Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Today, it’s increasingly clear that it’s the tech oligarchs — not their algorithmically-steered platforms—who present the greater danger. Their arsenal combines three deadly implements: plutocratic gravity (fortunes so vast they distort reality’s basic physics), oracular authority (their technological visions treated as inevitable prophecy), and platform sovereignty (ownership of the digital intersections where society’s conversation unfolds). Musk’s takeover of Twitter (now X), Andreessen’s strategic investments into Substack, Peter Thiel’s courting of Rumble, the conservative YouTube: they’ve colonized both the medium and the message, the system and the lifeworld. </p><p>We must update our taxonomies to account for this new species of oligarch-intellectuals. If yesterday’s public intellectual resembled a careful archaeologist methodically excavating cultural artifacts for display in rarefied literary journals, today’s model is the demolition expert, wiring entire societal structures with ideological explosives and detonating them from the safe distance of offshore accounts. They don’t write about the future; they install it, beta-testing theories on unwitting populations in history’s largest unreviewed experiment. </p><p>What distinguishes them from previous wealth-encrusted elites isn’t avarice but verbosity—a torrential output that would exhaust even Balzac. Where industrial barons funded think tanks to launder interests into policy papers, our oligarch-intellectuals cut out the middleman. Forget steering the algorithms: oligarch-intellectuals steer the conversation itself – and they do it with philosophical meme-grenades. Dropped at 3 AM on X, they invariably become international headlines by breakfast."</p><p><a href="https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/silicon-valleys-new-legislators/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theideasletter.org/essay/silic</span><span class="invisible">on-valleys-new-legislators/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/OIigarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OIigarchy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ideology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ideology</span></a></p>
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Sankofab<p>Wisconsin says NO to Musk & Billionaires, Is Protest Effective?, Palestine, Iran, China, & More [Preview]</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisconsin-says-no-to-musk-billionaires-is-protest-effective/id1539214532?i=1000702038663" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">wisconsin-says-no-to-musk-billionaires-is-protest-effective/id1539214532?i=1000702038663</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elon</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wisconsin</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BLKNewsNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BLKNewsNow</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@politics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@UnicornRiot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UnicornRiot</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/yemen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yemen</span></a></span></p>
Kierkegaanks regretfully<p>Nothing is new under the sun</p><p>Critias, a prominent student of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Socrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socrates</span></a>, was one of the leaders of the Thirty Tyrants, a group of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> who briefly took control of Athens after the Peloponnesian War in 404 BCE. The Thirty Tyrants were infamous for their oppressive rule, during which they executed or exiled many democratic supporters. Critias' involvement in this regime, and his role in the purges, made him a highly controversial figure. After the fall of the Thirty Tyrants, Critias was killed, and his actions led to a negative view of Socrates by some Athenians, who associated him with the tyrants.</p>
Stephen Elliott~Buckley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TonyStark</span></a></span> </p><p>Awareness<br>Desire<br>Knowledge<br>Ability <br>Reinforcement </p><p>Adkar, basically how to change.</p><p>Desire is crushed by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigCarbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigCarbon</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> and vile politicians </p><p>We can't even get to reinforcement much because we are doing so little, and most of it is placating whiners like people who know that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> is real.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elbowsup</span></a></p>
Heretical_i<p>'When <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> kkkampaigned to be president in 2024, he promised he would help <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> Americans. He even did a photo op at a McDonald’s, pretending to be a fast food worker.</p><p>When he returned to the <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a>, however, Trump made it clear that his policies would be serving a small handful of billionaire <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a>, not the majority of the country.'</p><p>Fake '<a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a>': How Trump's <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> admin serves the rich, and hurts everyone else - Ben Norton<br><a href="https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/30/populism-trump-rich-billionaires-taxes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/30/populism-trump-rich-billionaires-taxes/</span></a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@keithwilson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>keithwilson</span></a></span> </p><p>>> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> gave <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> citizens an education in why being a member of the EU was in fact a good thing. I fear that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> are giving <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> citizens a similar lesson in the benefits of federal government and rule of law by dismantling them piece by piece.</p><p>I <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hope</span></a>, not <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a>. </p><p>And let the lesson be 2-way. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> should learn that they need us too. By starving and killing us, they only diminish the market for whatever they try to sell.</p><p>Many clouds have a silver lining 😉</p>
