb
A #Delaware bill would award #ElonMusk $56 billion, shield corporate executives from liability, and strip away voting #power from shareholders.
https://www.levernews.com/musk-has-triggered-a-corporate-deregulation-bomb/
"If lawmakers don’t enact the #law, 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."
"At the core of this "movement" lurks #CurtisYarvin, whose political ideology... has provided the intellectual framework for dismantling #democracy. His #DarkEnlightenment philosophy promotes a #world where governments serve only the Superior (defined, of course, by Yarvin), a select few inherit #power, and the #public exists to obey...
his masturbatory notions of hyper-fascism now resonate among maladjusted, incellionaire #tech executives"
https://www.theindex.media/the-fascist-tech-bro-takeover-is-here-2/
Threat for Today #CR #Budget Vote - "#Trump and #WhiteHouse officials have been telling #GOP #Congress holdouts who want more spending cuts that the administration will pursue #impoundment — that is, holding back federal funding already appropriated by Congress — according to two #Republicans who were in a recent meeting with the #president and spoke to Meredith Lee Hill. #MAGA #GOP #Republicans #legislative relinquish all #power #authority #responsibility #ruleoflaw https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/03/11/johnsons-spending-holdouts-00223195
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The five questions to be asked of anyone who claims any power or authority over you or any other person.
What power have you got?
Where did you get it from?
In whose interests do you use it?
To whom are you accountable?
How do we get rid of you?
That last one is most important, as it reveals whether you live in a democracy or not.
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.
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/tony-benn-and-five-essential-questions-democracy/
Two Types Of Power In The Middle Of Nowhere
Most of the nuclear power we have in the US is situated far (generally) from populations. With all these renewables coming online, it makes sense to colocate them with existing infrastructure.
This isn't
https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/two-types-of-power-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/
Benn Jordan does it again: “You are witnessing the death of American capitalism”.
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.
It’s a long watch, but a good one. Please check it out.
#Musk has revealed that #𝕏 was hit by a major #cyberattack, far beyond routine threats.
According to Musk, this wasn’t just another day in cyberspace—it was a well-funded, highly coordinated #strike.
"Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved,"
Could this be part of a broader geopolitical #cyberwarfare escalation? Who stands to gain from crippling a global platform?
One thing is clear: cyberattacks are no longer just about data breaches—they’re about #power.
Voting Midterms God 
