top of the heap to third world status in one generation

[Gry]

Elon Musk’s Wisconsin Invasion: Democracy’s Turning Point or the Next Step Toward Autocracy?

A new Gilded Age has arrived — but will Americans fight back like they did in 1899, or are we doomed to follow Russia’s descent into billionaire rule?

hartmannreport.com

 

[Gry]

Trump Jr. casts Wisconsin Supreme Court race as key to advancing Trump's agenda

Donald Trump Jr. told Republicans at a rally before early voting begins in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court race that a win is imperative to maintain GOP momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms and the next presidential election.

apnews.com

 

[Gry]

 

[Gry]

Google is Acquiring Tech Firm Founded by Ex-Israeli Intelligence Officers for Record $32 Billion

Google's purchase of the the firm Wiz tightens the embrace between Silicon Valley and the Israeli military.

www.dropsitenews.com

 

[Gry]

The health industry is starting to express alarm about RFK Jr.​

Drug and medical device makers didn’t oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary but are speaking up in opposition to the agency downsizing he ordered.​

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/the-health-industry-is-starting-to-express-alarm-about-rfk-jr-00265159

 

[Gry]

Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources

Elon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to Social Security fraud, frustrating law enforcement officials, sources tell ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

 

[zachrockbadenof]

why arrest em... let me keep stealing...

 

[armedoldhippy]

Trump Jr. casts Wisconsin Supreme Court race as key to advancing Trump's agenda

Donald Trump Jr. told Republicans at a rally before early voting begins in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court race that a win is imperative to maintain GOP momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms and the next presidential election.

apnews.com

yeah, how did that work out for Muskox ? spent 27 million $$$ of his own money, LOL! at least he spends HIS own cash, unlike his "boss" The Chump...

 

[zachrockbadenof]

yeah, how did that work out for Muskox ? spent 27 million $$$ of his own money, LOL! at least he spends HIS own cash, unlike his "boss" The Chump...

opm... thats the way to go

 

[tobedetermined]

Pick any unbiased media you want - the message is the same. Hunker down boys. Wannabe Emperor Cheeto has just down shifted the entire world's standard of living.

Trump's trade war goes global: U.S. president blows up postwar order CBC News​

U.S. dollar slides, Wall Street losses expected as global markets react to tariffs CBC News​

 

[buzzmobile]

Pick any unbiased media you want - the message is the same. Hunker down boys. Wannabe Emperor Cheeto has just down shifted the entire world's standard of living.

Trump's trade war goes global: U.S. president blows up postwar order CBC News​

U.S. dollar slides, Wall Street losses expected as global markets react to tariffs CBC News​

 

[tobedetermined]

This is the dubious way Trump appears to have calculated his ‘reciprocal’ tariffs CNN

"the Trump administration seems to have used quite a simple calculation: the country’s trade deficit divided by its exports to the United States times 1/2"

 

[Jericho Mile]

The War For Minds

 

[Cannavore]

why arrest em... let me keep stealing...

There's no reason to believe them

 

[Deleted member 543077]

70% of earth's population living on less than $10 a day

While the 30% gather in echo chambers to whine about not getting enough for themselves.

 

[Gry]

April 2, 2025 (Wednesday)

Just five months ago, on October 19, 2024, The Economist ran a special report on America’s economy.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

 

[Gry]

The Secret Military History of the Internet (w/ Yasha Levine) | The Chris Hedges Report

The internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. Yasha Levine traces the origins of the web in his book, and how its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today.

chrishedges.substack.com

Note: the book this is about, is one of the more significant that I have encountered in quite a while,
and well worth reading.

 

[Deleted member 543077]

Despite the hyperbole everyone in this thread got to experience a lifetime of wealth and privilege that 70% of humans on this planet will never know.

 

[Jericho Mile]

The Secret Military History of the Internet (w/ Yasha Levine) | The Chris Hedges Report

The internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. Yasha Levine traces the origins of the web in his book, and how its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today.

chrishedges.substack.com

Note: the book this is about, is one of the more significant that I have encountered in quite a while,
and well worth reading.

….you read but do not comprehend. Look at this thread.

 

[Jericho Mile]

Despite the hyperbole everyone in this thread got to experience a lifetime of wealth and privilege that 70% of humans on this planet will never know.

I appreciate it too. The USA. Great place to live. My entire life it’s been great.