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@davetroy is being vindicated today. He has been publishing on Musk's relationship with Putin and Russia since at least 2021. This is a non pay wall link to the WSJ article about Musk's relationship with Putin. Remember, Musk has a lot of control over our space program and satellite communications.
#elonmusk #Russia #bondvillain

https://archive.ph/2024.10.25-014801/https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187

@WarnerCrocker @Lazarou
The media went to Florida. It takes a lot of local knowledge to know how bad flooding can be in WNC. I've posted separately about the NC National Guard stand-up. I'm sure there is more info by now.

@joeinwynnewood @philip_cardella @GottaLaff
I personally am smart in some things, and completely deficient in others. So, I take the point. He's not playing politics. He plans to take over. Different strategy.

@joeinwynnewood @philip_cardella @GottaLaff
A person who plans to take over just needs his man on the ticket. Things happen....and his man is right there. That's JD's job. To be right there. They aren't planning to win the election by votes. Lots of other people have written great articles on that point. If they can get Trump in, JD's right there. Thiel's proxy. Support the folks who are preparing for the legal fights.

@philip_cardella @GottaLaff
Thiel is extremely smart. Look at his educational background in high school, college, and law school. That fact worries me about the Vance pick. He's not dumb at all. He may, however, be high on his own ego. Believing one's own propaganda is blinding.

Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/18/inciting-rioters-in-britain-was-a-test-run-for-elon-musk-just-see-what-he-plans-for-america?CMP=share_btn_url

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80xxeqel5po

@thekitmalone Yes, they are all CNP. You are right. Same people keep showing up over and over again whatever the issue. They have an overall goal.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_for_National_Policy#:~:text=The%20Council%20for%20National%20Policy,activists%20in%20the%20United%20States.

@thekitmalone Yes. You are right. Have you read Anne Nelson's Shadow Network? I was raised Southern Baptist and was around at the beginning of the fundamentalist takeover. Those same tactics are being used to take over the country. I had an aunt who railed about Obama being the antichrist and who, of course, had the whole left behind series. And, yes, it is tied to making a certain group very wealthy.

@thekitmalone
Americans are easily manipulated by propaganda. It's part of our nature. And you are right that most people don't understand it is a sophisticated campaign. I've tried pushing back by doing something as simple as how talking points work. Avg Joe does not like being told that he is being manipulated. He knows what he thinks.

@thekitmalone
It is also tied to the Russian campaign against gay people, that many Americans do not know about. Exact same playbook. It leads to people being killed and hounded out of their communities. And, as you said, there is always an "other" and they keep moving down the line

@thekitmalone
It is very similar to the satanic panic in the 80s. It is tied to a certain form of religion that gains power by scaring people.

#catsofmastodon #caturday #meerkat #cats

I'm absolutely furious.

I agree with @davetroy . Playing a reality TV show game, you own the outcome.

https://xcancel.com/davetroy/status/1815085890085011760#m

The debate is taking up a lot of oxygen right now; I recommend paying attention to what the Supreme Court just did to the Chevron deference.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51ywwrq45qo.amp#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17196822647146&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

#cicadas

#NorthCarolina #FranklinCounty #Libraries #Education #Schools
https://abc11.com/post/franklin-county-schools-end-librarian-positions-financial-challenges/14798719/

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/a-man-and-his-cat/678357/
#caturday #cats #catsofmastodon

@georgetakei
Tell me you've never watched Star Trek without telling me you've never watched Star Trek.