Sören<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@Yehuda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Yehuda</span></a></span> We do not have a terrorism Problem.<br>There ist a huge problem with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
ritchiepage2001<p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/CorpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorpMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MegaBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MegaBanks</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Occupy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occupy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/SDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/DACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DACA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeToo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/FeelTheBern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeelTheBern</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/JinJiyanAzadi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JinJiyanAzadi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BijiRojava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BijiRojava</span></a> FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/</span></a></p><p>Universities Reeling from Trump Cuts Fear for a ‘Lost Generation’ of Scientists</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-cuts-threaten-universities-could-lead-to-lost-generation-of-scientists/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/trump-cuts-threaten-universities-could-lead-to-lost-generation-of-scientists/</span></a></p>
ritchiepage2001<p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/CorpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorpMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MegaBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MegaBanks</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Occupy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occupy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/SDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/DACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DACA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeToo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/FeelTheBern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeelTheBern</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/JinJiyanAzadi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JinJiyanAzadi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BijiRojava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BijiRojava</span></a> Trump Posts Crackpot Signalgate Conspiracy: ‘WHAT ARE THE ODDS’</p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-posts-crackpot-signalgate-conspiracy-what-are-the-odds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailybeast.com/trump-posts-</span><span class="invisible">crackpot-signalgate-conspiracy-what-are-the-odds/</span></a></p><p>Signalgate Reporter: Texts Show Vance Thinks Trump Is Clueless</p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/atlantic-journalist-jeffrey-goldberg-leaked-signal-texts-show-jd-vance-thinks-trump-is-clueless/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailybeast.com/atlantic-jou</span><span class="invisible">rnalist-jeffrey-goldberg-leaked-signal-texts-show-jd-vance-thinks-trump-is-clueless/</span></a></p>
Ricardo Ismach<p>We are facing <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Fascism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> because these <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Billionaire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Billionaire</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Oligarchs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligarchs</a>, all of them <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TaxCheats" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaxCheats</a>, want to end freedom and <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>. Don’t let them.
<a href="https://theplotagainstamerica.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">theplotagainstamerica.com</a><br><br><a href="https://theplotagainstamerica.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Plot Against America</a></p>
Kim Perales<p>“Privatization costs more, is less efficient, has worse outcomes, and people get less.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> has never been about finding fraud and waste. Its goal is to privatize essential government functions and give contracts to Trump and Elon’s circle of <a href="https://toad.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a>.”<br>-M D’Arrigo </p><p>If the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a> regime succeeds in their goal of privatizing most of the fed govt, it’ll exacerbate health inequalities & destroy<br>the social safety net.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privatization</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/health-department-private-sector-takeover" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/29/health-department-private-sector-takeover</span></a></p>
Stephen Elliott~Buckley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mapache" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mapache</span></a></span> </p><p>Also,</p><p>25% wealth tax/year, dropping to 5% when they're down to $78m</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elbowsup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a></p>
TheNovemberFella ✊🏳️🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Npars01" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Npars01</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thegreenpagesBC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thegreenpagesBC</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@gemelliz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gemelliz</span></a></span> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> and <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> deserve to meet their own <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/Luigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luigi</span></a> 🤬 <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/PunchAnOligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunchAnOligarch</span></a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/FuckYouPamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckYouPamBondi</span></a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/FreeLuigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeLuigi</span></a></p>
Muro deGrizeco :toad:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@jameshubbard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jameshubbard</span></a></span> </p><p>Someone described <a href="https://toad.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> as a 4 tier caste society:</p><p>The hyper-wealthy, the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a>, who have influence and voice, who have the most control.</p><p>The technocratic <a href="https://toad.social/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> and engineering class, who keeps the boss's machine running, those who live in fear of being cast into...</p><p>The <a href="https://toad.social/tags/precariat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>precariat</span></a>, workers, renters, those without savings, always close to being made into...</p><p>The untouchables, those who are <a href="https://toad.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a>, in prison, undocumented, sick.</p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>One from the archives</p><p>Trump Megadonor Rebekah Mercer Makes Terrible Cookies <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/28/trump-megadonor-rebekah-mercer-makes-terrible-cookies-215187/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/magazine/story/20</span><span class="invisible">17/05/28/trump-megadonor-rebekah-mercer-makes-terrible-cookies-215187/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RebekahMercer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RebekahMercer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@pepperz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pepperz</span></a></span> </p><p>I agree overall, but:</p><p>>We have to stop letting our distractions that categories whether it be race, religion, gender, sexuality, and even political affiliation. <br>><br>>Together we are strong and the <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> need us more that we need them. The real fight is the <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> </p><p>Oppression is a weed that comes in many flavors. Class is but one. If we only tug on class, the garden is still riddled with weeds and will struggle to bear fruit. We've gotta tug on all of them, in unison, to be effective.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marxism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/intersectionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intersectionality</span></a></p>
𓊈Pepperz 🦴𓊉<p>They are going to fuck up <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> by rewriting the software to make it less functional. To then try to pull the wool over the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> as a means to place social security on the bargaining table. </p><p>Remember this is the last Bastion for anyone making under $300k a year to get a lick of their labor given to the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/federalgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalgovernment</span></a> </p><p>If it comes to the bargaining table they will push to disband it, and what will happen to all those trillions of dollars? It won't be in your wallet, or any of your loved ones, or even neighbors.</p><p>That money will be used to make the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/onepercent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onepercent</span></a> richer.</p><p>We have to stop letting our distractions that categories whether it be race, religion, gender, sexuality, and even political affiliation. </p><p>Together we are strong and the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> need us more that we need them. The real fight is the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/REPUB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>REPUB</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anarchism</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/econimics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>econimics</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/boycottMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottMusk</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"Trump’s IRS Cuts Are Tempting Taxpayers to Cheat -- With <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> cutting deep at the tax agency, more Americans might feel emboldened to dodge payments."</p><p>Trump endorses corruption, just like "his" oligarchs. Now, many Americans feel they have permission to also commit tax evasion.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxEvasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxEvasion</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-28/tax-return-cheats-are-tempted-by-trump-s-irs-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-03-28/tax-return-cheats-are-tempted-by-trump-s-irs-cuts</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>We must destroy this Oligarch display of power.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/28/a-great-big-nuisance-venetians-divided-over-plans-to-host-jeff-bezos-wedding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/28/a-great-big-nuisance-venetians-divided-over-plans-to-host-jeff-bezos-wedding</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Venice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venice</span></a></p>
ritchiepage2001<p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/CorpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorpMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MegaBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MegaBanks</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Occupy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occupy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/SDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/DACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DACA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeToo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/FeelTheBern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeelTheBern</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/JinJiyanAzadi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JinJiyanAzadi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BijiRojava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BijiRojava</span></a> Trump, Musk go all in on Wisconsin Supreme Court race, with record-breaking price tag</p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/26/trump-musk-wisconsin-state-supreme-court-race/82636679007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/2025/03/26/trump-musk-wisconsin-state-supreme-court-race/82636679007/</span></a></p><p>Wisconsin court race tests Trump's approval as Musk pours millions into campaign</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/wisconsin-court-race-tests-trumps-approval-musk-pours-millions-into-campaign-2025-03-26/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/wisconsin</span><span class="invisible">-court-race-tests-trumps-approval-musk-pours-millions-into-campaign-2025-03-26/</span></a></p>
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